VSTEP-Reading Test 1 SV

PASSAGE 1 – Questions 1-10
Hong Kong is the name of an island off the coast of mainland China. The biggest and most
important city on Hong Kong is Vitoria, but not many people use this name. People usually
call the city Hong Kong too....
1. What does “this” in paragraph 1 refers to
B. Victoria
2. There was a meeting between Britain and China because
A. They were fighting each other.
3. The word “deserted” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by
D. abandoned
4. The main idea of the third paragraph is
A. How Hong Kong became a colony of Britain
5. Before the British came to Hong Kong,
D.There were a few people living on the island.
6. What does the author imply when stating “one country, two systems”?
C. Hong Kong is a part of China, but has its own way of life.
7. Look at paragraph 5, where the following sentence can be added?
This meant that Hong Kong people could continue to live in the way that they had,
while being a part of of China.
D. 7D
8. How is the information in the passage organized?
C. in chronological order
9. In what paragaph does the author mention the jobs people in Hong Kong were
mainly doing when it started to be an official colony of Britain?
C. Paragraph 3
10. What is the main purpose of the author when writing this passage?
B. To help the readers understand more about the history of Hong Kong
PASSAGE 2 - Questions 11 –20

Constellations are patterns of stars in the sky. Over many thousands of years, human beings
living on the Earth have looked up and seen the shapes of people, animals and everyday
objects - they 'joined the dots' of the stars to form patterns in the sky.
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11. What use for constellations is NOT mentioned in the opening paragraphs?
B. To understand the origins of life in the universe
12. What is the best meaning of the word "sparse" in the second paragraph?
B. boring
13. Why do constellations change in the sky from month to month?
C. Because of the Earth's movements
14. What is the best meaning of the phrase "made up" in the fourth paragraph?
D. discovered
15. What is the best meaning of the phrase "peasants" in paragraph 5?
D. farmers
16. Why do astronomers call the constellation 'Ursa Major' by this name?
A. To ease international communication
17. What point is being made in the penultimate paragraph?
D. Perspective makes stars seem closer
18. In which paragraph does the writer state examples of differentconstellations in
different seasons?
C. Paragraph 4
19. Where would you most likely find this text?
C. A children's encyclopedia
20. What is the purpose of the writer when writing this text?
C. To help readers know more about patterns of stars on the sky
PASSAGE 3 - Questions 21–30
The discoveries of the white dwarf, the neutron star, and the black hole, coming well after
the discovery of the red giant are among the most exciting developments in decades because
they may be well present physicists with their greatest challenge since thefailure of classical
mechanics…
21. Which of the following things was first discovered?
D. The red giant
22. What does the word “they” in line 3 refer to?
D. The white dwarf, the neutron star, the black hole and the red giant
23. The author asserts that the discoveries of the white dwarf, the neutron star, and the
black hole are significant because these discoveries
B.pose the most comprehensive and fundamental problem faced by physicists in decades
24. What happens when compression increases?
C. very dense plasma forms
25. According to the passage, an imbalance arises between nuclear radiation pressure
and gravitational force in stars because
C. radiation pressure decreases when a star’s fuel has been consumed
26. According to the passage, in the final stages of its development, our own sun is
likely to take the form of a
A. white dwarf
27. The phrase “at this point” in the passage refers to
C. a density of 10 tons per cubic inch is reached.
28. The word “massive” in the passage is closest in meaning to
B. Enormous
29. The author introduces the discussion of the paradox concerning atomic structures
in order to
C. demonstrate by analogy that a vital insight in astrophysics is missing.
30. The primary purpose of the passage is toC
D. explain how the collapse of stars challenges accepted theories of physics.
PASSAGE 4 – Questions 31-40

Minerals are naturally occuring solid substances formed by geologic movements in the
Earth. Their main defining characteristics are that 1) they are inorganic (composed of non-
living matter); 2) they have a crystal structure; and 3) they have a unique chemical
composition.
31. According to paragraph 1, which of the following is a characteristic of mineral?
A. Crystal structure
32. The word “the latter” in the passage refers to
Graphite
33. The word “identical” in the passage is closest in meaning to
Same
34. According to the passage, two minerals with the same crystal structure can be
different because____
They have different chemical compositions
35. According to paragraph 3, halite and galena are different elements because
They have different chemical compositions
36. The word “hospitable” in the passage is closest in meaning to
Welcoming
37. Why does the author discuss the role of volcanic movements in creating rocks?
To identify a factor that determines what kinds of minerals are found in rocks
38. The word “disintergrate” in the passage is closest in meaning to
Decompose
39. Which of the following can be inferred about minerals on the Mohs scale?
Diamond can cut a mineral with a rank of 9.
40. According to the passage, all of the following are properties of minerals except:
Weigh
Paragraph 5: Buddhism come from the word Buddha…
What is the word “servant” best replaced by? D.Footman
Buddha left his house because? B.he wanted to find out why people were not happy
Why did Buddha decide not to eat for many days? C.he wanted his soul to escape from
his body
In which paragraph does the author present the answer to the happiness?C.paragraph 3
Paragraph 6:If you can read a clock, you can know the time of day. But no one knows
what time itself is. We cannot see it. We cannot touch it. We cannot hear it. We know it
only by the way we mark its passing.
1. Why is time such a difficult concept to understand? it's not tangible

2. How were early humans able to begin measuring time? the movements of objects
they saw every day
3. How did the concept of seasons become understood? by tracking the sun's
movements through the months
4. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to?
5. How would an early human have defined a 'month'? the number of days from one
phase of the moon's cycle and then back to the same point again
6. Why did the move towards farming require a better understanding of time? so
that crops were grown at the right time of the year
7. What is the meaning of the word 'forced' in the penultimate paragraph? it was
critical for survival
Paragraph 7: Schizophrenia is in reality a cluster
31. The passage states that schizophrenia A. is a single psychological disorder
C. is a group of various psychological disorders
32. The phrase “manifested in” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to B. demonstrated

by
33. The word apathetic in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to D. emotionless
34. The phrase "get along" in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by C. manage
35. The word "unwarranted” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to A. Inappropriate
36. The author uses the word "While" in paragraph 5 in order to show that paranoid
schizophrenics
A. think in a way that id materially different from the way that they act
37. It is implied in paragraph 5 that a paranoid schizophrenic would be most likely to
B. believe that he is a great leader
38. The word "mute" in paragrap closest in meaning to B. quiet
39. The word "it" in paragraph 7 refers to A. the disease

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PASSAGE 1 – Questions 1-10

PASSAGE 2 - Questions 11 –20

PASSAGE 4 – Questions 31-40

1. Why is time such a difficult concept to understand? it's not tangible

C. is a group of various psychological disorders

32. The phrase “manifested in” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to B. demonstrated

33. The word apathetic in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to D. emotionless

35. The word "unwarranted” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to A. Inappropriate

37. It is implied in paragraph 5 that a paranoid schizophrenic would be most likely to

B. believe that he is a great leader

38. The word "mute" in paragrap closest in meaning to B. quiet

39. The word "it" in paragraph 7 refers to A. the disease

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