Short Passage

Concerned is trying to tell us that pollution caused by garbage is

• unhealthy.

• beneficial.

• alarming.

• risky.

The volunteers began to twitch when

• they stopped using their smartphones for an hour.

• they were separated from each other for an hour.

• they could not answer their smartphones.

• they began to fall sick.

What is the Health Ministry investigating?

• The shortage of banana leaves.

• The rise in the cost of banana leaves.

• If paper banana leaves are harmful to health.

• If there are benefits of using paper banana leaves.

The writer of the letter is unhappy about the

• possible damage done to his car windscreen.

• lack of parking space in the General Hospital.

• distance between the approach road and the hospital.

• medical service provided for senior citizens by the General Hospital.

From the letter, we know that the writer wants to

• praise Paul's brother's gesture.

• tell the world about Paul's brother.

• see young people give way to seniors.

• ensure that senior citizens have seats on buses.

The idiom land of milk and honey in the dialogue means

• a place with beautiful landscape.

• a place where there are many cows and beehives.

• a place where people have everything pleasant and easy.

• a place where people like to visit.

The word that refers to

• caring less.

• what other people say.

• people picking on me.

• controlling my feelings.

Early man know about the natural fire of lightning and volcanoes long before he began to use fire himself. He didn't know what fire was, but he had seen the damage it could cause. Fire was powerful and dangerous, and so he was frightened. Greek legend tells how Prometheus stole fire from God Zeus, and brought it to Earth for man to use. Zeus was very angry. He ordered Prometheus to be chained to a rock. Every day an eagle pecked out his liver, and every night his liver grew again. So Prometheus suffered a terrible punishment for his deed. The name "Prometheus" means "the fore thinker". One Greek philosopher wrote that all arts, all skills, men owe to the fore-thinker. By this he meant that civilisation is founded on fire and using fire. When man eventually learned how to use fire, he guarded it carefully. Some ancient peoples worshipped fire as a goddess. Even when man learned to make fire whenever he liked, often kept sacred fires burning.

A Greek philosopher thinks that ----.

• if Prometheus hadn't stolen fire from Zeus, there wouldn't have been a civilisation

• Prometheus can't exactly imagine what will happen in the future

• man has not got the ability to use fire

• Zeus can't have punished Prometheus

• Prometheus is the most evil creature

Which transition word in this passage signals a cause-effect relationship?

• began

• experiencing

• therefore

• migrated

It was not until after World War II that large numbers of Puerto Ricans began migrating to the United States mainland. In 1945, the year the war ended, Puerto Rico had been experiencing economic hardship. Puerto Rico’s population was increasing, and there were fewer jobs available. Travel between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland also became much more affordable. Therefore, many Puerto Ricans moved to New York City in hopes of a better life. In a single decade (1950-1960), almost half a million Puerto Ricans migrated to the U.S. mainland. Which two events were reasons why Puerto Ricans migrated to the U.S. mainland?

• Puerto Rico had fewer jobs available.

• Travel between Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland was cheaper.

• Puerto Rico was having an economic boom.

• The war had ended.