1 -it is clear from the passage that

300 -We can infer from the passage that before the Panama Canal opened, ---- .
A) there was a lot of disease in the region which has now been eliminated
B) fifteen thousand ships a year went around Cape Horn
C) there was no connection by sea between the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean
D) there were too few ships to make such a project profitable
E) the journey by ship from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean took much longer


A fire extinguisher, even a small one, located near the kitchen is a wise investment. But be sure that the extinguisher is rated to put out kitchen fires. What the extinguisher is designed to do is stated on the outside. Rather than bother trying to determine which one is best for you, just get an extinguisher that is rated to control all three primary types of fires: (1) ordinary combustibles such as paper and wood; (2) flammable liquids, such as fat, gasoline and grease; and (3) electric fires. Read the directions carefully. Teach everyone in the family how to operate the extinguisher, and do not buy one that is too heavy for a child of nine or ten to lift.


301 -We learn from the passage that ----- .
A) fire extinguishers can be very expensive
B) it is best to keep the extinguisher in the kitchen
C) a large extinguisher is more effective than a small one
D) only one fire extinguisher per household is advisable
E) not all extinguishers are useful in all types of fires


302 -The author advises people wanting to buy an extinguisher for kitchen fires to purchase one --- .
A) that displays its functions on the outside
B) that can put out the main types of fire
C) that comes with a full set of instructions
D) that is based on whether they have an electric or gas cooker
E) that does not work by gas or electricity


303 -According to the information in the passage, when one has installed a fire extinguisher, ---- .
A) one should learn how to prevent fires in the first place
B) one should remember that youngsters will find it hard to use
C) the whole household should be instructed in its use
D) one should' keep the instructions in a safe place
E) young children should be kept away from this equipment


In the early 20th century, the population of Macedonia was composed of many different peoples, usually fighting one another. That such a land of violence and conflict in the last days of the Ottoman Empire would produce a future winner of the Nobel Peace Prize would have seemed highly improbable. Yet in Skopje, one of the two men who opened the town's first theatre was an Albanian married to a Serb. A daughter was born into this typically cosmopolitan Macedonian family, who, as Mother Theresa, would find her vocation in far away places, doing charitable work among the victims of poverty and neglect- particularly in the slums of Calcutta, India. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her humanitarian efforts.