Reading passages

24. The passage aims to impress on the reader .

1. 
   the extent of suffering experienced by the people in Bangladesh
   
2. 
   the magnitude of the cyclone's destructive force
   
3. 
   the inadequacy of the relief work sent in
   
4. 
   the extent of the poverty and misery in Bagladesh
   

E) what disaster like in Bangladesh
In all civilizations, articles are consumed that have no nutrient value but make the food more attractive, or give pleasure. Spices, condiments, herbs, vinegar, and pickles are used for this purpose. There is no objection to them for the normal stomach, and there is no evidence that they can cause damage to the normal stomach lining. Tea, coffee, manufactured drink, and alcohol also form part of the diet. They have no nutritive value but add to the pleasure of a meal, in moderation. Tea and coffee both contain caffeine. Which is a mild stimulant and also causes the kidneys to excrete more water. They may cause sleeplessness, but not all people are affected. Alcohol, if not consumed excessively by adults, cannot be objected to on any medical ground.
25. The common feature of such items as spices condiments herbs vinegar and pickles is that_______ .

1. 
   they are all manufactured rather than natural
   
2. 
   they can all do harm to the stomach lining
   
3. 
   they can classified in the group of mild stimulants
   
4. 
   they are not nutritious but give the food flavour
   

E) they are rather costly
26. From a medical point of view .

1. 
   there is a close link between the person's age and the amount of alcohol he drinks
   
2. 
   eating foods that have no nutritive value helps do nothing but tire the stmomach out
   
3. 
   alcohol isn't considered harmful when drunk in moderate amounts by adults
   
4. 
   it is important from a psychological point of view to eat palatable meals as wel] as nutritious.
   

E) alchol should be prohibited
27. The writer states that .

1. 
   the effect of coffee and tea on sleep can vary from person to person
   
2. 
   manufactured drinks are more harmful than tea and coffee
   
3. 
   tea, coffee and manufactured drinks are usually consumed more when the person is dieting
   
4. 
   kidneys are the organs which are affected most when tea and coffee are drunk excessively
   

E) people tend to sleep more than they need

Geometry is a very old science. We are told by Herodotus, a Greek historian, that geometry had its origin in Egypt along the banks of the river Nile. The first record we have of its study is found in a manuscript written by Mimes, an Egyptian scholar, about 1550 B.C. This manuscript is believed to be a copy of a treatise which dated back probably, more than a thousand years, and describes the use of geometry at that time in a very crude form of surveying or measurement. In fact, geometry, which means "earth measurement," received its name in this manner. This re-measuring of the land was necessary because of the annual overflow of the river Nile and the consequent destroying of the boundaries of farm lands. This early geometry was very largely a list of rules or formulas for finding the areas of plane figures. Many-of these rules were inaccurate, but in the main, they were fairly satisfactory.

28. The passage deals with .

1. 
   floods of the river nile
   
2. 
   beginnings of geometry
   
3. 
   surveying in egypt
   
4. 
   manuscript of mimes
   

E) significance of geometry|bday