What did Horace Mann  advocate?
A.The state board school system.         
B.The district school system.
C.The substitute school system.             
D.The graded school system.

The word “minute” in the second paragraph is closest in  meaning to                    .
A.extremely tiny    
B.extremely fast   
C.unique                    
D.organized

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Learning Spanish isn’t so difficult once you ______.
A.get away with it
B.get off it
C.get down to it
D.get on it

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My father put                the money to buy a new house.
A.in
B.up
C.on
D.out

The word “conglomeration” in paragraph 2 is closest in  meaning to                     .
A.complex                  
B.congress                  
C.conjunction                        
D.connotation

According to the passage, what does psychology of motivation attempt to uncover?
A.Reactions to hunger and desires for power.    
B.Developments of human physiology and  mind.
C.Reasons for human conduct and moving  forces.  
D.Organization of human society and  hierarchies.

According  to  the  passage,  all  of  the  following  are  true  of  Adams  EXCEPT  that _       .
A.his early life goal was to be a pianist
B.he showed his photographs to the public  frequently
C.he took many pictures of natural scenery
D.he had no idea what career he wanted until he was  14

According to the passage, photography has come to be recognized as an art form since            .
A.Americans started appreciating the beauty of  nature
B.several famous books on photography were  published
C.American colleges began offering courses on  photography
D.one talented photographer emerged

What can we infer about photographers before Adams'  time?
A.They were often musicians as well.          
B.They were not considered artists.
C.They did not worry about conservation.   
D.They had never taken photos of nature.

What is the purpose of the paragraph 1?
A.To describe the uses of costume.      
B.To contrast costume with the clothing.
C.To trade the origins of costume.        
D.To point out that clothing developed before  costume.