Reading Passages Advanced Level Test - Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 1
Question 1 |
Many countries in the world are faced with the appalling connected problems of increasing population and a shortage of food. It has been estimated that by the year 2010 the world’s population will have risen to about ten thousand million. It therefore seems that more countries could find themselves in this situation in the future. There are a number of possible solutions to the problem, but none of them is easy. Firstly, the governments in such countries could discourage people from having large families. Secondly, the people ought to bring new agricultural machinery, modernise their farming methods and develop more land so as to produce enough food to satisfy the needs of the people. And finally, countries with a food shortage should try to import some of the food they need from other countries by exporting their oil, wood, iron or whatever they have. All of these possible solutions (and there are of course many more) simplify the problem. However, they show that, if people mean to solve the problems of increasing population and food shortages, there are means of doing so. 1. The with passage is mainly concerned with______.
A | the problems of many countries in
the world related to the multiplying
population and shortage of food as
well as several solutions |
B | the connection between the
problems of increasing population
and shortage of food |
C | the adverse effects of the decreasing
number of people in the world
because of the shortage of food |
D | a possible way to handle with the
rapid rise in the world population and
inadequate food supply for the
people in many countries |
E | the easy solutions to meet the needs
of the people living in most of the
countries in the world |
Question 2 |
Many countries in the world are faced with the appalling connected problems of increasing population and a shortage of food. It has been estimated that by the year 2010 the world’s population will have risen to about ten thousand million. It therefore seems that more countries could find themselves in this situation in the future. There are a number of possible solutions to the problem, but none of them is easy. Firstly, the governments in such countries could discourage people from having large families. Secondly, the people ought to bring new agricultural machinery, modernise their farming methods and develop more land so as to produce enough food to satisfy the needs of the people. And finally, countries with a food shortage should try to import some of the food they need from other countries by exporting their oil, wood, iron or whatever they have. All of these possible solutions (and there are of course many more) simplify the problem. However, they show that, if people mean to solve the problems of increasing population and food shortages, there are means of doing so. 2. We may infer from the passage that______.
A | one of the problems in countries
which cannot produce enough food
for their own people is that farming
methods are very simple and often
inefficient |
B | the possible solutions to the
problems of increasing population
and shortage of food in the world
should not be restricted to the ones
mentioned in the passage |
C | people need to find some .alternative
solutions which should be much
more effective than the ones they
have now |
D | having six or seven children is more
common than being the parents of
one or two in our world today |
E | the governments of the populous
countries should have the biggest
responsibility to cope with the
problem of lack of food supply for
their people |
Question 3 |
Many countries in the world are faced with the appalling connected problems of increasing population and a shortage of food. It has been estimated that by the year 2010 the world’s population will have risen to about ten thousand million. It therefore seems that more countries could find themselves in this situation in the future. There are a number of possible solutions to the problem, but none of them is easy. Firstly, the governments in such countries could discourage people from having large families. Secondly, the people ought to bring new agricultural machinery, modernise their farming methods and develop more land so as to produce enough food to satisfy the needs of the people. And finally, countries with a food shortage should try to import some of the food they need from other countries by exporting their oil, wood, iron or whatever they have. All of these possible solutions (and there are of course many more) simplify the problem. However, they show that, if people mean to solve the problems of increasing population and food shortages, there are means of doing so. 3. As included in the passage, mentioning the problems of increasing world population and a shortage of food as well as several solutions, the writer tries to warn us_____ .
