000 ATTENDEES WERE REGISTERED FOR THE TENTH WORLD ESPERANTO...

4,000 attendees were registered for the Tenth World Esperanto Congress scheduled for 1914,

when World War I erupted and forced its cancellation.

Esperanto has had its ups and downs in the period since World War I. Today, years after it was

introduced, it is estimated that perhaps a quarter of a million people are fluent in it. This may

seem like a large number, but it is really quite small when compared with the billion English

speakers and billion Mandarin Chinese speakers in today's world. Current advocates would like to

see its use grow considerably and are taking steps to try to make this happen.

Question 55. This passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on ______.

A. European history B. world government

C. applied linguistics D. English grammar

Question 56. The topic of this passage is ______.

A. a language developed in the last few years

B. using language to communicate internationally

C. one man's efforts to create a universal language

D. how language can be improved

Question 57. It can be inferred from the passage that the Third World Congress of Esperanto

took place in___ .

A. 1909 B. 1905 C. 1913 D. 1907

Question 58. According to the passage, what happened to the Tenth World Esperanto Congress?

A. It had 4,000 attendees. B. It never took place.

C. It was scheduled for 1915. D. It had attendees from 20 countries

Question 59. The expression "ups and downs" in the last paragraph is closed in meaning

to____

A. highs and lows B. takeoffs and landings

C. floors and ceilings D. tops and bottoms

Question 60. The expression "popping up" in the fourth paragraph could best be replaced by

______.

A. hiding B. opening C. leaping D. shouting

Question 61. Which paragraph describes the predecessor to Esperanto?

A. The third paragraph B. The last paragraph

C. The first paragraph D. The second paragraph

Question 62. The paragraph following the passage most likely discusses ______.

A. the disadvantages of usi:1g an artificial language.

B. attempts to reconvene the World Congress of Esperanto in the 1920s

C. how current supporters of Esperanto are encouraging its growth.

D. another of Zamenhofs accomplishment.

Question 63. According to the passage, Zamenhof wanted to create a universal language

A. to provide a more complex language B. to resolve cultural differences

C. to build a name for himself D. to create one world culture

Question 64. It can be inferred from the passage that the Esperanto word malespera means

A. hopeful B. hope C. hopelessness D. hopeless

SECTION B: WRITING

Part 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the

sentence printed before it.