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    72. ian option best completes (2)? ‘The results were categorized based on the subjects status. B. Datawere collected on the basis of several diferent items, ©. Reading competence was associated with three aspects. D. The subjects consisted of different age children, E_ Findings showed various levels of reading kil Problems 79-84 are based on the following passage, ‘These ate amazing advances, but while all this scientiio back-stapping is going on, the dark cloud on the horizan is the emerging Ebola epidemic in West Afica and the warning Undercurrent that comes with it At the time of writing at least 7000 people have been infected and half of those have died. The CDC in America also estimate that, because the level of reporting s $0 poor, the numbers can, in all ikelinood, be doubled or even tripled. ‘And because the rates of infection appear to bbe growing exponentially, tens of thousands, oF even miions, might utimately be affected. To put the scale of the present situation into perspective, since the fist recorded case cof Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. £38 years ago there have been fewer than 2,500 deaths documented in total So this single Present outbreak is already three times larger than the entire Ebola death toll ever. I's aiso no longer just an African problem, The West has had its own wake-up cal this week as the US and Spain, countries previously regarded as immune to the threat thanks to modem medicine, have reported imported cases of the condition and, despite strict infection-control ‘Quidelines and practices, onward transmissions of Ebola on their home soil ‘What is remarkable though is that, while Ebola is tering and dramatic in its impact ‘when it causes an outbreak, i appears to be a relatively easy agent to fight. Experimental ‘vaccines tested 80 far on animals have been impressively effective, protecting against even injection of the lve Ebola virus. But because they are at atest stage, these agents, which will be critical if we're tonip this outbreakin the bud, ‘are nowhere neat ready for mass production. ‘Trias are only now getting underway of human versions ofthe vaccines in Oxtord, UK, and the US. Way too late,” many are saying, to prevent the inevitabe. ‘Sowhiisithat, nearly 40 years after Ebola first surfaced, the world finds itself in a state of ‘panic, and up to ten thousand people are dead, ‘owing to a bug that's probably preventable thanks to scientfic research done decades ‘290? The answer is that Ebola was regarded ‘as someone else's problem. It was a tropical disease oflowimportance and (presumedto be) constrained by geography and climate toa part ‘of the world that held litle economic interest to the rest of us. But therein lies a salutary lesson: ‘because i even a tiny fraction -less than 1% - ‘ofwhat the present outbreak is now costing the ‘world in terms of lost productivty, humanitarian ‘aid and human lives lost had been spent 20 years ago to develop an Ebola vaccine, we ‘probably wouldn't be in this position now. i's easy to dismiss tropical diseases as an issue that wont affect the West, but the present ‘stuation is a warning shot across our bows that we ignore at our peri (hitp://mww thenakedscientists com) 79. How are the ideas in paragraphs 1 and 2 related? A. Paragraph 1 and 2 highlight the horror of the Ebola outbreak B. Paragraph 1 contradicts the explanation of Ebola in paragraph 2. ©. Paragraph 1 and 2 argue Ebola can be prevented with the latest vaccines, D. Paragraph 1 states the causes of Ebola ‘and paragraph 2 explains the effects. E. Paragraph 1 defines an epidemic disease and paragraph 2 gives the examples. 80. Which of the following is most relevant with the idea of Ebola outbreak described in the passage? ‘A Scientists are developing a new drug, but they are running out of fund. B. Amother does not comfort her erying son ‘who merely wants her attention C. A iabetic man ignored a slight wound on his toe, the he got infected horribly D. Students choose not to study for an ‘upcoming test since the test was book- open. E. A recently launched book has caused a problem due to its controversial content 81, The assumption the author has about the West is A They act fast to prevent a disease only itt Is important for them B. Tropical disease are considered exotic and dangerous by the people. . It is difficut to convince them that they eed to send medical help to Africa D. They are really interested in developing Ebola vaccines for mass production E. They intentionally postpone developing Ebola vaccines because it is expensive. £82, Which sentences most effectively ilustrate the ‘current Ebola prevalence? 2-4 of paragraph 1 1-2 of paragraph 2 2-3 of paragraph 3 1-2 of paragraph 4 4-5 of paragraph § moom> 83, Paragraph in 3 implies that A. Ebola vaccines are very complex and time consuming to create B. Ebola vaccines should have been tested fon humans much earlier. . Its inappropriate for Ebola vaccines to be safely tested on humans D. The UK and US are countries that are in Urgent needs of Ebola vaccines, E. Testing Ebola vaccines on animals takes many years before their use on humans. 84, Which of the following best restates ideas of paragraph 4? ‘A Ebola has been a major problem for 40 years, 60 it will be over soon. B. Ebola only affects the countries with ite economic and poitical power. C. The number of patients dying trom Ebola wil kely to remain the same D. Scientists are developing vaccines that can be used for animals and humans E. Had its vaccines been seriously created earlier, Ebola could have been cured Questions 85-90 are based on the following passage. As spring arrives, albeit quite late this year for many of us, we notice the changing (of seasons by the weather, but also by a host ‘of natural events. Depending on where you live, the crocuses may poke through the snow, the klideer may be back, or the cherry trees may bloom. There is an orderly sequence of ‘events that seem to occur, with various spring flowers appearing in order, red maple buds bursting into new leaves, or the old lilac by the barn scenting the ait. This seasonal cycle of natural phenomena is called phenology. Global

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