A | because he’s too desperate for the
future |
B | although he doesn't care about any
of the problems he mentioned
beforehand |
C | against thinking that it will be easy to
solve the problems of increasing
world population and a shortage of
food in the world |
D | since he himself lives in a poor and
populated country |
E | against the governments who do not
want to take measures in order to
solve the problem of poverty in
underdeveloped countries |
Question 4 |
Oscar Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect and the greatest South American exponent of modern architecture. He was fortunate to work in a country relatively unhampered by traditional forms and wealthy enough to finance large projects. Shortly after graduating, he joined the team of designers of the new Ministry of Education and Health building in Rio de Janerio. Le Corbusier went over to Brazil for a time in 1936 to work on the same project, and Niemeyer was very much influenced by the established master. Over the next few years his own idiom developed rapidly: the debt to Corbusier remained, but was modified increasingly by Niemeyer’s own fertile and lyrical imagination. Curved forms, curves cut by verticals or horizontals, and the expressive power of low, long and uniform facades became the hallmarks of his style. He has been associated with four great schemes in Brazil. The first of them was a group of buildings near the airport in Belo Horizonte in the early 1940's, and there he displayed that wide variety of structures that was already to be his speciality. His greatest opportunity came with the decision to found a new capital at Brazilia, and between 1950 and 1960 Niemeyer was engaged on the design of the public buildings. One of these included the President's Palace with its elegant curving concrete forms supporting the overhang of the roof and the daring design for the cathedral. 4. According to the passage, Niemeyer was lucky in where he worked because_____ .
A | Brazil had little traditional
architecture |
B | there were few architects around to
compete with him |
C | he was able to receive the best
training |
D | Brazil had a long architectural
tradition |
E | he worked in Rio de Janeiro |
Question 5 |
Oscar Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect and the greatest South American exponent of modern architecture. He was fortunate to work in a country relatively unhampered by traditional forms and wealthy enough to finance large projects. Shortly after graduating, he joined the team of designers of the new Ministry of Education and Health building in Rio de Janerio. Le Corbusier went over to Brazil for a time in 1936 to work on the same project, and Niemeyer was very much influenced by the established master. Over the next few years his own idiom developed rapidly: the debt to Corbusier remained, but was modified increasingly by Niemeyer’s own fertile and lyrical imagination. Curved forms, curves cut by verticals or horizontals, and the expressive power of low, long and uniform facades became the hallmarks of his style. He has been associated with four great schemes in Brazil. The first of them was a group of buildings near the airport in Belo Horizonte in the early 1940's, and there he displayed that wide variety of structures that was already to be his speciality. His greatest opportunity came with the decision to found a new capital at Brazilia, and between 1950 and 1960 Niemeyer was engaged on the design of the public buildings. One of these included the President's Palace with its elegant curving concrete forms supporting the overhang of the roof and the daring design for the cathedral. 5. As is mentioned in the passage, Le Corbusier was_____ .
A | the architect who designed Brasilia |
B | the best-known Brazilian architect |
C | the founder of South American
modem architecture |
D | affected by Niemeyer very much |
E | the architect who initially influenced
Niemeyer |
Question 6 |
Oscar Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect and the greatest South American exponent of modern architecture. He was fortunate to work in a country relatively unhampered by traditional forms and wealthy enough to finance large projects. Shortly after graduating, he joined the team of designers of the new Ministry of Education and Health building in Rio de Janerio. Le Corbusier went over to Brazil for a time in 1936 to work on the same project, and Niemeyer was very much influenced by the established master. Over the next few years his own idiom developed rapidly: the debt to Corbusier remained, but was modified increasingly by Niemeyer’s own fertile and lyrical imagination. Curved forms, curves cut by verticals or horizontals, and the expressive power of low, long and uniform facades became the hallmarks of his style. He has been associated with four great schemes in Brazil. The first of them was a group of buildings near the airport in Belo Horizonte in the early 1940's, and there he displayed that wide variety of structures that was already to be his speciality. His greatest opportunity came with the decision to found a new capital at Brazilia, and between 1950 and 1960 Niemeyer was engaged on the design of the public buildings. One of these included the President's Palace with its elegant curving concrete forms supporting the overhang of the roof and the daring design for the cathedral. 6. As concluded in the passage, Niemeyer_____ .
