English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

26. According to the passage, how long of a run is the Banana Classic?
A) ten kilometres
B) seven kilometres
C) five kilometres
D) one kilometre
27. According to the passage, what prize would Mary have got if she had won the
race?
A) a supply of peanuts
B) a supply of bananas
C) a lot of money
D) nothing but respect
28. According to the passage, in what place did Mary finish in the Banana Classic?
A) first
B) sixth
C) fourth
D) second


Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

Pure water lacks taste and smell. All living things need water in order to survive. Forty to ninety percent of the weight of all organisms is water. The human body uses water to remove wastes and transport food throughout the body. Ancient philosophers thought of water as a true building block by which all other liquids are measured. Until the late eighteenth century a British chemist by the name of Cavendish made water by using a mixture of two main elements: hydrogen and oxygen. Now, we know that water consists of two parts: hydrogen, the most plenty element in our universe, and oxygen, the element that we breathe in order to survive.

29. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A) Nobody has made water yet.
B) Water smells like apples.
C) All living beings require water.
D) Water smells like an orange juice.
30. According to the passage, how does water help your body?
A) It transports food.
B) It provides your lungs with oxygen.
C) It cures your body from injuries.
D) It protects you from shock.
31. According to the passage, what is the most plenty element in the universe?
A) oxygen
B) food
C) water
D) hydrogen
32. According to the passage, water is made of hydrogen and ....
A) waste
B) water
C) oxygen
D) hydrogen