Practice Test 1 Final Countdown Practice Tests
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 1ClozePassage 1This passage is about global warming.For many years, global warming was portrayed in the mediaas an issue with two sides. Some scientists argued that globalwarming was occurring, and others argued that it was(91) . However, this portrayal was an oversimplificationof the debate. Skeptics of global warming, (92) somescientists, (93) to lingering scientific uncertainties thatcaused them to question whether global warming was actuallyoccurring. However, there is now (94) evidence that(95)global temperatures are increasing, baseddirecttemperature measurements and observations of other impactssuch as (96) glaciers and polar ice, rising sea levels, andchanges in the life (97) of plants and animals.As the scientific evidence on rising global temperaturesbecame indisputable, skeptics began to focus on whetherhuman activities are in fact the (98) of global warming.They argued that the observed warming could be brought onby natural processes such as changes in the energy (99)91.a. falseb. mistakec. notd. so92.a. containingb. includingc. comprisingd. composing93.a. pointedb. showedc. leadingd. indicated94.a. unacceptableb. invalidc. inconceivabled. undeniable95.a. byb. inc. fromd. on96.a. fadingb. meltingc. sinkingd. expanding97.a. cyclesb. stylec. historiesd. expectancy98.a. reasonb. faultc. caused. result99.a. emergingb. emittedc. radiatingd. productiona. slightlyb. vaguelyc. vastlyd. significantly100.by the sun. However, the sun’s influence has been foundto have contributed only (100) to observed warming,particularly since the mid-20th century. In fact, there is nowoverwhelming evidence that greenhouse gas emissions fromhuman activities are the main cause of the warming.STEP 1: Skim the passage for gist.STEP 2: Think about what is missingand what is tested.STEP 3: Work throughthe passage,item by item, choiceby choice.STEP 4: Reread the passage withyour answers in place. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.PRACTICE TEST 1Cloze - Passage 1
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 1ClozePassage 2This passage is about acupuncture.A key component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupunctureis most commonly used, both in the East and the West, asa means of alleviating pain. Some people are (101) bythe thought of acupuncture and may feel (102) takes agreat deal of courage to (103) treatment on themselves.The first and probably most important fact to understandabout acupuncture is that it is not a frightening experience.It (104) , however, involve the (105) of fine needlesthrough the skin; most acupuncturists use (106) sixand twelve acupuncture needles at each session. The needles(107) are smaller than injection needles; in (108) , anacupuncture needle can fit into the central hole of a normalinjection needle. Acupuncture needles do not (109) acutting end like most hypodermic needles, which means theyare far less (110) to cause tissue damage or bruising wheninserted. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.101.a. afraidb. fearfulc. frightenedd. horrifying102.a. likeb. thatc. oned. it103.a. afflictb. inflictc. conflictd. inject104.a. mayb. alwaysc. doesd. is105.a. insertionb. installationc. interjectiond. intervention106.a. amongb. aboutc. approximatelyd. between107.a. thatb. usedc. theyd. points108.a. allb. spitec. factd. case109.a. haveb. makec. injectd. involve110.a. goingb. likelyc. dued. painfulPRACTICE TEST 1Cloze - Passage 2
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 2ClozePassage 1This passage is about hibernation.Hibernation seems simple enough. Animals fatten up inthe summer, disappear into their dens during the winter,(91) food is scarce, and then emerge in the spring aliveand alert, if a lot (92) . But if you could peek inside ahibernating ground squirrel, you’d witness a physiologicalwonder. The animal’s metabolism slows to (93) nothing.Its body temperature plummets to a few (94) warmerthan outside. Its heartbeat slows from 300 beats per minuteto (95) than 10. And other, more mysterious changesprotect the squirrel in a state that would kill many otheranimals.It’s that self-protection that (96) medical researchers.(97) out how mammals survive such extreme conditionsoffers clues to how humans might be protected against theirown health threats such as stroke, which causes restrictedblood flow in the brain, and trauma-induced hemorrhaging.Fueling interest in the field (98) a recent paper showingthat mice, which don’t hibernate, (99) induced to do so bya carefully measured-out whiff of a normally toxic gas. Whenthe gas was removed, the mice emerged apparently unharmedfrom their sluggish state. (100) human applications areyears away, hopeful investors have already put up more than 10 million in a start-up company.91.a. andb. whenc. sod. although92.a. warmerb. survivec. haved. thinner93.a. hardlyb. nearc. almostd. next94.a. degreesb. levelsc. pointsd. grades95.a. lesserb. fewerc. underd. smaller96.a. disturbsb. observesc. intriguesd. repels97.a. Rulingb. Understandingc. Checkingd. Figuring98.a. thatb. isc. becaused. when99.a. theyb. whichc. wered. have100.a. Whileb. Ifc. Becaused. SinceTake time to notice theflow of eachparagraph. Does it containa topicsentence followed by reasons orexamples? Does it describe a sequenencceeor present contrasting ideas? Beinggsensitive to this will help youanswer questions related to linkingwords and discourse markers. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.PRACTICE TEST 2Cloze - Passage 1
