In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

An old man with steel-rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There
was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts. trucks, and men, women and children were crossing it. The mule-drawn carts staggered up the steel, bank from the bridge with soldiers helping to push against the spokes of the wheels. The trucks ground up and away heading out of it all. The peasants plodded along in the ankle-deep dust. But the old man sat there without moving.

Where was the old man sitting?

• In the cart

• Over the bridge

• By the side of the road

• By the side of the road

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

An old man with steel-rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There
was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts. trucks, and men, women and children were crossing it. The mule-drawn carts staggered up the steel, bank from the bridge with soldiers helping to push against the spokes of the wheels. The trucks ground up and away heading out of it all. The peasants plodded along in the ankle-deep dust. But the old man sat there without moving.

Where was he sitting there?

• To admire the natural scenery.

• To watch the people passing by.

• Because he was so tired that he couldn't go any further.

• Because he was so tired that he couldn't go any further.

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Most authorities agree that St. Valentine is the lover’s saint.

However, some writers are inclined to believe that no such person existed, sough there appears to be proof that was a Christian Bishop and that he suffered martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Claudius on February 14,271 (A.D.).

The story is that Emperor Claudius issued a decree forbidding marriage, Married men disliked leaving their families to go to war and they did not make good soldiers, according to the Emperor's notion. Since good soldiers were needed, he decided that marriage had to be abolished.

The good priest Valentine heard this and was sad. He invited young lovers to come to him and secretly got them married. The emperor learnt of this and had Valentine put in prison where the friend of lovers languished and died martyr to love. The Church made him a Saint and allotted the day of this death February 14, to him. So it not surprising that youngsters in tome made this day a special one in honour of the Saint, St. Valentine’s Day came to be known as the day for true lovers.

Three Egyptian words will tell us more about the customs of Valentine’s Day than all the falsehoods concerning Saint. In Egyptian language, Va or Fa means to bear, Len is the name, or to name. Then means to determine. Thus the day or Valentine is that which determines whose name shall be borne by each person in this mode of marriage by drawing lots. The custom points to the time when chance, rather than choice, was the law. Marriage is still said to be a lottery. The custom of sending caricatures on Valentine’s Day is probably based on asserting the freedom of choice, and making a mock of chance.


If one decides to entertain people at a supper or dinner on Valentine’s Day, the decoration and even the food should follow the spirit of the day. Invitations are usually heart-shaped-a custom that originated with the first manufactured Valentines which were usually in the shape of hearts-darted through with arrows.


The writer means that St. Valentine actually lived. Which of the following statements best reveal the meaning?

• Most authorities agree that St. Valentine was known as the lover's saint.

• Valentine was put in prison and he died a martyr to love.

• There appears to be proof that he was a Christian Bishop in the 3rd century.

• There appears to be proof that he was a Christian Bishop in the 3rd century.

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Most authorities agree that St. Valentine is the lover’s saint.

However, some writers are inclined to believe that no such person existed, sough there appears to be proof that was a Christian Bishop and that he suffered martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Claudius on February 14,271 (A.D.).

The story is that Emperor Claudius issued a decree forbidding marriage, Married men disliked leaving their families to go to war and they did not make good soldiers, according to the Emperor's notion. Since good soldiers were needed, he decided that marriage had to be abolished.

The good priest Valentine heard this and was sad. He invited young lovers to come to him and secretly got them married. The emperor learnt of this and had Valentine put in prison where the friend of lovers languished and died martyr to love. The Church made him a Saint and allotted the day of this death February 14, to him. So it not surprising that youngsters in tome made this day a special one in honour of the Saint, St. Valentine’s Day came to be known as the day for true lovers.

Three Egyptian words will tell us more about the customs of Valentine’s Day than all the falsehoods concerning Saint. In Egyptian language, Va or Fa means to bear, Len is the name, or to name. Then means to determine. Thus the day or Valentine is that which determines whose name shall be borne by each person in this mode of marriage by drawing lots. The custom points to the time when chance, rather than choice, was the law. Marriage is still said to be a lottery. The custom of sending caricatures on Valentine’s Day is probably based on asserting the freedom of choice, and making a mock of chance.


If one decides to entertain people at a supper or dinner on Valentine’s Day, the decoration and even the food should follow the spirit of the day. Invitations are usually heart-shaped-a custom that originated with the first manufactured Valentines which were usually in the shape of hearts-darted through with arrows.

Married men did not make good soldiers because

• they did not want to leave their families.

• they did not like to go to war.

• their families did not want them to go to war.

• their families did not want them to go to war.

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Most authorities agree that St. Valentine is the lover’s saint.

