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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

18. The word "startling" in line 14 is closest in meaning to
___ (A) initial
___ (B) exciting
___ (C) tremendous
___ (D) surprising
19. The word "fundamental" in line 15 is closest in meaning to
___ (A) basic
___ (B) shifting
___ (C) predictable
___ (D) complicated

Questions 20-27

Manufactured in the tranquil New England town of Concord, New
Hampshire, the famous Concord Coach came to symbolize the Wild
West. Its rugged body and a suspension system of leather straps
(line) could handle the hard jolts from rough roads. A journalist in
(5) 1868, describing a railroad shipment of 30 coaches bound for Wells,
Fargo and Company, wrote, "They are splendidly decorated ... the
bodies red and the running parts yellow. Each door has a handsome
picture, mostly landscapes, and no two coaches are exactly alike."
Wells, Fargo and Company was founded in 1852 to provide mail and
(10) banking services for the gold camps of California and later won a
monopoly on express services west of the Mississippi. A Wells,
Fargo Concord Coach carried nine to fourteen passengers plus
baggage and mail. The accommodations were by no means plush.
However, the stagecoach was the swiftest method of travel through
(15) much of the Far West.

20. The word "tranquil" in line 1 is closest in meaning to
___ (A) peaceful
___ (B) bustling
___ (C) industrial
___ (D) tiny
21. The word "symbolize" in line 2 is closest in meaning to
___ (A) recollect
___ (B) fulfill
___ (C) deny
___ (D) represent
22. Which of the following could best substitute for the word "rugged" in line 3?
___ (A) Streamlined
___ (B) Roomy
___ (C) Sturdy
___ (D) Primitive
23. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "jolts" in line 4?
___ (A) Signs
___ (B) Shocks
___ (C) Sights
___ (D) Shots

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