TOEFL Sample Question
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Read the following passage. Then fill in the diagram with the information that you read.
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) was a Swedish botanist, explorer, and physician. He is best known for extablishing a system of species classification and naming called the Systema Natutrae. The creation of this system was a lifelong process for Linnaeus, and the result of his work is a system of classification that is still in use today.
Linnaeus’s love of plants began during his childhood. Linnaeus’s father introduced Carl to botnacy at a very young age, and his interest grew quickly. By the age of eight, Linnaeus had acquired the study medicine. However, much of his time at university was spent working with plants, as plants were common in medicinal treatments. During this time, he began to record plant species and attempt to separate them into categories.
The next stage of Linnaeus’s career began after his graduation. Despite financial hardship, Linnaeus embarked upon two botanical expeditions in 1731 and 1734 in order to discover more plants that could be added to his growing list. Then, in 1735, Linnaeus’s friend and fellow botanist Jan Fredrik Gronvius published the first version of Systema Naturae. However, realizing that his classifications were far from complete, he set out many more expeditions.
His expeditions ceased, however, when Linnaeus became a professor at the University of Uppsala in 1741. He soon became famous in Sweden for botanical work. During his tenure as a professor at Uppsala, many of his students set out on similar expeditions around the world to gather plant species. In addition, Linnaeus had gained some renown worldwide, and many people sent him plant specimens from their native countries. His Systema Naturae grew considerably during this time; what had begun as a small pamphlet had grown into an extensive, multivolume work. Following Linnaeus’s death in1778, scientist continued his work.
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Botanist: one who studies plants
Hardship: a difficult condition
Expedition: a journey
Tenure: a period of holding a title or office
Specimen: a sample of material
Renown: fame
Considerably: to a great extent
Pamphlet: a small published work of information
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Q. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 3?
(A) Systema Naturae originally contained many errors.
(B) Linnaeus graduated from university before 1731.
(C) Linnaeus traveled with Gronovius.
(D) A friend financed Linnaeus’s expeditions.
A > (B) Linnaeus graduated from university before 1731.