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STEP การทำข,อสอบ READING

1. อ$านโจทย+ทั้งหมดก$อนโดย _________________________ ?

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2. ดูประเภทของคำถามว$าเปBน ___________________________ ?
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ประเภทคำถามในข/อสอบ READING

1. MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS

- The main idea of the passage is that

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- The main point of this passage is that

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- This passage is about

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- This passage is mainly about

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- What is the main idea of this paragraph?
- What is the main idea of this passage?
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- What is this paragraph mainly about?
- What is this passage mainly about?
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- What is mainly discussed in this paragraph?

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- What is mainly discussed in this passage?

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- Which of the following best states the main idea of the paragraph?
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- Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?
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- Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
- What is the main theme of the paragraph?
- What is the main theme of the passage?
- What is the subject of the paragraph?
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- What is the subject of the passage?

- What is the subject of this passage?

2. TITLE QUESTIONS
- The topic of the passage is

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- Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

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- Which of the following is the best title of the paragraph?

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- Which of the following could be the best topic of this of this passage?
- Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this passage?
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- Which of the following could be the best topic of this of this paragraph?
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- Which of the following would be the most alternate title for this passage?
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3. DETAIL QUESTIONS
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- The subject of the preceding paragraph was most likely?

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- The paragraph preceding the passage most likely discusses

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- The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses

- The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses
- It is stated in the passage that …
- What is stated in the passage about …
- It is not stated in the passage that …
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- The passage states that …

- All of the following are mentioned in the passage about X except that …
- Where in the passage …
- It can be determined from the passage that, …
- The “X” in line X is

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- What is true of …?

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- What is true about … ?

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- All of the following are true about … EXCEPT that it
- Which paragraph describes the …
- Which paragraph discusses the …
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- Which of the following best describes …
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- Which of the following might be the …

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- Which of the following is true

- Which of the following is not true
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- Which of the following was not …

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- Which of the following most likely … ?

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- Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage … ?

- According to the passage, …
- According to the passage, which of the following best describes X?
- X could best be described as …
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- What was the problem that …

- Why … ?
- When … ?
- Where … ?
- after 1839 ?

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- How … ?

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- How long … ?

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- How many … ?

4. REFERENCE QUESTIONS
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- The pronoun “it” in line X refers to

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- The pronoun “they” in line X refers to

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- The pronoun “he” in line X refers to

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- The pronoun “them” in line X refers to

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- The pronoun “itself” in line X refers to

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- What does the word X in paragraph X refer to?

- All of the following refer to the same thing EXCEPT
- What does the word “they” in paragraph 1 refer to?
- What does the word “it” in paragraph 1 refer to?
- What does the word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?
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- What does the word “which” in paragraph 2 refer to?

- What does the word “those” in paragraph 2 refer to?

PRONOUNS

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1. Personal Pronouns

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I, you, we, they, he she, it

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me, you, him, her, it, us, them

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2. Possessive Pronouns
mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
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3. Reflexive Pronouns
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myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, oneself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

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4. Demonstrative Pronouns
this, that, these, those
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5. Relative Pronouns
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which, that, who, whose, whom, where

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6. Indefinite Pronouns
one, some, other, others, another, few, many, none
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5. VOCABULARY QUESTIONS
- The word “X” in line X could best be replaced by
- The word “X” in line X could best be replaced by which of the following
- The expression “X” in line X could best be replaced by
- Which of the following is closest in meaning to the expression “X” in line X?

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- Which of the following is closest in meaning to “X” in line X?

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- Which of the following could be used in place of “X” in line X

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- The word “X” in line X is closest in meaning to
- An “X” in line X is
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- An “X” in line X is most probably a
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- “X” in line X is most likely
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6. INFERENCE QUESTIONS
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- It can be inferred from the passage that …

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- It can be inferred from the passage that if …

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- What can be inferred about … ?

- Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
- It can be inferred from the information in paragraph X that …
- It can be concluded from the information in paragraph X that …
- The passage implies that …
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- It is implied in the passage that

- Which of the following does the passage imply?
- How is the information in the passage presented?
- This passage is developed by
- This reading would most probably be assigned in which of the following courses?

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- This passage would most likely be assigned in which of the following courses?

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- This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on

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- Which of the following would be the most reasonable guess about … ?
- Which of the following would the author mostly agree with?
- It is probable that …
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7. PURPOSE QUESTIONS
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- The author’s purpose in this passage is to

- The purpose of this passage is to
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- What is the major point that the author is making in this passage?
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- The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is …

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- What is the author’s main purpose?

- What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
- Why does the author mention X?
- What is the main purpose of the passage?
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KEYWORD เพิ่มเติมที่จะเจอใน choices

- to inform
- to entertain
- to analyze
- to discuss

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- to propose

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- to explain

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- to persuade
- to criticize
- to argue
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- to instruct
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- to give examples of X
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- to compare X with Y
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8. TONE AND ATTITUDE QUESTIONS

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- What is the tone of the passage?

- What seems to be the tone of paragraph X?
- How does the writer probably feel about X?
- In paragraph X, the writer primarily expresses his X
- The author’s tone could be described as …
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- The author’s attitude toward X could be best described as one of …

- The writer thinks that X is …
- We can infer from the passage that the writer …
- Which of the following would the author mostly likely support?
- Which of the following would the author least likely agree with?

