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Frontier settlers gave the plants various names: saltwort,
Russian cactus, and wind witch. But botanists at the Department
of Agriculture preferred the designation Russian thistle as the
(25) plant's common name. However, these botanists had a much harder
time agreeing on the plant's scientific name. Generally,
botanists compare a plant to published accounts of similar
plants, or to samples kept as specimens. Unfortunately, no book
described the weed, and no samples existed in herbaria in the
United States.

8. Which of the following can be inferred about tumbleweeds?
___ (A) They have strong, deep roots.
___ (B) They require a lot of care.
___ (C) They reproduce efficiently.
___ (D) They provided food for ranchers and animals.
9. The passage suggests that most present-day Americans
___ (A) consider the tumbleweed beneficial
___ (B) don't know when tumbleweeds came to North America
___ (C) have never heard of tumbleweeds
___ (D) believe tumbleweeds are newcomers to the United States
10. The author mentions the novels of Zane Grey and classic western movies (lines 11-12) because
they
___ (A) tell the story of the invasion of tumbleweeds
___ (B) are sources of popular information about tumbleweeds
___ (C) present very inaccurate pictures of tumbleweeds
___ (D) were written long before tumbleweeds were present in the United States
11. It is probable that the "group of immigrants" mentioned in line 18
___ (A) was from southern Russia
___ (B) had lived in North and South Dakota for many years
___ (C) imported tumbleweeds into the United States
___ (D) wrote a number of accounts about tumbleweeds
12. From the passage it can be inferred that the botanists at the Department of Agriculture
___ (A) could not find any tumbleweeds on the plains
___ (B) gave the names saltwort, Russian cactus, and wind witch to the tumbleweed
___ (C) could not decide on a common designation for the tumbleweed
___ (D) found it difficult to classify the plant scientifically

Questions 13-17

For most modern airports, the major design problem is scale-how to allow
(line) adequate space on the ground for maneuvering wide-body jets while permitting
(5) convenient and rapid movement of passengers departing, arriving, or transferring from
one flight to another.
Most designs for airport terminals take one of four approaches. In the linear
plan, the building may be straight or curved. The passengers board aircraft parked next
to the terminal. This plan works well for small airports that need to provide boarding
(10) areas for only a few aircraft at a time.
In the pier plan, narrow corridors or piers extend from a central building. This
plan allows many aircraft to park next to the building. However, it creates long walking
distances for passengers.

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