Read the following passages and choose the best alternative to answer each question.
A. Israel's Dead Sea is a popular tourist attraction. It is really a lake, seventy-eight kilometers long and up to sixteen kilometers wide. The waters of the Dead Sea have several times more salt than the ocean. The salt is able to support the weight of many things placed the water. The salt is able to support the weight of many things placed on the water. Thus, a person can actually sit upright on the surface.
(From Sources of Identity by Paul F. Brandwein, et al)
1. Which statement is not correct ?
A: The Dead Sea is in Israel.
B: The Dead Sea is a sea.
C: The waters of the dead sea are very salty.
D: A person can sit upright on the surface of the Dead Sea.
2. Which statement is correct ?
A: The author's purpose is to persuade the readers to visit the Dead Sea.
B: The author's purpose is to entertain the reader wit the story of a popular tourist attraction.
C: The author's purpose is to convince the reader that the Dead Sea is very strange.
D: The author's purpose is to inform the reader about a popular tourist attraction.