READING (31) BUILDING SKILLS CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST

 

CAMBRIDGE PREPARATION FOR THE TOEFL® IBT TEST BUILDING SKILLS READING (31)

 

Exercises R15-R21 Use Exercises R15-R21 to build your skills in making inferences and drawing conclusions in reading passages. EXERCISE R17 Checking if an inference is correct Read each sentence and answer YES or NO to the question that follows. 1 Each day, more and more communities discover that they have been living near dumps or on top of ground that has been contaminated by toxic chemicals. Can it be inferred that communities aren’t always told when and where toxic wastes are being disposed? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 E.B. White’s death, at 86, was cause for sadness in millions of homes. Can it be inferred that E.B. White was famous? __________________________________________________________________________________________

ANSWER KEYS AND EXPLANATION