TOEFL-1 Kindly Submit Your Details, Then You Can Start Your Test !! Name Mobile No. Email City State Country Course 1. A three-foot octopus can crawl through a hole ------ in diameter. Add description here! (A) than one inch less (B) less than one inch (C) one less inch than (D) tan less one inch 2. ------adopted the decimal system of coinage in 1867. (A) Canada (B) When Canada (C) Canada, which (D) There was Canada 3. Generally, the representatives ------ a legislature are constitutionally elected by a broad spectrum of the population. (A) who they compose (B) who compose (C) had compose (D) compose 4. The Actor’s Studio, a professional actors’ workshop in New York City, provides ------where actors can work together without the pressure of commercial production. (A) a place and (B) a place (C) so that a place (D) a place is 5. ------ that life began billions of years ago in the water (A) It is believed (B) In the belief (C) The belief (D) Believing 6. by 1872 the United States had 70 engineering colleges, ------ astonishing expansion credited largely to the Morrill Act of 1862. (A) because (B) an (C) to which (D) was 7. The artist Romare Bcarden was ------ whose yellows, deep blues, and fuchsias contrasted strongly with photographic gray in his bright collages. (A) with a gift for color (B) a gifted colorist (C) a gift with colorful (D) gifted with coloring 8. The most important chemical catalyst on this planet is chlorophyll, -------carbon dioxide and water react to form carbohydrates. (A) whose presence (B) which is present (C) presenting (D) in the presence of which 9. One theory of the origin of the universe is -------from the explosion of a tiny, extremely dense fireball several billion years ago (A) because what formed (B) the formation that (C) that it formed (D) when forming 10. Roads in the United States remained crude, ------- with graved or wood planks, until the beginning of the twentieth century. (A) were unsurefaced or they covered them (B) which unsureface or covered (C) unsurfaced or covered them (D) unsurfaced or covered 11. portrait prints were the first reproductions of American paintings ------- widely distributed in the United States. (A) were (B) that which (C) that being (D) to be 12. Abigail Adams was prodigious letter writer, ------- many editions of her letters have been published. (A) who (B) and (C) in addition to (D) due to 13. In geometry, an ellipse may be defined as the locus of all points -------distances from two fixed points is constant. (A) which as the sum of (B) of the sum which (C) whose sum of whose (D) whose sum that the 14. -------at the site of a fort established by the Northwest Mounted Police, Calgary is now one of Canada’s fastest growing cities. (A) Built (B) It is built (C) To build (D) Having built 15. An image on a national flag can symbolize political ideals that -------express. (A) take many words to otherwise would. (B) would take to many otherwise words (C) many words to take would otherwise (D) would otherwise take many words to 16. A variation of collodion photography was the tintype, which captured images on a black or dark brown metal plate instead from on glass. A. variation B. which C. or D. instead 17. In cases of minor injury to the brain. Amnesia is likely to be a temporarily condition. A. In cases of B. to C.likely D.temporarily 18. The system of chemical symbols, first devised about 1800. gives a concise and instantly recognizable description of a element or compound. A.system B.instantly C. a D. or 19. The fact that white light is light composed of various wavelengths may be demonstrating by dispersing a beam of such light through a prism. A. The fact that B. composed of C. demonstrating D. such 20. Over the course of history, much civilizations developed their own number systems. A. Over B. much C. their own D. systems. 21. In the United States during the Second World War, each trade unions and employers avoided limits on wages by offering employees nontaxable medical benefits. federal A. each B. and C. by D. employees 22. Philosophy is the study of the nature of reality, knowledge, existent, and ethics by means of rational inquiry. A. the study B. existent, C. ethics D. by means 23. Poems vary in length from brief lyric poems to narrative or epic poems, which can be as broad in scope than a novel A. Length B. from C. narrative D. than 24. The population of California more than doubled during the period 1940-1960, creating problems in road-building and provide water for its arid southern section. A. more than B. during the C. provide D. southern section. 25. Although based it on feudal models, the colony of Pennsylvania developed a reputation for a progressive political and social outlook. A. based it on B. developed C. reputation for a D. progressive political 26. Hard and resistant to corrosion, bronze is traditionally used in bell casting and is the material used widely most for metal sculpture. A. Hard B. is traditionally C. widely most D. sculpture 27. The Appalachian Mountains formation a natural barrier between the eastern seaboard and the vast lowlands of the continental interior of North America. A. formation B. between C. lowlands D. interior 28. The United States census for 1970 showed that the French-speaking residents of Louisiana were one of the country’s most compact regional linguistic minority. A. For B. showed that C. were D. minority. 