


1. Which of the following is the author's main point?
A. Hearing loss is America's number one nonfatal health problem.
B. Loud noises signal danger.
C. Noise may pose a serious threat to our physical and psychological health.
D. The ear is not like the eye.
2. According to the passage, what is noise?
A. A byproduct of technology
B. Physical and psychological harm
C. Congestion
D. Unwanted sound
3. Why is noise difficult to measure?
A. All people do not respond to it in the same way.
B. It causes hearing loss.
C. It is unwanted.
D. People become accustomed to it.
4. The word congested in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by ……….
A. hazardous
B. crowded
C. polluted
D. rushed
5. The word it in "... for those exposed to it." (the last word of paragraph 1) refers to ……….
A. the quality of life
B. our advancing technology
C. the noise
D. physical and psychological harm
6. According to the passage, people respond to loud noises in the same way that they respond to ……….
A. annoyance
B. danger
C. damage
D. disease
7. Look at the verb accelerate in the paragraph 3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to accelerate?
A. cease
B. alter
C. swell
D. increase
8. The phrase as well in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. after all
B. instead
C. also
D. regardless
9. It can be inferred from this passage that the eye ……….
A. responds to fear
B. enjoys greater protection than the ear
C. increases functions
D. is damaged by noise
10. With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree?
A. Noise is an unavoidable problem in an industrial society.
B. Noise is not a serious problem today.
C. Noise is America's number-one problem.
D. Noise is a complex problem