Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following
passage. The way in which people use social space reflects
their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to
America from Europe brought with them a (47) style of
living, which they retained until late in the 18th century. Historical records
document a group-Oriented (48) , in which one room was used
for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a communal
pot, (49) drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With
the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the
use of (50) cups and plates; the eating of meals that
included meat, bread, and vegetables (51) on separate
plates; and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses with
separate rooms to (52) guests — living rooms, separate
bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas — kitchen, laundry room, and separate
bathrooms. In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic
space is (53) different. Houses are organized around a
patio, or courtyard. Rooms open onto the patio, where all kinds of (54)
activities take place. Individuals do not have (55)
bedrooms. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters
share a bed emphasizing familial interdependence. Rooms in Mexican houses are
locations for multiple activities that, in (56) , are
rigidly separated in the United States. A) outdoor
B) shared C) slightly
D) contrast E) strikingly F)
contained G) collective H) entertain
I) domestic J) contrary K)
served L) existence M) invite
N) separate O) individual