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TOEFL Exercise 13 (Reading)

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Reading Comprehension

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