PASSAGE 1 (answer 11-13)
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A)In the second half of the 19th century.
B)In the 1960's.
C)In the first half of the 20th century.
D) In the early 1800’s.
12.A)Movies with sound.
B)Nylon.
C)The radio.
D)The computer.
13.A)improved living conditions.
B)New ways to help people get over diseases.
C)Many inventions in industry.
D)Industrialization in developing countries.
PASSAGE 2 (answer 14-16)
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.A)Immigrants and the poor.
B)Asians.
C)Children.
D)Day laborers.
15.A)People needed places to work and live in.
B)City government was encouraging rapid expansion.
C)There were few clearly defined neighborhoods.
D)Real estate development was uncontrolled.
16.A)Rapid population growth.
B)Corrupt city government.
C)Real estate speculators.
D)Lack of immigration quotas.
PASSAGE 3 (answer 17-20)
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17.A)The British government.
B)George Washington.
C)Ben Franklin.
D)The private contractors.
18.A)He created kite-flying.
B)He established a government service.
C)He developed a new road.
D)He established the postal system.
19.A)Because the horse and wagon were slow.
B)Because the trains were too fast.
C)Because some towns were far away.
D)Because the communities didn't like it.
20.A)The postal service failed.
B)The postal service has developed a system.
C)It remained the same.
D)The postal service has developed all over the country.