However, some writers are inclined to believe that no such person existed, sough there appears to be proof that was a Christian Bishop and that he suffered martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Claudius on February 14,271 (A.D.).

The story is that Emperor Claudius issued a decree forbidding marriage, Married men disliked leaving their families to go to war and they did not make good soldiers, according to the Emperor's notion. Since good soldiers were needed, he decided that marriage had to be abolished.

The good priest Valentine heard this and was sad. He invited young lovers to come to him and secretly got them married. The emperor learnt of this and had Valentine put in prison where the friend of lovers languished and died martyr to love. The Church made him a Saint and allotted the day of this death February 14, to him. So it not surprising that youngsters in tome made this day a special one in honour of the Saint, St. Valentine’s Day came to be known as the day for true lovers.

Three Egyptian words will tell us more about the customs of Valentine’s Day than all the falsehoods concerning Saint. In Egyptian language, Va or Fa means to bear, Len is the name, or to name. Then means to determine. Thus the day or Valentine is that which determines whose name shall be borne by each person in this mode of marriage by drawing lots. The custom points to the time when chance, rather than choice, was the law. Marriage is still said to be a lottery. The custom of sending caricatures on Valentine’s Day is probably based on asserting the freedom of choice, and making a mock of chance.


If one decides to entertain people at a supper or dinner on Valentine’s Day, the decoration and even the food should follow the spirit of the day. Invitations are usually heart-shaped-a custom that originated with the first manufactured Valentines which were usually in the shape of hearts-darted through with arrows.

Valentine was made a Saint by

• Emperor Claudius

• Married Men

• Young Lovers

• Young Lovers

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Most authorities agree that St. Valentine is the lover’s saint.

However, some writers are inclined to believe that no such person existed, sough there appears to be proof that was a Christian Bishop and that he suffered martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Claudius on February 14,271 (A.D.).

The story is that Emperor Claudius issued a decree forbidding marriage, Married men disliked leaving their families to go to war and they did not make good soldiers, according to the Emperor's notion. Since good soldiers were needed, he decided that marriage had to be abolished.

The good priest Valentine heard this and was sad. He invited young lovers to come to him and secretly got them married. The emperor learnt of this and had Valentine put in prison where the friend of lovers languished and died martyr to love. The Church made him a Saint and allotted the day of this death February 14, to him. So it not surprising that youngsters in tome made this day a special one in honour of the Saint, St. Valentine’s Day came to be known as the day for true lovers.

Three Egyptian words will tell us more about the customs of Valentine’s Day than all the falsehoods concerning Saint. In Egyptian language, Va or Fa means to bear, Len is the name, or to name. Then means to determine. Thus the day or Valentine is that which determines whose name shall be borne by each person in this mode of marriage by drawing lots. The custom points to the time when chance, rather than choice, was the law. Marriage is still said to be a lottery. The custom of sending caricatures on Valentine’s Day is probably based on asserting the freedom of choice, and making a mock of chance.


If one decides to entertain people at a supper or dinner on Valentine’s Day, the decoration and even the food should follow the spirit of the day. Invitations are usually heart-shaped-a custom that originated with the first manufactured Valentines which were usually in the shape of hearts-darted through with arrows.

Valentine was called a martyr to love because

• he was said for the young lovers

• he got the young lovers married

• he died for the sake of young lovers

• he died for the sake of young lovers

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Most authorities agree that St. Valentine is the lover’s saint.

However, some writers are inclined to believe that no such person existed, sough there appears to be proof that was a Christian Bishop and that he suffered martyrdom under the Roman Emperor Claudius on February 14,271 (A.D.).

The story is that Emperor Claudius issued a decree forbidding marriage, Married men disliked leaving their families to go to war and they did not make good soldiers, according to the Emperor's notion. Since good soldiers were needed, he decided that marriage had to be abolished.

The good priest Valentine heard this and was sad. He invited young lovers to come to him and secretly got them married. The emperor learnt of this and had Valentine put in prison where the friend of lovers languished and died martyr to love. The Church made him a Saint and allotted the day of this death February 14, to him. So it not surprising that youngsters in tome made this day a special one in honour of the Saint, St. Valentine’s Day came to be known as the day for true lovers.

Three Egyptian words will tell us more about the customs of Valentine’s Day than all the falsehoods concerning Saint. In Egyptian language, Va or Fa means to bear, Len is the name, or to name. Then means to determine. Thus the day or Valentine is that which determines whose name shall be borne by each person in this mode of marriage by drawing lots. The custom points to the time when chance, rather than choice, was the law. Marriage is still said to be a lottery. The custom of sending caricatures on Valentine’s Day is probably based on asserting the freedom of choice, and making a mock of chance.


