CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL®
IBT TEST
BUILDING SKILLS
READING (10)
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EXERCISES R1-R3 Use Reading
Exercises R1-R3 to practice understanding meaning from context
EXERCISE R2 Choosing the best synonym
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Read each passage. Choose the letter of the word or phrase that
best completes each of the sentences that follow it.
Questions 7-12
When Jessye Norman’s parents were knocking
on the wall of their young daughter’s room as a signal for her to stop
singing and go to sleep, little did they dream that this small child
who seemed to have been born singing would grow up to be an
internationally renowned
opera singer.
It is not surprising that Jessye loved to
sing. Music was an integral part of her family’s lifestyle. Although
Jessye remembers her mother singing spirituals, it was her grandmother
who was always singing. Every hour of her day and every mood was highlighted
with a song that fit the occasion. As Jessye was growing up, her
piano-playing mother and trumpet and trombone playing brothers
accompanied her when the family was called upon to provide special
music for church services, parent-teacher meetings, and ribbon-cutting
ceremonies.
During her childhood, Jessye knew only three
operatic songs: one that she learned from a recording and two others -
opera scores she found at the local music store. Although singing was
in her blood, it was not until she attended Howard University that
Jessye Norman took her first voice lesson with Carolyn Grant, who
recognized her talent and knew how to channel it. It was almost
immediately after leaving the university in 1968, on her first visit to
Europe, that Jessye won the singing prize in the International Music Competition
of German Radio. The following year, she was invited to go to Berlin to
perform at the Deutsche Opera. Since that time, Jessye Norman has
become a world superstar whose singular voice reaches audiences all
over the world.
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7
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The word “renowned” is closest in
meaning to:
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A
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infamous
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B
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celebrated
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C
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notorious
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D
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precocious
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8
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The word “integral” is closest in
meaning to:
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A
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demanding
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B
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persistent
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C
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essential
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D
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intuitive
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