A | was not appreciated in his native
country |
B | was mainly involved in public
housing projects |
C | worked for the Brazilian government
extensively |
D | has greatly influenced world
architecture |
E | was quite conventional in terms of
style |
Question 7 |
FUBU started in 1992 when Daymond John decided to try and make some money by designing and selling the kind of hats he wanted to wear himself but could never find. Daymond turned half of his home in Queens, New York into a factory and other half into a living space for the 'Team!' The “Team consisted of a group of neighbourhood friends, all of whom are an integral part of the company. By 1995 FUBU were making shirts, rugby shirts, sweat shirts, denim, underwear, outerwear, boots and shoes with raw materials from around the world. Today FUBU make women's and children's clothes as well. The collection is also sold internationally in France, Japan, Germany and Australia. Top musical artists such as Mariah Carey and Snoop Doggy Dog have given FUBU their stamp of approval. 7. The passage is mainly concerned with______.
A | the advantages of working at home |
B | the importance of raw material in the
textile industry |
C | FUBU which make clothes are now
very famous between celebrities |
D | designing and selling the kind of
hats that youngsters like to wear |
E | how a way of life developed into an
international business |
Question 8 |
FUBU started in 1992 when Daymond John decided to try and make some money by designing and selling the kind of hats he wanted to wear himself but could never find. Daymond turned half of his home in Queens, New York into a factory and other half into a living space for the 'Team!' The “Team consisted of a group of neighbourhood friends, all of whom are an integral part of the company. By 1995 FUBU were making shirts, rugby shirts, sweat shirts, denim, underwear, outerwear, boots and shoes with raw materials from around the world. Today FUBU make women's and children's clothes as well. The collection is also sold internationally in France, Japan, Germany and Australia. Top musical artists such as Mariah Carey and Snoop Doggy Dog have given FUBU their stamp of approval. 8. It's understood from the passage that______.
A | when FUBU first started the clothing
business, it was not selling children's
and women's clothes |
B | FUBU was a family firm initiated in
1990s |
C | by 1995 FUBU had achieved to sell
all kinds of clothing for people |
D | some top musical artists joined the
team of FUBU after 1995 |
E | the FUBU collection could never
achieve to enter the world market |
Question 9 |
FUBU started in 1992 when Daymond John decided to try and make some money by designing and selling the kind of hats he wanted to wear himself but could never find. Daymond turned half of his home in Queens, New York into a factory and other half into a living space for the 'Team!' The “Team consisted of a group of neighbourhood friends, all of whom are an integral part of the company. By 1995 FUBU were making shirts, rugby shirts, sweat shirts, denim, underwear, outerwear, boots and shoes with raw materials from around the world. Today FUBU make women's and children's clothes as well. The collection is also sold internationally in France, Japan, Germany and Australia. Top musical artists such as Mariah Carey and Snoop Doggy Dog have given FUBU their stamp of approval. 9. One may conclude from the passage that _____.
A | The FUBU company started in a
workplace in Queens and developed
into an international business |
B | Daymond John began clothing
business by selling his own hats |
C | FUBU has gained a popularity which
has even drawn the attention of
famous singers |
D | FUBU entered the world market in
1995 |
E | FUBU staff is made up of
personalities from all parts of the
globe |
Question 10 |
Hilaria Supa wears the ancestral clothing and round hat typical of peasant women from her village near Cusco, the former Inca capital in Peru. She also speaks Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire, which is still used widely in Peruvian Andes. She claims that she has no real need for Spanish because her neighbours all speak Quechua. But that doesn’t go for other members of Peru’s Congress, to which Ms Supa has just been elected. Along with a colleague, Ms Supa, who speaks fluent Spanish, has insisted on speaking to the legislature in her first language. This, she says, will increase respect for Andean Indian culture and help the language to survive. It has forced the Congress to hire translators. Although Quechua . has long been in slow-decline, chiefly because the children of migrants to the cities rarely speak it, it is now getting a lot more attention, as a result of Ms Supa’s struggles. 10.It is implied in the passage that Hilaria Supa_____ .
