TOEFL Practice Test #6
1. Dorothy Arzner, born on January 3, 1990, in San Francisco, is one of
2. the most significant early movie directors. She was the only woman director in
3. Hollywood during the 1930's and 1940"s. The theme of her movies centered
4. mostly around women's issues prevalent at the time. She strongly favored an
5. unstereotyped role of women. For instance, in Christopher Strong produced,
6. in 1933, she portrayed Amy Johnson, who was a pilot. She not only resented
7. seeing women as amorists and followers, but wanted them to have dynamic
8. aspirations and powerful characteristics. Her most productive years i feature
9. films (1927-1942) have intrigued a great number of feminist critics.
10. She started her directing career at the bottom of the ladder. In order to become
11. acquainted with all the areas of the movie industry, she held her first job as
12. script typist and edited movies. Her editing talent in the film Blood and Sand
13. featuring Rudolph Valentino caught James Cruze's attention. Later, she was
14. promoted to a screenplay writer. Her directing career at Paramount did not
15. start until after her work on the film The Covered Wagon (1923) by James
16. Cruze.
17. After leaving Paramount, from 1930 to 1943, she directed movies
18. independently. Some well-known actresses she worked with are Katherine
19. Hepburn and Joan Crawford. One of her best films Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
20. exemplifies the characteristics of fame and possibilities of exploitation of
21. sexual representations. Her innovative methods in film-splicing and editing
22. for silent movies won her acclaim. Because of failing health and disinterest
23. in the shallow world of Hollywood, she retired. Her successful career as a
24. director includes 17 movies, most of which were box-office hits.
The word "shallow" in line 23 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
1. Dorothy Arzner, born on January 3, 1990, in San Francisco, is one of
2. the most significant early movie directors. She was the only woman director in
3. Hollywood during the 1930's and 1940"s. The theme of her movies centered
4. mostly around women's issues prevalent at the time. She strongly favored an
5. unstereotyped role of women. For instance, in Christopher Strong produced,
6. in 1933, she portrayed Amy Johnson, who was a pilot. She not only resented
7. seeing women as amorists and followers, but wanted them to have dynamic
8. aspirations and powerful characteristics. Her most productive years i feature
9. films (1927-1942) have intrigued a great number of feminist critics.
10. She started her directing career at the bottom of the ladder. In order to become
11. acquainted with all the areas of the movie industry, she held her first job as
12. script typist and edited movies. Her editing talent in the film Blood and Sand
13. featuring Rudolph Valentino caught James Cruze's attention. Later, she was
14. promoted to a screenplay writer. Her directing career at Paramount did not
15. start until after her work on the film The Covered Wagon (1923) by James
16. Cruze.
17. After leaving Paramount, from 1930 to 1943, she directed movies
18. independently. Some well-known actresses she worked with are Katherine
19. Hepburn and Joan Crawford. One of her best films Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
20. exemplifies the characteristics of fame and possibilities of exploitation of
21. sexual representations. Her innovative methods in film-splicing and editing
22. for silent movies won her acclaim. Because of failing health and disinterest
23. in the shallow world of Hollywood, she retired. Her successful career as a
24. director includes 17 movies, most of which were box-office hits.
Dorothy Arzner was hired by Paramount as movie director
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom
1. The leading causes of amnesia are either physical or psychological. In
2. antergrade amnesia, the subject is unable to recall the events that occur after
3. a shock or an injury to the brain; however, past memories will not be lost. In
4. retrograde amnesia, the patient is capable of recalling events that occurs after the
5. trauma; interestingly enough, information stored before the shock, is lost and
6. cannot be retrieved. In paraamnesisa, established memories are contorted. In
7. psychogenic fugue, the subject may venture into a new lifestyle, trying to
8. repress memories which lead to trepidation. The events happening during
9. psychogenic fugue are non-retrievable. Nonetheless, the experiences that
10. happened before the onset can be recovered. Among the most popular
11. treatments for psychologically related amnesia are psychotherapy, the use of
12. drugs, and hypnosis.
What is the main topic of the passage?
The passage mainly gives supporting details for different types of amnesia.
1. Dorothy Arzner, born on January 3, 1990, in San Francisco, is one of
2. the most significant early movie directors. She was the only woman director in
3. Hollywood during the 1930's and 1940"s. The theme of her movies centered
4. mostly around women's issues prevalent at the time. She strongly favored an
5. unstereotyped role of women. For instance, in Christopher Strong produced,
6. in 1933, she portrayed Amy Johnson, who was a pilot. She not only resented
7. seeing women as amorists and followers, but wanted them to have dynamic
8. aspirations and powerful characteristics. Her most productive years i feature
9. films (1927-1942) have intrigued a great number of feminist critics.
