Final Exam Preparation
Part A: Reading Comprehension (22 Points)
- Answer 22 questions from three short stories in form of short answers.
- No need to repeat the question.
Example: Tornadoes
Tornadoes are the world's most violent weather condition. They are also known as twisters, cyclones or whirlwinds.
America has the most violent tornadoes.
Sometimes there are over 1000 tornadoes in America in one year.
Tornadoes can produce wind speeds of over 250 miles per hour. A tornado is formed when a warm wind meets a cold wind and they start moving around each other (twisting). This will create a funnel that reaches the ground and destroys anything in its path.
We measure the force of a tornado with the Fujita scale. This scale is split into six parts from F0 to F5. An F1 tornado can remove tiles from houses or uproot trees. An F5 tornado could blow a house off its foundations or pick up a car and deposit it elsewhere.
The UK has had many tornadoes, but they have only been very weak ones. Tornadoes have been seen on every continent except Antarctica.
Part B: Reading Analysis (8 points)
- Answer 8 multiple choice questions from four short stories.
- Require in-depth understanding from the text.
Example: Human Right
I think human rights only became an issue after World War II. That’s when the United Nations issued their Universal Declaration on human rights. This is kind of the rulebook, the do’s and don’ts of human rights. When I look at the world today, it seems not many people have read this. I doubt if most people know it exists. I think government leaders should know about this. A lot of them don’t care much about human rights. I can’t believe it’s the twenty-first century and human right is still an issue in pretty much all of the world’s countries. The most powerful countries even attack each other for abusing human rights. I hope one day that all human rights are respected. That will be paradise.