1.What is the main topic of the passage?
　　(A) The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population
　　(B) The development of safer machines demanded by the labor movement
　　(C) Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution
　　(D) New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution
　　2.The word "naturally" in line 3 is closest in meaning to
　　(A) unsurprisingly
　　(B) gradually
　　(C) apparently
　　(D) safely
　　3. The expression "make the most of" in line 4 is closest in meaning to
　　(A) get the best yield from
　　(B) raise the price of
　　(C) exaggerate the worth of
　　(D) earn a living on
　　4. Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said (line 3-5)?
　　(A) Europe was changing more quickly than the United States.
　　(B) Europe had greater need of farm machinery than the United States did.
　　(C) The United States was finally running out of good farmland.
　　(D) There was a shortage of workers on United States farms.
　　5.The word "here" in line 4 refers to
　　(A) Europe
　　(B) United States
　　(C) New Jersey
　　(D) Indiana
　　6. What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on
　　their backs.
　　(A) Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution.
　　(B) People in the United States were traditionally self-reliant.
　　(C) Life on the farm was extremely difficult.
　　(D) New tools were designed to be portable.
　　7. When was the iron plow invented?
　　(A)In 1790.
　　(B) In the early 1800 s.
　　(C) In 1869.
　　(D) In the early 1900 s.
　　8. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Charles Newbold is true?
　　(A) He was James Oliver s assistant.
　　(B) He was born in Europe.
　　(C) He was opposed to scientific agriculture.
　　(D) He spent his own money to promote his invention.
　　9. The word "it" in line 12 refers to
　　(A) scientific agriculture
　　(B) James Oliver s invention
　　(C) the cast-iron plow
　　(D) Charles Newbold s fortune
　　10. Why did farmers reject Newbold s plow?
　　(A) Their horses were frightened by it.
　　(B) They preferred lighter tools.
　　(C) It was too expensive.
　　(D) They thought it would ruin the land.

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