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TOEFL Exercise 13 (Reading)

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Reading Comprehension

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1
The purpose of this passage is to
discuss an example of a particular literary genre
explain Truman Capote's reasons for writing In Cold Blood
tell the story of In Cold Blood
describe how Truman Capoteresearched his nonfiction novel
2
The author's main purpose in this passage is to
blame developing countries fordeforestation
make the reader aware of aworsening world problem
explain where deforestation isoccurring
cite statistics about animprovement on the Earth'sland surface
3
This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?
Criminal Law
Modern American Novels
American History
Literary Research
4
This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?
Marine Biology
Geology
Geography
Geometry
5
Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in this passage?
To explain the legal status of hypnotically induced confessions
To explain the details of a specific court case
To demonstrate why confessions made under hypnosis are not reliable
To clarify the role of the Supreme Court in invalidating confessions
6
Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in this passage?
Cold
Descriptive
Emotional
Sadistic
7
Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
Disinterested
Placid
Exaggerated
Concerned
8
The tone of this passage could best be described as
judicial
hypnotic
informative
outraged
9
This passage would probably be assigned reading in a course on
parapsychology
philosophy
American law
psychiatric healing