English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

98. According to the passage, what job had Peter had before he started working in the bank?
A) He had never had any jo b before.
B) He had got a scholarship at college.
C) He had worked as a taxi driver.
D) He had studied math formulas.
99. According to the passage, why did the man give Peter a job?
A) He assumed that Peter wasn’t practical.
B) Peter showed that he was honest.
C) He wanted Peter to be his driver.
D) He borrowed from Peter a lot of money.
100. All of the following statements are TR UE about the man, EXCEPT ....
A) The man wanted Peter to take a lot of money.
B) The man was rude when he got into the taxi.
C) The man gave Peter all his money as a gift.
D) The man offered Peter a job in his bank.


Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

Every day, a fisherman sat on a bridge. He threw the seeds into the water. He had a simple

way to catch fish. He cut a branch off a tree and tied a plain string to it. He put a sharp hook on it. Then he whispered, “ Come here fish.” Like magic, the fish bit the hook. He took the fish home to make a big pot of fish soup from them. One day, another man walked up to him. He said, “ My name is George. I am staying at the hotel. I bet that I am a better fisherman than you. I will accompany you today. I want to prove my skill.” The fisherman cast his string. George had a lot of electronic tools. One machine showed him the locations of fish. The other machine could weigh the fish. At the end o f the day, George subtracted his fish from the fisherman’s. The fisherman had beaten him by forty-seven. George was shocked. The fisherman told George, “ I am patient and I believe in myself. Take a breath, and try it in my way.”


101. According to the passage, what is the story mainly about?
A) How George made a pot of fish soup
B) W hy two fishermen used only nets
C) How two men competed in catching fish
D) How to cook fish to be very delicious