Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New

York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a

surgeon?
 A serious eye infection halted her quest.
TEXT 1

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New

York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.
 Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming a

doctor?
 She was a woman
TEXT 1

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New

York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

How many years elapsed between her graduation from medical school
and the opening of her hospital?
 8
TEXT 1
 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New
York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

All of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blakwell, EXCEPT
 She was the first woman surgeon in the United States
TEXT 1

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New

York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.
 Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

How old was Elizabeth Blackwell when she graduated from medical
school?
 28
TEXT 1

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New

York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

The word “abandon” in bold, 2nd Para, is closest in meaning to

 give up
TEXT 1
 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New
York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

What is the main idea of this passage?

 Elizabeth Blackwell overcame serious obstacles to become the first
doctor in the United States.
TEXT 1

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New

York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.
 Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

The word “founding”, last sentence of Para 3, most nearly the same as,
 Establishing
TEXT 1

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New

York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

Why was it nearly impossible for Elizabeth Blackwell to get into medical
school?
 She wanted to be part of a profession that no woman had entered
before
TEXT 1
 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and emigrated to New
York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she
wanted to become a doctor.That was nearly impossible for woman in the
middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking
admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in
Philadelphia. So determined was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her
education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye
infection forced her to abandon the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her
own practice because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister,
also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new
hospital, the first for woman and children. Besides being the first female
physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
established the first medical school for women.

The reason Elizabeth Blackwell could not become a surgeon is explained

in lines
 11 - 13
TEXT 2

A massive banking crisis occured in the United States in 1933. In the two
preceding years a large number of banks had failed, and fear of lost
savings had prompted many depositors to remove their funds from
banks. Problems became so serious in the state of Michigan that
Governor William A. Comstock was forced to declare a moratorium on all
banking activities in the state on February 14, 1933. The panic in
Michigan quickly spread to other states and on March 6, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a banking moratorium throughout the
United States that left the entire country without banking services.

Congress immediately met in a special session to sole the banking crisis

on March 9 passed the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 to assist
 financially healthy banks to reopen. By March 15, banks controlling 90
percent of the country financial reserves were again open for business.

The passage states that all the following occured prior to 1933 EXCEPT
that
 Governor Comstock cancelled all banking activities in Michigan
TEXT 2

A massive banking crisis occured in the United States in 1933. In the two
preceding years a large number of banks had failed, and fear of lost
savings had prompted many depositors to remove their funds from
banks. Problems became so serious in the state of Michigan that
Governor William A. Comstock was forced to declare a moratorium on all
banking activities in the state on February 14, 1933. The panic in
Michigan quickly spread to other states and on March 6, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a banking moratorium throughout the
United States that left the entire country without banking services.

Congress immediately met in a special session to sole the banking crisis

on March 9 passed the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 to assist
financially healthy banks to reopen. By March 15, banks controlling 90
percent of the country financial reserves were again open for business.

The word “moratorium” in the passage is closest in meaning to which of

the following?
 Temporary cessation
TEXT 2

A massive banking crisis occured in the United States in 1933. In the two
preceding years a large number of banks had failed, and fear of lost
savings had prompted many depositors to remove their funds from
banks. Problems became so serious in the state of Michigan that
Governor William A. Comstock was forced to declare a moratorium on all
banking activities in the state on February 14, 1933. The panic in
Michigan quickly spread to other states and on March 6, President
 Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a banking moratorium throughout the
United States that left the entire country without banking services.

Congress immediately met in a special session to sole the banking crisis

on March 9 passed the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 to assist
financially healthy banks to reopen. By March 15, banks controlling 90
percent of the country financial reserves were again open for business.

The passage indicates that the moratorium declared by Roosevelt

affected
 All the banks in the United States
TEXT 2

A massive banking crisis occured in the United States in 1933. In the two
preceding years a large number of banks had failed, and fear of lost
savings had prompted many depositors to remove their funds from
banks. Problems became so serious in the state of Michigan that
Governor William A. Comstock was forced to declare a moratorium on all
banking activities in the state on February 14, 1933. The panic in
Michigan quickly spread to other states and on March 6, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a banking moratorium throughout the
United States that left the entire country without banking services.

