TOEFL Practice Test #2

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Old World Monkeys and New World Monkeys have dissimilar characteristics.2.
Old World Monkeys, known as "cercopithecoids," have confined nostrils; on3. the contrary, New World Monkeys possess wide-apart nostrils.
While some4.
Old World Monkeys are arboreal, others live primarily on the ground.
New5.
World Monkeys are reside in the trees.
In contrast to the prehensile tail and6. thin body of New World Monkeys, Old World Monkeys possess a large body7. with a short tail.8.
Full opposability, meaning the thumb is placed away from the remaining9. digits, is a characteristics of Old World Monkeys.
Opposability facilitates the10. grasping motion and the handling of food and objects.
Partial oppasability,11. common among the New World Monkeys, decreases the hand manipulation12. ability.
Another feature nonexistent in New World Monkeys is the pad that13. covers the buttocks and eliminates discomfort caused by sitting for long14. stretches of time.
New World monkeys inhabit tropical areas in Central and15.
South America.
Old World Monkeys dwell in Africa and Asia.16.
Mandrillus Sphinx is the scientific name for mandrill, an Old World Monkey17. that is found in west Africa.
It has brilliant coloring; its cheeks are bright blue18. and ribbed, its nose is scarlet red, and it has a doglike muzzle.
The male19. mandrill is usualyy large and weighs between 90 and 120 lb (40-54 Kg).
The 20. female, on the other hand, is much smaller and weighs about half as much as a21. male.
Their diet is chiefly grass, fruit, and insects.
Not only are they strong22. warriors, but they live in groups with as small as a dozen and as large as a23. hundred members.
It is not unusual to see over 100 mandrills roaming24. around togetherWhat's the main purpose of the passage?