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Carbon tetrachloride is a colorless and inflammable liquid that can
be produced by combining .El
carbon disulfide and chlorine. This compound is widely used in i"a".t y
tta'uy u"cause of its
effectiveness as a solvent as well as irs use in the production ofpropellairtr. ' rf{
L:y." Despite its widespread use in industry carbon tetrachloade has been
banned lor home use. In
(5) the past, carbon tetrachloride was a common ingredient in cleaning 5l
ihat were used
throughout the home, but it was found to be dangerous: when heatld, "o*porrd,
it changes into a poisonous gas
that can cause severe illness and even death if it i; in}raled. Because oi this ;;;;ro".
the United States revoked permission for the home use of carbon tetrachtoridein
characteristic, B
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t s70. The United
States has taken similar action with various other chemical compounds_ l
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(A) cabon tetiachloride can be very
meaning to
dangerous when it is heated (A) warmed ffii
(B) the govemment banned arbon (B) breathed in &l
tetrachloride in 1970 (C) carelessly used
(C) although carbon tetrachloride can (D) blown B}
legally be used in industry, it is not *.1
allowed in home products 7. :#l
The word "revoked" in line 8 could most
(D) carbon tetrachloride used to be a easily be replaced by
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regular part of cleaning compounds
(A) gave a
2. The word "wideiy" in line 2 could most (B) grmted .11
easily be replaced by (C) instituted
(D) took away isl
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(A) grandly
(B) extensively 8. It can be inferred ftom the passage that
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(C) largely one role of the U.S. government is to ,;l
(D) hugely l
(A) regulate product safety l!!':l
3. The word "banned" in line 4 is closest in (B) prohibitanyuse of carbon
meaning to tetrachloride i.g
(C) instruct industry on cleaning s:
(A) forbidden methodologies
(B) allowed
(C) suggested
(D) instituted
(D) ban the use of any chemicals
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9. The paragraph following the passage most ,#:
likely discusses :iS:r
4. According to the passage, before 1970 ffil
carbon tetrachloride was (A) additional uses forcarbon ffii
(A) used by itself as a cleanser
tetrachloride ffil
(B) thebanningofvarious chemical
(B) banned in industrial use
(c) often used as a component of cleaning (C)
compounds by the U.S. government
further dangerous effects of carbon
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tetrachloride
(D) not aliowed in home cleaning products (D)
5. It is stated in the passage that when carbon
the major characteristics of carbon
tetrachloride #
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tetrachloride is heated, it becomes
(A) harmtul ffi
(B) colorless
(C)
(D)
a cieaning compound
inflammable
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most likei_vdiscusses (A) protests
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artist is) goul.
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famous paintings
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(D) afirsts
EuroPean are
16. lnlineS, the"etchings"
best describes the
1 l. \Ahich of the lollorting { A) a lYPe o[ Painting
''' in the pas:age? iet rL" same as a 1"t:::::1, whisrler
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\vorks arc engra\ tng
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described ' in line 1 1 is
lal Various painitngs are
contrasted' 1 7. The word "asymmetrical"
rir' is outrined' to
closest in meaning
l;; ;;;il;''.J'-ir"u (A) ProPoflionare
is considered an
American artist
12. Whistler (B) uneven
hecause (C) balanced
r ) hP was born in America (D) lyrical
Amertca
);i^ ;; ;;;i most of his lire in is NoT true
milirary of the following
llj n" li*"a in the U S 18.
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fiamous art tn u..o"li"gto the Passage?
iif r'" tt""t"a most o[ his of aft
America i^i"^*nou* *orked with a varlety
in forms'
in line 2 is closest Mother is not the official
13. The word "majority" tel u;'";ti";i
meaning to name of his Painting
his etchrngs'
(A) seniority tcl wili=i"t it Uett known for in somber
(B) maturity iti *'u'"t, MotuetisPainted
(C) large Pieces
(D) highPercentage
that Whistler's
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ot the t)Pes
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familY was t'as involved in?
work at all in (A) Lines 1-3
iel ""ur" to tind anY
' Russia (B) Lines 4-5
of his desire to (C) Lines 6-7
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Pursue (D) Lines 8-10
(C) working class
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