29. When used as food additives, antioxidants prevent fats and oils from become rancid when exposed to air, and thus extend their shelf life. A. When used B. additives C. become D. and thus 30. Copper was the first metallic used by humans and is second only to iron in its utility through the ages. A. metallic B. and is C. to iron D. the ages. 31. Despite the fact that lemurs are general nocturnal, the ring-tailed lemur travels by day in bands of four to twelve individuals. A. Despite B. general C. travels D. to 32. The Western world is beset with the range of problem that characterize mature, postindustrial societies. A. With B. Problem C. Mature D. societies. 33. Acrylic paints are either applied using a knife or diluted and spreading with a paintbrus A. Paint B. Either C. Using D. Spreading 34. Some marine invertebrates, such as the sea urchin and the starfish, migrates from deep water to shallow during spring and early summer to spawn. A.such as the B. migrates C. shallow D. to spawn 35. Marshes, wetland areas characterized by plant grassy growth, are distinguished from swamps,wetlands where trees grown. A. areas characterized B. plant grassy C. from D. where trees 36.Wampum, beads used as a form of exchange by some Native Americans, was made of bits of seashells cut, drill, and strung into belts. A. a form B. by C. bits of D. drill, 37. Kangaroos use their long and powerful tails for balance themselves when sitting upright or Jumping A. their B. powerful C.for D. when sitting 38. Proper city planning provides for the distribution of public utilities, public buildings, parks, and recreation centers, and for adequate and the inexpensive housing A. provides for B. distribution C. recreation centers D. the inexpensive 39. Most traditional dances are made up of a prearranged series of steps and movements, but modern 40. Most traditional dances are made up of a prearranged series of steps and movements, but modern A. Most B. made up of C. free to D. choice. 40. What does the passage mainly discuss? Questions 1-9In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) Differences among marine parks, sanctuaries, and reserves (B) Various marine conservation programs (C) International agreements on coastal protection (D) Similarities between land and sea protected environments 41. The word “intent” in line 3 is closest in meaning to Questions 1-9In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) repetition (B) approval (C) goal (D) revision 42. The word “administered” in line 8 is closest in meaning to Questions 1-9In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As a state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine protected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) managed (B) recognized (C) opposed (D) justified 43. The word “these” in line 11 refers to In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) sites (B) candidates (C) decades (D) sanctuaries 44. The passage mentions the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (lines 13-14) as an example of a sanctuary that In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) is not well know (B) covers a large area (C) is smaller than the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (D) was not originally proposed for sanctuary status 45.According to the passage, when was the National Marine Sanctuaries Program established? In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) Before 1972 (B) After 1987 (C) One hundred years before national parks were established (D) One hundred years after Yellowstone National Park was established 46.According to the passage, all of the following are achievements of the National Marine Sanctuaries Program EXCEPT In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) the discovery of several new marine organisms (B) the preservation of connections between individual marine species (C) the protection of coastal habitats (D) the establishment of areas where the public can observe marine life 47. The word “periphery” in line 24 is closest in meaning to In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) depth (B) landmass (C) warm habitat (D) outer edge 48. The passage mentions which of the following as a threat to marine areas outside the United States? In 1972, a century after the first national park in the United States was established atYellowstone, legislation was passed to create the National Marine Sanctuaries Program.The intent of this legislation was to provide protection to selected coastal habitats similarTo that existing for land areas designated as national parks. The designation of an areas5) a marine sanctuary indicates that it is a protected area, just as a national park is. Peopleare permitted to visit and observe there, but living organisms and their environments maynot be harmed or removed. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is administered by the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Commerce.10) Initially, 70 sites were proposed as candidates for sanctuary status. Two and a half decadeslater, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after1978. They range in size from the very small (less than I square kilometer) Fagatele BayNational Marine Sanctuary in American Samoa to the Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary in California, extending over 15,744 square kilometers. 15) The National Marine Sanctuaries Program is a crucial part of new managementpractices in which whole communities of species, and not just individual species, areoffered some degree of protection from habitat degradation and overexploitation. Onlyin this way can a reasonable degree of marine species diversity be maintained in a settingthat also maintains the natural interrelationships that exist among these species.20) Several other types of marine protected areas exist in the United States and othercountries. