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24. One advantage soft contact lenses have over hard ones is that they ...
A) are completely flexible.
B) are made of natural products.
C) aren't as expensive.
D) come in two varieties.
25. We learn from the passage that hard plastic lenses...
A) are initially uncomfortable.
B) may break if dropped.
C) are water absorbent.
D) do not provide clear vision.
26. We can conclude from the passage that a person wearing soft plastic lenses ...
A) should avoid using aerosol sprays.
B) ought to use them for short periods..,,
C) won't have any difficulty seeing clearly.
D) doesn't need to have them checked frequently.
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer for the gaps 27-26 In the text. Before 1900, very few people died of heart disease. Since then, heart disease ... (27) the number one killer in the United States. The age of technology has made life easier and made people more ... (28) to heart disease. Before the Industrial Revolution, most people made their living through some sort of manual labor. Walking was the major means of transportation. Laundry was scrubbed and wrung by hand. Stairs were climbed, carpets were beat, and butter was churned.
27.
A) becomes C) has become
28.
A) reluctant C) successful
B) will become D) became
B) willing D) susceptible
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer tor the gaps 29-31 in the text.
Cyrus McGormic was the first man (29)... a machine to cut wheat. The machine was called a reaper. McCormic wanted to build a reaper factory. It had to be near (30).... He decided to put his factory (31)... a small town near Lake Michigan. The name of the town was Chicago.
29.
A) built B) to build ;
C) build D) building
30.
A) farms: B) gates
C) mountains D). cities
31.
A) out B) from C) in 0) on
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 32-33.
Samba is one of the Brazil's most popular music and dance styles. There are many different types of samba, and these styles differ throughout Brazil. Today, one of the most popular types of samba comes from Bahia, a state in the eastern part of the country. It's called samba reggae.
Today in Bahia, 80 percent of the population is black. Samba from this region of Brazil is heavily influenced by African rhythms. Modem samba reggae is a mix of Rio samba, African drumbeats, and Jamaican reggae. It's a bit slower than Rio samba, and is usually performed in large groups.
Bahia's most famous drumming group is Olodum. Many people say, the group invented the samba reggae sound. Its members have also created local organizations to help young people and the poor. Every year in the city of Salvador in ; Bahia, the lively sounds of samba reggae fill the streets during Carnaval - one of the world's greatest parties.