Reading passages

 
 
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78-One can conclude from the passage that soap 
operas on television………….. .
A) have proved very profitable for the companies that 
sponsored them 
B) have nothing in common with the early radio 
programs 
C) reflect characters from all parts of the society 
D) would find more audience were they shown in the 
evening 
E)are basically the same as the ones that used to be 
broadcast on the radio 
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour in 1941 
resulted in the immediate entry of the USA into 
World War II. In late 1941 more than 75 US warships 
were based at this base. On November 26, a Japanese 
force departed in secret from the Kuril Islands. 
Observing radio Silence, it reached a launching point 
at 6 a.m., December 7. At 7:50 a.m., the first wave - 
of Japanese planes struck Pearl Harbour, bombarding 
airfields and battleships. A second wave followed. 
The surprise attack was over before 10 a.m. 
Approximately 2,400 Americans 'were killed, 1,300 
wounded, and 1.000 missing. Japanese losses were 
fewer than 100 casualties, 29 planes, and 5 
submarines. 
79-The passage tells us that the Japanese attack 
on Pearl Harbour……….. .
A) had been expected by the Americans 
B) lasted about two hours 
C) made the USA retreat from the war 
D) caused both sides almost equal losses 
E) was carried out by only 100 Japanese soldiers 
80-According to the passage, until the bombing of 
Pearl Harbour, ………….. .
A)the Japanese hadn't had any real success in the war 
B)Americans had been in a more advantageous 
situation than the Japanese 
C)Japan hadn't lost so many soldiers and warships
D)the Kuril Islands hadn't been used as a military 
base
E)the USA had remained out of World War II