get the
clay they need?
(A) They buy it.
(B) They make it.
(C) They dig it from the earth.
(D)They barter for it.

29. It can be inferred from the passage that clay is processed commercially in order to
(A) make it dry more evenly
(B) remove hard substances
(C) prevent glaze from sticking
(D) make it easier to color

30. According to the author, what do potters use to remove the pot from the wheel?
(A) Melted wax
(B) A wire loop
(C) A sponge
(D) Plain wire

31. The word "pattern" in line 22 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) Model
(B) Color
(C) Puzzle
(D) Design

Questions 32-41

£ £ £  The status of women in colonial North America has been well studied and described
and can be briefly summarized. Throughout the colonial period there was a marked
shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the
frontier areas. This favorable ratio enhanced women's status and position and allowed
them to pursue different careers. The Puritans, the religious sect that dominated the
early British colonies in North America, regarded idleness as a sin, and believed that life
in an underdeveloped country made it absolutely necessary that each member of the
community perform an economic function. Thus work for women, married or single,
was not only approved, it was regarded as a civic duty. Puritan town councils expected
widows and unattached women to be self-supporting and for a long time provided
needy spinsters with parcels of£ land. There was no social sanction against married
women working; on the contrary, wives were expected to help their husbands in their
trade and won social approval far doing extra work in or out of the home. Needy
children, girls as well as boys, were indentured or apprenticed and were expected to
work for their keep.

£ £ £ £ The vast majority of women workld assist in their husbands' trade or business.
(C) They should work only within their own homes.
(D) They should be apprenticed.

40. According to the passage, which products were made entirely by women?
(A) Gunpowder and bullets
(B) Cups and plates
(C) Paper and books
( D) Cloth and clothing

41.The lists in lines l9-22 are intended to show which of the following ?
(A) The influence of the Puritans in the colonies
(B) The limits of job opportunities in the colonies
(C) The main industries of the colonial economy
(D) The variety of work done by colonial women