John F.

Kennedy, who was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, was born in Brockline, Massachusetts
in 1917. Because his father was Ambassador to England, he was exposed to politics early in life. Deciding to
enter the political arena, he ran for Congress from Massachusetts and was elected to the Senate in 1953. His term
ended in 1960 when he was elected as President in same year at the age of 43. He was not only the first Roman
Catholic, but also the youngest President of the US. He had planned to run again in the 1964 election year, but he
was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Although Kennedy served America such a short time,
he inspired people all over the free world because of his youth, his spirit, and his style.

1. What is the topic of the passage?

(A) The thirty-fifth President of United States, John F. Kennedy.
(B) The Ambassador of England.
(C) U.S. political arena.
(D) The 1964 election year in U.S.
2. The word he in line 4 refers to_____.
(A) The Ambassador of England
(B) John F. Kennedy
(C) Brockline
(D) Massachusetts
3. When was John F. Kennedy elected as a Senator?
(A) In 1917 (C) In 1960
(B) In 1953 (D) In 1964
4. The following statements are true, except_____.
(A) John F. Kennedy was the youngest President of U.S.
(B) John F. Kennedy was born in 1917.
(C) John F. Kennedy was Anglican Catholic.
(D) John F. Kennedy’s father was the Ambassador of England.

5. Why was John F. Kennedy exposed to politics early in life?

(A) Because his father was Ambassador to England.
(B) Because he loved reading political books.
(C) Because his father asked him to enter the politic arena.
(D) Because many people pushed him to enter the political arena.
6. What had he planned in 1964?
(A) Elected as the Ambassador of England
(B) Elected as the U.S. Senator
(C) Ended his position as a Senator
(D) Run again in for President
7. Why was John F. Kennedy’s position as President ephemeral?
(A) Because he wanted to be a Senator.
(B) Because he wanted to move to England.
(C) Because he was not elected.
(D) Because he was killed in Dallas.
8. The word assassinated in line 10 could be best replaced by______.
 (A) killed (C) changed
(B) stopped (D) replaced
9. Where in the passage does the author define if John F. Kennedy inspired many people all over the
world?
(A) Line 1 – 2 (C) Line 10 – 11
(B) Line 5 – 6 (D) Line 10 – 12
Einstein stayed in Berlin for twenty years from 1913 to 1933. During that period, he worked on
his famous Theory of Relativity. He gave a simple example, in simple language, to explain the idea of
relativity. A man riding on a train drops a stone out of the window. To the man on the train, it seems
that the stone follows a straight path as it drops. However, to a man outside the train, the path of the
stone does not seem straight; it looks like a a parabole. The theory expands those of Newton and
Galileo, which are correct only under certain conditions.
Einstein made very important contributions in the field of physics. The Nobel Prize that he won
in 1921 at the age of 42 was no surprise to the scientific world. No scientist beat him in his field. What
beat him was time. He died in Princeton in the U.S.A. in 1955. People believed that he was the
century’s greatest man of science.
19. What is the topic of the passage?
(A) Newton (C) The Nobel Prize
(B) Galileo (D) Albert Einstein
20. How long did Einstein live in Berlin?
(A) From 1933 to 1943
(B) From 1923 to 1933
(C) From 1913 to 1933
(D) From 1903 to 1933
21. The word he in line 2 refers to_____.
(A) Theory of Relativity
(B) Berlin
(C) Einstein
(D) A man riding on a train
22. Where in the passage gives an example of Einstein’s theory?
(A) Line 1 – 2 (C) Line 3 – 6
(B) Line 2 – 7 (D) Line 4 – 5
23. The word expands in line 8 has similar meaning with_____.
(A) develops (C) makes
(B) rises (D) supports
24. When did Einstein win the Nobel Prize?
(A) In 1913 (C) In 1933
(B) In 1921 (D) In 1955
25. The following statements are true, except_____.
(A) Einstein stayed in Berlin for twenty years
(B) Einstein made very important contribution in the field of
physics
(C) He won the Nobel Prize at the age of 43
(D) Einstein’s theory expands those of Newton and Galileo, which are correct only under certain
conditions
26. Where did Einstein die?
 (A) Berlin (C) Arkansas
(B) New York (D) Princeton
27. The word beat in line 12 could be best replaced by____.
(A) ate (C) hit
(B) defeated (D) doubted