1 -it is clear from the passage that

81 -It is stated in the passage that in the absence of food, piranhas ----- .
A) feed on each other
B) migrate to other rivers
C) get smaller in size
D) face a decline in their numbers
E) attack anything moving in the water


On August 11, 1911, the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, a Louvre employee, stored the painting in the false bottom of a trunk in his flat for two years and then tried to sell it to his native Italy for $95,000. Italian officials promptly arrested him and returned the 300 -year old masterpiece to France without a scratch. At his trial in Florence, Peruggia convinced the jury that his act was one of patriotism-that his sole motive was to return the famous painting to the land of its creator. Because of this declaration, he received a relatively light sentence of 1 year and 15 days.


82-It's understood from the passage that the thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, ---- .
A) stole the Mona Lisa at the wish of the Italian authorities
B) was an Italian living and working in 'France
C) had stolen many other priceless works of art
D) was a master criminal wanted in many countries
E) was a descendant of Leonardo da Vinci


83 -After its two -year stay in Peruggia's flat, the Mona Lisa ---- .
A) had a few scratches on its surface
B) was found by the French police
C) had been totally destroyed
D) was completely undamaged
E) was sold to an Italian museum


84 -Peruggia's trail resulted in a somewhat easy punishment because --- .
A) his crime was considered a minor one
B) the Jury believed that the Mona Lisa actually belonged to Italy
C) the Mona Lisa was not damaged at all
D) the painting was safely returned to the Louvre Museum
E) the Jurors were moved by his love of Italy


A century ago, the feats of the magician Harry Houdini thrilled audiences in Europe and America. We now remember him for his daring escapes from strait -jackets, chains and locked chests. His astonishing illusions of stage magic are all but extinct in the West, but are alive and thriving in the East. The reason is simple., Houdini's kind of magic relied or potent chemicals, which were easy to get in Victorian times. Today, however, the people in the West are more safely conscious, and there is little hope ,of finding the highly toxic ingredients necessary for Houdini's spells. But if you visit any Indian bazaar, even in the smallest towns, you can buy anything from phosphorus to nitric acid at bargain prices.