Tham khảo tài liệu 'kaplan toefl paper and pencil part 7', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Reading Comprehension Time allowed for this section 55 minutes Directions In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. For this section you are to choose the one best answer A B C or D to each question. Then on your answer sheet find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. Answer all the questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage. Read the following passage. One of the most successful communal experiments in the New World was that of the Shakers a sect that fled from England to c New York State in 1774 in order to escape 5 religious bigotry. In America they adopted rhe name Shaker once used derisively by the English to describe the dance they performed when in a state of religious ecstasy. At the movement s peak in the decade prior 10 to the Civil War there were 6 000 Shakers in 18 communities throughout the eastern states. Since then however the Shakers have almost dwindled away. Today only two active Shaker communities remain with a total membership of eighteen all female. The Shakers resigned to the death of their sect have never believed that everyone could be persuaded to share their beliefs. Example I Where did the Shaker movement begin A The eastern stares B The New World C New York D England Sample Answer 56 KAPUH Reading Comprehension The passage states that the Shaker sect fied from England to New York State in 1774. Therefore you should have chosen answer D . Example II At present the Shakers are represented by A 6 000 worldwide members B 18 active communities C two remaining all-female communities D two female members Sample Answer According to the passage only two active Shaker communities remain with a total membership of 18 all female. Therefore you should have chosen answer C . Now begin work on the questions. Questions 1-12 refer to the following passage. The reasons for the .
