STARTER TOEIC 3RD EDITION
UNIT 7 (READING) PART VI
PART VI.
INCOMPLETE TEXTS
Questions 1 through 4 refer to the
following information.
One of the most mysterious places 1. (A) of the (B) on the (C) in the (D) around the world is small
island off the coast of South America called Easter Island is home to
thousands of giant stone figures called Moai that circle the island looking
outward towards the sea. The island’s real name is Rapa Nui, but is called
Easter Island because it was first 2. (A) met (B) known
about (C) discovered (D) built by Europeans on Easter Sunday, 1722.
The island used to be 3. (A) house (B) home
(C) lived by (D) populated to thousands of pacific island people who
carved the giant Moi out of volcanic rock and laced them along the beaches of
the island. No one knows exactly why the people of Easter Island carved the
giant stone statues. Some people say it was to keep away evil spirits and
others say it was a way to honor their ancestors. But 4.
(A) true (B) the story (C) still (D) really, it is still a mystery.
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Questions 5 through 8 refer to the
following article.
Most peopleassume that when an artist makes a work of art, the artist
intends on the artwork being around for a long time. Sculptures and paintings
that have been around for hundreds of years can still be enjoyed by art 5. (A) people (B) makers (C) lovers (D) haters today. But in
Tibet, a special type of painting is made that is not meant to be enjoyed for
very long. These are Tibetan Buddhist sand paintings. Sand paintings are
usually paintings of Mandalas, or circular designs, that are done using
various colored 6. (A) grains (B) lumps (C) tubes (D) stones
of sand.
Some sand paintings are quite large and may take months to complete. The
paintings are usually done 7. (A) during (B) before
(C) after (D) with a festival. Then, on the day of the festival, the
paintings are revealed. People enjoy them for a short while and then they let
the wind blow the sand away. Buddhists believe that sand paintings help us
understand how 10. (A) dirty (B) sandy (C) exciting (D) temporary
our lives there.
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Questions 9 through 12 refer to the
following information.
When we think of graffiti, we 9. (A) always (B) usually (C) rarely (D) never think of some kids with a can of spray paint writing
their name on the side of a wall. But did you know that grafitti has been
around for thousands of years? The oldest known graffiti comes from Egypt.
Some of the workers who built the pyramids were known to have scratched their
names on some of the 10. (A) big (B) recent (C) writing (D) workers’
stones over 2,500 years ago!
Graffiti shows up in the strangest of places. During world war II,
allied soldiers used to write graffiti on the sides of bombs and artillery
shells before 11. (A) throwing (B) giving (C) sending (D) firing them at the
cenemy. 12. (A) In the past (B) At this time (C) Nowadays (D) In the future,
graffiti seen as a type of urban art form. Many cities hold graffiti contests
where groups of artists called “crews” compete to see who has the best
artistic skills.
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ANSWER KEY
1
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C
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2
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C
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3
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B
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4
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D
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5
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C
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6
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A
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7
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A
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8
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D
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9
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B
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10
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A
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11
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A
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12
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C
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