READING PART 1. READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE...

SECTION 3. READING

Part 1. Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the

correct answer to each of the questions.

Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, cloud forests are drying, and wildlife is

scrambling to keep pace. It has become clear that humans have caused most of the past

century's warming by releasing heat-trapping gases as we power our modern lives. Called

greenhouse gases, their levels are higher now than at any time in the last 800,000 years.

We often call the result global warming, but it is causing a set of changes to the

Earth's climate, or long-term weather patterns, that varies from place to place. While many

people think of global warming and climate change as synonyms, scientists use “climate

change” when describing the complex shifts now affecting our planet’s weather and

climate systems - in part because some areas actually get cooler in the short term.

Climate change encompasses not only rising average temperatures but also extreme

weather events, shifting wildlife populations and habitats, rising seas, and a range of other

impacts. All of those changes are emerging as humans continue to add heat-trapping

greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, changing the rhythms of climate that all living things

have come to rely on.

(Adapted from https://www.nationalgeographic.com)

23. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Global warming and our acts B. What caused global warming

C. Global warming and climate change D. Who caused climate change

24. The word “their” in paragraph 1 refers to__________.

A. the past centuries B. modern lives

C. greenhouse gases D. 800,000 years

25. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The levels of greenhouse gases have been highest in the past 800,000 years.

B. Weather patterns may be different from place to place due to global warming.

C. Heat-trapping greenhouse gases are the main reason for climate change.

D. Scientists always think of global warming and climate change as synonyms.

26. The word “complex” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to__________.

A. complicated B. heavy C. dangerous D. simple

27. Which is NOT mentioned in paragraph 3 as a fact caused by climate change?

A. extreme weather events B. lower average temperatures

C. shifting wildlife populations and habitats D. rising seas

Part 2. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with one of the provided words

in the box. (Each word is used once only, and there are more words than needed).

like send showing back or because at

POSTCARDS

Today, people like to (28)__________ postcards to their friends and family. These

postcards often have pictures of beaches, mountains or castles on them and you can write

a message on the (29)__________. Many people send postcards when they are on holiday

because postcards are cheap and the pictures on them are often better than people’s own

photos.

Somebody sent the first postcard (30)__________ the end of the nineteenth century. It

had a picture of a town by the sea on it. Later on, postcards had pictures (31)__________

something in the news that week, perhaps an accident or an important person’s visit.

People liked to see them (32)__________ they did not have pictures in their newspapers then.