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Code 10 - Page 3 of 13 4. According to the information in paragraph 2, what does an experienced speaker know? A. When to laugh B. When to stop talking C. When to smile D. When to use his or her feet 5. The word "display" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______. A. show B. match C. frown D. videotape 6. According to the passage, how should a speaker stand? A. With arms folded across the chest B. On one foot C. Leaning on the podium D. Straight up, on two feet 7. What is the main purpose of paragraph 3? A. To explain a speaker's posture B. To explain a speaker's facial expressions C. To explain a speaker's hand gestures D. To explain a speaker's smile 8. Look at the space mark (A), (B), (C), (D) in the passage. Wherecould the following sentence be added? If a speaker stands too stiffly, the audience will focus on his or her posture instead of what is being said. A. (A) B. (B) C. (C) D. (D) 9. The word "gesture" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______. A. feeling
Code 10 - Page 4 of 13 B. action C. idea D. signal 10. What is not advisable for speakers to do during their speeches? A. Fold their arms across their chests B. Rest their hands on the podium C. Clasp their hands behind the back D. Use body language PASSAGE 2 - Questions 11 – 20 In the past oysters were raised in much the same way as dirt farmers raised tomatoes – by transplanting them. First, farmers selected the oyster bed, cleared the bottom of old shells and other debris, then scattered clean shells about. Next, they"planted" fertilized oyster eggs, which within two or three weeks hatched into larvae. The larvae drifted until they attached themselves to the clean shells on the bottom. There they remained and in time grew into baby oysters called seed or spat. The spat grew larger by drawing in seawater from which they derived microscopic particles of food. Before long farmers gathered the baby oysters transplanted them in other waters to speed up their growth, then transplanted them once more into another body of water to fatten them up. Until recently, the supply of wild oysters and those crudely farmed were more than enough to satisfy people's needs. But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance. The problem has become so serious that some oyster beds have vanished entirely. Fortunately, as far back as the early 1900's marine biologists realized that if new measures were not taken, oysters would become extinct or at best a luxury food. So they set up well equipped hatcheries and went to work. But they did not have the proper equipment or the skill to handle the eggs. They did not know when, what, and how to feed the larvae. And they knew little about the predators that attack and eat baby oysters by the millions. They