English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

153. According to the passage, what kind of job is offered for those who like sweets?
A) a maker o f sweet chocolate
B) a picker o f cocoa beans
C) a researcher o f chocolate
D) a jo b in teeth researching
1 5 4 . According to the passage, how long does the position last for?
A) for 3 years B) for 2,5 years
C) for 2 years D) for 3,5 years
155. According to the passage, what skills do the researchers need?
A) tasting skills
B) science skills
C) cooking skills
D) creative skills
156. According to the passage, what controls the softness o f chocolate?
A) sugar and fats B) butter and oils
C) beans and fats D) oils and fats


Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

There is a phrase in English “ They earn telephone numbers” which means someone gets

a big salary. A man in New York is asking the city mayor for so much that it is almost impossible to think of a comparison. Andrew Panwool, a 50-year-old banker, is asking for two undecillion dollars. Over 99 percent of people wouldn’t hear o f the word “ undecillion”. One undecillion dollars is one followed by 36 zeros. The only people who mainly need this word are astrophysicists and astronomers. Two undecillion dollars is a lot more than all the money in the whole world. Even more than all the wealth created throughout entire history. The newspaper reports that Mr Panwool is asking the city mayor for personal injury. It’s because last month a dog bit his finger on a city bus.


157. How many zeros are there in one undecillion dollars?
A) 99 B) 72
C) 36 D) 62
158. According to the passage, who mostly uses the term “undecillion” ?
A) astrophysicists
B) mayors
C) biologists
D) bankers
159. According to the passage, how big is two undecillion dollars compared to the world’s money?
A) much more B) a bit less
C) the same D) much less