381. A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

Most of the African countries live in sub-human conditions because of the extreme poverty, upheaval, hunger, disease, unemployment, lack of education and both inexperienced and corrupt administrations. The devastating consequences of the AIDS epidemic in those countries could improve if the infected population were to receive free drugs to control the disease, have access to health professionals and get information on how to prevent its spread. But this can only be achieved through international help programs in which leaders of the world’s richest countries donate medicine and also send doctors and nurses to treat and educate those in need. Moreover, most of the poor countries rely on selling agricultural products and raw materials to rich nations and buying industrialized products from them resulting in a huge financial deficit. Consequently, they borrow a significant amount of money from the World Bank to try to improve their broken economies, but sometimes the money disappears with no significant changes and they cannot even pay the interest to the bank. Regarding this issue, last year the G8, which is comprised of leaders of the eight richest nations, decided to forgive billions of dollars worth of debt owed by the world’s poorest nations. In addition, they developed adequate loan programs to financially assist those countries.

In the context of this essay, 'sub-human' means

people of smaller race
people living below accepted standard of living
people living below the rule of a headman
people living below the rule of a headman

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382. A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

Most of the African countries live in sub-human conditions because of the extreme poverty, upheaval, hunger, disease, unemployment, lack of education and both inexperienced and corrupt administrations. The devastating consequences of the AIDS epidemic in those countries could improve if the infected population were to receive free drugs to control the disease, have access to health professionals and get information on how to prevent its spread. But this can only be achieved through international help programs in which leaders of the world’s richest countries donate medicine and also send doctors and nurses to treat and educate those in need. Moreover, most of the poor countries rely on selling agricultural products and raw materials to rich nations and buying industrialized products from them resulting in a huge financial deficit. Consequently, they borrow a significant amount of money from the World Bank to try to improve their broken economies, but sometimes the money disappears with no significant changes and they cannot even pay the interest to the bank. Regarding this issue, last year the G8, which is comprised of leaders of the eight richest nations, decided to forgive billions of dollars worth of debt owed by the world’s poorest nations. In addition, they developed adequate loan programs to financially assist those countries.

What was the most significant step taken by the G8 towards assisting the poor countries in dealing with their need?

Sending doctors and nurses

Setting up an international programme

Forgiving debts owed by them

Forgiving debts owed by them

C.

Forgiving debts owed by them

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383. A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

Most of the African countries live in sub-human conditions because of the extreme poverty, upheaval, hunger, disease, unemployment, lack of education and both inexperienced and corrupt administrations. The devastating consequences of the AIDS epidemic in those countries could improve if the infected population were to receive free drugs to control the disease, have access to health professionals and get information on how to prevent its spread. But this can only be achieved through international help programs in which leaders of the world’s richest countries donate medicine and also send doctors and nurses to treat and educate those in need. Moreover, most of the poor countries rely on selling agricultural products and raw materials to rich nations and buying industrialized products from them resulting in a huge financial deficit. Consequently, they borrow a significant amount of money from the World Bank to try to improve their broken economies, but sometimes the money disappears with no significant changes and they cannot even pay the interest to the bank. Regarding this issue, last year the G8, which is comprised of leaders of the eight richest nations, decided to forgive billions of dollars worth of debt owed by the world’s poorest nations. In addition, they developed adequate loan programs to financially assist those countries.

What has led to the poor countries accumulating more debts?

Their buying of industrialized products
Their lack of education
The devastating consequences of the AIDS epidemic
The devastating consequences of the AIDS epidemic

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384. A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

To know language is to be able to speak it; even a child who does not yet attend School can speak his or her language. In order to speak a language, it is important to listen to it and read a few pages in it every day. A child picks up language and learns to talk just as (s)h learns to walk. Walking and talking comes naturally to a child as it grows. In our country, a child may grow up speaking more than one language, if these languages are spoken in the home and in the neighbourhood, we call this multilingualism. A child speaks a language or languages much before (s)he starts going to school. To know a language then is, first of all, to be able to speak it as easily and naturally as a three-year-old child does. Later on, the child will learn to read and write in a language, one has to speak it. But it is possible to speak a language but not able to read or write in it. A baby does not speak until it is nine months but it understands a few words at six months of age. It has been listening ever since it was born, and even a little before that. So the first strategy in speaking a language is to listen.

