Reading passages

112- The passage states that scientists……… .
A)have just been successful in finding an effective 
vaccine against malaria 
B)illegally carried out tests on more than 500 people 
C)forced people to take part in their experiment to 
find a cure for malaria 
D)have been looking for a way to protect people from 
malaria for over two decades 
E)have so far found approximately one million 
volunteers to take part in their tests 
113-The passage gives us the information that 
malaria ……. .
A)is fatal for more than 500 million people per year 
B)mostly affects aged people who live in Africa 
C)will soon be eliminated from the Earth due to this 
discovery 
D)has spread to the rest of the world from Africa 
E)is a disease transmitted by mosquitoes 
114-According to the passage, if someone has 
contracted malaria and recovered from it, …….. .
A) he becomes naturally immune to the disease 
B) it's quite likely that he will suffer some permanent 
ailments 
C) it is regarded as a miracle even by the scientists 
D) he will never be bitten by mosquitoes again 
E) he should be vaccinated against the disease 
without delay 
According to a survey conducted between 1985 and 
1995, there were fewer girls than boys in schools 
world-wide. In the 51 countries with the most 
significant gap, 75 million fewer girls than boys were 
enrolled in school. Afghanistan and Pakistan saw the 
greatest increases in the gap over the ten-year period, 

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in spite of the survey being conducted before the 
fundamentalist Islamic Taliban militia came to 
power. On the other hand, a number of Middle 
Eastern countries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and 
Lebanon, have made the biggest strides towards 
closing the education gap.