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Loud noise can damage hearing over time. People who work with loud machines should wear ear protection, such as earplugs or earmuffs. What should people who work with loud machines wear?

1. ASteel-toed boots
2. BSafety glasses
3. CEar protection
4. DThick gloves

The Pacific is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth. It covers more area than all the land on Earth put together. What does the passage say about the Pacific Ocean?

1. AIt covers more area than all the land combined.
2. BIt is the smallest and warmest ocean.
3. CIt is the only ocean with islands.
4. DIt is shallower and colder than the Atlantic Ocean.

Ants live in large groups called colonies. Each colony has a queen, whose main job is to lay eggs. Worker ants find food, care for the young and protect the nest. What is the queen ant’s main job?

1. ACaring for the young ants
2. BFinding food for the colony
3. CLaying eggs
4. DProtecting the nest from enemies

The new medication reduced headaches in 70 percent of patients in the trial. However, 15 percent of patients reported stomach upset. What is the purpose of the second sentence?

1. ATo give another benefit of the medication
2. BTo explain how the trial was done
3. CTo compare it with a different drug
4. DTo point out a drawback of the medication

The library’s new rule states: “Mobile phones must be set to silent in the reading room. Calls may be taken in the lobby.” Where may visitors take phone calls?

1. AIn the lobby
2. BAnywhere in the library
3. CIn the reading room
4. DNowhere in the building

The word “quarantine” comes from the Italian “quaranta giorni”, meaning forty days. In the 1300s, ships arriving in Venice during plague outbreaks had to wait forty days before passengers could come ashore. Why did ships have to wait before passengers came ashore?

1. ATo collect taxes from the ship owners
2. BTo let the ships be repaired after long journeys
3. CTo give passengers time to learn Italian
4. DTo prevent the plague from spreading to the city

A shift schedule shows: Nurse A works Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Nurse B works Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Nurse C works Monday, Thursday and Saturday. On which day do Nurse A and Nurse B work together?

1. AFriday
2. BMonday
3. CThursday
4. DWednesday

The author writes: “It is tempting to think that more vitamins are always better. Yet some vitamins, such as vitamin A, can build up in the body and become harmful in large doses.” What assumption does the author challenge?

1. AThat taking more vitamins is always healthy
2. BThat vitamin A is a vitamin
3. CThat the body needs vitamins
4. DThat vitamins are found in food