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    Review READING Skills 8-9

    Cardamom is not as widely used as a spice in the United States as it is in other parts of the
    world. This fruit of the ginger plant provides an oil that basically has been used solely as a stimulant
    in American and English medicines. Other cultures have recognized the multipurpose benefits of
    this aromatic fruit. In Asia it is used to season sauces such as curry; in Middle Eastern countries it
    is steeped to prepare a flavorful golden-colored tea; in parts of Northern Europe it is used as a spice
    in various types of pastry.

    1. All option below are the other name of Cardamom, except…..


    (A) A Spice
    (B) Fruit of ginger plant
    (C) Aromatic fruit
    (D) Medicine

    2. The word "multipurpose" in line 3 is closest in meaning to


    (A) health
    (B) singular
    (C) recognized
    (D) varied

    3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "season" in line 4?


    (A) Divide
    (B) Forecast
    (C) Spice
    (D) Put a time limit

    4. "Curry" in line 4 is
    (A) the fruit of the ginger plant
    (B) a spicy type of sauce
    (C) a culture in the area of the Middle East
    (D) a type of golden-colored tea

    In the first half of the nineteenth century, the U.S. government decided that it needed to set up a
    system for protecting its coastline. It then began building a series of forts, usually made form layers
    of stone or bricks, along the coast of the eastern part of the country to facilitate its defenses.
    The largest of these forts was Fort Jefferson, which was begun in 1846. This fort was built on
    Garden Key, one of a cluster of small coral islands 70 miles west of Key West. At the time of its
    construction, Fort Jefferson was believed to be of primary strategic importance to the United States
    because of its location at the entryway to the Gulf of Mexico. Because of its location at the entrance to
    a great body of water, it became known as the Gibraltar of the Gulf, in reference to the island located
    at the mouth of the Mediterranean. The fort itself was a massive structure. It was hexagonal in shape,
    with 8-foot-thick walls, and was surrounded by a medieval-style moat for added security. Covering
    most of the Garden Key, it was approximately half a mile in circumference.
    In the latter half of the nineteenth century, during the Civil War and its aftermath, the fort was
    used as a prison rather than a military installation. The most notorious of its prisoners was Dr. Samuel
    Mudd, a physician who was most probably innocently involved in the assassination of
    Abraham Lincoln. The actual assassin, John Wilkes Booth, broke his leg as he lept from the stage of
    the Ford Theater during the assassination. Dr. Mudd set Booth's broken leg, unaware of Booth's
    involvement in the assassination. As a result of this action, Dr. Mudd was sentenced to life in prison
    and remanded to Fort Jefferson. He was pardoned after only four years because of his courageous
    efforts in combatting an epidemic of yellow fever that ravaged the fort.
    Continuous use of Fort Jefferson ended in the 1870s, although the U.S. Navy continued with
    sporadic use of it into the twentieth century. Today, the massive ruins still remain on the tiny island
    that stands guard over the entrance to the gulf, undisturbed except for the occasional sightseer who
    ventures out from the coast to visit.
    5. What are the "forts" in line 2?
    (A) a system for protecting
    (B) a defense of country
    (C) coastline
    (D) layers of stone or bricks

    6. The word "hexagonal" in line 10 is closest in


    (A) six-sided
    (B) seven-sided
    (C) eight-sided
    (D) irregular in shape

    7. The word "unaware" in line 17 is closest in


    (A) except
    (B) ignore
    (C) pay attention
    (D) irregular in shape

    8. “Yellow fever" in line 20 is most likely


    (A) an enemy military force
    (B) a prison regimen
    (C) a contagious disease
    (D) a mental illness

    9. The word "sporadic" in line 22 is closest in


    (A) abundant
    (B) occasional
    (C) regular
    (D) frequent

    10. The word "undisturbed" in line 13 is closest in


    (A) peace
    (B) settled
    (C) broken
    (D) fragile

    The idea of determinism, that no event occurs in nature without natural causes, has been
    postulated as a natural law yet is under attack on both scientific and philosophical grounds. Scientific
    laws assume that a specific set of conditions will unerringly lead to a predetermined outcome. Line
    However, studies in the field of physics have demonstrated that the location and speed of minuscule
    particles such as electrons are the result of random behaviors rather than predictable results
    determined by pre-existing conditions. As a result of these studies, the principle of indeterminacy was
    formulated in 1925 by Werner Heisenberg. According to this principle, only the probable behavior of
    an electron can be predicted. The inability to absolutely predict the behavior of electrons casts doubt
    on the universal applicability of a natural law of determinism. Philosophically, the principal opposition
    to determinism emanates from those who see humans as creatures in possession of free will. Human
    decisions may be influenced by previous events, but the ultimate freedom of humanity may possibly
    lead to unforeseen choices, those not preordained by preceding events.

    11. The word "unerringly" in line13 is could be most easily replaced by


    (A) fortunately
    (B) effortlessly
    (C) without mistake
    (D) with guidance
    12. The word "minuscule" in line 5 is closest in meaning to
    (A) charge
    (B) fast-moving
    (C) circular
    (D) tiny

    13. The word "unforeseen" in line 12 is closest in


    (A) forewarned
    (B) blind
    (C) unappreciated
    (D) unpredictable

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