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24. The word MULCH in the text means ...
A) branches B) soil C) compost D) lichens
25. What can be the best heading to the text?
A) Features of strangler plant B) Peculiarities of wild plants
C) Fig tree is a home to many forest creatures D) Biological characteristics of Indonesian trees
26. All of the following statements are FALSE EXCEPT ...
A) the fig tree receives nutrients from the soil B) seeds grow on the top of a tree down to the ground
C) seeds drop to the ground and grow up D) the fig tree multiplies from the root


Today the United States' flag has 50 stars. That's one for each state. It has 13 stripes to stand for each of the original 13 colonies. It is unofficially called the Stars and Stripes. But the flag did not always look this way. The Second Continental Congress commissioned the first U.S. flag in 1777. But it did not exist until 1783 after the American Revolution ended. Historians are not sure who designed the Store and Stripes. Many different flags are believed to have been used during the American Revolution. The flag of 1777 was used until 1795. Then Congress passed on act ordering that a new flag have 15 stripes, alternate red and white, and 15 stars on a blue field. In 1818, Congress directed that the flag have 13 stripes. It also decided that a new star be added for each new state of the Union. The last star was added in 1960 for the state of Hawaii. There are customs for flying the flag and treating it with respect. For example, it should not touch the floor. No other flag should be flown above it, expect for the UN flag a UNО headquarters.
27. According to the passage which of the following action is a sign of disrespect to the American flag?
A) Washing it B) Laying it on the ground C) Folding it D) Flying it above other flags
28. One can infer from the passage that …
A) Only the US flag may be flown higher than the flag of United Nations Organization.
B) Originally there were 50 states in the USA.
C) The initial star was added to the US flag in 1960 for the state of Hawaii.
D) Until 1960 there were 49 star on the US flag