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.