Comprehension Passages

274-The conflict described in the passage……….. .

A)has been building up over many hundreds of years and has now reached a peak

***B)has arisen between the traditional inhabitants of the area and the timber industry

C)could be avoided if the Sami were prepared to remain in their native land

D)is about the Sami's use of certain mountain forests which they do not own

E)has only recently arisen because of ecological changes in the disputed area

275-The Sami's reindeer………. .

***A)depend on trees for their nourishment during winter

B)have lived permanently in the forests for centuries

C)need the forests in order to shelter from the snow

D)especially like eating the tops of young trees

E)live in the nearby Sami villages when not in the forest

276- The Sami say that their claim to grazing rights in the forests is based on………. .

A)legal papers which the Sami will produce in court

B)the fact that they bought the forests many years ago

C)documents which have unfortunately been lost

***D)the fact that they were using the land before anyone else

E)the forest areas being very close to the Sami's own villages

Born in 1898, Paul Robeson was the son of a runaway slave. He was the only black student to try out for the Rutgers University football team. In response, the other players beat him up and pulled out his fingernails. He bore the abu8e to prove his worth. He not only graduated at the top of his class, but had been an All-American, the top honour for a university football player, twice. Within four years after graduation, he was one of the best-known actors and singers in the United States. Yet because he was a black man with strong political beliefs, he was forced to spend much of his life in England, and when he did return to the United States, his passport was taken away.