Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
In the American colonies there was little money. England did not supply the colonies with coins and did not allow the colonies to make their own coins, except for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, which received permission for a short period in 1652 to make several kinds of silver coins. England wanted to keep money out of America as a means of controlling trade: America was forced to trade only with England if it did not have the money to buy products from other countries. The result during this pre-revolutionary period was that the colonists used various goods in place of money: beaver pelts, Indian wampum, and tobacco leaves were all commonly used substitutes for money. The colonists also made use of any foreign coins they could obtain. Dutch, Spanish, French, and English coins were all in use in the American colonies.
During the Revolutionary War, funds were needed to finance the world, so each of the individual states and the Continental Congress issued paper money. So much of this paper money was printed that by the end of the war, almost no one would accept it. As a result, trade in goods and the use of foreign coins still flourished during this period.
By the time the Revolutionary War had been won by the American colonists, the monetary system was in a state of total disarray. To remedy this situation, the new Constitution of the United States, approved in 1789, allowed Congress to issue money. The individual states could no longer have their own money supply. A few years later, the Coinage Act of 1792 made the dollar the official currency of the United States and put the country on a bimetallic standard. In this bimetallic system, both gold and silver were legal money, and the rate of exchange of silver to gold was fixed by the government at sixteen to one.
How was the monetary system arranged in the Constitution?
A.Various state governments, including Massachusetts, could issue money.
B.The dollar was made the official currency of the U.S.
C.The U.S. officially went on a bimetallic monetary system.
D.Only the U.S. Congress could issue money.

The word “hailed” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________.
A.proposed
B.preserved
C.prepared
D.praised

It can be inferred from the passage that initially telephones __________ .
A.did not have a bell
B.utilized human operators
C.revitalized business in La Porte, Indiana
D.were limited to businesses

Why did Strowger’s switchboard find application in long-distance lines?
A.It could carry connections through cable extensions.
B.It required the caller to activate switches.
C.It could handle a large volume of simultaneous calls.
D.It was prevalent in commercial enterprises.

The word “implemented” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________ .
A.breached
B.usurped
C.used
D.broken

The word “instant'’ in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _________ .
A.immediate
B.impervious
C.impelling
D.immeasurable

When/ everyone/ seat/ lawyer/ speak.
A.When everyone was seated, the lawyer spoke.
B.When everyone seated, the lawyer spoke.
C.When everyone was seated, lawyer spoke.
D.When everyone seated, lawyer spoke.

no point/ join/ club/ full/ eccentrics.
A.There is no point in joining that club because it seems to be full of eccentrics.
B.It is no point in joining that club because it seems to be full of eccentrics.
C.There is no point to join that club because it seems to be full of eccentrics.
D.It is no point to join that club because it seems to be full of eccentrics.

Rain/ every day/ have/ spend/ most/ time/ indoors.
A.It is raining every day so we had to spend most of time indoors.
B.It rained nearly every day so we had spent most of our time indoors.
C.it rained every day so we have spent most of our time indoors.
D.It rained every day so we had to spend most of our time indoors.

I only called the police as a last resort.
A.I only called the police when it was special
B.I only called the police at last.
C.I only called the police when I had tried everything else.
D.I only called the police at the last moment.