And The Guide is an efficient way to prepare for the TOEFL iBT. By concentrating only on the points that are actually tested on the TOEFL test, it lets you make the most of your preparation time and never wastes your time. | Lesson 1 Factual and Negative Factual Questions 33 11. According to the passage what are a deer s antlers made of 12. The author says that the main purpose of a deer s anders is to . 13. How are reindeer and caribou different from other types of deer 14. When do deer that live in temperate climates lose their antlers 15. What does the skin on a deer s antler resemble 16. What is meant by the term buck rub 17. What do a two-year-old deer s antlers look like 18. The appearance of a deer s antlers does NOT depend on . 19. How much can a deer s antlers grow in one day 20. Why are some scientists studying the antlers of deer Reading Passage 3 Henry Schoolcraft was a pioneer in the study of Native American cultures. He studied chemistry and geology at Middlebury College in Vermont. As a young man he managed his family s glassmaking business and his first book was a treatise on glassmaking. However when the family business failed he decided to head west to explore unknown territory and write about it in hopes of making a profit. In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France. President Thomas Jefferson immediately authorized the exploration of the vast territory. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were chosen to find a pathway to the Pacific Ocean. Steven Long was sent to explore the Rocky Mountain region. Zebulon Pike went to the Southwest. Henry Schoolcraft was chosen to lead an expedition to the Ozark Mountain region of Missouri. In his book Journal Schoolcraft wrote about the minerals the plants the animals and the people both Native Americans and white frontiersmen of the Ozarks. Later Schoolcraft became the chief naturalist for an exploration party that went to the upper Mississippi River Valley and the Great Lakes district. He became a negotiator with the Native Americans of the area and was appointed Indian Agent to the Ojibwa tribe. He married the daughter of an Ojibwa man and a white woman. He learned to speak the Ojibwa language. With .
