Reading Passage 1: "William Kamkwamba"

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solar system once these Mars awards have been claimed. 
Together, they demonstrate 
that the programme really has no boundary in what it could eventually support, and they 
provide longevity for the objectives of the Foundation.
Q 35. What is the writer’s purpose in the passage?
Answer: 
B to explain the nature of the Foundation’s work
Explanation: POE (Process of Elimination) 
It becomes clearer when you fully under-
stand the passage that the author is not trying to 
persuade
 people to support the Foun-
dation 
(A), nor wants to 
show
 views on the Foundation have changed 
(C). Finally, the 
text does not talk about any criticism of the Foundation’s work, and surely the author is 
not 
rejecting
 those early criticisms 
(D).
Questions 36 – 40
Q 36. Some studies have looked at how humans function in …………… situations.
Answer: 
B extreme
Part of the passage: 
This may include the use of remote environments on Earth, as well 
as physiological and psychological studies in 
harsh environments
.
Q 37. In one project, it was decided to review cave explorers in Mexico who tolerate 
…………… periods on their own.
Answer: 
H extended
Part of the passage: 
In one research project, the Foundation provided a grant to an 
international caving expedition to study the psychology of explorers subjected to
long-term isolation 
in caves in Mexico. The psychometric tests on the cavers were used 
to enhance US astronaut selection criteria by the NASA Johnson Space Center.