Reading passages

139-The passage tells us that Ireland ---- . 
A) became a republic in the 16th century 
B) did not value education until the 19th century
C) was an independent state in the 18th century
D) was a predominantly Catholic state 
E) didn't have any schools until the 19th century 
140-Hedge Schoolmasters ---- . 
A) had to teach secretly, as what they were doing was illegal 
B) provided the only legal education for Catholics at that time 
C) worked for one of the departments of Trinity College 
D) taught in order to raise money for school buildings 
E) began their work in Ireland in the 16th century 
141 -One difficulty that Hedge Schoolmasters and their pupil were faced with was that ---- . 
A) the school masters weren‘t properly trained 
B) the students had to study Latin and Greek 
C) they didn't have any school books 
D) the masters and pupils spoke different languages 
E) there were not enough teachers for all the students 
An average child of 5 years old uses only 1,500 of the 150,000 "dictionary" words that a modern 
language contains. But this small treasury is used very intensively, by him during the years of 
learning, at the rate of about 1,000 words an hour, or from 7,000 to 15,000 words each day for an 
active child. School quickly increases his vocabulary, but leaves him with less opportunity for using 
it. At 10 years old, his treasury amounts to 7,000 words, of which about 30% are used actively -the 
remainder is seldom or never used and in an hour he will use about 700 words. By the time he enters 
university, his word inventory will have grown to 20.000, and on graduation to 
60.000, but of these only 10% -20%will be in active use. 
142 -According to the passage, in general, a 5 -year old -child ----- . 
A) has an enormous, vocabulary for his age 
B) can learn 1.000 words in an hour 

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