Congress immediately met in a special session to sole the banking crisis

on March 9 passed the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 to assist
financially healthy banks to reopen. By March 15, banks controlling 90
percent of the country financial reserves were again open for business.

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

 Ten percent of the country’s money was in financially unhealthy banks.
TEXT 2

A massive banking crisis occured in the United States in 1933. In the two
preceding years a large number of banks had failed, and fear of lost
savings had prompted many depositors to remove their funds from
banks. Problems became so serious in the state of Michigan that
 Governor William A. Comstock was fored to declare a moratorium on all
banking activities in the state on February 14, 1933. The panic in
Michigan quickly spread to other states and on March 6, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a banking moratorium throughout the
United States that left the entire country without banking services.

Congress immediately met in a special session to sole the banking crisis

on March 9 passed the Emergeny Banking Act of 1933 to assist financially
healthy banks to reopen. By March 15, banks controlling 90 percent of
the country financial reserves were again open for business.

Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

 A problem and solution
TEXT 3

The Mason-Dixon Line is often considered by Americans to be the

demarcation between the North and the South. It is in reality the
boundary that separates the state of Pennsylvania from Maryland and
parts of West Virginia. Prior to the civil war this southern boundary of
Pennsylvania separated the non-slave states to the north from the slaves
states to the south.

The Mason-Dixon line was established well before the Civil War as a
result of a boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Two
English astronomers, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were called in
to survey the area and officially mark the boundary between the two
states. The survey was completed in 1767, and the boundary was marked
with stones, many of which remain to this day.

The best title for this passage would be

 The History of the Mason-Dixon Line
TEXT 3

The Mason-Dixon Line is often considered by Americans to be the

demarcation between the North and the South. It is in reality the
boundary that separates the state of Pennsylvania from Maryland and
 parts of West Virginia. Prior to the civil war this southern boundary of
Pennsylvania separated the non-slave states to the north from the slaves
states to the south.

The Mason-Dixon line was established well before the Civil War as a
result of a boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Two
English astronomers, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were called in
to survey the area and officially mark the boundary between the two
states. The survey was completed in 1767, and the boundary was marked
with stones, many of which remain to this day.

In can be inferred from the passage that before the Civil War
 Pennsylvania was a non-slave state
TEXT 3

The Mason-Dixon Line is often considered by Americans to be the

demarcation between the North and the South. It is in reality the
boundary that separates the state of Pennsylvania from Maryland and
parts of West Virginia. Prior to the civil war this southern boundary of
Pennsylvania separated the non-slave states to the north from the slaves
states to the south.

The Mason-Dixon line was established well before the Civil War as a
result of a boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Two
English astronomers, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were called in
to survey the area and officially mark the boundary between the two
states. The survey was completed in 1767, and the boundary was marked
with stones, many of which remain to this day.

The passage states all of the following about Mason and Dixon EXCEPT
that
 They caused the boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland
TEXT 3

The Mason-Dixon Line is often considered by Americans to be the

demarcation between the North and the South. It is in reality the
 boundary that separates the state of Pennsylvania from Maryland and
parts of West Virginia. Prior to the civil war this southern boundary of
Pennsylvania separated the non-slave states to the north from the slaves
states to the south.
The Mason-Dixon line was established well before the Civil War as a
result of a boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Two
English astronomers, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were called in
to survey the area and officially mark the boundary between the two
states. The survey was completed in 1767, and the boundary was marked
with stones, many of which remain to this day.

The Passage indicates that the Mason-Dixon Line was identified with
 Pieces of rock
TEXT 3

The Mason- Dixon Line is often considered by Americans to be the

demarcation between the North and the South. It is in reality the
boundary that separates the state of Pennsylvania from Maryland and
parts of West Virginia. Prior to the civil war this southern boundary of
Pennsylvania separated the non-slave states to the north from the slaves
states to the south.
The Mason-Dixon line was established well before the Civil War as a
result of a boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Two
English astronomers, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, were called in
to survey the area and officially mark the boundary between the two
states. The survey was completed in 1767, and the boundary was marked
with stones, many of which remain to this day.

