1. According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem since
----.
A) the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention
B) the accidents have more to do with hazardous conditions than
hazardous drivers
C) most of the accidents are caused by drivers who don't pay attention
to the traffic rules
D) the irresponsibility that accounts for much of the problem is not
confined to drivers
E) traffic accidents can cause serious economic damage
2. According to the passage, the number of accidents has fallen because ----.
A) significant advances have been made towards safer driving
B) many people now know that driving is a skilled task requiring constant
care and concentration
C) drivers are warned to take extra care on the roads
D) drivers have finally learned how to behave
E) there has been improvement in the way drivers behave
3. It is pointed out in the passage that those who violate traffic regulations ----.
A) are the most inexperienced drivers that we have on the roads
B) always blame the road conditions
C) don't have prior traffic violations or crashes on their records
D) are the biggest threat to those with whom they share the road
E) don't know most of the traffic rules and regulations
3. It is pointed out in the passage that those who violate traffic regulations ----.
A) are the most inexperienced drivers that we have on the roads
B) always blame the road conditions
C) don't have prior traffic violations or crashes on their records
D) are the biggest threat to those with whom they share the road
E) don't know most of the traffic rules and regulations
Ultralight Airplanes
An ultralight airplane is very different from a conventional airplane. It looks like a lawn chair
with wings, weighs no more than 254 pounds, flies up to 60 miles an hour, and carries about
5 gallons of fuel. Most ultralights are sold as kits and take about 40 hours to assemble. Flying
an ultralight is so easy that a pilot with no experience can fly one. Accidents are rarely fatal
or even serious because the ultralight lands so slowly and gently and carries so little fuel.
Some models now have parachutes attached, while others have parachute packs which pilots
can wear.
1. According to the passage, pilots ----.
A) prefer to fly with ultralights rather than with regular aircraft
B) can weigh up to 250 pounds, depending on the model of the ultralight
airplane
C) don't think that their ultralight airplanes are simple to use
D) are reluctant to put their ultralights together
E) don't need a special training to fly an ultralight airplane
2. We learn from the passage that an ultralight airplane ----.
A) provides the only opportunity to fly affordably
B) doesn't fly very well if it weighs less than 254 pounds
C) is inexpensive but difficult to fly
D) can be put together in a short time
E) is only permitted to be used for private recreational flying
3. It is pointed out in the reading that ----.
A) there is more risk involved in flying ultralight aeroplanes than in flying
general aviation aircraft
B) ultralight airplanes can remain airborne for more than an hour
C) the risk of injury to a passenger in an ultralight airplane is very low
D) the gear an ultralight airplane carries can be more fragile than
traditional equipment
E) people who fly 'ultralights don't need a license
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Practice of Medicine
Modern scientific and technological developments in the practice of medicine and public
health have drawn nursing into new and wider fields of activity, and its functions have been
expanded accordingly. Therefore, nursing is no longer limited mainly to activities within the
hospital, or to what is called curative nursing. It has become also a community service in
which preventive and rehabilitative functions are a vital part of its program. The modern
concept of nursing considers the hospital, however central, as only one of many health
agencies in the community.
1. As we understand from the reading, today ----.
A) the only reason people go to hospitals is for nursing care
B) most of the nursing practice now takes place in people's homes
C) hospitals are not the only setting where people receive care or support
D) scientific and technological developments can't improve the quality of
care that is delivered in hospitals
E) nursing care is not vital to the core competency of hospitals any more
2. One can infer from the passage that ----.
A) nurses were treating more people in the patient's own home in the past
B) hospitals are the only places where nursing care is crucial
C) nurses don't see the hospital and clinic as important units in the
community health program
D) hospitals are still the most important component of the healthcare
sector
E) nursing shortage has had significant consequences during the past few
years
3. According