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 2ClozePassage 2This passage is about Mark Twain, the American writer.Samuel Clemens, better known by his pen name of MarkTwain, grew up in the Mississippi River frontier town ofHannibal, Missouri. Ernest Hemingway's famous (101) –that all of American literature comes from one great book,Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – indicates thisauthor's towering place in American (102) tradition.Early 19th-century American writers (103) to be tooflowery, sentimental, or ostentatious – partially becausethey were still trying to prove that they (104) write aselegantly as the English. Based on vigorous, realistic, colloquialAmerican speech, Twain's style gave American (105) a newappreciation of their national voice. Twain was the (106)major American author to come from the interior of thecountry, (107) he captured its distinctive slang, humor,and character. (108) Twain and other American writersof the late 19th century, realism was (109) just a literarytechnique, but rather a way of speaking truth and explodingworn-out conventions. As such, it was profoundly liberating,though potentially at (110) with society. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.101.a. reputationb. novelc. statementd. philosophy102.a. literaryb. literalc. literated. literacy103.a. hatedb. tendedc. inclinedd. had104.a. notb. andc. tod. could105.a. writersb. publicc. novelsd. critics106.a. mostb. firstc. otherd. next107.a. asb. howeverc. andd. which108.a. Forb. Despitec. Ifd. Since109.a. onlyb. notc. alwaysd. plainly110.a. conflictb. riskc. faultd. oddsPRACTICE TEST 2Cloze - Passage 2
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 3ClozePassage 1This passage is about how elephants communicate with each other.It’s a safari postcard moment: a family of elephants rushtogether, rumbling, trumpeting, and screaming, their chorusedvoices deafening in the wilderness. To casual observers, thesight is pure animal theatrics, but biologist Joyce Poole knowsthere’s a lot more happening than meets the ear. She andothers have found that the elephants not only trumpet theircalls (91) also squeal, cry, scream, roar, snort, rumble, andgroan. And some of the sounds are so low-pitched that theyaren’t even (92) to human ears.(93)ofScientists say elephants have an elaboratecommunication because they need it to maintain a complexsocial structure based on strong family relationships. One ofthe (94) identified so (95) is what Poole describesas the “let’s go” rumble, which is used to suggest “I want to goin this direction – let’s go together.” A drawn-out rumbling,it lasts about five to six seconds and is usually repeated every80 seconds or so (96) the caller gets results. (97)91.a. andb. canc. butd. they92.a. dispensableb. audiblec. sensibled. eligible93.a. systemb. wayc. networkd. technology94.a. elephantsb. relationshipsc. structuresd. calls95.a. longb. muchc. fard. that96.a. untilb. becausec. thatd. provided97.a. Thisb. Therec. Anotherd. Rumbling98.a. doesb. emitsc. exhalesd. has99.a. elephantb. enemyc. instantd. answera. touchb. dangerc. loved. motion100.is the “contact call.” An elephant calling for a distant familymember (98) a powerful reverberating sound and thenlifts its head and spreads its ears while listening for an(99) . If it receives one, it responds with an explosivesound, signifying “We’re in (100) .”Items that ask you to choose bet weenfour nouns with totallydif ferentmeanings (e.g., items 94and 99) areoften discourse questions that test yourability to follow the writer’s train ofthought. You’ll have a better chance ofanswering correctly if youwiden yourfocus and consider several sentencesbefore and after each blank.Item 100 is a variationon this. Note theeword “in” before the blank. All four nounscollocate with “in,” butonly one suitsthe writer’s train of thought. To answer,go back several sentences and considereach phrase in contex t. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.PRACTICE TEST 3Cloze - Passage 1
