THE HEINEMANN TOEFL COURSE PRACTICE TEST 1 READING PART 5 (Questions 41-50)

THE HEINEMANN TOEFL COURSE

PRACTICE TEST 1

READING

PART 5 (Questions 41-50)

Scientists do not yet thoroughly understand just how the body of an individual becomes sensitive to a substance that is harmless or even wholesome for the average person. Milk, wheat, and egg, for example, rank among the most healthful and widely used foods. Yet these foods can cause persons sensitive to them to suffer greatly. At first, the body of the individual is not harmed by coming into contact with the substance. After a varying interval of time, usually longer than a few weeks, the body becomes sensitive to it, and an allergy has begun to develop. Sometimes it's hard to figure out if you have a food allergy, since it can show up so many different ways. Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, hives, joint pains mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability, or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges, and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective. Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate, or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, pickled herring, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods (read the labels!). Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B-vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin. Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colorings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book Why your Child is Hyperactive. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective. 41 The topic of this passage is A reactions to foods food and nutrition infants and allergies a good diet B C D 42 According to the passage, the difficulty in diagnosing allergies to foods is due to A the vast number of different foods we eat lack of a proper treatment plan the similarity of symptoms of the allergy to other problems the use of prepared formula to feed babies B C D 43 The word "symptoms" in line 9 is closest in meaning to A indications diet diagnosis prescriptions B C D 44 The phrase "set off" in lines 14-15 is closest in meaning to A relieved identified avoided triggered B C D 45 What can be inferred about babies from this passage? A They can eat almost anything. They should have a carefully restricted diet as infants. They gain little benefit from being breast fed. They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early. B C D 46 The word "hyperactive" in line 20 is closest in meaning to A overly active unusually low activity excited inquisitive B C D 47 The author states that the reason that infants need to avoid certain foods related to allergies has to do with the infant's A lack of teeth poor metabolism underdeveloped intestinal tract inability to swallow solid foods B C D 48 The word "these" in line 22 refers to A food additives food colorings unnutritious foods foods high in salicylates B C D 49 Which of the following was a suggested treatment for migraines in the passage? A Eating more ripe bananas Avoiding all Oriental foods Getting plenty of sodium nitrate Using Vitamin B in addition to a good diet B C D
	50	According to the article the Feingold diet is NOT
		A	verified by researchers as being consistently effective available in book form beneficial for hyperactive children designed to eliminate foods containing certain food additives
		B
		C
		D

ANSWER KEY

41. A  The correct answer (A) is the most general of the choices and includes the topics of the three paragraphs in the passage. (B), (C), and (D) are too specific and are mentioned as details in the passage. 42. C  The correct answer (C) is found in lines 8-9 Sometimes it's hard to figure out if you have a food allergy, since it can show up so many different ways. It can show up so many different ways is similar in meaning to the similarity of symptoms of the allergy to other problems. (A), (B), and (D) are not true according to the passage. 43. A  Clues to the meaning of "symptoms" are the phrases show up so many different ways (lines 8-9) and other problems (line 9), followed by a list of afflictions that may indicate food aallergies rashes, hives, joint pains, mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability, or depression. 44. D The organization of the paragraph is а cluе to  the meaning of "set off." The passive  sentence (lines 14-15) indicates that certain foods set off  migraines (the first step in the process of getting migraines) and is followed in the last sentence in the paragraph by Some people have been successful in treating their migraines..., (a stage after the migraine is in progress). In this context "set off" means to trigger or to quickly put into action. 45. B   The correct answer (B) is found in lines 13-14. The passage states that... if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months, which is similar in meaning to have a carefully restricted diet as infants. (A), (C), and (D) are not true according to the passage. 46. A   A clue to the meaning of "hyperactive" is to analyze the parts of the word. Hyper means more than usual. The correct answer choice is (A) overly active. 47. C   The correct answer (C) is found in line 13. The clause until her or his intestines mature ... is similar in meaning to underdeveloped intestinal tract. The other choices are not true according to the passage. 48. D   The pronoun "these" in the phrase "a few of these" refers to the noun phrase that proceeds the pronoun, foods high in salicylates. The foods listed (almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, and grapes) do not include unnatural foods with additives or colorings. 49. D   The correct answer (D) is found in lines 18-20. The other answer choices are not mentioned in the passage as a treatment for migraines. 50. A   The correct answer (A) is found in lines 24-25. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective is similar in meaning to N ОТ verified by researchers as being consistently effective. (B), (C), and (D) are true for the Feingold diet according to lines 20-24.