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33. One of Magellan's ships explored the ___ of South America for a passage across the continent.
a. coastline b. mountain range c. physical features d. islands
34. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ___.
a. coast b. inland c. body of land with water on three sides d. border
35. The passage was found near 50 degrees S of ___.
a. Greenwich b. The equator c. Spain d. Portugal
36. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the ___ now called the International Date Line.
a. imaginary circle passing through the poles b. Imaginary line parallel to the equator
c. area d. land mass
B.) Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband,
Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uranium and other
radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At the early
age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for learning prompted her to
continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the
university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland
and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in
physics.
Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her day, one
of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many productive years working
together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-
drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish.
Despondently she recalled their close relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The
fact that she had two young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a
physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous
university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie
eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she never became disillusioned about her
work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the
physical world.
37. The Curies' ____ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
a. friendly b. competitive c. courteous d. industrious
38. Marie had a bright mind and a __personality.
a. strong b. lighthearted c. humorous d. strange
39. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt___.
a. hopeless b. annoyed c. depressed d. worried
40. Marie ___ by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.
a. challenged authority b. showed intelligence c. behaved d. was distressed
41. _____she remembered their joy together.
a. Dejectedly b. Worried c. Tearfully d. Happily
42. Her ____ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband.
a. misfortune b. anger c. wretchedness d. disappointment
43. Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was never ____.
a. troubled b. worried c. disappointed d. sorrowful
C.) Do you know that the ants are the most intelligent of all insects? Large groups or colonies of them
are founded by the females. These colonies live in network of passageways which are several feet below the
earth’s surface. They often cover an area of fifty to one hundred square yards. The nests or anthills are the only
paths above ground and are sometimes as much as six feet in diameter. The only species in America that builds
above the ground is found in Wisconsin. These ants build a mound about twenty inches in height. Another
European species builds a nest of clay or mud in hollow trees, housing thousands of ants in a single nest.
Probably the most universal of all nests is found in Australia. In these nests the part above the ground is shaped
like the branches of a tree.
44. Where is the only North American species which builds entirely above ground found?
a. Australia b. Wisconsin c. Europe d. California
45. From the articles, the ants proved to be _____________.
a. social b. unsocial c. peaceful d. lazy
46. Which of the following can be compared to circumference of the largest anthill.
a. saucer b. dining room table c. dinner plate d. man’s head
47. How large is the area that a single colony covers?
a. as large as a room c. as large as an open newspaper
b. as large as a book d. as large as ten square yards
D.)When Isabel got home from school, she saw a letter addressed to her. “Who can it be from?” she
asked herself as she opened the letter. After reading it, she ran to her mother.
“Mother,” she shouted for she was very happy. “Rosa wrote to me. She said she would like to come and
stay with us for a week.”
“I’m glad to hear that,” said her mother. Are you glad too?”
“Oh, Mother, I shall be very happy if she comes. I haven’t seen her for some time,” said Isabel. “We
shall be happy together.”
“Where shall she sleep?”asked her mother.
“Mother, if you don’t mind, she can sleep in my bed and I’ll sleep on the floor. We’ll stay together in
my room.”
“If you want to do that, I’ll let you,” said her mother. And Isabel was very happy. That night she wrote
Rosa to come.
After a week Rosa came. Isabel took Rosa’s bundle and led her to her room.
“You and I are going to stay in this room,” said Isabel to Rosa. “You will sleep in my bed.”
“No,” said Rosa. “You are going to sleep in your bed and I’m going to sleep on the floor. I do it at
home.”
Isabel and Rosa had a good time. They went walking, saw their friends, and went to parties together.
Rosa was so happy that when it was time for her to go home, she did not want to leave.
48. What would be a good title for the selection?
a. Friends b. Rosa’s Visit c. Working together d. Happy Together
49. Why did Rosa not want to sleep in Isabel’s bed?
a. She was used to sleeping on the floor. c. She could not sleep with a soft bed.
b. She was embarrassed to sleep in Isabel’s bed d. She was afraid to sleep on a soft bed.
50. If you were Isabel, how would you have prepared for Rosa’s visit?
a. I would have scheduled activities for the whole week.
b. I would have invited other friends to join us during the week.
c. I would have cleaned the house and thought the food to prepare.
d. I would have rented a house for her .