WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST TITLE FOR THE PASSAGE
22. And in 1891, the shy Marie, with very little money to live on, came to Paris to continue her studies at the
Sorbonne.
A. many
B. a lot
C. few
D. much
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
About 50 or so kinds modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources.
We (23)___ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is
thrown away. A high proportion of our animal consumption is in the (24)____
of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic(25) ____ . Almost all
of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast. The
plastics themselves are extremely energy - rich – they have a higher calorific(26) ____ than coal and
one methodn of “recovery” strongly (27)____ by plastic manufacturers if the conversion of waste
plastic into a fuel.
Question 23:
A. consign
B. import
C. consume
D. remove
Question 24:
A. form
B. way
C. type
D. kind
Question 25:
A. goods
B. refuse
C. rubble
D. requirements
Question 26:
A. effect
B. degree
C. value
D. demand
Question 27:
A. argued
B. presented
C. desired
D. favored
IX. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
A recent investigation by scientists at the US Geological Survey shows that strange animal behavior
might help predict future earthquake.
Investigators found such occurrences in a ten-kilometer radius of the center of a fairly recent quake.
Some birds screeched and flew about wildly. Dogs yelped and ran uncontrollably.
Scientists believe that animals can perceive these environmental changes as early as several days
before the disaster.
In 1976 after observing animal behavior, the Chinese were able to predict a terrible quake. Although
hundreds of thousands of people were killed, the government was able to
evacuate millions of people and
thus keep the death toll at a lower rate.