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1. Americans have always been interested in their Presidents' wives. Many First Ladies have been
remembered because of the ways they have influenced their husbands. Other First Ladies have made the
history books on their own. At least two First Ladies, Bess Truman and Lady Bird Johnson, made it their
business to send signals during their husbands' speeches. When Lady Bird Johnson thought her husband
was talking too long, she wrote a note and sent it up to the platform. It read, "It's time to stop!" And he did.
Once Bess Truman didn't like what her husband was saying on television, so she phoned him and said," If
you can't talk more politely than that in public, you come right home." Abigail Fillmore and Eliza Johnson
actually taught their husbands, Millard Fillmore and Andrew Johnson, the thirteenth and seventeenth
Presidents. A schoolteacher, Abigail eventually married her pupil, Millard. When Eliza Johnson married
Andrew, he could not read or write, so she taught him herself. It was First Lady Helen Taft's idea to plant
the famous cherry trees in Washington, D. C. Each spring these blossoming trees attract thousands of
visitors to the nation's capital. Mrs. Taft also influenced the male members of her family and the White
House staff in a strange way: she convinced them to shave off their beards! Shortly after President Wilson
suffered a stroke, Edith Wilson unofficially took over most of the duties of the Presidency until the end of
her husband's term. Earlier, during World War I, Mrs. Wilson had had sheep brought onto the White
House lawn to eat the grass. The sheep not only kept the lawn mowed but provided wool for an auction
sponsored by the First Lady. Almost $100,000 was raised for the Red Cross. Dolly
Madison saw to it that a magnificent painting of George Washington was not destroyed during the War of
1 812. As the British marched toward Washington, D. C., she remained behind to rescue the painting,
even after the guards had left. The painting is the only object from the original White House that was not
burned. One of the most famous First Ladies was Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. She was active in political and social causes throughout her husband's tenure in office. After
his death, she became famous for her humanitarian work in the United Nations. She made life better for
thousands of needy people around the world.
What is the main idea of this passage?

A) Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the First Lady image.
B) The Humanitarian work of the First Ladies is critical in American government.
C) Dolly Madison was the most influential president's wife.
D) The First Ladies are key supporters of the Presidents.
E) The First Ladies are important in American culture.

2. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the ___ now called the International Date Line.

A) area
B) land mass
C) answer not found in article
D) Imaginary line parallel to the equator
E) imaginary circle passing through the poles

3. The village of Vestmannaeyjar, in the far northern country of Iceland, is as bright and clean and up-to-date
as any American or Canadian suburb. It is located on the island of Heimaey, just off the mainland. One
January night in 1973, however, householders were shocked from their sleep. In some backyards red-hot
liquid was spurting from the ground.
Flaming "skyrockets" shot up and over the houses. The island's volcano, Helgafell, silent for seven
thousand years, was violently erupting! Luckily, the island's fishing fleet was in port, and within twenty-four
hours almost everyone was ferried to the mainland. But then the agony of the island began in earnest. As
in a nightmare, fountains of burning lava spurted three hundred feet high. Black, baseball-size cinders
rained down. An evilsmelling, eye-burning, throat-searing cloud of smoke and gas erupted into the air,
and a river of lava flowed down the mountain. The constant shriek of escaping steam was punctuated by
ear-splitting explosions. As time went on, the once pleasant village of Vestmannaeyjar took on a weird
aspect. Its street lamps still burning against the long Arctic night, the town lay under a thick blanket of
cinders. All that could be seen above the ten-foot black drifts were the tips of street signs. Some houses
had collapsed under the weight of cinders; others had burst into flames as the heat ignited their oil storage
tanks. Lighting the whole lurid scene, fire continued to shoot from the mouth of the looming volcano. The
eruption continued for six months. Scientists and reporters arrived from around the world to observe the
awesome natural event. But the town did not die that easily. In July, when the eruption ceased, the people
of Heimaey Island returned to assess the chances of rebuilding their homes and lives. They found tons of
ash covering the ground. The Icelanders are a tough people, however, accustomed to the strange and
violent nature of their Arctic land. They dug out their homes. They even used the cinders to build new
roads and airport runways. Now the new homes of Heimaey are warmed from water pipes heated by
molten lava.
This volcanic eruption lasted for six ___.

