You are also permitted to skip a question and return to it later, which you can't do in the other sections of the exam. You will see the Reading passage and the question on the monitor screen at the same time. The Reading passage will appear on the left side of your screen, and the questions will appear on the right side of the screen. | Chapter 3 Developing Reading Comprehension Skills 75 Answers 1. A new ailment has developed among subway users. It is stated in the first sentence. 2. A New ailment called subway syndrome. B Causes people to turn pale and cold and even to faint. C Commuters rush to the hospital thinking they are having a heart attack. 3. Various and sundry things make people sick on subways. It is stated. 4. A Dizziness is caused by not having eaten a proper breakfast. B The overcrowding causes claustrophobia which brings on stress and anxiety. C People are afraid of mechanical failure fire and or crime so they panic. D Men show panic by having chest pains women by becoming hysterical. E Overcrowding of both sexes continual increase in the number of passengers and people s inability to avoid interacting with strangers contribute to stress. 5. There are measures commuters can take to protect themselves from subway syndrome. 6. A Eat a good breakfast. B Concentrate on pleasant thoughts. C Bounce a bit on your toes. D Roll your head. 7. The correct answer is C . 8. The correct answer is D . 9. The correct answer is D . 10. The correct answer is C . 76 PART III TOEFL Reading Review EXERCISES UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY READING PASSAGES Directions The passages below are followed by questions based on their content. Answer the questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passages. QUESTIONS 1-5 ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE. Not since Americans crossed the continent in covered wagons have they exercised and dieted as strenuously as they are doing today. Consequently they do 5 not only look younger and slimmer but feel better. Because of increased physical fitness life expectancy in the nation has risen to seventy-three years with fewer people suffering from heart dis- 10 ease the nation s number one killer. Jogging the easiest and cheapest way of improving the body keeps more than 30 million people of all ages on the run. For the price of a good pair .