One of the activities of a child, before it is even born, is ..................

seeing
listening
understanding
understanding

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385. A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

To know language is to be able to speak it; even a child who does not yet attend School can speak his or her language. In order to speak a language, it is important to listen to it and read a few pages in it every day. A child picks up language and learns to talk just as (s)h learns to walk. Walking and talking comes naturally to a child as it grows. In our country, a child may grow up speaking more than one language, if these languages are spoken in the home and in the neighbourhood, we call this multilingualism. A child speaks a language or languages much before (s)he starts going to school. To know a language then is, first of all, to be able to speak it as easily and naturally as a three-year-old child does. Later on, the child will learn to read and write in a language, one has to speak it. But it is possible to speak a language but not able to read or write in it. A baby does not speak until it is nine months but it understands a few words at six months of age. It has been listening ever since it was born, and even a little before that. So the first strategy in speaking a language is to listen.

It is necessary for one to .................. the language before (s)he writes in that language.

sing
spell
speak
speak

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386. A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

To know language is to be able to speak it; even a child who does not yet attend School can speak his or her language. In order to speak a language, it is important to listen to it and read a few pages in it every day. A child picks up language and learns to talk just as (s)h learns to walk. Walking and talking comes naturally to a child as it grows. In our country, a child may grow up speaking more than one language, if these languages are spoken in the home and in the neighbourhood, we call this multilingualism. A child speaks a language or languages much before (s)he starts going to school. To know a language then is, first of all, to be able to speak it as easily and naturally as a three-year-old child does. Later on, the child will learn to read and write in a language, one has to speak it. But it is possible to speak a language but not able to read or write in it. A baby does not speak until it is nine months but it understands a few words at six months of age. It has been listening ever since it was born, and even a little before that. So the first strategy in speaking a language is to listen.

Multilingualism means

speaking more than one language
speaking only one language
speaking any language
speaking any language

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387. A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

To know language is to be able to speak it; even a child who does not yet attend School can speak his or her language. In order to speak a language, it is important to listen to it and read a few pages in it every day. A child picks up language and learns to talk just as (s)h learns to walk. Walking and talking comes naturally to a child as it grows. In our country, a child may grow up speaking more than one language, if these languages are spoken in the home and in the neighbourhood, we call this multilingualism. A child speaks a language or languages much before (s)he starts going to school. To know a language then is, first of all, to be able to speak it as easily and naturally as a three-year-old child does. Later on, the child will learn to read and write in a language, one has to speak it. But it is possible to speak a language but not able to read or write in it. A baby does not speak until it is nine months but it understands a few words at six months of age. It has been listening ever since it was born, and even a little before that. So the first strategy in speaking a language is to listen.

A child has been ....................ever since it was born.

speaking
reading
walking
walking

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388. A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

To know language is to be able to speak it; even a child who does not yet attend School can speak his or her language. In order to speak a language, it is important to listen to it and read a few pages in it every day. A child picks up language and learns to talk just as (s)h learns to walk. Walking and talking comes naturally to a child as it grows. In our country, a child may grow up speaking more than one language, if these languages are spoken in the home and in the neighbourhood, we call this multilingualism. A child speaks a language or languages much before (s)he starts going to school. To know a language then is, first of all, to be able to speak it as easily and naturally as a three-year-old child does. Later on, the child will learn to read and write in a language, one has to speak it. But it is possible to speak a language but not able to read or write in it. A baby does not speak until it is nine months but it understands a few words at six months of age. It has been listening ever since it was born, and even a little before that. So the first strategy in speaking a language is to listen.

To know a language one must be able to

Speak it as easily and naturally as a three-year-old child
Read it well all the time.
Write it quickly
Write it quickly

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389.

A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags and with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, 'Sorry to have kept you waiting.'

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, 'That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking.'

Dr. Albert Schweitzer was the winner of the ...............

Nobel Prize in 1952 for Medicine
Nobel Prize in 1952 for Peace
Nobel Prize in 1952 for Chemistry
Nobel Prize in 1952 for Chemistry

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390.

A passage is given with five questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each out of the four alternatives and mark corresponding to it.

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags and with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, 'Sorry to have kept you waiting.'

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, 'That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking.'

Dr. Albert delighted ..................

in being helped by others
in not being honoured
in being honoured
in being honoured

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