The worker termites are small, blind, and wingless, with soft bodies.

They make up
the majority of the collony and do all the work. Soldiers are eyeless and wingless but
are larger than the workers and have hard heads and strong jaws and legs. They
devend the collony and are cared for the workers.

The male and female of the reproductive class remind inside a closed- in cell where
the female lays thousands of eggs. The workers place the eggs in cell and care for
them. Even if one collony is treated with poison, if a male and female of the
reproductive class escape, they can form a new collony.

Pest control companies can inspect a house for infestation of termites. Often, a lay
person cannot spot the evidence, so it is critical to have the opinion of a professional.
Treatments vary depending upon the type of termite.

2. In line 5, “classes” can be best replaced by . . .

a) Sexes
b) Colonies
c) Courses
d) Categories

Passage 3
A recent investigation by scientists at the U. S Geological Survey shows that strange
animal behavior might help predict an earthquake. Investigators found such
occurrences within a ten- kilometer radius of the epicenter of a fairly recent quake.
Some birds screeched and flew about wildly; dogs yelped and ran around
uncontrollably.

Scientists believe that animals can perceive enviromental changes several hours or
even days before the mishap. Animals were noted as being restless for several
weeks before a Tashkent, Uzbekistan, earthquake. An hour before the disaster,
domestic animals refused to go indoors, and dogs howled and barked furiously. In
1990, an earthquake struck Agadir in Marocco. Survivors recall that stray animals,
including dogs were seen streaming out of town before the earthquake. In a safari
zoo near San Fransisco, Ilamas would not eat the evening before a 1979 quake, and
they ran around wildly all night.

Unusual animals behavior preceding earthquakes has been noted for centuries.
British Admiral Robert Fitzroy reported huge floks of screaming seabirds over
Concepcion, Chile in 1835. An hour and a half later, dogs were seen fleeing, and ten
minutes later the town was destroyed. Similar stories of chickens running around in
upparentstates of panic, horses trembling, and dogs burking incessantly were