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The follow ing text is for questions 1 to 4
In 1956 a Brazilian scient ist import ed some special bees int o Brazil from Africa. The African bees w ere t he same size as ordinary bees. But t hey w ere much st ronger and more dangerous. A sting from one of t hese bees can kill a man of even a buffalo very quickly.
The scient ist import ed t he bees because he w ant ed t o breed a new t ype of bees using t he African bees and ordinary European bees. He w ant ed t o combine t he st rengt h of t he African bee w it h t he safet y of t he European bee. Unfort unat ely, in 1957, 26 queen bees escaped and began t o breed in t he jungles of Brazil. They spread very quickly and since t hat t ime t hey have been moving slow ly nort h- w ards, covering 300 t o 400 kilomet ers a year. Over 200 people have died aft er being st ung by t he killer bees, and t housands of animals have also died. By M arch 1978 t he killer bees had reached Venezuela and in 1980 t hey arrived in Panama. If t hey cont inue t o move at t he same speed w ill reach t he USA in 1988.
Today scient ist s from many different count ries are t rying t o find w ays of st opping t he killer bees. But if t hey cannot be st opped, t he Americans, like t he Brazilians, will have t o learn how t o live w it h a new a very dangerous visit or.
1. Which bees kill people? (A) The African bees (B) The new t ype of bees (C) The European bees (D) The ordinary bees (E) The passage does not say
2. Which of t he follow ing is TRUE according t o t he passage?
(A) The import ed African bees are st ronger but not as dangerous as t he European bees (B) The African bees are smaller but more dangerous t han t he European bees
(C) A st ing from t he African bee is so poisonous t hat it can kill a buffalo in a very short t ime (D) Scient ist s have been successful in st opping t he killer bees
(E) A scient ist w ant ed t o breed a new t ype of bees t hat give more honey
3. Which of t he follow ing is NOT TRUE according t o t he passage? (A) A Brazilian scient ist w ant ed t o have a new t ype of bees
(B) Scient ist s are t rying t o prevent t he killer bees from moving nort h-w ards (C) M any people have died because of t he poisonous st ing of t he African bees (D) The dangerous bees moved t o Venezuela before reaching Panama
(E) The import ed African bees are less dangerous t han t he European ones
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2 Copyr ight© ujiannasional.or g all r ights r eser ved 4. When t he passage w as w rit t en?
(A) The killer bees had already reached t he USA (B) Thousands of animals had already died
(C) Scient ist had found w ays of st opping t he killer bees
(D) The Brazilian scient ist s had already bred a new t ype of bees (E) People in Brazil had already know n how t o live w it h t he killer bees
The follow ing text is for questions 5 to 6
Hospit alit y is nat ural in my village. Guest s arrive at any t ime of t he day or night and t hey are alw ays w elcome. Nobody asks t hem, ‘Why have you come?’ or ‘How long are you going t o st ay?’ They become a part of t he family.
The villages are delight ed t o receive guest s. They are fed, clot hed and given present s. When guest s arrive t hey are offered a pot of w at er t o w ash t heir hands, face, and feet . Then t hey are given mat or a chair t o sit on. Previously, sherbet w as offered, but now it is t he cust om t o give a cup of t ea, a depending on t he t ime of t he day. Guest s are never asked “ Have you eat en?” or “ Would you like somet hing t o eat or drink?” . Food is placed before t hem and it is impolit e for guest s t o refuse. Hospit alit y means giving yourself complet ely t o guest s and st rangers.
5. What is t he t opic of t he paragraph? (A) Guest s and st rangers
(B) Hospit alit y in a village (C) Rules of polit eness (D) Advice for guest s (E) The arrival of guest s
6. What is t he main idea of t he t ext ?
(A) In t he w rit er’s village, guest are alw ays received w armly
(B) Guest have t o w ash t heir hands, face, and feet w hen t hey arrive (C) The host s never ask t heir visit ors quest ions
(D) Guest are usually asked about t he purpose of t heir visit (E) It is impolit e t o refuse food and drink offered by t he host
The follow ing text is for questions 7 to 11
M ot ion sickness comes in many forms, not just seasickness. Ninet y percent of t he human race is suscept ible t o mot ion sickness one kind or anot her. Some people become sick w hen t hey sit in t he backseat of a car; ot hers cannot read or look at a map in any kind of moving vehicle. People get mot ion sickness on airplanes, mot orcycles, amusement park rides, and even on camels! Scient ist have learned t hat mot ion sickness occurs w hen t he brain is t rying t o make sense of a sit uat ion and t here are t oo many conflict ing messages. While t he eyes are sending one message, t he ears are t rying t o send a message about balance. The skin and bone joint s, sensit ive t o air pressure, send anot her message.
