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READING

This sect ion is designed t o measure your abi lit y t o read and underst and short passages similar in t opic and st yl e t o t hose t hat st udent s are likely t o encount er in Nort h American universit ies and col leges. This sect ion cont ains reading passages and quest ions about t he passages.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, It aly. He was t he ill egit imat e son of Ser Piero, a Florent ine not ary and landlord, but lived on t he est at e and was t reat ed as a legit imat e son.

In 1483, Leonardo da Vinci drew t he f irst model of a helicopt er. It did not look very much like our modern day “ copt er, ” but t he idea of what it coul d do was about t he same.

Leonardo was an art ist and scul pt or. He was very i nt erest ed in mot ion and movement and t ried t o show it in his art . In order t o show movement , he f ound it helpf ul t o st udy t he way t hings moved. One subj ect he liked t o st udy was birds and how t hey f l ew. He spent many hours wat ching t he birds and examining t he st ruct ure of t heir wings. He not iced how t hey cupped air wit h t heir wings and how t he f eat hers hel ped hol d t he air. Through t hese st udies, Leonardo began t o underst and how birds were abl e t o f ly.

Like many ot her men, Leonardo began t o dream of t he day when peopl e would be able t o f ly. He designed a machine t hat used all t he t hings he had learned about f light , and t hus became t he f irst model of a helicopt er.

Poor Leonardo had onl y one problem, however. He had no way t o give t he necessary speed t o his invent ion. You see, mot ors had not yet been invent ed and speed was an import ant part of t he f lying process. It would be anot her f our hundred years bef ore t he engine was invent ed and anot her f if t y years bef ore it was put t o t he t est in an airplane. Leonardo’ s dream of a helicopt er f inal ly came t o pass in 1936.

The It alian paint er, scul pt or, archit ect , engi neer, and scient ist , Leonardo died on May 2, 1519, and was buried in t he cloist er of San Fiorent ino in Amboise.

1. What is t he aut hor’ s main point ? a. The invent ion of t he hel icopt er.

b. Birds cup air wit h t heir wings and use f eat hers t o help hold t he air. c. An overview of one of Leonardo da Vinci’ s many skills.

d. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and di ed in 1519.

2. The word problem i n paragraph f ive coul d best be replaced by t he word:

a. dil emma b. mist ake c. Danger d. pain

3. The word it in paragraph t wo ref ers t o:

a. Leonardo da Vinci c. 1483

b. The f irst model helicopt er d. mot ion and movement

4. Which paragraph explains why Leonardo’ s helicopt er was not successf ul in his lif et ime:

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5. The word il l egit imat e in paragraph one is closest in meaning t o:

a. against t he law or il legal c. incorrect ly deduced; i llogical

b. not in correct usage d. born out of wedlock

6. The f ollowing sent ence woul d best complet e which paragraph? “ Since t hen people have been living out Leonardo’ s dream of f lyi ng. ”

a. paragraph 3 b. paragraph 4 c. paragraph 5 d. paragraph 2

7. What was t he mai n problem wit h Leonardo’ s invent ion?

a. mot ors were not yet invent ed c. he was il legit imat e

b. t he birds lost t hei r f eat hers d. he coul dn’ t draw

8. The word t hey in t he t hi rd paragraph ref ers t o:

a. t he f eat hers b. t he birds c. t he st udies d. t he wi ngs

9. In what year was t he f irst helicopt er f lown

a. 1483 b. 1452 c. 1519 d. 1936

10. What t wo t hings di d birds have t hat Leonardo da Vinci not iced helped t hem t o f ly?

a. wings and beaks c. wings and f eat hers

b. f eat hers and t alons d. cups and f eat hers

11. The word t hus in t he f ourt h paragraph coul d best be replaced by:

a. Hence b. Af t er c. Unsuit abl y d. Inappropriat ely

Glass f ibers are ext remel y st rong; f or t hei r weight , t hey are st ronger t han st eel . They are made by f orcing molt en glass t hrough t iny holes cal led spinneret s. As many as f our hundred spinneret s are placed t oget her, and t hreads of glass much t hinner t han human hairs are drawn of f at great speed-miles of t hread per minut e. As t hey speed along, t he t hreads are coat ed t hinl y wit h a t ype of glue and t wist ed i nt o a yarn.

The glass f ibers are used wit h plast ics t o make boat s and car bodies. They are also woven int o heavy clot h f or window draperies and int o st rong belt s f or making t ires st ronger.

A special kind of glass f iber is causing a revolut ion in communicat ions. A signal of light can be made t o t ravel along t he f iber f or very l ong dist ances. By changing t he qualit y of t he light , many messages can be sent at once along one st rand of gl ass. New of f ice bui ldi ngs are being “ wired” wit h glass f ibers as t hey are built . The glass f ibers wil l be used t o connect t elephones and comput ers in ways t hat not long ago were eit her impossible or t oo expensive.

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For cent uries, people have searched f or a way t o replace dead and decaying t eet h wit h comf ort able f alse t eet h. Many mat erials have been used t o make a set of f alse These mat erials were used-wit h varying degrees of success-up t o t he 1700’ s. When George Washingt on was president , ivory f rom animal s such as el ephant s became a popular mat erial f or f alse t eet h. Doct ors and i nvent ors also t ried silver, peal , and agat e, but t eet h made f rom t hese mat erials were very expensive. Perhaps t he most successf ul mat erial was porcelain, i nvent ed by a Frenchman about t wo hundred years ago. Whit e, st rong, and resist ant t o decay, porcelain is st ill used t oday f or

Around 1844, an American dent ist named Horace Wel ls used laughing gas t o put people t o sleep bef ore working on t heir t eet h. This innovat ion made dent al work a lot l ess painf ul . Soon af t er, an invent or creat ed t he f irst f orm of rubber. This was import ant t o dent ist ry because t eet h could be at t ached t o t he rubber, and t he rubber could be mol ded t o f it t he shape of t he mout h. Wit h t hese t wo development s, dent ist coul d work wit hout causing pain and could f it t eet h more caref ully. False t eet h have become more available and comf ort abl e since t hen, and dent ist s have cont inued t o improve t he making and use of f alse t eet h.

27. When did Horace Wells begin using laughing gas?

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b. While George Washingt on was president c. Bef ore a Frenchman i nvent ed porcelain

d. While t he Et ruscans were making t eet h of bone and gold compromise bet ween sharpness and light -gat heri ng power.

Very sharp lenses t hat admit as much light as possible can be built by making t hem

40. The word sensit ive in t he second paragraph coul d best be replaced by t he word:

a. Delicat e b. Irrit able c. React ive d. Psychic