28. Which of the following statements about Vidal Sassoon is FALSE?
(A) He created the bob style.
(B) He believed that style hair should be teased and piled high.
(C) His hairstyles required little styling.
(D) He came from the U.K.

24. (A) turbulent (B) original (C) disquieting (D) troublesome

25. (A) authorize (B) cancel (C) identify (D) ban

III. Reading Comprehension 30% A. New driving glasses contain sensors embedded in the frame to measure how often eyelids blink and how much they droop between blinks. Sensors translate this into a “drowsiness score” shown on the dashboard and deliver an auditory warning when scores exceed safe limits. Designed for commercial drivers, the glasses may be available for regular drivers within the next two years. 26. If the article needed a title, which would be BEST? (A) Sensors for Commercial Drivers (B) Daytime Drowsiness and Its Evaluation (C) Safe Limits and Eyelids Blink (D) Eyeglasses to Prevent Drowsy Driving

B. Diabetics, put away the bandages: A new technique for checking blood sugar could make finger pricks a thing of the past. Chemists from Northeastern University have developed a method for injecting tiny fluorescent sensors under the skin that detect glucose in the blood. Take a picture of the freckle-size temporary tattoo with a special attachment that fits over your smart phone’s camera lens, and a computer program then analyzes the photo and reports your blood sugar number. The tattoo method is still under-going tests; it could be available in three years.  27. If the article needed a title, which would be BEST? (A) Fluorescent Sensors in the Blood (B) A Blood Sugar Tattoo (C) Diabetics and Blood Sugar (D) How to Prevent Diabetes

29. Vidal Sassoon’s hairstyles were a huge hit in the 60s because ______. (A) they were in sync with women’s liberation movement (B) they emphasized the use of curlers (C) they fit well with the miniskirt (D) they fit well with the much publicized topless bathing suit

30. Vidal Sassoon decided to become a hairdresser because_____. (A) the job could take him to New York (B) he was a proponent of women’s liberation movement (C) he twisted his ankle and gave up on being a soccer player (D) he intended to fulfill his mother’s dream

31. In Paragraph 1 of this short article D, the author relates our experience of sensory impressions to ____. (A) a repeated image (B) a fast-ascending roller coaster (C) an unobstructed stream (D) a stagnant swamp

32. The main purpose of these two paragraphs is to _____. (A) suggest the complexity of perceptual processes (B) explore the biological implications of a person’s decision (C) express the overwhelming confusion of everyday life (D) present a scientific analysis of an automatic reflex

33. What is the main idea of this article? (A) Novocain doesn’t always last long enough. (B) Dentists love to torture their patients. (C) Christina’s dentist filled a cavity for her. (D) Christina hopes to become a dentist.

34. Which word means about the same as ‘being on edge’? (A) nervous (B) amazed (C) contemptuous (D) adventurous