A | knows only a little Spanish |
B | is about to lose her position in the
congress since she speaks Quechua |
C | is a volunteer supporter of a
traditional language called Quechua
which is now on the brink of
extinction |
D | has to learn Spanish to survive in
Peruvian Andes |
E | is thought to be a racist because of
her insistence on speaking to the
members of the Congress in
Quechua |
Question 11 |
Hilaria Supa wears the ancestral clothing and round hat typical of peasant women from her village near Cusco, the former Inca capital in Peru. She also speaks Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire, which is still used widely in Peruvian Andes. She claims that she has no real need for Spanish because her neighbours all speak Quechua. But that doesn’t go for other members of Peru’s Congress, to which Ms Supa has just been elected. Along with a colleague, Ms Supa, who speaks fluent Spanish, has insisted on speaking to the legislature in her first language. This, she says, will increase respect for Andean Indian culture and help the language to survive. It has forced the Congress to hire translators. Although Quechua . has long been in slow-decline, chiefly because the children of migrants to the cities rarely speak it, it is now getting a lot more attention, as a result of Ms Supa’s struggles. 11. We can understand from the passage that in some parts of Peru_____ .
A | there is no need to recognize and
overcome its ethnic inequalities |
B | people who speak Quechua are
looked down on by other people who
speak Spanish |
C | Ms Supa has a lot of fans that are
ready to act as she wants them to do |
D | it is enough to know just Quechua to
communicate with the people around
rather than Spanish |
E | there are people who have asserted
that the results of the recent election
don’t show the reality |
Question 12 |
Hilaria Supa wears the ancestral clothing and round hat typical of peasant women from her village near Cusco, the former Inca capital in Peru. She also speaks Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire, which is still used widely in Peruvian Andes. She claims that she has no real need for Spanish because her neighbours all speak Quechua. But that doesn’t go for other members of Peru’s Congress, to which Ms Supa has just been elected. Along with a colleague, Ms Supa, who speaks fluent Spanish, has insisted on speaking to the legislature in her first language. This, she says, will increase respect for Andean Indian culture and help the language to survive. It has forced the Congress to hire translators. Although Quechua . has long been in slow-decline, chiefly because the children of migrants to the cities rarely speak it, it is now getting a lot more attention, as a result of Ms Supa’s struggles. 12. It is clear in the passage that the main reason why Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire, has long been in slow decline is that_____ .
A | it is forbidden to speak Quechua in
the parliament of Peru |
B | the cost of hiring a translator is very
high in Cusco |
C | the new generation among local
people growing up in the cities
hardly ever speak Quechua |
D | Quechua isn't taught in the schools
in Peru |
E | the usage of Quechua is now limited
to the highland areas where it is
predominant by law |
Question 13 |
Do you sudoku? Even if you don’t have any chance to do, you absolutely know somebody who does. Once little-known outside Japan, this addictive brainteaser has become a staple of newspaper puzzle pages the world over. Sudoku’s dazzling success owes much to its simplicity requiring neither mathematical ability nor general knowledge and with just a sentence or two of instructions-the puzzle is absurdly easy to learn yet hard to master. “All you need is the ability to recognise the difference between nine different symbols that don’t even have to be numeric.” explains Michael Mepham, a veteran puzzler and sudoku compiler. Some clever marketing has helped. Western newspapers were quick to identify sudoku as a circulation, booster and worked hard at promoting the puzzle. “Without this, ” says Mr Mepham, “it would not have taken off." 13. We may infer from the passage that thanks to Sudoku,_____
A | the circulation amounts of Western
newspapers increased |
B | the aid of the witty marketing was
seen |
C | people learnt how to overcome the
difficulties of a puzzle |
D | people began to work harder to
improve the puzzles available on the
market |
E | puzzles became available online |
Question 14 |
Do you sudoku? Even if you don’t have any chance to do, you absolutely know somebody who does. Once little-known outside Japan, this addictive brainteaser has become a staple of newspaper puzzle pages the world over. Sudoku’s dazzling success owes much to its simplicity requiring neither mathematical ability nor general knowledge and with just a sentence or two of instructions-the puzzle is absurdly easy to learn yet hard to master. “All you need is the ability to recognise the difference between nine different symbols that don’t even have to be numeric.” explains Michael Mepham, a veteran puzzler and sudoku compiler. Some clever marketing has helped. Western newspapers were quick to identify sudoku as a circulation, booster and worked hard at promoting the puzzle. “Without this, ” says Mr Mepham, “it would not have taken off." 14. As is stated in the passage, Sudoku’s achievement mostly results from______.
