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41.Question 40 (NB): A.jumpsB.arrivesC.follows D.rainsQuestion 41 (NB): A.effectB.enterC.restoreD.engageRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicatethe correct answer to each of the questions from 42 to 48.Nepal has made important progress over the past few years to promote equality, but the countrystill has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. 41% of Nepalese girls are married before the age of 18.Poverty is both a cause and consequence of child marriage in Nepal. Girls from the wealthiest families marry 2 years later thanthosefrom the poorest, who are seen as an economic burden, and who drop out of school and earn little money.Food insecurity plays an important role too. Nepalese families that do not have enough food toeat are more likely to marry their daughters at a young age to decrease the financialburden. One study shows that 91% of people who had secure access to food married over the age of 19.Dowry is also a common practice in many communities. Parents marry their daughters as soon as possible because the money they have to pay for the groom's family is higher if their daughteris older. Since 2010, the legal age of marriage is 20 for both men and women, or 18 with parental consent, according to the Nepalese Country Code.The law states that punishment for child marriage isimprisonmentfor up to three years and a fine of up to 10,000 rupees (£102). But reports suggest that this law is rarely applied. There hasbeen quite a lot of progress in Nepal over the past 3 years with a clear government commitmentto ending child marriage and civil society cooperation. The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare is currently developing Nepal's first national strategy on child marriage in collaboration with UNICEF Nepal and Girls Not Brides Nepal. However, the post-earthquake and post-fuel crisis environment has meant progress is slow and the national strategy has been delayed.(Adapted from http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/)Question 42 (VD):Which of the following best serves as the title for the passage?A.Nepal Government in an attempt to reduce social inequality.B.Child marriage - A completely tractable problem in Nepal.C.Nepal's strategies to child protection programming.D.One type of child abuse in Nepal: Child Marriage.Question 43 (TH):According to paragraph 2, in Nepal, girls from needy families _______.A.play an important role in bolstering their household financesB.can get married two years later than those are from poor familiesC.are forced to drop out of school because their parents have no moneyD.have to get married earlier than those are from affluent familiesQuestion 44 (TH):The word “those” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.A.girlsB.yearsC.ratesD.familiesQuestion 45 (TH):The word “burden” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.A.potencyB.load C.cargo D.issueQuestion 46 (TH):The word “imprisonment” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by_______.A.salvationB.custodyC.detention D.emblemQuestion 47 (VD):According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Parents who marry their children before the allowed age normally pay a fine.B.The age of marriage in Nepal depends on the money the families have.C.According to the law, if people have their parents' permission, they are allowed to marry at