Latihan Soal TOEFL
Reading Skill 5: Menentukan Rujukan Kata Ganti
Text 1
The
full moon that occurs nearest the equinox of the Sun has become known as the
harvest moon. It is a bright moon which allows
farmers to work late into the night for several nights; they can work when the moon is at its brightest to bring in the
fall harvest. The harvest moon of course occurs at different times of the year
in the northern and southern hemispheres. In the northern hemisphere, the
harvest moon occurs in September at the time of the autumnal equinox. In the
southern hemisphere, the harvest moon occurs in March at the time of the vernal
equinox.
1. The pronoun
"It" in line 2 refers to
(A) the equinox
(B) the Sun
(C) the harvest moon
(D) the night
2. The pronoun
"they" in line 2 refers to
(A) farmers
(B) nights
(C) times of the year
(D) northern and southern
hemispheres
Text 2
Mardi
Gras, which means “Fat Tuesday” in French, was introduced to America by French
colonists in the early eighteenth century. From that time it has grown in popularity, particularly in New
Orleans, and today it is actually a legal holiday in several southern states.
The Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans begins well before the actual Mardi
Gras Day. Parades, parties, balls, and numerous festivities take place
throughout the week before Mardi Gras Day; tourists from various countries
throughout the world flock to New Orleans for the celebration, where they take part in a week of nonstop activities before
returning home for some much-needed rest.
3. The pronoun “it” in
line 2 refers to
(A) Mardi Gras
(B) French
(C) that time
(D) New Orleans
4. The pronoun
"they" in line 6 refers to
(A) numerous festivities
(B) tourists
(C) various countries
(D) nonstop activities
Text 3
The
financial firm Dow Jones and Company computes business statistics every hour on
the hour of each of the business days of the year, and these statistics are
known as the Dow Jones averages. They are based
on a select group of stocks and bonds that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Dow Jones averages are composed of four different types of averages: the
average price of the common stock of thirty industrial firms, the average price
of the common stock prices of twenty transportation companies, the average
price of the common stock prices of fifteen utility companies, and an overall
average of all the sixty-five stocks used to compute the first three averages.
Probably the average that is the most commonly used is the industrial average; it is often used by an investor interested in checking
the state of the stock market before making an investment in an industrial
stock.
5. The pronoun
"They" in line 3 refers to
(A) the business days
(B) these statistics
(C) stocks and bonds
(D) four different types
6. The pronoun “it"
in line 9 refers to
(A) the industrial
average
(B) an investor
(C) the state of the
stock market
(D) an investment
Key Answers:
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. A
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