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55-The passage informs us that last year's forest fires were Particularly bad because of......... .
***A)unfavourable weather conditions, combined with violent lightning
B)the amount of damage caused to wildlife
C)the inefficiency of the fire-fighters in reaching the burning area quickly
D)the unusually long 'forest fire season’
E)human ignorance and carelessness

56-We are told that fires started by lightning cannot easily be controlled because .. .
A)they are extremely violent and severe
B)they happen so frequently
***C)they usually start in inaccessible places
D)they generally take place at night
E)storms make it hard for firemen to work

57- In view of the figures given In the-age, most of the damage caused by forest fires last year

A)was a result of fires started deliberately by humans
***B)came from fires which were started by lightning
C)resulted from the lack of, people available to fight fires
D)happened because of fires started accidentally by humans
E)came about because people lit fires in remote places

That evening we arrived in Delhi, the great walled city of the Mogul Empire, scattered with tombs and forts, many decayed or built over. Some scholars say that there are seven cities on the sites of Old and New Delhi, while some say more. The history is rich and stretches back centuries. At one time, Shah Jahan, the ruler who built the Taj Mahal, reconstructed Old Delhi, restoring large bazars and streets leading to the fortress. As there was no wall on the eastern side, where the River Yumuna flows; Delhi was sacked regularly over the centuries, the last time being in the eighteenth century, when the Persian ruler Nadir Shah looted treasures that included the Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-noor diamond.

58- From the description in the passage, It is apparent that Delhi .. .
A)is about seven centuries old, according to some scholars
B)has obviously not changed very much since it was first built
C)is an extremely wealthy city, with many rich inhabitants
***D)is full of poorly-maintained and neglected historical sites
E)was completely surrounded by walls during the Mogul Empire