33. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?
(A) To persuade
(B) To inform
(C) To describe
(D) To argue
(E) To entertain

29. The environmental impact assessment general assembly concluded that a road construction plan, ____has sparked protests over a perceived threat to endangered leopard cats in Miaoli County, should be returned to an EIA specialists’ meeting for further review. (A) that (B) in which (C) where (D) which

30. Civil disobedience refers to the right to refuse orders when laws or policies infringe _____citizens’ rights to make their voices heard. (A) on (B) at (C) in (D) with

31. The main idea of the first paragraph of this passage is that (A) many movies about newspaper firms have been made. (B) a newspaper’s publisher is in charge of all operations. (C) the word editorial has two meanings. (D) media portrayals of newspapers are wrong. (E) many movies have been made about newspapers.

32. What is the organizational pattern of the second paragraph of this passage? (A) Chronological order (B) Compare/contrast (C) Explanation (D) Spatial order (E) Cause/effect

34. After reading this passage, you can conclude that media portrayals of newspapers (A) distort reality in order to entertain. (B) emphasize the role of the publisher. (C) accurately portray the way newspapers are produced. (D) are based on true stories. (E) define the term editorial incorrectly.

35. Which statement from the passage is the author’s personal opinion? (A) Movies and TV programs portray the creation of hard news stories as almost the sole activity of a paper. (B) What actually goes on differs between dailies and weeklies. (C) The newspaper’s publisher is in charge of the entire company’s operation. (D) For many newspapers a substantial amount of what they publish doesn’t even get created by that company. (E) Our image of what goes on in a newspaper firm is shaped by popular movies, TV shows, and books.

36. The author might have stated his “rule of the road” as (A) follow the orders of policemen. (B) do not behave inconsiderately in public. (C) do what you like in private. (D) do not walk in the middle of the road. (E) liberty is more important than anarchy.

37. The author’s attitude to the old lady in paragraph one is (A) condescending. (B) intolerant. (C) objective. (D) supportive. (E) sardonic.

38. The sentence “It means....curtailed” (paragraph 2, lines 3-4) is an example of (A) hyperbole. (B) cliché. (C) consonance. (D) simile. (E) paradox.

39. Which sentence best sums up the author’s main point? (A) The great moments of heroism and sacrifice are rare. (B) There is a danger of the world getting liberty-drunk in these days like the old lady with the basket. (C) A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings of others is the foundation of social conduct. (D) It is in the small matters of conduct, in the observance of the rule of the road, that we pass judgment upon ourselves, and declare that we are civilized or uncivilized. (E) It is the little habits of commonplace intercourse that make up the great sum of life and sweeten or make bitter the journey.