Reading
Direction, Read the passages carefully answer the questions
Passage 1
During the nineteenth century, women in the United States organized
and participated in a large number of reform movements, including
movements to reorganize the prison system, improve education, ban the sale
of alcohol, and, most importantly, to free the slaves. Some
women saw
similarities in the social status of women and slaves. Women like Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone were feminists and abolitionists. Some male
abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Philips, supported
the rights of women to speak and participate equally with men in antislavery
activities. Probably more than any other movement, abolitionism offered
women a previously denied entry into politics. They became involved
primarily in order to better their living conditions and the conditions of
others.
When the Civil War ended in 1865, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution adopted in 1868 and 1870 granted
citizenship and suffrage to blacks but not to women. In 1869 the Wyoming
Territory had yielded to demands by feminists, but eastern states resisted
more stubbornly than before. A women’s suffrage bill had been presented to
every Congress since 1878 but continually failed to pass until 1920, when the
Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.
1. With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
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2. According to the passage, why did women become active in
politics?
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3.
What does the Nineteenth Amendment guarantee?
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4. What had occurred shortly after Civil War ?
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5. When were women allowed to vote through out the United States?
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Passage 2
Since 1913 the Federal reserve system has served as the central
bank for United States. It Consists of twelve district Reserve Bank and
their branch offices, along with several communities and council. The
most powerful body is the seven-member Board of Governors in
Washington, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
The System’s primary function is to control monetary policy by
influencing the cost and available of the money and credit through the
purchase and sale of government securities. If the federal Reserve
provides too little money, interest rates tend to be high, borrowing is
expensive, business activity slows down, unemployment goes up, and
there is a danger of recession. If there is too much money, interest
rates decline, and borrowing can lead to excess demand, pushing up
prices and fueling inflation.
6.Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for this
passage?
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7. What is the Principle responsibility of the Federal Reserve System?
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8.The Word “securities” in line 7 is intended to mean
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9. What happens when the Federal Reserved System too little
money?
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10. According to the information in this passage, what causes inflation?
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