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 3ClozePassage 2This passage is about sleep apnea.At least half of all chronic snorers suffer from the disorderknown as obstructive sleep apnea, in which breathing actuallystops for as (101) as 90 seconds, often hundreds of timesa night. Each time the oxygen level drops, the snorer begins towaken (102) , with a loud snort, gasps for air. (103)the heart must work harder during these episodes, sleep apnea(104) the entire cardiovascular system and may eventually(105) high blood pressure and enlargement of the heart. Itmay also (106) the risk of stroke.Apnea sufferers are (107) chronically sleep deprived.(108) their bodies must struggle constantly to keep thethroat muscles tense enough to (109) open airways, they(110) slip into the deep sleep needed to wake up feelingrested. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.101.a. farb. longc. soond. little102.a. upb. andc. butd. so103.a. Sinceb. Howeverc. Thend. Although104.a. awakensb. destroysc. strainsd. strengthens105.a. leadb. causec. raised. suffer106.a. endangerb. diminishc. increased. promote107.a. alsob. notc. amongd. more108.a. Althoughb. Unlessc. Withd. Because109.a. restrictb. closec. maintaind. block110.a. rarelyb. shouldc. graduallyd. canPRACTICE TEST 3Cloze - Passage 2
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 4ClozePassage 1This passage is about hybrid animals.When it comes to mating, species don’t always stick to theirown kind. Take Kekaimalu the “wholphin,” as she’s known,the hybrid (91) of a false killer whale and a bottlenosedolphin, who lives at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. Then (92)the “liger,” a hybrid of a female tiger and male lion ( (93)called a “tigon,” if the mother is the lion). Ligers and tigonshave manes like a lion, the sleek bodies and (94) of a tiger,and the 900-pound heft of a lion.But the list doesn’t stop there. To create work animals with(95)greater strength and agility, people havemules(sterile combinations of horses and donkeys) and zorses (across between a zebra and a horse). And not long ago, Russians(96) with breeding combinations of jackals and huskydogs to form a hybrid with elite bomb-sniffing abilities.(98)(97) ? SomethatAre hybrids like theseinterspecies mating has long played a role in evolution. Othersmaintain (99) hybrids are the result of unhealthy humaninterference and, if unleashed in the wild, can (100)91.a. mateb. offspringc. siblingd. ancestor92.a. isb. there’sc. comesd. goes93.a. successivelyb. subsequentlyc. alternativelyd. unfortunately94.a. stripesb. spotsc. bandsd. streaks95.a. riddenb. grownc. bredd. saddled96.a. associatedb. consideredc. collaboratedd. experimented97.a. naturalb. physicalc. physiologicald. legal98.a. quarrelb. recommendc. decided. argue99.a. whetherb. thatc. althoughd. because100.a. improveb. conservec. threatend. ignorethe integrity of existing species. Whether or not this is true,hybrids continue to appear, both in controlled settings, suchas zoos and farms, and in the wild.Before choosing an answer, makesure that:(a) it makes sense withthe tex t thatcomes several sentencesbeforeand after the blank, and(b) it fits in with the grammar of thesurrounding tex t (e.g., subject-verbrbagreement, pronouns, dependenttprepositions). 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.PRACTICE TEST 4Cloze - Passage 1
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 4ClozePassage 2This passage is about the relationship between being a parent and happiness.Why do people keep having kids? Conventional wisdomdictates that people become parents because children bringjoy. But do they really? A recent study that (101) into therelationship between parenting and happiness levels in adultidentical twins – some of whom are parents and some whoaren’t – may be getting to the (102) of the issue.The study found that people with children are, in fact, happierthan those without children, but that a second or thirdchild doesn’t add to parental happiness at (103) . In fact,additional children seem to make mothers (104) happythan mothers with (105) one child – though still happierthan women with (106) children.“If you want to maximize your subjective well-being,” saysthe lead researcher, “you probably (107) stop at one child.(108) seems to happen over time is that you look forwardto (109) another child. Then you have it and find it reallydifficult, and your happiness dips.” Overall, the lesson seemsto be that just having (110) at least once might be thecrucial aspect that provides the happiness gain. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.101.a. lookedb. camec. exploredd. researched102.a. subjectb. topc. pointd. bottom103.a. randomb. mostc. alld. last104.a. lessb. soc. ared. not105.a. theb. overc. onlyd. barely106.a. twob. noc. additionald. any107.a. shouldb. don’tc. mayd. must108.a. Itb. Muchc. Whatd. Something109.a. bringingb. havingc. makingd. doing110.a. marriedb. parentsc. reproducedd. bornPRACTICE TEST 4Cloze - Passage 2
