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    Name : Anisa

    NIM : A 121 20 024

    Class : A

    Skill 5 Passage 1-2

    TOEFL EXERCISE 5: Study each of the passages and choose the best answers to the questions
    that follow.

    PASSAGE ONE (Questions 1-2)

    The full moon that occurs nearest the equinox of the Sun has become known as the Harvest
    Moon. It is a bright moon which allows farmers to work late into the night for several nights;
    they can work when the moon is at its brightest to bring in the fall harvest. The Harvest Moon of
    course occurs at different times of the year in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. In the
    Northern Hemisphere, the Harvest Moon occurs in September at the time of the autumnal
    equinox. In the Southern Hemisphere, the Harvest Moon occurs in March at the time of the
    vernal equinox.

    1. The pronoun “It" in line 2 refers to 2. The pronoun “they” inline 2 refers to

    (A) the eguinox (A) farmers

    (B) the Sun (B) nights

    (C) the Harvest Moon (C) times of the year

    (D) the night (D) Northern and Southern Hemispheres

    PASSAGE TWO (Ouestions 3-4)

    Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday” in French, was introduced to America by French
    colonists in the early eighteenth century. From that time it has grown in popularity, particularly
    in New Orleans, and today it is actually a legal holiday in several southern states. The Mardi
    Gras celebration in New Orleans begins well before the actual Mardi Gras Day, Parades, parties,
    balls, and numerous festivities take place throughout the week before Mardi Gras Day; tourists
    from various countries throughout the world flock to New Orleans for the celebration, where
    they take part in a week of nonstop activities before returning home for some much-needed rest.

    3. The pronoun "it" in line 2 refers to 4. The pronoun "they" in line 6 refers to

    (A) Mardi Gras (A) numerous festivities

    (B) French (B) tourists

    (C) that time (C) various countries

    (D) New Orleans (D) nanstop activities

    Answer

    1. The pronoun “It” in line 2 refers to.

    A. The equinox

    B. The sun

    C. The harvest moon

    D. The night

    Reason:

    To find answers, we look before the pronoun “it” for singular nouns that the pronoun could a the
    equinox, the sun, and the harvest moon come before the pronoun. The appropriate pronoun “it” is
    the harvest moon.

    2. Look at the word they in the passage. Click on the word to phrase that they refers to...

    Answer : Farmers

    Reason:

    The pronoun “they” in line 2. To find answers, we look before the pronoun “they” for plural
    nouns. So, the appropriate pronoun “they” is farmers.

    3. The pronoun “It” in line 2 refers to.


    A. Mardi Gras

    B. French

    C. That time

    D. New Orleans

    Reason:

    To find answers, we look before the pronoun “it” for singular nouns that the pronoun could a
    Mardi Gras, a French, and the time come before the pronoun. The appropriate pronoun “it” is a
    Mardi Gras.

    4. The pronoun "they" in line 6 refers to

    A. Numerous festivities

    B. Tourists

    C. Various countries

    D. Nonstop activities

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