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  Text 43 - 47 Unleashed dam waters can travel tens of kilometers, cover the ground in meters of

  Floods are second only to fire as the most mud and debris, and drown and crush every thing and creature in their path. common of all natural disasters. They occur almost everywhere in the world, resulting in Although scientists cannot always predict exactly when floods will occur, the do know widespread damage and even death. Conse- a great deal about when floods are likely, or quently, scientists have long tried to perfect probably, going to occur. Deep snow, ice their ability to predict floods. So far, the best covered rivers, and weak dams are all strong that scientists can do is to recognize the po- conditions for potential flooding. Hopefully, tential for flooding in certain conditions. this knowledge of why floods happen can

  There are a number of conditions, from help us reduce the damage they cause. deep snow on the ground to human error, that cause flooding.

  43. The best title of the passage is .... When deep snow melts, it creates a large amount of water. Although deep snow alone

  (A) The Most Common Natural Disaster rarely causes floods, when it occurs together (B) Potential Circumstances for Flooding with heavy rain and sudden warmer weather, (C) Scientists' Ability to Predict Floods it can lead to serious flooding. If there is a (D) Damages Caused by Flood fast snow melt on top of frozen or very wet (E) Pervention of Potential Flooding ground, flooding is more likely to occur than when the ground is not frozen. Frozen

  44. The following statement is TRUE according ground or ground that is very wet and al- to the 2nd paragraph .... ready saturated with water cannot absorb the

  (A) Flooding accurs when melting snow additional water created by melting snow. makes the level of a river rise. Melting snow also contributes to high water

  (B) Melting deep snow together with heavy levels in rivers and streams. Whenever rivers rain rarely cause flooding are already at their full capacity of water,

  (C) Melting snow causes pieces of ice to heavy rains will result inthe rivers overflow- block the river, which causes flooding. ing and flooding the surrounding land.

  (D) Pieces of ice move and float down the Rivers that are covered in ice can also to river, makeing the water too cold flooding. When ice begins to melt, the sur-

  (E) Ground saturated by water will easily face of the ice cracks and breaks into large absorb melting snow. pieces. These pieces of ice move and float down the river. They can form a dam in the

  45. The word "debris" in paragraph 4 is closest in river, causing the water behind the dam to meaning to .... rise and flood the land upstream. If the dam

  (A) residue breaks suddenly, then the large amount of (B) leftovers water held behind the dam can flood the ar- (C) wreckage eas downstream too. (D) leavings

  Broken ice dams are not the only dam (E) garbage problems that can cause flooding. When a large human-made dam breaks or fails to hold the water collected behind it, the results can be devastating. Dams contain such huge amounts of water behind them that when sudden breaks occur, the destructive force of the water is like a great tidal wave.

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46. It can be concluded from the text that the 49. ....

  scientists ....

  (A) timing (A) have come very close to knowing when (B) way floods will occur (C) effects (B) are required to provide some help when (D) habit flooding occurs (E) regularity (C) believe that flooding is the most com- mon natural disaster 50. ....

  (D) have sufficient knowledge to recognize (A) alter potential flooding conditions (B) altered

  (E) are trying to reduce damage caused by (C) altering floods conditions (D) alteration (E) alternative 47. The purpose of the writer is ....

  (A) to criticize the scientists 51. .... (B) to ask for actions to help flooding vic-

  (A) number tims (B) total

  (C) to inform the readers on how to stop (C) sum flooding (D) whole

  (D) to clarify the impacts of flooding (E) amount

  (E) to explain the conditions that can cause flooding 52. ....

  (A) regular

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  (B) regulator Research has found that people sleep better

  (C) regularly at different times during their daily cycle. For (D) regularity example, some people Function better if (E) regulation they go to sleep early and rise early, ....48.... other feel more rested if they stay up late

  53. Which response is NOT possible? and sleep in. Many people don't pay atten- Rama : I finally finished the project I tion to the ....49.... of their sleep. Yet delay- was working on. ing or ....50.... the time you go to sleep can Kris : .... have a major impact on how you feel when

  (A) I couldn't have done better! you wake up. The ....51.... of sleep the aver- (B) What is your next project? age adult needs each night also varies. Some (C) You've been working very hard. people may he fine with six hours sleep,

  (D) Will you have completed it by tomor- while others need up to nine hours per night. row?

  A scientist points out that those who follow (E) It's about time you finished it a ....52.... sleep schedule are more apt to fun- citon better on fewer hours, but seh adds

  54. .... students studying in a foreign country are that most adults need at least six hours of provided with information about literacy sleep each night. practices and academic cluture of that coun- try, they feel stranded in that academic envi-

  48. .... ronment. (A) when

  (A) As (D) As soon as (B) although

  (B) In order that (E) Where (C) since

  (C) Unless (D) so that (E) while

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  55. Dani was extremely tired when he arrived,

  60. Having survivedthe impact of the international fi- because he .... for his flight for three hours.

  nancial crisis, the insurance industry expects a

  steady growth in 2011. The italic phrase (A) waited means .... the insurance industry has survived (B) was waiting the impact of the international financial cri- (C) had waited sis.

  (D) had been waiting (E) had been waited

  (A) although (B) while

  56. Malnutrition among children .... not only in (C) because low-income families but also among high- (D) in order that income earners is caused by economic fac-

  (E) whenever tors as well as the habits and lifestyle of par- ents,

  (A) occur (B) occured (C) they occur (D) occuring (E) to occur

  57. The term 'rock', .... a shortened form of 'rock

• and-roll', was coined by an American broad- caster to replace 'rhythm-and-blues'.

  (A) it is (B) which is (C) for which (D) which it is (E) is

  58. Renata : Do you know why Indi wasn't in class this morning? Indra : She .... sick. She had a terrible headache last night.

  (A) would rather be (B) would have been (C) must have been (D) had better be (E) should have been

  59. .... is known by anyone rowing a boat in a strong wind.

  (A) Whether it is easier to go with the wind than against it (B) When it is easier to go with the wind thant against it (C) That it is easier to go with the wind than against it (D) It is easier to go with the wind than against it (E) Where it is easier to go with the wind than against it