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 5ClozePassage 1This passage is about babies and sign language.Teaching an infant sign language may sound like an oddthing to do, but research has shown that it makes good sense.Babies have the cognitive capacity to understand language(91) they can speak, and early on, they have (92)control of their hands than their (93) . If babies can learn91.a. sob. beforec. andd. because92.a. worseb. noc. somed. better93.signs for objects and concepts (milk, for example, or dirty),then they can (94) their needs rather than simply crying.a. legsb. mouthsc. fingersd. parents94.a. increaseb. verbalizec. communicated. interpret95.a. Growingb. Checkingc. Followingd. Giving96.a. thoughb. becausec. providingd. that97.a. denyb. doubtc. worryd. hope98.a. actuallyb. havec. bed. not99.a. thatb. hadc. theyd. were100.a. ofb. havec. andd. whoseLinda Acredolo, psychologist and co-author of Baby Sign:How to Talk to Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, firstinvestigated sign language with her infant daughter in 1985.(95)up on her initial experiment with years of labresearch, she found that most children can learn to sign ataround one, (96) a lot depends on a child’s individualdevelopment. It usually takes several months of parentalsigning before a child will respond.(97)Parents oftenthat signing will slow verbaldevelopment, but Acredolo’s research shows that early signingmay (98) promote language learning. In one study of140 pairs of parents, couples (99) randomly asked to usehand signals or to provide plenty of verbal stimulation. Thebabies (100) parents signed to them later scored higheron repeated tests of verbal ability. And at age 8, the childrenwho had signed scored an average of 12 points higher on anintelligence (IQ) test. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.STRUCTURE/MEANING ALERT!Before choosing a comparative wordlike “worse” or “better”(see item 92),make sure that the sentence where theblank occurs requires acomparison.The presence of the word “than” in thesentence is usually a good indicator thata comparative is needed, but which of theetwo should you choose? To be safe, youneed to go back to thebeginning of theparagraph and follow thewriter’s trainof thought to make sureyour answer islogical and in line withthe meaning ofwhat comes before andafter.PRACTICE TEST 5Cloze - Passage 1
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 5ClozePassage 2This passage is about a clever teenage inventor.Kavita Shukla may be just 16, but she’s been inventing stuff foryears. In fourth grade, she came up with an egg slicer (decoratedwith a plastic chicken) that was activated by a marble. At 13,after her mother had lost three gas caps from her car, Kavitarigged up a temperature-sensitive system that (101) whenthe cap was off. But her best invention so far – for (102)she recently won a Lemelson-MIT High School InventionApprenticeship – was (103) while visiting her grandmotherin Bhopal, India, where tap water teems with bacteria. One day,after Kavita (104) some water while brushing her teeth,her grandmother gave her fenugreek – an herb used in Indiancooking and medicine. Kavita didn’t get sick, and she beganto (105) whether the herb could really protect (106)bacteria. Soon her family’s refrigerator was full of berries, somerotting, others remaining remarkably (107) . Now after twoyears of experimenting, Kavita has shown that paper treatedwith fenugreek does (108) preserve fruits and vegetablesfor weeks.101.a. cooledb. gesturedc. signaledd. stopped102.a. whomb. thatc. whend. which103.a. inspiredb. dreamedc. builtd. founded104.a. boiledb. swallowedc. spilledd. ran105.a. doubtb. understandc. wonderd. deny106.a. againstb. ofc. peopled. harmful107.a. coolb. freshc. moldyd. organic108.a. indeedb. notc. therefored. hence109.a. restorativeb. healingc. destructived. preservative110.a. giveb. letc. allowd. makeNo one knows the why or how of fenugreek’s (109)properties, but the apprenticeship should help her find out. Itwill (110) her to continue her research in a well-equippedlab under the guidance of a leading scientist. 2013 Cengage Learning.Permission granted to photocopy for classroom use.PRACTICE TEST 5Cloze - Passage 2
Michigan ProficiencyFinal Countdown Practice TestsPractice Test 6ClozePassage 1This passage is about the dangers that tall buildings pose to birds.Many tall office buildings leave their lights on at night, awasteful practice that has lethal consequences for migratingbirds. Confused by the lit windows, millions of birds slaminto tall buildings and die every year, says a conservationecologist at the Chicago Field Museum. He and his colleaguesquantified the losses by (91) the number of birds thathit McCormick Place, a 90-foot-tall glass convention centerin Chicago. Over the last two years, 1,297 birds – mostlysparrows, warblers, and thrushes – perished after flying into(92) windows.During the same period, only 192 died from hitting darkwindows, (93) the windows were unlit nearly half thetime during the study. The (94) place an additionalstrain on (95) spec
A key component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is most commonly used, both in the East and the West, as a means of alleviating pain. Some people are (101) by the thought of acupuncture and may feel (102) takes a great deal of courage to (103) treatment on themselves. The first and probably most important fact to understand about acupuncture is that it is not a frightening .
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