A | the sophistication and intricateness
of words |
B | the proportion of its profits compared
to its counterparts |
C | the desire of people who want to
improve their skills while coping with
it |
D | a great mathematical ability and
general knowledge |
E | its lack of complexity |
Question 15 |
Do you sudoku? Even if you don’t have any chance to do, you absolutely know somebody who does. Once little-known outside Japan, this addictive brainteaser has become a staple of newspaper puzzle pages the world over. Sudoku’s dazzling success owes much to its simplicity requiring neither mathematical ability nor general knowledge and with just a sentence or two of instructions-the puzzle is absurdly easy to learn yet hard to master. “All you need is the ability to recognise the difference between nine different symbols that don’t even have to be numeric.” explains Michael Mepham, a veteran puzzler and sudoku compiler. Some clever marketing has helped. Western newspapers were quick to identify sudoku as a circulation, booster and worked hard at promoting the puzzle. “Without this, ” says Mr Mepham, “it would not have taken off." 15. As concluded in the passage, Sudoku took off because_____ .
A | of its complexity |
B | people finally found a suitable field
to improve their skills |
C | most of the people know and like
Sudoku |
D | Some clever marketing blocked the
sales of other puzzles |
E | Western newspapers worked hard at
promoting the puzzle since they saw
it as a circulation booster |
Question 16 |
Photography often blurs the distinction between art and reality. Modern technology has made that blurring easier. In the digital darkroom photographers can manipulate images and threaten the integrity of endeavours that rely on them. Several journalists have been fired for such activity in recent months, including one from Reuters for faking pictures in Lebanon. Earlier this year, the investigation into Hwang Woosuk showed the South Korean scientist had changed images purporting to show cloning. In an effort to real in photography, camera makers are making it more obvious when images have been altered by using several coding systems. 16. The passage mainly explains that______.
A | the real photographs taken by the
photographers can be distinguished
from the fake ones with the help of
technology |
B | alteration or manipulation on a
photograph will certainly cause a
journalist to be dismissed from his
position |
C | it is difficult to notice a fault on a
photo in the modern world because
of the lack of necessary
technological techniques |
D | it isn’t ethically wrong to fake
pictures so as to make people
believe something unreal in the
press |
E | camera-makers and manufacturers
haven’t found a method to blur a real
photo from its imitation yet |
Question 17 |
Photography often blurs the distinction between art and reality. Modern technology has made that blurring easier. In the digital darkroom photographers can manipulate images and threaten the integrity of endeavours that rely on them. Several journalists have been fired for such activity in recent months, including one from Reuters for faking pictures in Lebanon. Earlier this year, the investigation into Hwang Woosuk showed the South Korean scientist had changed images purporting to show cloning. In an effort to real in photography, camera makers are making it more obvious when images have been altered by using several coding systems. 17. One point made in the passage that______.
A | digital images have natural statistical
patterns in the intensity and texture
of their pixels |
B | photoshop was the program used by
the journalists fired by Reuters |
C | sometimes the best scrutiny is a
simple gaze at the photos to see the
manipulations on them |
D | one way of blurring the distinction
between the real photos and the
unreal ones is to use imageauthentication
systems to reveal if
someone has tampered with a
picture |
E | even scientists have recoursed to
faking photos in order to deceive the
scientific world |
Question 18 |
Photography often blurs the distinction between art and reality. Modern technology has made that blurring easier. In the digital darkroom photographers can manipulate images and threaten the integrity of endeavours that rely on them. Several journalists have been fired for such activity in recent months, including one from Reuters for faking pictures in Lebanon. Earlier this year, the investigation into Hwang Woosuk showed the South Korean scientist had changed images purporting to show cloning. In an effort to real in photography, camera makers are making it more obvious when images have been altered by using several coding systems. 18. It can be inferred from the passage that_____ .
