15. According to the passage, which of the following was an obstacle to the deveopment of the
icebox?
(A) Competition among the owners of refrigerated freight cars
(B) The lack of a network for the distribution of ice
(C) The use of insufficient insulation
(D) Inadequate understanding of physics
16. The word "rudimentary" in line 12 is closest in meaning to
(A) growing
(B) undeveloped
(C) necessary
(D) uninteresting
17. According to the information in the second paragraph, an ideal icebox would
(A) completely prevent ice from melting
(B) stop air from circulating
(C) allow ice to melt slowly
(D) use blankets to conserve ice
18 The author describes Thomas Moore as having been "on the right track" (line 18-19) to indicate
that
(A) the road to the market passed close to Moore s farm
(B) Moore was an honest merchant
(C) Moore was a prosperous farmer
(D) Moore s design was fairly successful
19. According to the passage, Moore s icebox allowed him to
(A) charge more for his butter
(B) travel to market at night
(C) manufacture butter more quickly
(D) produce ice all year round
20. The "produce" mentioned in line 25 could include
(A) iceboxes
(B) butter
(C) ice
(D) markets
Question 21-30
Aside from perpetuating itself, the sole purpose of the American Academy and
Instiute of Arts and Letters is to "foster, assist and sustain an interest" in literature,
music, and art. This it does by enthusiastically handing out money. Annual cash awards
are given to deserving artists in various categories of creativity: architecture, musical
composition, theater, novels, serious poetry, light verse,painting,sculpture. One award
subsidizes a promising American writer s visit to Rome. There is even an award for a
very good work of fiction that falled commercially-once won by the young John
Updike for The poorhouse Fair and, more recently, by Alice Walker for In Love and
Trouble.