M any people w ho have experienced violent mot ion sickness t ry t o avoid t ravel. But t hat is not alw ays possible. So t ravelers should employ some w ell-know n st rat egies t o avoid get t ing sick. The most useful st rat egy concern food; eat a light meal before t ravelling and bring along a packet of plain soda crackers t o snack on regularly. Avoid alcoholic and carbonat ed beverages, high-fat , and spices. Care in choosing t he locat ion of your seat is anot her import ant st rat egy. In car, sit at t he front and keep your eyes fixed on t he horizon.
3 Copyr ight© ujiannasional.or g all r ights r eser ved 7. A suit able t it le for t he t ext is ….
(A) M ot ion Sickness
(B) Inabilit y t o avoid M ot ion Sickness (C) Effect of M ot ion Sickness
(D) The Worst Kind of M ot ion Sickness (E) Suscept ibilit y t o M ot ion sickness
8. A person get mot ion sickness because of …. (A) sit t ing in vehicles
(B) reading a book w hile t raveling (C) w ait ing for t he airplane t o come
(D) t he conflict ing messages received by t he brain (E) w at ching rides in t he amusement park
9. Vict ims of mot ion sickness can reduce t he chance of becoming sick by doing following, except …. (A) avoiding spicy foods
(B) eat ing a light before t raveling (C) consuming high-fat food (D) t aking t he back-seat in a car (E) not consuming alcohol
10. The meaning of ‘over t he count er m edicat ion’ is medicine bought …. (A) out side drugst ores
(B) in small grocery st ores (C) only in drugst ores (D) by paying cash (E) w it hout prescript ion
11. From t he t ext w e may conclude t hat ….
(A) basically everyone t ends t o get sick w hen t hey are t raveling (B) t here is no define solut ion t o t he problem of mot ion sickness (C) medical help is t he best w ay t o cure mot ion sickness
(D) t here are so many w ays for people t o st op get t ing mot ion sickness (E) mot ion sickness can be overcome by any drug prescribed by a doct or
The follow ing text is for questions 12 to 13
In t he process of t rying t o discover t he various causes of such accident s, an invest igat or considers fact ors t o t he t ime of day. He collect s informat ion on t he number of accident s occurring during t he various w orking hours of t he day, and by using st at istical met hods he is able t o show t hat t he accident rat e increases during t he morning and also during t he aft ernoon. Furt her st at ist ical st udies t hen reveal some of t he major cont ribut ing fact ors involved in t hese accident s.
12. Which of t he follow ing w ould best begin t he paragraph above?
(A) So far t here has not been enough informat ion about people having accident s at a w ork sit e (B) An indust rial firm is concerned about t he large number of accident s occurring in it s plant (C) Invest igat ors have found out t hat w orking hours in some indust rial firms are t oo long (D) The result of an invest igat ion show s t hat accident s in a plant never occurs in t he evening (E) St at ist ics plays a very import ant role in eliminat ing t he causes of accident s in a plant
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The follow ing text is for questions 14 to 15
Tradit ional ninet eent h –cent ury educat ion is usually w it h t he image of a st ern t eacher st anding in front of a blackboard in a one-room schoolhouse, t eaching only t he t hree R’ s of reading, w riting, and arit hmet ic, and demanding rot e (mechanical repet it ion) learning in an at mosphere of silence and rest raint . Accurat e or not , t he image conflict s sharply w it h t he modern realit y. Today, t he t ypical public school offers st udent s a diversit y of subject areas, a plet hora of educat ional mat erials, and a variet y of act ivit ies from creat ive dramat ics t o journalism. The modern school complex cont ains an array of educat ional facilities. Wit hin t he classroom set t ing, st udent s are encouraged t o speak up and engage in guided discussion. In fact , art iculat e speech and debat e are desirable skills. Children are encouraged t o int errelat e on class project s t hat are independent of t he t eacher.
14. Which of t he follow ing w ould best end t he t ext ?
(A) There has been a change in t he t eacher’s at t it ude in t he past few years (B) Tradit ional and modern educat ion have different goals t o achieve (C) The development in educat ion t ends t o make st udent s independent (D) Unlike t he t radit ional educat ion, t he modern one is less st rict (E) It is t he t ask of modern educat ion t o make children creat ive
15. The t opic of t he t ext is ….
(A) t he t radit ional ninet eent h cent ury educat ion
(B) t he freedom of st udent s t o choose from a variet y of subject s (C) t he role of t he t eachers in educat ion
