A. CONSERVE B. AMUSE C. DISSOLVE D. RESIDENTREAD THE FOLLOWING PAS...

55. A. conserve

B. amuse

C. dissolve

D. resident

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet

to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 56 to 65

Set in the red desert of central Australia is the mining town of Coober Pedy. At

first sight, the town looks similar to many other such communities, but Coober Pedy is

different. Sixty per cent of its population of some 4,000 people live underground. There

are today about 800 underground houses as well as shops, hotels and even churches in the

town and the (56) __________ hills. Once a site has been chosen, special tunnelling

machines are (57) __________ in to create passages and rooms in the sandstone. Rock

pillars are left to (58) __________ the roof, and doors and windows are cut into the front.

Houses are of all shapes and (59) __________, the largest having twenty rooms, and

some even have their own swimming poll.

Living underground may sound strange but in fact it has a number of advantages. In

summer, the teperature outside can reach an astonishing 47oC, and in winter the nights

can be (60) __________ cold. However, inside the houses it remains a steady 25oC all

year (61) __________. Many people sy that living underground makes them feel very

secure. There is no problem with noise from the neighbours and the houses are not (62)

__________. By the fierce dust storms that regularly (63) __________ through the area.

And of course, if your family (64) __________ or lots of friends come to stay, you can

(65) __________ dig another room.