ข้อสอบ cu-tep Reading Comprehension
ข้อสอบ cu-tep Reading Comprehension
Test 1
It’s an annual back-to-school routine. One morning you wave goodbye, and that ….1…. evening you’re burning the late-night oil in sympathy. In the race to improve educational standards, …2… are throwing the books at kids. Even elementary school students are complaining of homework ….3…… What’s a well-meaning parent to do?
As hard as it may be, sit back and chill, experts advise. Though you’ve got to get them to do it, by helping too much, or even examining ………4……… too carefully, you may keep them from doing it by themselves. “I wouldn’t advise a parent to check every ………5…….. assignment,” says psychologist, John Raymond, author Of Ending the Tough Homework. “There’s a ………6……… of appreciation for trial and error. Let your children ………7…….. the grade they deserve.”
Many experts believe parents should gently look over the work of younger children and ask them to rethink their ……..8…….. but “you don’t want them to feel it has to be ……..9………,” he says.
That’s not to say parents should ………10…….. homework – first, they should monitor how much homework their kids ……….11…….. Thirty minutes a day in the early elementary years and an hour in ………12…….. four, five and six is standard, says Raymond. For junior-high students it should be “….13….. more than an hour and a half,” and two for high-school students. If your child ….14…. has more homework than this, you may want to check with other parents and then talk to the teacher about……15…… assignment
1. A. very B. exact C. right D. usual
2. A. officials B. parents C. experts D. schools
3. A. fatigue B. confusion C. duty D. puzzle
4. A. questions B. answers C. standards D. rules
5. A. single B. piece C. page D. other
6. A. drop B. short C. cut D. lack
7. A. acquire B. earn C. gather D. reach
8. A. exercises B. defects C. mistakes D. tests
9. A. perfect B. better C. unusual D. complete
10. A. forget B. refuse C. miss D. ignore
11. A. have B. prepare C. make D. perform
12. A. classes B. groups C. grades D. terms
13. A. about B. no C. much D. few
14. A. previously B. rarely B. merely D. consistently
15. A. finishing B. lowering C. reducing D. declining
Popular architecture in the United States in the beginning of the twentieth century paid respect to elaborately ornate historical motifs. The new skyscrapers sprouting up at the time were often ornately finished with elements of Gothic or Roman detailing.
During this period of emphasis on intricate ornamentation, certain architects began moving in a different direction, from the historic attention to ornate detailing toward more modern design typified by simplified flowing lines. Frank Lloyd Wright, the best known of these early modern architects, started work in Chicago designing “prairie houses,” long low buildings featuring flowing horizontal lines and simplistic unity of design. These buildings were intended to fit the wide open expanses of Midwest plains that served as a setting for Chicago. These “prairie houses,” found in Chicago’s suburban areas, served to tie the rapidly developing neighborhoods of Chicago with its plains heritage.
16. What is the main idea of this passage?
(A) The architectural style of Frank Lloyd Wright represented a change from earlier styles.
(B) Architecture in the twentieth century was very ornate.
(C) Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture was more elaborate than previous styles.
(D) Frank Lloyd Wright’s “prairie houses” were well-known in Chicago.
17. According to the passage, the new skyscrapers built at the beginning of the twentieth century were
(A) elementary (C) in a very modern style
(B) elaborately ornamented (D) completely Gothic
18. Which of the following statements about Frank Lloyd Wright is supported in the passage?
(A) He was extremely popular prior to the twentieth century.
(B) He used elements of Gothic and Roman detailing in his work.
(C) His architectural style can be seen in Chicago’s skyscrapers.
(D) His “prairie houses” were very different from the elaborately ornamented skyscrapers.
19. The “prairie houses” built by Frank Lloyd Wright were
(A) ornately detailed (C) skyscrapers
(B) built in the Roman style (D) long, flowing, and simple
20. According to the passage, how do Frank Lloyd Wright’s “prairie houses” resemble the prairies around Chicago?
(A) They were covered with grass.
(B) They were rapidly developing.
(C) They were long and low.
(D) They were in Chicago.
In the American colonies there was little money. England did not supply the colonies with coins and it did not allow the colonies to make their own coins, except for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several kinds of silver coins. England wanted to keep money out of America as a means of controlling trade: America was forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from other countries. The result during this pre-revolutionary period was that the colonists used various goods in place of money: beaver pelts, Indian wampum, and tobacco leaves were all commonly used as substitutes for money. The colonists also made use of any foreign coins they could obtain. Dutch, Spanish, French, and English coins were all in use in the American colonies.
During the Revolutionary War, funds were needed to finance the war, so each of the individual states and the Continental Congress issued paper money. So much of this paper money was printed that by the end of the war it was virtually worthless. As a result, trade in goods and the use of foreign coins still flourished.
By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists, the monetary system was in a state of total disarray. To remedy this situation, the new Constitution of the United States, approved in 1789, allowed only Congress to issue money. The individual states could no longer have their own money supply. A few years later, the Coinage Act of 1792 made the dollar the official currency of the United States and put the country on a bimetallic standard. In this bimetallic system, both gold and silver were legal money, and the rate of exchange of silver to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one.
21.This passage mainly discusses
(A) American money from past to present
(B) The English monetary policies in colonial America
(C) The effect of the Revolution on American money
(D) The American monetary system of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
22.The passage indicates that during the colonial period, money was
(A) supplied by England (C) scarce
(B) coined freely by the colonists (D) used extensively for trade
23.The Massachusetts Bay Colony was allowed to make coins
(A) continuously from the inception of the colony
(B) throughout the seventeenth century
(C) from 1652 until the Revolutionary War
(D) for a short time during one year
24.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a substitute for money during the colonial period?
(A) Wampum (C) Tobacco
(B) Cotton (D) Beaver furs
25.According to the passage, what happened to the American monetary system during the Revolutionary War?
(A) The Continental Congress issued gold and silver coins.
(B) Individual states were not allowed to issue money.
(C) So much paper money was circulated that it lost its value.
(D) American money replaced trade in goods and foreign coins.
26.How was the monetary system arranged in the Constitution?
(A) Only the U.S. Congress could issue money.
(B) The U.S. officially went on a bimetallic monetary system.
(C) Various state governments, including Massachusetts, could issue money.
(D) The dollar was made the official currency of the U.S.
27.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about the bimetallic monetary system?
(A) Either gold or silver could be used as official money.
(B) Gold could be exchanged for silver at a rate of 16 to 1.
(C) The monetary system was based on two metals.
(D) It was established in 1792.
Louisa May Alcott, an American author best known for her children’s books Little Women, Little Men, and Jo’s Boys, was profoundly influenced by her family, particularly her father. She was the daughter of Bronson Alcott, a well-known teacher, intellectual, and free thinker who advocated abolitionism, women’s rights, and vegetarianism long before they were popular. He was called a man of unparalleled intellect b