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KEYWORD เพิ่มเติมที่จะเจอใน choices

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- positive
- optimistic
- light-hearted
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- praising
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- supportive
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- hopeful
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- encouraging
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- favorable

- humorous
- amused
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- concerned
- despairing
- pessimistic
- solemn

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- skeptical

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- doubtful

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- critical D
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- disapproving
- outraged
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- sarcastic
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- ironic
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- satirical
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- cynical

- informative
- objective
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- factual

- persuasive
- advisory
- personal

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- defensive

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- argumentative
- exaggerated D
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- indifferent
- philosophical
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9. RHETORICAL PURPOSE QUESTIONS

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- Why does the author mention the fact that …

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- Why does the author mention X in paragraph X?

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- The author discusses X in paragraph X in order to …

- In paragraph X, the author uses X as an example of …
- In paragraph X, the author explains the concept of X by …
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KEYWORD เพิ่มเติมที่จะเจอใน choices

- to give an example
- to provide example
- to suggest

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- to clarify

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- to give evidence that

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- to explain
- to show
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- to illustrate
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- to demonstrate
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- to emphasize
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- to differentiate
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- to support
- to identify

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- to describe

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- to compare X with Y

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- to prove
- to classify D
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- to summarize
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- to define
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10. กลับไปอ$าน passage แบบ _____________ กับ ____________

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11. ถhาทำขhอสอบไม$ทันจริงๆ จะหมดเวลาแลhว ตhอง ______________ ?
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12. โครงสรhาง passage

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13. THEME ขhอสอบ

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The organization that today is known as the Bank of America did

start out in America, but under quite a different name. Italian American A.P.
Giannini established this bank on October 17, 1904, in a renovated saloon in
San Francisco's Italian community of North Beach under the name Bank of

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Italy, with immigrants and first-time bank customers comprising the majority

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(5)

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of his first customers. During its development, Giannini’s bank survived

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major crises in the form of a natural disaster and a major economic
upheaval that not all other banks were able to overcome.
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One major test for Giannini's bank occurred on April 18, 1906, when
(10) a massive earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by a raging fire that
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destroyed much of the city. Giannini obtained two wagons and teams of
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horses, filled the wagons with the bank's reserves, mostly in the form of
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gold, covered the reserves with crates of oranges, and escaped from the
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chaos of the city with his clients’ funds protected. In the aftermath of the
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(15) disaster, Giannini’s bank was the first to resume operations. Unable to
install the bank in a proper office setting, Giannini opened up shop on the
Washington Street Wharf on a makeshift desk created from boards and
barrels.
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In the period following the 1906 fire, the Bank of Italy continued to
(20) prosper and expand. By 1918 there were twenty-four branches of the Bank
of Italy, and by 1928 Giannini had acquired numerous other banks, including
a Bank of America located in New York City. In 1930 he consolidated all the
branches of the Bank of Italy, the Bank of America in New York City, and

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another Bank of America that he had formed in California into the Bank of

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America National Trust and Savings Association.

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(25)

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A second major crisis for the bank occurred during the Great
Depression of the 1930s. Although Giannini had already retired prior to the
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darkest days of the Depression, he became incensed when his successor
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began selling off banks during the bad economic times. Giannini resumed
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(30) leadership of the bank at the age of sixty-two. Under Giannini's leadership,
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the bank weathered the storm of the Depression and subsequently moved
into a phase of overseas development.
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1. According to the passage, Giannini

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(A) opened the Bank of America in 1904

(B) worked in a bank in Italy
(C) set up the Bank of America prior to setting up the Bank of Italy
(D) later changed the name of the Bank of Italy
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2. Where did Giannini open his first bank?

(A) In New York City
(B) In what used to be a bar
(C) On Washington Street Wharf
(D) On a makeshift desk

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3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about
the San Francisco earthquake?

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(A) It happened in 1906.

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(B) It occurred in the aftermath of a fire.

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(C) It caused problems for Giannini’s bank.
(D) It was a tremendous earthquake.
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4. The word "raging" in line 10 could best be replaced by
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(A) angered
(B) localized
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(C) intense
(D) feeble
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5. It can be inferred from the passage that Giannini used crates

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of oranges after the earthquake

(A) to hide the gold
(B) to fill up the wagons
(C) to provide nourishment for his customers
(D) to protect the gold from the fire
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6. The word "chaos" in line 14 is closest in meaning to

(A) legal system
(B) extreme heat
(C) overdevelopment
(D) total confusion

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7. The word "consolidated" in line 22 is closest in meaning to

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(A) hardened

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(B) merged

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(C) moved
(D) sold
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8. The passage states that after his retirement, Giannini
(A) began selling off banks
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(B) caused economic misfortune to occur

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(C) supported the bank’s new management

(D) returned to work
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9. The expression "weathered the storm of" in line 31 could

best be replaced by
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(A) found a cure for

(B) rained on the parade of
(C) survived the ordeal of
(D) blew its stack at
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10. Where in the passage does the author describe

Giannini’s first banking clients?
(A) Lines 2-6
(B) Lines 7-8
(C) Lines 12-13
(D) Lines 14-16

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11. How is the information in the passage presented?

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(A) In chronological order

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(B) In order of importance

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(C) A cause followed by an effect
(D) Classifications with examples
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12. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses
(A) bank failures during the Great Depression
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(B) a third major crisis of the Bank of America

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(C) the international development of the Bank of America

(D) how Giannini spent his retirement
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