A | there are more than one way to
make it clear that a photo is not real
but a fake one today |
B | up to now only one journalist has
lost his job because of faking photos |
C | analyzing the shadows and lighting
to see if subjects and surroundings
are consistent is a more successful
way than image-authentication
system |
D | internet has been proven as an
effective check on digital forgery |
E | digital forgery or digital alterations on
a photo can be done in any
environment |
Question 19 |
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854, to parents who were both prominent citizens. In her youth, Wilde’s mother had achieved a transatlantic reputation as the author of inspiring nationalistic poetry, published under the name of “Speranza". Wilde's father, William, knighted by the British queen in 1864, was a medical specialist in complaints of the eye, who, although a staunch Protestant, showed his nationalism in collecting and preparing for print tales of Irish folklore. Oscar Wilde attended public school at Portora Royal School and gained undergraduate degrees in classic at Dublin’s Trinity College and Oxford's Magdalen College. As a student, he showed promise not simply as a linguist, but as a witty exponent of the ideas and philosophy of life which he found in the writings of the ancients. One day, at the university, when challenged about his ambitions in life, Wilde replied prophetically: “I’ll be a poet, a writer, a dramatist, somehow or other. I’ll be famous, and if not famous, I’ll be notorious.” When I read about Oscar Wilde's life in detail, you will notice that he achieved all his ambitions about which he had dreamed in his university years successfully. 19. It is stated in the passage that Oscar Wilde was the son of parents_____ .
A | that were successful opticians and at the same time religious people |
B | who got undergraduate degrees in classics in Dublin’s Trinity College
and Oxford's Magdalen College |
C | who displayed their love towards
their nation through their literal
works |
D | from whom Oscar Wilde definitely
took his inspirations and ability in
writing |
E | who were the initial and the most
fervent exponents of the nationalistic
literature in Ireland |
Question 20 |
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854, to parents who were both prominent citizens. In her youth, Wilde’s mother had achieved a transatlantic reputation as the author of inspiring nationalistic poetry, published under the name of “Speranza". Wilde's father, William, knighted by the British queen in 1864, was a medical specialist in complaints of the eye, who, although a staunch Protestant, showed his nationalism in collecting and preparing for print tales of Irish folklore. Oscar Wilde attended public school at Portora Royal School and gained undergraduate degrees in classic at Dublin’s Trinity College and Oxford's Magdalen College. As a student, he showed promise not simply as a linguist, but as a witty exponent of the ideas and philosophy of life which he found in the writings of the ancients. One day, at the university, when challenged about his ambitions in life, Wilde replied prophetically: “I’ll be a poet, a writer, a dramatist, somehow or other. I’ll be famous, and if not famous, I’ll be notorious.” When I read about Oscar Wilde's life in detail, you will notice that he achieved all his ambitions about which he had dreamed in his university years successfully. 20. From information given in the passage, we can infer that Oscar Wilde_____ .
A | used a new style of his own that
made the spirit of ancient Grek and
the Hellenic Age come together in
his works |
B | always gave prophetic answers to
the people who asked him questions
about his character |
C | seemed to be determined to be
recognized and known by people
throughout the world one day when
he was at the university |
D | had a family which was not very
important for the British Royal
Family |
E | was not a hardworking and
successful student when he was in
the public school |
Question 21 |
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854, to parents who were both prominent citizens. In her youth, Wilde’s mother had achieved a transatlantic reputation as the author of inspiring nationalistic poetry, published under the name of “Speranza". Wilde's father, William, knighted by the British queen in 1864, was a medical specialist in complaints of the eye, who, although a staunch Protestant, showed his nationalism in collecting and preparing for print tales of Irish folklore. Oscar Wilde attended public school at Portora Royal School and gained undergraduate degrees in classic at Dublin’s Trinity College and Oxford's Magdalen College. As a student, he showed promise not simply as a linguist, but as a witty exponent of the ideas and philosophy of life which he found in the writings of the ancients. One day, at the university, when challenged about his ambitions in life, Wilde replied prophetically: “I’ll be a poet, a writer, a dramatist, somehow or other. I’ll be famous, and if not famous, I’ll be notorious.” When I read about Oscar Wilde's life in detail, you will notice that he achieved all his ambitions about which he had dreamed in his university years successfully. 21. One may conclude from the passage that Oscar Wilde_____ .
