1 -it is clear from the passage that

276-The Sami say that their claim to grazing rights in the forests is based on --- .
A) legal papers which the Sami will produce in court
B) the fact that they bought the forests many years ago
C) documents which have unfortunately been lost
D) the fact that they were using the land before anyone else
E) the forest areas being very close to the Sami's own villages


Born in 1898, Paul Robeson was the son of a runaway slave. He was the only black student to try out for the Rutgers University football team. In response, the other players beat him up and pulled out his fingernails. He bore the abu8e to prove his worth. He not only graduated at the top of his class, but had been an All -American, the top honour for a university football player, twice. Within four years after graduation, he was one of the best -known actors and singers in the United States. Yet because he was a black man with strong political beliefs, he was forced to spend much of his life in England, and when he did return to the United States, his passport was taken away.


277 -We understand from the passage that ----.
A) Paul Robeson was born as a slave
B) the other players on the Rutgers University football team were all white
C) the Rutgers University football team was the best in the country
D) Paul Robeson was the only black student at Rutgers University
E) Paul Robeson abused the other players on the football team


278 -It is obvious from the passage that Paul Robeson ---- .
A) had few talents besides playing football
B) was a man of many talents
C) was a determined but not particularly good football player
D) was highly respected in England
E) was a good athlete but an academic failure


279 -The passage tells us that, in his football life, Robeson -- .
A) was only able to play against other university teams a few times
B) failed to accomplish much due to the pressure from white players
C) was rarely given the chance to play in major competitions
D) was physically tortured by the other players in his team many times
E) was chosen the best university football player twice


Touring the monuments to Thailand's past will take the traveller to all parts of the country. Just a short distance west of Bangkok, for example, stands Phra Pathom Chedi, the world's tallest Buddhist monument. Travel a little further west and an episode of more recent history is recalled at Kachanaburi, site of the infamous bridge over the River Kwai. In contrast, north -east Thailand offers a glimpse of the ancient Khmer civilisation with a number of extremely well -preserved temple ruins, which rank as the finest surviving Khmer monuments to be seen outside of Cambodia. Elsewhere, ancient cities and venerable temples bear witness to the kingdom of Lanna, founded in the late 13th century in northern Thaaand, while in the south traces of the Srivajaya kingdom survive as testament to one of the most influential of the pre -Thai civilisations.