10. She started her directing career at the bottom of the ladder. In order to become
11. acquainted with all the areas of the movie industry, she held her first job as
12. script typist and edited movies. Her editing talent in the film Blood and Sand
13. featuring Rudolph Valentino caught James Cruze's attention. Later, she was
14. promoted to a screenplay writer. Her directing career at Paramount did not
15. start until after her work on the film The Covered Wagon (1923) by James
16. Cruze.
17. After leaving Paramount, from 1930 to 1943, she directed movies
18. independently. Some well-known actresses she worked with are Katherine
19. Hepburn and Joan Crawford. One of her best films Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
20. exemplifies the characteristics of fame and possibilities of exploitation of
21. sexual representations. Her innovative methods in film-splicing and editing
22. for silent movies won her acclaim. Because of failing health and disinterest
23. in the shallow world of Hollywood, she retired. Her successful career as a
24. director includes 17 movies, most of which were box-office hits.
According to the passage, Dorothy Arzner ended her directing career because
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom:
1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is a tool used for gauging and recording brain
2. waves. In 1929, Hans Berger, the German psychiatrist, published the results of
3. his experiments using electroencephalograph in recording human brain
4. waves.
5. Four major brain waves exist: alpha has a frequency that ranges from 8 to 14
6. cycles per second (cps) and is found in the occipital part of the brain. Beta
7. covers 14 to 30 cps. Delta wave includes frequencies that are below 5 cps. Theta
8. wave covers the range between 5 to 8 cps. Alpha waves are more active
9. during relaxation and light sleep. Nonetheless, there function is altered by deep
10. mental activities. Beta waves, on the other hand, appear during mental
concentration periods.
12. In 1935, the findings of collaborators Frederic Gibbs, William Lennox, and
13. Hallowelle Davis from Harvard on the use of EEG in epilepsy was published.
14. Since EEG poses no pain or side effects, it is broadly included as a medium for
15. identifying brain irregularities. The EEG is instrumental in discovering a host
16. of brain wave abnormalities. Person who suffer from grand mal epilepsy have
17. brain wave patterns that resemble the spikes, while with those with petit mal epilepsy
18. have arch-shaped brain waves. Brain waves respond to physiological and
19. chemical stimuli. For instance, the use of drugs will result in low-amplitude,
20. high frequency brain waves. When we are sleep, the waves' pattern changes a
21. few times. Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves have high
22. frequency but low amplitude.
The word "recording" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
The logical choice is (A). Once the EEG measures the brain waves, it has to "register" them.
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom:
1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is a tool used for gauging and recording brain
2. waves. In 1929, Hans Berger, the German psychiatrist, published the results of
3. his experiments using electroencephalograph in recording human brain
4. waves.
5. Four major brain waves exist: alpha has a frequency that ranges from 8 to 14
6. cycles per second (cps) and is found in the occipital part of the brain. Beta
7. covers 14 to 30 cps. Delta wave includes frequencies that are below 5 cps. Theta
8. wave covers the range between 5 to 8 cps. Alpha waves are more active
9. during relaxation and light sleep. Nonetheless, there function is altered by deep
10. mental activities. Beta waves, on the other hand, appear during mental
concentration periods.
12. In 1935, the findings of collaborators Frederic Gibbs, William Lennox, and
13. Hallowelle Davis from Harvard on the use of EEG in epilepsy was published.
14. Since EEG poses no pain or side effects, it is broadly included as a medium for
15. identifying brain irregularities. The EEG is instrumental in discovering a host
16. of brain wave abnormalities. Person who suffer from grand mal epilepsy have
17. brain wave patterns that resemble the spikes, while with those with petit mal epilepsy
18. have arch-shaped brain waves. Brain waves respond to physiological and
19. chemical stimuli. For instance, the use of drugs will result in low-amplitude,
20. high frequency brain waves. When we are sleep, the waves' pattern changes a
21. few times. Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves have high
22. frequency but low amplitude.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
Although choices (B), (C), and (D) are mentioned in the passage, they are specific supports. (A) summarizes the main idea of the passage.
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom:
1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is a tool used for gauging and recording brain
2. waves. In 1929, Hans Berger, the German psychiatrist, published the results of
3. his experiments using electroencephalograph in recording human brain
4. waves.
