Toefl 5 - Section 3 - Reading

1. What is the best title for the passage?

• (A) A Welcome to the Mayo Clinic

• (B) Brilliant American Surgeons

• (C) The Contributions of the Mayo Family

• (D)The Start of a Successful Practice

2. In line 2, the word "integrated" is closest in meaning to

• (A) unified

• (B) goal-oriented

• (C) ready-made

• (D)unique

3. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

• (A) Rochester, Minnesota is a dry with a large population.

• (B) The Mayo Clinic employees have set many medical records.

• (C) The Mayo Clinic is a large specialized teaching hospital.

• (D)The clinic's physicians represent many medical specializations

4. According to the passage, William Worral Mayo was involved in caring for the patients affected by

• (A) an outbreak of an epidemic

• (B) a spread of disease among Indians

• (C) a devastating natural disaster

• (D) a brief military confrontation

5. In line 13, the word "dedication" is closest in meaning to

• (A) dejection

• (B) devotion

• (C) deliberation

• (D) delectation

6. According to the passage, who were the first physicians in the clinic.

• (A) William Worral Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo

• (B) William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo

• (C) William Worral Mayo and William James Mayo

• (D) Willlam James Mayo and Charles William Mayo

7. In line 18, the word "founded" is closest in meaning to

• (A) found

• (B) established

• (C) fortified

• (D) articulated

8. In line 19, the word "contributions" is closest in meaning to

• (A) contractions

• (B) conventions

• (C) gifts

• (D) prizes

9. In addition to their medical expertise, what common characteristics distinguished the careers of the Mayo brothers?

• (A) Funding of schools in Minnesota

• (B) Positions on the board of directors

• (C) Military and political service

• (D) Donations for poor patients

10. In line 25, the phrase "subsequent to" is closest in meaning to of

• (A) because

• (B) regardless of

• (C) after

• (D) contrary to