The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses

 The Mason-Dixon Line today
GRAMMAR

_______that fear, happiness, sadness and surprise are universally reflected

in facial expressions
 Anthropologists have discovered
 The knee is the joint _____ the thigh bone meets the large bone of the
lower leg
 where
Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of _______
reality.
 what is conceived to be
All of the plants now raised on farms have been developed from plants
_____ wild
 that once grew
The Cubists were concerned with how ____ a given subject from different
points of view simultaneously.
 to represent
Martha Graham, ______, has run her own dance company for half of a
century.
 one the great modern choreographers
______, in the late 1800’s, some libraries had to keep as many as twenty to
thirty copies of each of Mary Jane Holmes’s Books on hand.
 Inventories show that
The scholarly interest in perception stems largely from questions about
the sources and validity of what____
 is known as human knowledge
Almost all economists agree _____ by trading with one another.
 that nations gain
Anthropology is a science _____ anthropologist use a rigorous set of
methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked
by others.
 in that
Traditionally, ________ in New England on Thanksgiving Day
 sweet cider is served
Thanks to modern irrigation, crops now grow abundantly in areas where
once, _____cacti and sagebrush could live
 nothing but
____struck, a tuning fork produces an almost pure tone, retaining its pitch
over a long period of time.
 When it is
 The edible tube mushroom _____ a cushion-like, moist cap that is light
brown or darkish red.
 has
In sculpture, ____ modelling denotes a way of shaping clay, wax or other
pliable materials
 the term
Please identify the ERRORS in redundancy (repetition of words and
phrases)
Marry Mc Dowell shared Jane Adam’s interest in social
work also was a loyal supporter of the League of Nations.
 also
Today, it is generally recognized as the primary function of the Federal
Reserve Systems is to foster the flow of credit and money that will
eventually facilitate a balance in international payments.
 as
A patent gives inventors exclusive rights to their inventions for
a fix period of time.
 fix
A statue, a monumental, a building, or a park may be dedicated to
commemorate a distinguished individual.
 a monumental
One of the most distinction dialects of North American English, Gullah
is spoken by many people in the South Carolina area.
 distinction
Directions:  Complete the sentence using the word or set of words for each
blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

This spinach omelet makes for breakfast; it has the vegetables and

protein needed for a healthy diet.
 a nutritious
Jerry’s grandfather’s house is full of technology such as rotary-dial
phones and other devices that are no longer in use.
 obsolete
My younger brother constantly misbehaves and is always causing .
 mischief
 The teacher only has one copy of the worksheet right now, so she is
going to it and give the new copy to her student.
 duplicate
Montero was about the upcoming investigation, and he was only made
more by the newspaper accounts of it.
 aggressive … calm
The carpenter ant is ______ critter and is not at all ______.
 an industrious … lazy
After wandering the desert for nearly three days without sight of water,
the commander was overwhelmed with joy to ______ an oasis in the
distance, as it would mean he and his troop could drink.
 espy
The couple was upset by the construction of the new skyscraper across
the street, as the building would ______ their once scenic view.
 obstruct
The veterinarian told us that the kitten’s original owners were ______ and
did not give her adequate food, water, or shelter.
 remiss
The overly ______ title character was the embodiment of greed: he was so
______ that he literally sold his daughter to the highest bidder.
 covetous ... acquisitive
LISTENING SECTION
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In some conversations in the Listening Section on the Paper Base TOEFL,

you will be asked to recall information from conversations between
personnel and students in variety of settings on campus. Choose the best
answer.

Conversation One

What do the speakers mainly discuss?

 School Policy
Why can’t the woman give Terry Young’s test to the man?
 Is it against the law?
 What is the man’s last name?
 Raleigh
How does the woman feel about the policy?
 She thinks it is odd.
What will the man most probably do?
 Call his friend
Conversation Two

What is the purpose of this conversation?

 To register the student for classes.
How many classes does the woman advice the man to take?
 Three
What does the man need to be admitted to the examination?
 A driver’s license
What does the woman suggest?
 The man should return Friday afternoon.
What do we know about the student?
 He is a freshman