5. Four major brain waves exist: alpha has a frequency that ranges from 8 to 14
6. cycles per second (cps) and is found in the occipital part of the brain. Beta
7. covers 14 to 30 cps. Delta wave includes frequencies that are below 5 cps. Theta
8. wave covers the range between 5 to 8 cps. Alpha waves are more active
9. during relaxation and light sleep. Nonetheless, there function is altered by deep
10. mental activities. Beta waves, on the other hand, appear during mental
concentration periods.
12. In 1935, the findings of collaborators Frederic Gibbs, William Lennox, and
13. Hallowelle Davis from Harvard on the use of EEG in epilepsy was published.
14. Since EEG poses no pain or side effects, it is broadly included as a medium for
15. identifying brain irregularities. The EEG is instrumental in discovering a host
16. of brain wave abnormalities. Person who suffer from grand mal epilepsy have
17. brain wave patterns that resemble the spikes, while with those with petit mal epilepsy
18. have arch-shaped brain waves. Brain waves respond to physiological and
19. chemical stimuli. For instance, the use of drugs will result in low-amplitude,
20. high frequency brain waves. When we are sleep, the waves' pattern changes a
21. few times. Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves have high
22. frequency but low amplitude.
In line 14, the word "it" refers to which of the following?
The word "it" refers to EEG in line 14.
1. Dorothy Arzner, born on January 3, 1990, in San Francisco, is one of
2. the most significant early movie directors. She was the only woman director in
3. Hollywood during the 1930's and 1940"s. The theme of her movies centered
4. mostly around women's issues prevalent at the time. She strongly favored an
5. unstereotyped role of women. For instance, in Christopher Strong produced,
6. in 1933, she portrayed Amy Johnson, who was a pilot. She not only resented
7. seeing women as amorists and followers, but wanted them to have dynamic
8. aspirations and powerful characteristics. Her most productive years i feature
9. films (1927-1942) have intrigued a great number of feminist critics.
10. She started her directing career at the bottom of the ladder. In order to become
11. acquainted with all the areas of the movie industry, she held her first job as
12. script typist and edited movies. Her editing talent in the film Blood and Sand
13. featuring Rudolph Valentino caught James Cruze's attention. Later, she was
14. promoted to a screenplay writer. Her directing career at Paramount did not
15. start until after her work on the film The Covered Wagon (1923) by James
16. Cruze.
17. After leaving Paramount, from 1930 to 1943, she directed movies
18. independently. Some well-known actresses she worked with are Katherine
19. Hepburn and Joan Crawford. One of her best films Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
20. exemplifies the characteristics of fame and possibilities of exploitation of
21. sexual representations. Her innovative methods in film-splicing and editing
22. for silent movies won her acclaim. Because of failing health and disinterest
23. in the shallow world of Hollywood, she retired. Her successful career as a
24. director includes 17 movies, most of which were box-office hits.
According to the passage, which of the following films was a major factor in Arzner's career as a movie director?
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom:
1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is a tool used for gauging and recording brain
2. waves. In 1929, Hans Berger, the German psychiatrist, published the results of
3. his experiments using electroencephalograph in recording human brain
4. waves.
5. Four major brain waves exist: alpha has a frequency that ranges from 8 to 14
6. cycles per second (cps) and is found in the occipital part of the brain. Beta
7. covers 14 to 30 cps. Delta wave includes frequencies that are below 5 cps. Theta
8. wave covers the range between 5 to 8 cps. Alpha waves are more active
9. during relaxation and light sleep. Nonetheless, there function is altered by deep
10. mental activities. Beta waves, on the other hand, appear during mental
concentration periods.
12. In 1935, the findings of collaborators Frederic Gibbs, William Lennox, and
13. Hallowelle Davis from Harvard on the use of EEG in epilepsy was published.
14. Since EEG poses no pain or side effects, it is broadly included as a medium for
15. identifying brain irregularities. The EEG is instrumental in discovering a host
16. of brain wave abnormalities. Person who suffer from grand mal epilepsy have
17. brain wave patterns that resemble the spikes, while with those with petit mal epilepsy
18. have arch-shaped brain waves. Brain waves respond to physiological and
19. chemical stimuli. For instance, the use of drugs will result in low-amplitude,
20. high frequency brain waves. When we are sleep, the waves' pattern changes a
21. few times. Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves have high
22. frequency but low amplitude.
According to the passage which of the following brain waves has the highest frequency range?
The answer to this question is directly stated in lines 6-7, "Beta covers 14 to 30 cps."
The meeting was held _____.
The preposition "at" is used with 3 o'clock, and "in" with October. What preposition is used with a day of the week?