If one decides to entertain people at a supper or dinner on Valentine’s Day, the decoration and even the food should follow the spirit of the day. Invitations are usually heart-shaped-a custom that originated with the first manufactured Valentines which were usually in the shape of hearts-darted through with arrows.


The first manufactured Valentine were usually heart-shaped. The word 'Valentine' here refers to

• St.Valentine

• Invitation cards

• Egyptian word

• Egyptian word

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The ease with which democratic Governments have given way to authoritarian regimes in one Asian country after another has made many persons ask in despair whether the parliamentary system based on the Western model is suited to underdeveloped countries. People who do not know how to read and write, they argue, can hardly know how to vote. Popular elections often bring incompetent men to the top, they contend, and the division of party spoils and breeds corruption. What is worse, the system of perpetual party warfare obstructs the business of Government.

They point to the dismal results of the last ten years. The pace of social and economic change has been far too slow and the Governments in most of the underdeveloped countries have failed to come to grip with the problems which face the people. What they say is no doubt true to some extent but it is pertinent to remember that every alternative to democracy, while it in no way guarantees greater integrity or efficiency in the administration, lacks even the saving merit of regimes which, based on the suffrage of the people, leave it to the people to find out, by trial and error, who is their best friend. The people can peacefully get rid of a democratic Government which has failed to keep its promise, they can overthrow a dictatorial regime only through a violent revolution. Those who feel sore over the ills from which democratic regimes suffer should be wary therefore suggesting a cure which is likely to undermine the democratic structure of the state. The people can at least raise their voice of protest against the injustices of a democratic Government; they can only suffer in silence the tyranny of a regime which is responsible to no one but itself.

Democratic Governments have given away to authoritarian regimes in several Asian Countries because

• Asians are underdeveloped

• Asians like powerful leaders

• Asians cannot read and write and can hardly know how to vote

• Asians cannot read and write and can hardly know how to vote

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The ease with which democratic Governments have given way to authoritarian regimes in one Asian country after another has made many persons ask in despair whether the parliamentary system based on the Western model is suited to underdeveloped countries. People who do not know how to read and write, they argue, can hardly know how to vote. Popular elections often bring incompetent men to the top, they contend, and the division of party spoils and breeds corruption. What is worse, the system of perpetual party warfare obstructs the business of Government.

They point to the dismal results of the last ten years. The pace of social and economic change has been far too slow and the Governments in most of the underdeveloped countries have failed to come to grip with the problems which face the people. What they say is no doubt true to some extent but it is pertinent to remember that every alternative to democracy, while it in no way guarantees greater integrity or efficiency in the administration, lacks even the saving merit of regimes which, based on the suffrage of the people, leave it to the people to find out, by trial and error, who is their best friend. The people can peacefully get rid of a democratic Government which has failed to keep its promise, they can overthrow a dictatorial regime only through a violent revolution. Those who feel sore over the ills from which democratic regimes suffer should be wary therefore suggesting a cure which is likely to undermine the democratic structure of the state. The people can at least raise their voice of protest against the injustices of a democratic Government; they can only suffer in silence the tyranny of a regime which is responsible to no one but itself.

Popular elections

• Breed corruption

• Stop the work of the Government

• Result in a division of parties

• Result in a division of parties

300.

In the following questions, you have 6 brief passages with five questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The ease with which democratic Governments have given way to authoritarian regimes in one Asian country after another has made many persons ask in despair whether the parliamentary system based on the Western model is suited to underdeveloped countries. People who do not know how to read and write, they argue, can hardly know how to vote. Popular elections often bring incompetent men to the top, they contend, and the division of party spoils and breeds corruption. What is worse, the system of perpetual party warfare obstructs the business of Government.

They point to the dismal results of the last ten years. The pace of social and economic change has been far too slow and the Governments in most of the underdeveloped countries have failed to come to grip with the problems which face the people. What they say is no doubt true to some extent but it is pertinent to remember that every alternative to democracy, while it in no way guarantees greater integrity or efficiency in the administration, lacks even the saving merit of regimes which, based on the suffrage of the people, leave it to the people to find out, by trial and error, who is their best friend. The people can peacefully get rid of a democratic Government which has failed to keep its promise, they can overthrow a dictatorial regime only through a violent revolution. Those who feel sore over the ills from which democratic regimes suffer should be wary therefore suggesting a cure which is likely to undermine the democratic structure of the state. The people can at least raise their voice of protest against the injustices of a democratic Government; they can only suffer in silence the tyranny of a regime which is responsible to no one but itself.

In the last ten years, the Governments in the underdeveloped countries

 

• produced impressive results

• failed because they could not face the people

• neglected social and economic problems

• neglected social and economic problems