PETER HAS HARDLY WORKED SINCE APRIL. THIS MEANS THAT SINCE APRIL A...

65. Peter has hardly worked since April.

This means that since April

A. Peter has been fully employed. C. Peter has one very little work.

B. Peter has worked very well. D. Peter hasn’t worked at all.

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

The most famous diary in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed and

interesting (66) …………of everyday life in England (67) ………… 1660 and 1669. Pepys writes

about important news stories of the time, like disease, an enemy navy (68) ………… up the river

Thames, and the Great Fire of London.

He also writes about himself, even about his (69) …………he often slept during church or

(70) ………… at the other people. He describes his home life – a (71) ………… with his wife

and how they became friends again, his worry about her

illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theatre, card (72) ………… , and parties with

good food and (73) …………of fun.

Pepys was a busy man who had many important (74) ………… - he was a Member of

Parliament and President of the Royal Society. He is (75) …………for his work for the British

Navy.

66 A description B letter C notice D story

67 A between B from C through D to

68 A driving B flying C running D sailing

69 A accidents B plans C tastes D faults

70 A looked B prayed C talked D thought

71 A

B discussion C quarrel D talk

conversation

72 A battles B games C matches D plays

73 A amount B plenty C much D some

74 A acts B hobbies C jobs D studies

C reminded D reported

75 A reviewed B

remembered

I just want to introduce the next area we’ll cover: the food chain. Food chains are divided

into three types. The first one is the predator( [‘predətə(r)]: dong vat an thit) chain, in which

larger animals feed on smaller ones, such as when a bird eats a fish. The second is the parasite

chain, in which smaller animals live off larger ones, such as a tapeworm living in a eat’s

intestines. And the third type is the saprophytic chain in which a micro-organism feeds off dead

matter.

In each type of chain, potential energy is lost at each level. Let’s take the example of a

green plant. It gets energy from the sun by photosynthesis, but can use only about 2 or 3 percent

of the energy that falls on it. The plant is then eaten by a rabbit, but the rabbit can use only about

10 percent of the potential energy of the plant. The rabbit is then eaten by a fox, which can use

about 12 - 15 percent of the energy from the rabbit. And finally, the fox is eaten by a mountain

lion. As you can see, at each step the percentage of energy obtained increases, but all in all, a

great deal of energy is lost at each step.

That’s all for today. Read the next chapter in your books. We’ll go on with more about the

food chain next time.