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System, managed by the UnitedStates government, includes 23 designated and protected estuaries. Outside the UnitedStates, marine protected-area programs exist as marine parks, reserves, and preserves.Over 100 designated areas exist around the periphery of the Carbbean Sea. Others range25) from the well-known Australian Great Barrer Reef Marine Park to lesser-known parksin countries such as Thailand and Indonesia, where tourism is placing growing pressureson fragile coral reef systems. As state, national, and international agencies come torecognize the importance of conserving marine biodiversity, marine projected areas.whether as sanctuaries, parks, or estuarine reserves, will play an increasingly importantrole in preserving that diversity. (A) Limitations in financial support B) The use of marine species as food (C) Variability of the climate (D) Increases in tourism 49. What aspect of rural colonial North America does the passage mainly discuss? From their inception, most rural neighborhoods in colonial North America includedat least one carpenter, joiner, sawyer, and cooper in woodworking; a weaver and a tailor for clothing production; a tanner, currier, and cordwainer (shoemaker) for fabricating leatherobjects; and a blacksmith for metalwork, Where stone was the local building material, a5) mason was sure to appear on the list of people who paid taxes. With only an apprentice asan assistant, the rural artisan provided the neighborhood with common goods from furnitureto shoes to farm equipment in exchange for cash or for “goods in kind” from the customer’sfield, pasture, or dairy. Sometimes artisans transformed material provided by the customerwove cloth of yam spun at the farm from the wool of the family sheep; made chairs or tables10) from wood cut in the customer’s own woodlot; produced shoes or leather breeches fromcow, deer, or sheepskin tanned on the farm.Like their farming neighbors, rural artisans were part of an economy seen, by onehistorian, as “an orchestra conducted by nature.” Some tasks could not be done in the winter,other had to be put off during harvest time, and still others waited on raw materials that were15) only produced seasonally. As the days grew shorter, shop hours kept pace, since few artisanscould afford enough artificial light to continue work when the Sun went down. To the bestof their ability, colonial artisans tried to keep their shops as efficient as possible and toregularize their schedules and methods of production for the best return on their investmentin time, tools, and materials, While it is pleasant to imagine a woodworker, for example,20) carefully matching lumber, joining a chest together without resort to nails or glue, andapplying all thought and energy to carving beautiful designs on the finished piece, the timerequired was not justified unless the customer was willing to pay extra for the quality—and few in rural areas were, Artisans, therefore, often found it necessary to employ asmany shortcuts and economics as possible while still producing satisfactory products. (A) Farming practices (B) The work of artisans (C) The character of rural neighborhoods (D) Types of furniture that were popular 50. The word “inception” in line 1 is closest in meaning to From their inception, most rural neighborhoods in colonial North America includedat least one carpenter, joiner, sawyer, and cooper in woodworking; a weaver and a tailor for clothing production; a tanner, currier, and cordwainer (shoemaker) for fabricating leatherobjects; and a blacksmith for metalwork, Where stone was the local building material, a5) mason was sure to appear on the list of people who paid taxes. With only an apprentice asan assistant, the rural artisan provided the neighborhood with common goods from furnitureto shoes to farm equipment in exchange for cash or for “goods in kind” from the customer’sfield, pasture, or dairy. Sometimes artisans transformed material provided by the customerwove cloth of yam spun at the farm from the wool of the family sheep; made chairs or tables10) from wood cut in the customer’s own woodlot; produced shoes or leather breeches fromcow, deer, or sheepskin tanned on the farm.Like their farming neighbors, rural artisans were part of an economy seen, by onehistorian, as “an orchestra conducted by nature.” Some tasks could not be done in the winter,other had to be put off during harvest time, and still others waited on raw materials that were15) only produced seasonally. As the days grew shorter, shop hours kept pace, since few artisanscould afford enough artificial light to continue work when the Sun went down. To the bestof their ability, colonial artisans tried to keep their shops as efficient as possible and toregularize their schedules and methods of production for the best return on their investmentin time, tools, and materials, While it is pleasant to imagine a woodworker, for example,20) carefully matching lumber, joining a chest together without resort to nails or glue, andapplying all thought and energy to carving beautiful designs on the finished piece, the timerequired was not justified unless the customer was willing to pay extra for the quality—and few in rural areas were, Artisans, therefore, often found it necessary to employ asmany shortcuts and economics as possible while still producing satisfactory products. (A) investigation (B) location (C) beginning (D) records Warning: Undefined array key "correct_answer_logic" in /home/kaling/public_html/kalingaplus/wp-content/plugins/quiz-master-next/php/classes/class-qmn-quiz-manager.php on line 451 Time's up