Contoh Soal Bahasa Inggris (TOEFL) – Reading
For centuries, people have searched for a way to replace dead and
decaying teeth with comfortable false teeth. Many materials have been used to
make a set of false teeth. The teeth themselves should be made from a hard and
durable material. They should be secured to a soft material, making them easy
to wear. In the last two decades, dentists succeeded in making durable false
teeth that are comfortable, too.
Two thousand years ago, the Etruscans made teeth out of animal
bone and gold. These materials were used-with varying degrees of success-up to
the 1700’s. When George Washington was
president, ivory from animals such as elephants became a popular material for
false teeth. Doctors and inventors also tried silver, peal, and agate, but
teeth made from these materials were very expensive. Perhaps the most
successful material was porcelain, invented by a Frenchman about two hundred
years ago. White, strong, and resistant to decay, porcelain is still used today
for making single teeth.
Besides finding a material for the teeth, inventors also had to
find a way to secure them in a person’s mouth. People tried wire, springs, and
many kinds of glue to accomplish this. In most cases, however, discomfort and a
likelihood of the teeth falling out plagued the person who wore them.
Around 1844, an American dentist named Horace Wells used laughing
gas to put people to sleep before working on their teeth. This innovation made
dental work a lot less painful. Soon after, an inventor created the first form
of rubber. This was important to dentistry because teeth could be attached to
the rubber, and the rubber could be molded to fit the shape of the mouth. With
these two developments, dentist could work without causing pain and could fit
teeth more carefully. False teeth have become more available and comfortable
since then, and dentists have continued to improve the making and use of false
teeth.
1. What is the main
topic of this passage?
a. Horace Wells
b. False teeth
c. Gold and bone
d. The Etruscans
2. The word they in the first paragraph refers to:
a. Teeth
b. Materials
c. People
d. Dentists
3. The word varying in
the second paragraph cold best be replaced by the word:
a. Constant
b. Changeless
c. Fluctuating
d. Stable
4. Porcelain was invented
after the first use of:
a. Rubber for holding for holding teeth in place
b. Laughing gas
c. Ivory for making teeth
d. Electric drills
5. When did Horace Wells
begin using laughing gas?
a. 1700 b. Two-thousand years ago
c. 1834 d. 1844
6. The word besides in
the third paragraph means:
a. In addition to
b. Stand next to
c. Anyway
d. Together
7. The word them in the
third paragraph refers to:
a. Teeth
b. Inventors
c. People
d. Wire
8. When was rubber found
to be a useful material for false teeth?
a. After laughing gas was used to put patients to sleep
b. While George Washington was president
c. Before a Frenchman invented porcelain
d. While the Etruscans were making teeth of bone and gold
9. The following
sentence would best complete which paragraph? “It is unimaginable what will
come next.”
a. Paragraph 1
b. Paragraph 2
c. Paragraph 3
d. Paragraph 4
10. The word molded in
the fourth paragraph means:
a. Formed into a shape
b. To form an organic growth
c. To make an ornament
d. The fitting of a shoe
11. The word resistant in
the second paragraph could best be replaced by the word:
a. Prone
b. Insusceptible
c. Hearty
d. Sassy
Answer Key
1.
B
2.
A
3.
C
4.
C
5.
D
6.
A
7.
A
8.
A
9.
D
10.
A
11.
B
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