Comprehension Passages

86- It is stated in the passage that………. .

***A)the sort of magic Houdini performed a century ago can be seen in India today

B)Houdini's kind of magic died out because it was boring, due to its extreme safety

C)famous magicians such as Houdini perform in Indian bazaars

D)Houdini cheated his audiences because he used chemicals instead of real magic

E)India has produced some of the most famous magicians in the world

87-The author believes that………… .

A)we can easily find the chemicals used by Houdini anywhere in the world

B)the people in the West no longer like magical performances

***C)Westerners are more interested in their safety now than, In the past

D)Houdini took the secrets of his craft to India before he died

E)chemicals needed by magicians should be freely available to everyone

There are two kinds of water pollution. The first is when rubbish, sewage or chemicals are thrown into the water. This waste upsets the natural environment and can prove dangerous or fatal to fish and other life in the water. The second type of pollution is thermal, or warm water pollution. This is most commonly caused by hydroelectric power plants. These take water from a lake or river, convert it into steam for running the plant's turbines, change the steam back into water, then return the water to the original lake or river. Though this water is no dirtier than when it was taken out, it is often five to ten degrees above its original temperature. This causes a change in the environment which can be as dangerous to, aquatic life as waste 'pollution.
88-It is stated In the passage that …………. .

A)thermal pollution is more dangerous than pollution from rubbish or chemicals

B)warm water pollution Is as harmful as thermal pollution

C)hydroelectric plants put dirty water back into the environment

***D)thermal pollution occurs when the temperature of a river or lake is raised

E)aquatic life is merely disturbed by thermal pollution

89-Rubbish, sewage or chemicals………… .

A)are all part of the natural environment

***B)can kill aquatic life when they are thrown into the water

C)are the main cause of warm water pollution

D)are by-products of hydroelectric plants

E) have, on occasions, proved to be beneficial to aquatic life

90-The author argues that……….. .

A)there is nothing that can be done to correct thermal pollution

B)water pollution is a fact of life that we must learn to live with

C)tile world would be better off without hydroelectric power stations

D)fish are less affected by the second kind of pollution than by the first

***E)both kinds of pollution are equally bad for the natural environment

The SAT is a a-hour test of both verbal and mathematical abilities which is used as part of the process for evaluating applicants for admission to American universities. In 1995, the College Board, which administers the SAT, re-centred the scoring scale for the test. It did so by re-establishing the original average score of 500 on the 200-800 scale. The scale had not been adjusted since 1941, when it reflected the norm of some 10,000 students, frequently from public schools and applying to the nation's most selective universities. Over the years the average score had shifted below 500 as a larger number of students began taking the test, and verbal and maths scores had ceased to become comparable. Now the scores represent a more diverse university-bound population of about 2 million students.