A) hours
B) months
C) days
D) years
E) weeks

4. "Old woman," grumbled the burly white man who had just heard Sojourner Truth speak, "do you think your
talk about slavery does any good? I don't care any more for your talk than I do for the bite of a flea." The
tall, imposing black woman turned her piercing eyes on him. "Perhaps not," she answered, "but I'll keep
you scratching." The little incident of the 1840s sums up all that Sojourner Truth was: utterly dedicated to
spreading her message, afraid of no one, forceful and witty in speech. Yet forty years earlier, who could
have suspected that a spindly slave girl growing up in a damp cellar in upstate New York would become
one of the most remarkable women in American history? Her name then was Isabella (many slaves had
no last names), and by the time she was fourteen she had seen both parents die of cold and hunger. She
herself had been sold several times. By 1827, when New York freed its slaves, she had married and
borne five children. The first hint of Isabella's fighting spirit came soon afterwards, when her youngest son
was illegally seized and sold. She marched to the courthouse and badgered officials until her son was
returned to her. In 1843, inspired by religion, she changed her name to Sojourner (meaning "one who
stays briefly") Truth, and, with only pennies in her purse, set out to preach against slavery. From New
England to Minnesota she trekked, gaining a reputation for her plain but powerful and moving words.
Incredibly, despite being black and female (only white males were expected to be public speakers), she
drew thousands to town halls, tents, and churches to hear her powerful, deep-voiced pleas on equality for
blacks-and for women. Often she had to face threatening hoodlums. Once she stood before armed bullies
and sang a hymn to them. Awed by her courage and her commanding presence, they sheepishly
retreated. During the Civil War she cared for homeless ex-slaves in Washington. President Lincoln invited
her to the White House to bestow praise on her. Later, she petitioned Congress to help former slaves get
land in the West. Even in her old age, she forced the city of Washington to integrate its trolley cars so that
black and white could ride together. Shortly before her death at eighty-six, she was asked what kept her
going. "I think of the great things," replied Sojourner.
She forced the city of Washington to-

A) give land grants
B) care for ex-slaves
C) integrate its trolleys
D) provide food for ex-slaves
E) clean its trolleys

5. Radiative forcings are changes imposed on the planetary energy balance; radiative feedbacks are
changes induced by climate change. Forcings can arise from either natural or anthropogenic causes. For
example, the concentration of sulfate aerosols in the atmosphere can be altered by volcanic action or by
the burning of fossil fuels. The distinction between forcings and feedbacks is sometimes arbitrary;
however, forcings are quantities normally specified in global climate model simulations, while feedbacks
are calculated quantities. Examples of radiative forcings are greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide
and ozone), aerosols in the troposphere, and surface reflectivity. Radiative feedbacks include clouds,
water vapor in the troposphere, and sea-ice cover. The effects of forcings and feedbacks on climate are
complex. For example, clouds trap outgoing radiation, thus providing a warming influence, while also
reflecting incoming solar radiation and, thereby, providing a cooling influence. Current measurements
indicate that the net effect of clouds is to cool the earth. However, scientists are unsure if the balance will
shift in the future as the atmosphere and cloud formation are altered by the accumulation of greenhouse
gases. Similarly, the vertical distribution of ozone affects both the amount of radiation reaching the earth's
surface and the amount of reradiated radiation that is trapped by the greenhouse effect. These two
mechanisms affect the earth's temperature in opposite directions.
According to the passage, radiative forcings and radiative feedbacks can generally be distinguished from
each other by

A) whether the radiative change is directed toward or away from the earth
B) whether the radiative change is global or more localized
C) whether the amount of radiative change is specified or calculated
D) the precision with which the amounts of radiative change can be determined
E) the altitude at which the radiative change occurs

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