Answer the following questions according to the text

Book 3
Reading Comprehension

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158. It has decayed because _____.
A)
no one has resided there for many years.
B)
the monk’s don’t live there.
C)
the caves are not as good as they were.
D)
tourists don’t want to see it.
E)
it is situated in an unusual place.
159. The monks _____.
A)
used to hide in its 7 floors.
B)
lived in its caves.
C)
preferred the cliffs.
D)
did not want to climb the cliffs.
E)
used it as a place of worship.
After finishing school they got jobs working together at a medical
school hospital which their university had been affiliated with. The
four years of intense training they had obtained made them suitable
for positions not often given to new graduates. After a short in-
service program they were assigned to their wards and began working
with patients who had undergone major surgery. The new group of
nurses proved to be excellent professionals. At the same time, they
were able to maintain the close bonds of friendship that had developed
between them before graduation.
160. The new nurses were trained _____.
A)
in the hospital before they began to work.
B)
for four years in an intensive university program.
C)
for major surgery.
D)
to be professionals and to maintain their bonds.
E)
by the medical school.
161. Their training _____.
A)
was better than that of other students.
B)
taught them to care about each other.
C)
took place in an affiliated school.
D)
was in their service position.
E)
was not usually given to new graduates.
162. The best TITLE for this passage is _____.
A)
Training of Nurses.
B)
Graduation and the Nurse
C)
What They Did After School
D)
The New Professionals.
E)
A Job in the Hospital.
Algae are a group of plants that contain some of the largest and
smallest life forms known. Most Algae are made of one cell and can
only be seen under the microscope. Other types can grow over forty
meters long. An example that is known to most people is brown
seaweed. One of the most important groups of algae is plankton.
Many sea animals form their diet of this plant and the natural balance
of sea life would be greatly disturbed without it.
163. Algae is _____.
A)
only seen under the microscope.
B)
has many important uses.
C)
both one of the largest and smallest forms of life.
D)
an example of seaweed.
E)
is eaten by fish in order to maintain a balance in nature.
164. Plankton is _____.
A)
a group of important plants.
B)
known to most people.
C)
one of the major diets of fish.
D)
a form of sea life balance.
E)
a form of disturbance to sea life.
165. Without algae _____.
A)
many plants would not exist.
B)
a microscope would not be necessary.
C)
seaweed could have better coloring.
D)
all fish would starve.
E)
the balance of nature would be destroyed.
Styles of cooking have changed a great deal over the last few
years. Elaborate sauces and rich desserts are being replaced with
simple, low cost foods. The fast paced life style of our world today has
limited the amount of time people have to prepare meals. Along with
this, the astronomical prices of gourmet, five course meals have made
it impractical for most families. Reasons of health also seem to play a
major part in the changes in food preference. Fresh, low-cost, locally
available ingredients make much more sense for people who wish to
maintain their health, vitality and proper weight.
166. People these days are paying more attention _____.
A)
to their health.
B)
to how they prepare well meals.
C)
to how elaborate sauces are made.
D)
to astronomical gourmets.
E)
to what families want to eat.
167. Five course meals are _____.
A)
not very practical to the modem family.
B)
low cost and healthy.
C)
a vital and healthy.
D)
easily available.
E)
easily prepared in limited time.
168. Modern families prefer _____.
A)
low cost, fresh foods.
B)
non healthy, vital foods.
C)
gourmet foods.
D)
limited meal times.
E)
locally available gourmet produce.
The rose is the first thing that comes into the minds of most
people when they hear the word flower. The rose has been known
throughout the Northern Hemisphere as far back as literature records.
The name for the rose is almost the same in every European language.
But the Europeans are not the only people to have given this flower
importance. Writers and poets of ancient civilizations such as the
Persians and Chinese also praised the flower. Dried roses have even
been found in Egyptians tombs.
169. The rose _____.
A)
is a flower that has been known to only a few lucky civilizations.
B)
has been written about on Egyptian tombs.
C)
is the first flower known to people.
D) has been treasured by all civilizations.
E)
can be found in only certain areas of the world.
170. We know that ancient civilizations prized the rose because _____.
A)
the Persians wrote about it.
B)
poets have praised it.
C)
the Egyptians buried them.
D)
nor-them writers mention it.
E)
it is referred to in the earliest forms of literature.
171. The best TITLE for this passage is _____.
A)
A Rose by Any Name
B)
Roses and Man’s History
C)
The Universal Flower
D)
The Ancients and the Rose
E)
Literature and Roses