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20. According to the passage, chamomile doesn’t treat ...
A) HIVs B) sore throat C) arthritis D) insomnia
21. The text is mainly about
A) types of illnesses B) remedy from blues C) chamomile medical use D) side effects of chamomile usage
22. Choose the best definition for the word in capital letters in the passage.
A) absorption process B) distribution process C) test-tube experiments D) metabolism


A historic day that one of the UK’s biggest royal fans has been looking forward to is going to come because Queen Elisabeth II has now overtaken Queen Victoria as the UK’s longest-serving monarch. Victoria was on the throne for 63 years, seven months and two days. Margaret Tyler, the self-styled ‘queen of royal memorabilia’, has turned her house into a shrine to Britain’s royals. Each room is dedicated to a member of the family. But Queen Elisabeth has two rooms all to herself.
23. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A) Queen Victoria B) Record-breaking royal C) Queen Margaret D) self-styled queen
24. The passage is mainly about ...
A) A historic day B) Queen Elisabeth II C) UK’s royal fans D) history
25. The word MEMORABILIA here means.
A) longest B) self-style C) objects D) shrine
26. According to the passage
A) Queen Victoria has now overtaken Queen Elisabeth II as the UK’s longest-serving monarch.
B) Queen Victoria is the UK’s longest-serving monarch.
C) Queen Elisabeth II lives in shrine.
D) Queen Elisabeth has two rooms all to herself.


Greenhouse gas is a type of gas that stops heat escaping from the atmosphere and causes a greenhouse effect - it warms our planet - and that leads to climate change. Greenhouse gas is being caused by pollution from factories and from using containers of things like paint or perfume, which is kept under high pressure so that it can be sprayed - which we call aerosols. But according to a recent report, the product ion of meat is also adding to the problem. Research from Cambridge and Aberdeen universities estimates greenhouse gases from food production will go up 89% if meat and dairy consumption continues to rise at its current rate. The surge in meat eating will drive more deforestation as farmers seek increasing amounts of land. Cutting forests releases greenhouse gases from the wood and the soil, and fertilizers create greenhouse gases too. Under current trends, agriculture alone will cause the world to bust its targets for reducing the risk of dangerous climate change. And another problem is that more of the fields used for growing crops that we eat, like wheat, are being used to grow food to feed the animals that we later eat. Research also found beef cattle need 28 times more land than pork, poultry or dairy farming. Cattle are the biggest source of greenhouse gases, accounting for more than three-quarters of all gases made by farming livestock around the world.