–35 ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE

Questions 30–35 are based on the following passage.was waiting for someone to produce reasonably(1) Milton Hershey was born near the small villagepriced candy. He was right.(4) Milton Hershey returned to the villageof Derry Church, Pennsylvania, in 1857. It was awhere he had been born, in the heart of dairy coun-________ beginning that did not foretell his latertry, and opened his chocolate manufacturing plant.popularity. Milton only attended school throughWith access to all the fresh milk he needed, he beganthe fourth grade; at that point, he was apprenticedproducing the finest milk chocolate. The plant thatto a printer in a nearby town. Fortunately for allopened in a small Pennsylvania village in 1905 ischocolate lovers, Milton did not excel as a printer.today the largest chocolate factory in the world. TheAfter a while, he left the printing business and wasapprenticed to a candy maker in Lancaster, Penn-confections created at this facility are favorites in theUnited States and internationally.sylvania. It was apparent he had found his calling in(5) The area where the factory is located islife and, at the age of eighteen, he opened his ownnow known as Hershey, Pennsylvania. Within thecandy store in Philadelphia. In spite of his talents asfirst decades of its existence, the town of Hersheya candy maker, the shop failed after six years.thrived, as did the chocolate business. A bank, a(2) It may come as a surprise to Milton Her-school, churches, a department store, even a parkshey’s fans today that his first candy success cameand a trolley system all appeared in short order; thewith the manufacture of caramel. After the failure ofhis Philadelphia store, Milton headed for Denver,town soon even had a zoo. Today, a visit to the areareveals the Hershey Medical Center, Milton Her-where he learned the art of making caramels. Therehe took a job with a local manufacturer who insistedshey School, and Hershey’s Chocolate World, atheme park where visitors are greeted by a gianton using fresh milk in making his caramels; Miltonsaw that this made the caramels especially tasty.Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. All of these things—anda huge number of happy chocolate lovers—wereAfter a time in Denver, Milton once again attemptedto open his own candy-making businesses, inmade possible because a caramel maker visited theChicago Exposition of 1893!Chicago, New Orleans, and New York City. Finally,30. According to information contained in the pas-34. The mention of the Chicago International Expo-sage, the reader can infer which of the following?sition of 1893 in the passage indicates thata.the exposition in Chicago is held once everya.Chocolate is popular in every country in thethree years.world.b.the theme of the exposition of 1893 was “Foodb.Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are manufacturedfrom Around the World.”by the Hershey Chocolate Company.c. Chocolate had never been manufactured inc. the exposition contained displays from a vari-ety of countries.the U.S. before Milton Hershey did it.d.the site of the exposition is now a branch ofd.The Hershey Chocolate Company now makesthe Hershey Chocolate Company.more money from Hershey’s Chocolate Worldthan from the manufacture and sale of35. Which of the following words best fits in thechocolate.blank in paragraph 1 of the passage?31. Which of the following best defines the worda.dramaticb.modestsubsidiaryas used in paragraph 3?c. undignifieda.a company owned entirely by one persond.rewardingb.a company founded to support anothercompanyc. a company that is not incorporated