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READING COMPREHENSION. Part II
149. What is the passage mainly about?
A) about the most intelligent birds
B) about a hunting ability of hawks.
C) about some information on owls
D) about prehistoric paintings
150. All of the following statements are FALSE,
EX C E PT ...
A) Prehistoric people thought owls were 
signs of bad luck.
B) Owls are much more intelligent than 
pigeons and hawks.
C) Owls are the most intelligent birds 
among other birds.
D) It’s not possible to teach owls to hunt 
with humans.
Ifioltz tili 
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151. According to the passage, what does the 
expression “ a wise owl” mean?
A) a man with bad eyesight
B) a man who knows much
C) a man who trains owls
D) a man with good hearing
152. According to the passage, what birds can 
be trained to hunt with humans?
A) pigeons
B) owls
C) hawks
D) sparrows
Read the text and answer the questions according to it.
Falcons are birds for hunting and related to hawks and eagles. The sport of falconry has a long 
history. About three thousand years ago, it began in the Middle East. It was a sport for princes 
and kings. In the Middle Ages, falconry was popular in Europe. Great falcons were extremely 
valuable. They were symbols of power. Kings sometimes gave falcons as gifts to other kings.
In 1276, the King of Norway gave 11 falcons to Edward I of England. Sometimes, falcons 
were more than money. One Ottoman sultan in the fourteenth century was offered a gift of
200,000 gold coins. But the sultan didn’t want to take the money. Instead, he took 12 white 
falcons. It was a serious crime to steal a falcon. Falcon thieves could go to prison for a year. 
Only kings could hunt with the great falcons. Knights had to use other hunting birds. It was a 
serious crime to hunt with a bird above your rank. If you did this, you could lose your hands.
153. What is the main idea of the passage?
A) The kings of European countries
B) Money as a symbol of power
C) The history of the hunting bird
D) The punishment for all thieves
154. According to the passage, what did the 
Ottoman sultan take as a gift?
A) eleven hunting falcons
B) 200,000 gold coins
C) a dozen white falcons
D) twelve knights
155. According to the passage, how were the
thieves of falcons punished?
A) They could lose their hands.
B) They could be sent to prison.
C) They could give all their money.
D) They could buy another two falcons.
156. All of the following statements are TRUE, 
EXCEPT ...
A) Falcons were symbols of power and 
meant more than money.
B) Kings sometimes sent falcons as 
valuable gifts to other kings.
C) Falconry began about 3,000 years ago 
in the Middle East.
D) A sultan once paid 200,000 gold coins 
for