Reading passages

77- The waiter’s respond to the woman’s question suggests that whoever was responsible for the crash .......... .
A) was likely to be made the head waiter
B) was to be kicked out from work
C) would never be allowed into the kitchen any longer
D) was subject to apologising to customers
E) was bound to be encumbered by extra work


78- The word ‘timidly’ in line 5 most probably means .......... .
A) timely
B) tamely
C) bashfully
D) highly
E) clamorous


The Middle East faces a difficult environmental problem. Until the 1960s, many countries in the region had economies based totally on recyclable materials. No harmful waste existed. Everything was usable and anything that was thrown away was reused by nature. Since then the region has wholly embraced the pre-packaged, thrown-away life style. Unfortunately, the modern man-made waste continues to be treated as though it were organic, and is thrown away carelessly, so now there is litter everywhere, including plastic, which was one of the worst things that could have happened to the region.


79- The passage claims that .......... .
A) pollution used to be a greater menace to the environment in the past
B) modern technology has created environmental challenges for the Middle East
C) most of the man-made waste is organic
D) being technologically advanced is an advantage for the Middle East
E) pre-packaging has enhanced people’s lives
80- The author thinks there is so much litter in the region because people ........ .
A) don’t realise that man-made materials are not reused by nature
B) are concentrating more on their profits than on the environment
C) already know that litter is a world wide problem with no solution
D) believe creating a modern economy is more important than environmental concerns
E) do not treat their waste in a special way before they discard them