Tofu is a product that is becoming very popular as a low-calorie,

cholesterol-free meat substitute. Formerly it was found exclusively in Oriental

markets and health food stores, but today tofu can be purchased in most

supermarket produce departments. This white, cheese like substance is made

from the condensed milk of soybeans. It is extremely high in protein and low in

sodium. Tofu is almost tasteless by itself, but it can be easily mixed into sauces

and soups; it can even be made to imitate scrambled eggs.

11. What is the author’s primary purpose for this text?

A. to describe tofu

B. to evaluate Oriental cooking

C. to compare tofu with meat

D. to persuade you to eat low-cholesterol foods I will try to give the reader of this article some idea of the real nature of

Gothic architecture, not just of Venice, but of universal Gothic. One of the most

interesting parts of our study will be to find out how far Venetian architecture

went in achieving the perfect type of Gothic, and how far it fell short of it.

12. What is the author’s purpose for this article?

A. to describe Venetian architecture

B. to show the nature of Gothic architecture

C. to explain the importance of Gothic architecture

D. to show how Venetian architecture is different from Gothic architecture

To make a delicious New England pie, proceed as follows: take some

water and flour; then construct a bullet-proof dough. Make this into a disk-

shaped object. Dry it for a couple of days in a mild temperature. Pour on stewed

dried apples and slabs of citron; leave it in a safe place until it petrifies. Serve

cold at breakfast and invite your mother-in-law.

13. What is the author’s purpose for this text?

A. to describe New England pie

B. to tell the steps in making a pie

C. to persuade the reader to buy New England pie

D. to satirize or make fun of New England cooking

The human sex chromosomes are of the XX-XY pattern. The Y

chromosome is much smaller than the X chromosome. Two types of sperm cells

are formed during gametogenesis; half of these have the X chromosome and the

others have the Y chromosome. Every egg cell has an X chromosome; therefore,

fertilization determines the sex. If a Y sperm cell fertilizes the egg, a male

develops.

14. What is the author’s purpose for this article?

A. to describe chromosomes

B. to tell the steps in fertilization

C. to contrast X and Y chromosomes

D. to explain how the sex of humans is determined

The word is terracide. It is not committed with guns and knives, but with

relentless bulldozers, roaring dump trucks, and giant shovels like mythological

beasts. Dynamite cuts and rips apart mountains to reach the minerals inside,

leaving nothing but empty, naked hills. The land is left wasted and allowed to

slide down upon houses and into streams, making the land unlivable and the

stream water undrinkable. This is terracide, or if you prefer, strip mining.

15. What is the author’s purpose for writing this text?

A. to define terracide

B. to describe a strip mining operation

C. to inform you about the purposes of strip mining

D. to persuade you that strip mining is bad for the environment ​