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom:
1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is a tool used for gauging and recording brain
2. waves. In 1929, Hans Berger, the German psychiatrist, published the results of
3. his experiments using electroencephalograph in recording human brain
4. waves.
5. Four major brain waves exist: alpha has a frequency that ranges from 8 to 14
6. cycles per second (cps) and is found in the occipital part of the brain. Beta
7. covers 14 to 30 cps. Delta wave includes frequencies that are below 5 cps. Theta
8. wave covers the range between 5 to 8 cps. Alpha waves are more active
9. during relaxation and light sleep. Nonetheless, there function is altered by deep
10. mental activities. Beta waves, on the other hand, appear during mental
concentration periods.
12. In 1935, the findings of collaborators Frederic Gibbs, William Lennox, and
13. Hallowelle Davis from Harvard on the use of EEG in epilepsy was published.
14. Since EEG poses no pain or side effects, it is broadly included as a medium for
15. identifying brain irregularities. The EEG is instrumental in discovering a host
16. of brain wave abnormalities. Person who suffer from grand mal epilepsy have
17. brain wave patterns that resemble the spikes, while with those with petit mal epilepsy
18. have arch-shaped brain waves. Brain waves respond to physiological and
19. chemical stimuli. For instance, the use of drugs will result in low-amplitude,
20. high frequency brain waves. When we are sleep, the waves' pattern changes a
21. few times. Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves have high
22. frequency but low amplitude.
In line 9, the word "altered" could best replaced by which of the following?
Altered should be replaced by Changed so that the paragraph has the same meaning.
1. Dorothy Arzner, born on January 3, 1990, in San Francisco, is one of
2. the most significant early movie directors. She was the only woman director in
3. Hollywood during the 1930's and 1940"s. The theme of her movies centered
4. mostly around women's issues prevalent at the time. She strongly favored an
5. unstereotyped role of women. For instance, in Christopher Strong produced,
6. in 1933, she portrayed Amy Johnson, who was a pilot. She not only resented
7. seeing women as amorists and followers, but wanted them to have dynamic
8. aspirations and powerful characteristics. Her most productive years i feature
9. films (1927-1942) have intrigued a great number of feminist critics.
10. She started her directing career at the bottom of the ladder. In order to become
11. acquainted with all the areas of the movie industry, she held her first job as
12. script typist and edited movies. Her editing talent in the film Blood and Sand
13. featuring Rudolph Valentino caught James Cruze's attention. Later, she was
14. promoted to a screenplay writer. Her directing career at Paramount did not
15. start until after her work on the film The Covered Wagon (1923) by James
16. Cruze.
17. After leaving Paramount, from 1930 to 1943, she directed movies
18. independently. Some well-known actresses she worked with are Katherine
19. Hepburn and Joan Crawford. One of her best films Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
20. exemplifies the characteristics of fame and possibilities of exploitation of
21. sexual representations. Her innovative methods in film-splicing and editing
22. for silent movies won her acclaim. Because of failing health and disinterest
23. in the shallow world of Hollywood, she retired. Her successful career as a
24. director includes 17 movies, most of which were box-office hits.
It can be inferred that Arzner owes her success to her
The accident occurred _____.
Before or "ago" is used with a past event. Which is used when the present time is the starting point?
Why don't you _____ us?
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom:
1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is a tool used for gauging and recording brain
2. waves. In 1929, Hans Berger, the German psychiatrist, published the results of
3. his experiments using electroencephalograph in recording human brain
4. waves.
5. Four major brain waves exist: alpha has a frequency that ranges from 8 to 14
6. cycles per second (cps) and is found in the occipital part of the brain. Beta
7. covers 14 to 30 cps. Delta wave includes frequencies that are below 5 cps. Theta
8. wave covers the range between 5 to 8 cps. Alpha waves are more active
9. during relaxation and light sleep. Nonetheless, there function is altered by deep
10. mental activities. Beta waves, on the other hand, appear during mental
concentration periods.
12. In 1935, the findings of collaborators Frederic Gibbs, William Lennox, and
13. Hallowelle Davis from Harvard on the use of EEG in epilepsy was published.
14. Since EEG poses no pain or side effects, it is broadly included as a medium for
15. identifying brain irregularities. The EEG is instrumental in discovering a host
16. of brain wave abnormalities. Person who suffer from grand mal epilepsy have
17. brain wave patterns that resemble the spikes, while with those with petit mal epilepsy
18. have arch-shaped brain waves. Brain waves respond to physiological and
19. chemical stimuli. For instance, the use of drugs will result in low-amplitude,
20. high frequency brain waves. When we are sleep, the waves' pattern changes a
21. few times. Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves have high
22. frequency but low amplitude.
