C) The development of industry.

D) The relationship between basic research and industry. Answer: 1. 3 2. 4 3. 4 4. 3 5. 1 SET 4

PASSAGE TWO

Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we \we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, whether the unfamiliar person on our property is a thief or meter reader, and so on.

The statuses we assume often vary with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly.

A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook. Having made a choice within these limits we can have

certain alterations made, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Statuses too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.

1. According to the passage, statuses can help us __________. A) make friends with other people

B) behave appropriately in relation to other people C) adapt ourselves in strange situations better D) judge whether a librarian is a friend

2. In the author's opinion, people often assume different statuses _________. A) in order to better identify others

B) in order to better identify themselves C) as their mental processes constantly change D) as the situation changes

3. The word \A) appreciation B) assessment C) encouragement D) acknowledgement

4. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun \A) the constant mental process of appraisal B) the constant mental process of interpretation

C) fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately D) identification of other people's statuses

5. Why does the author say that \Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince\Because different people have different sizes.

B) Because different people have different styles. C) Because our choice of statuses is limited. D) Because our racks and pocketbooks are different.

Answer: 1. 2 2. 4 3. 2 4. 3 5. 3