READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND THEN CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO THE QUESTIONS BY CIRCLING THE CORRESPONDING LETTER A, B, C, OR D

Questions 26-30: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to the questions

by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your answer on the answer sheet.

It is a characteristic of human nature that people like to get together and have fun, and people live during

America’s frontier days were no exception. However, because life was hard and the necessities of day-to-day

living took up their time, it was common for recreation to be combined with activities necessary for survival.

One example of such a form of recreation was logrolling. Many frontier areas were heavily wooded, and in

order to settle an area it was necessary to remove the trees. A settler could cut down the trees alone, but help

was needed to move the cut trees. After a settler had cut a bunch of trees, he would then invite his neighbors

over for a logrolling.

A logrolling is a community event where families got together for a combination of work and fun. The

women would bring food and have a much needed and infrequent opportunity to relax and chat with friends, the

children would play together exuberantly, and the men would hold lively competitions that involved rolling logs

from place to place as quickly as possible. This was a day of fun for everyone involved, but as its foundation

was the need to clear the land.

26. The main idea of the passage is that in America’s frontier days ___________________.

A. people combined work with recreation

B. people cleared land by rolling logs

C. it was necessary for early settlers to clear the land

D. a logrolling involved the community

27. The expression day-today in line 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?

A. daytime

B. every day

C. day after day

D. today

28. According to the passage, what did people have to do first to settle an area?

A. Develop recreation ideas B. Build farms

C. Get rid of the trees D. Invite neighbors over

29. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about a logrolling?

A. It involved a lot of people.

B. It could be enjoyable.

C. There could be a lot of movement.

D. It was rather quiet.

30. This passage would probably be assigned reading in which of the following courses?

A. Forestry

B. Environmental Studies

C. Psychology

D. History