According to the passage, Beta waves are active during which of the following ?
The answer to this question is directly stated in lines 10-11, therefore B is the correct answer.
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom
1. The leading causes of amnesia are either physical or psychological. In
2. antergrade amnesia, the subject is unable to recall the events that occur after
3. a shock or an injury to the brain; however, past memories will not be lost. In
4. retrograde amnesia, the patient is capable of recalling events that occurs after the
5. trauma; interestingly enough, information stored before the shock, is lost and
6. cannot be retrieved. In paraamnesisa, established memories are contorted. In
7. psychogenic fugue, the subject may venture into a new lifestyle, trying to
8. repress memories which lead to trepidation. The events happening during
9. psychogenic fugue are non-retrievable. Nonetheless, the experiences that
10. happened before the onset can be recovered. Among the most popular
11. treatments for psychologically related amnesia are psychotherapy, the use of
12. drugs, and hypnosis.
In line 8, the word "trepidation" could best be replaced by
The passages says that "In psychogenic fugue, the subject may venture into a new lifestyle, trying to repress memories which lead to trepidation." If the word "trepidation" were replaced by "anxiety," the meaning would be kept the same.
1. Dorothy Arzner, born on January 3, 1990, in San Francisco, is one of
2. the most significant early movie directors. She was the only woman director in
3. Hollywood during the 1930's and 1940"s. The theme of her movies centered
4. mostly around women's issues prevalent at the time. She strongly favored an
5. unstereotyped role of women. For instance, in Christopher Strong produced,
6. in 1933, she portrayed Amy Johnson, who was a pilot. She not only resented
7. seeing women as amorists and followers, but wanted them to have dynamic
8. aspirations and powerful characteristics. Her most productive years i feature
9. films (1927-1942) have intrigued a great number of feminist critics.
10. She started her directing career at the bottom of the ladder. In order to become
11. acquainted with all the areas of the movie industry, she held her first job as
12. script typist and edited movies. Her editing talent in the film Blood and Sand
13. featuring Rudolph Valentino caught James Cruze's attention. Later, she was
14. promoted to a screenplay writer. Her directing career at Paramount did not
15. start until after her work on the film The Covered Wagon (1923) by James
16. Cruze.
17. After leaving Paramount, from 1930 to 1943, she directed movies
18. independently. Some well-known actresses she worked with are Katherine
19. Hepburn and Joan Crawford. One of her best films Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
20. exemplifies the characteristics of fame and possibilities of exploitation of
21. sexual representations. Her innovative methods in film-splicing and editing
22. for silent movies won her acclaim. Because of failing health and disinterest
23. in the shallow world of Hollywood, she retired. Her successful career as a
24. director includes 17 movies, most of which were box-office hits.
Which of the following best explains the author's attitude toward Dorothy Arzner?
Read the following paragraph and answer the question at the bottom:
1. Electroencephalograph (EEG) is a tool used for gauging and recording brain
2. waves. In 1929, Hans Berger, the German psychiatrist, published the results of
3. his experiments using electroencephalograph in recording human brain
4. waves.
5. Four major brain waves exist: alpha has a frequency that ranges from 8 to 14
6. cycles per second (cps) and is found in the occipital part of the brain. Beta
7. covers 14 to 30 cps. Delta wave includes frequencies that are below 5 cps. Theta
8. wave covers the range between 5 to 8 cps. Alpha waves are more active
9. during relaxation and light sleep. Nonetheless, there function is altered by deep
10. mental activities. Beta waves, on the other hand, appear during mental
concentration periods.
12. In 1935, the findings of collaborators Frederic Gibbs, William Lennox, and
13. Hallowelle Davis from Harvard on the use of EEG in epilepsy was published.
14. Since EEG poses no pain or side effects, it is broadly included as a medium for
15. identifying brain irregularities. The EEG is instrumental in discovering a host
16. of brain wave abnormalities. Person who suffer from grand mal epilepsy have
17. brain wave patterns that resemble the spikes, while with those with petit mal epilepsy
18. have arch-shaped brain waves. Brain waves respond to physiological and
19. chemical stimuli. For instance, the use of drugs will result in low-amplitude,
20. high frequency brain waves. When we are sleep, the waves' pattern changes a
21. few times. Dreaming frequently happens when the brain waves have high
22. frequency but low amplitude.
How are the brain waves of a patient with grandmal epilepsy different from that of a healthy person?
Lines 16-17 state that grand mal epilepsy results in brain wave patterns that resemble spikes.