A | could become famous only for his
critics he wrote during his academic
career |
B | gained a bad fame in the world of
literature |
C | wasn't able to make his dreams
about life come true |
D | was never interested in philosophy
and ancient writings |
E | wrote different works in almost all
the genres of literature |
Question 22 |
Although most things in Darie’n are cheap, travel is not. One needs substantial amounts of time or money, preferably both. For two reasons: it is not easy to get around, and it is not safe. It is not easy because, south of Yaviza, there are no roads. It is unsafe because of the Colombian civil war. Neither the Panamanian nor do the Colombian governments have control over the border, so guerrillas, paramilitaries and bandits freely cross back and forth. Despite their lack of control over the border area, Panama’s police force is reasonably professional and not particularly corrupt. Unfortunately, for most visitors this only makes travel more difficult, as the police periodically close regions of Darie’n to foreigners. Knowing they have no control over certain regions, they’d rather foreign travellers did not go at all to avoid the chance of kidnappings. 22. It may be understood from the passage that_____ .
A | Darie’n can be insecure for
foreigners because of the political fe|
unrest in the region |
B | Colombia and Panama are at war m
because of a regional problem |
C | governments of both Panama and
Colombia have strict control over the
border, so people can wander
around freely |
D | Darie’n is one of the cheapest
places in the world in terms of
accommodation and travel |
E | it’s really difficult to travel in Dafie’n
since there are few roads |
Question 23 |
Although most things in Darie’n are cheap, travel is not. One needs substantial amounts of time or money, preferably both. For two reasons: it is not easy to get around, and it is not safe. It is not easy because, south of Yaviza, there are no roads. It is unsafe because of the Colombian civil war. Neither the Panamanian nor do the Colombian governments have control over the border, so guerrillas, paramilitaries and bandits freely cross back and forth. Despite their lack of control over the border area, Panama’s police force is reasonably professional and not particularly corrupt. Unfortunately, for most visitors this only makes travel more difficult, as the police periodically close regions of Darie’n to foreigners. Knowing they have no control over certain regions, they’d rather foreign travellers did not go at all to avoid the chance of kidnappings. 23. According to the passage_____ .
A | Colombian civil war led to a
governmental charge in Panama |
B | guerillas, paramilitaries and bandits
have taken over the administrative
power in the country |
C | Yaviza is a safer place to visit than
Darie’n |
D | the officers in the Panama Police
Center have to complete a hard
training program before assigned at
the borders |
E | Panama Police Force’s being
Professional does not make
travelling easier for most of the
foreigners |
Question 24 |
Although most things in Darie’n are cheap, travel is not. One needs substantial amounts of time or money, preferably both. For two reasons: it is not easy to get around, and it is not safe. It is not easy because, south of Yaviza, there are no roads. It is unsafe because of the Colombian civil war. Neither the Panamanian nor do the Colombian governments have control over the border, so guerrillas, paramilitaries and bandits freely cross back and forth. Despite their lack of control over the border area, Panama’s police force is reasonably professional and not particularly corrupt. Unfortunately, for most visitors this only makes travel more difficult, as the police periodically close regions of Darie’n to foreigners. Knowing they have no control over certain regions, they’d rather foreign travellers did not go at all to avoid the chance of kidnappings. 24. As it is suggested in the passage, visitors wanting to travel in Darie’n need time and money because_____ .
A | everything is very expensive and
there lies a huge country under their
feet |
B | the bureaucracy is top slow and they
always have to bribe to the
policemen at the border |
C | they will be in need of hiring
bodyguards who will be in charge of
shielding them against kidnappers |
D | it is troublesome and risky to wander
around on account of the lack of
roads and the civil war in Colombia |
E | if they are kidnapped, the only way
to survive is to accept paying a huge
amount of ransom to the gangsters
who have kidnapped them |
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