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+ Introduction

In English, instead of repeating the same nouns or noun phrases, we use reference words.
This helps the passage to read better and to flow more smoothly. Pronouns such as it, they,
and those are among the most often used reference words.

Reference questions test your ability to figure out what the pronouns, noun phrases, or
other reference words refer to in the passage. There are 0 – 2 reference questions for each
passage. Each question is worth 1 point.

+ Sample Question

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One of the big improvements in home stereos The word he in the paragraph
in the last ten years has been the development of refers to
surround sound systems. While a normal stereo has A people
two speakers, a surround sound system has at least B victim
four: two in front and two in back. By using a special
C murderer
computer processor, the stereo sends different
D listener
sounds to the different speakers. People find
this most useful when they are watching movies.
When they watch a horror movie, they can hear a
murderer as he walks up behind the victim, and the

sound will actually come from behind the listener!

Answer & Explanation
The answer is (C). “he” is a third person subject pronoun used for males, and from the context we can
also know that he is someone who follows the victim.

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