Midterm Test-Eep - Term Iii Skill: READING: Time Allowed: 50 Minutes

Thursday – shift 1
MIDTERM TEST- EEP- TERM III

Skill: READING
Time allowed: 50 minutes
Part 1
Questions 1 – 5 refer to the following information and email.
Decrease in Amazon Deforestation Is no Reason for Celebration

By Jan Grady
Recent government reports show that the rate of deforestation in the Amazon basin has
decreased by nearly 20 percent since 1970s. Officials say this is the lowest rate since 1991. But
environmental critics say it is too soon for celebration. Most of the deforestation is due to
construction of new towns, clearing land for soy-bean fields and creating grazing land for cattle.
Dr. Sonya Braga from the ministry of the National Institute of Space Research (NISR) in Brazil
says, “ At the current rate of deforestation, the Amazon rainforest will be half its size in just two
decades.” NIRS conducts annual studies of the rainforest by examining pictures of the area
taken by satellite.
Since 1970, the Amazon forest has decreased in size by nearly 1 million square miles. Some
scientists say that one square kilometre of rain forest may contain up to 150 thousand species of
trees and plants, not to mention the vast array of animal life and insects. Although advances are
being made in slowing down deforestation, more protective measures are necessary to
guarantee the safety of this world treasure.
To: Jan Grady

From: Greg Knight
Subject: Deforestation article
Dear Ms. Grady
Thank you for your article on the deforestation of the Amazon in Green Machine Magazine’s
May issue. I appreciate you informing the public on this serious problem. However, there were
a few facts in your article that were incorrect.
First, you mentioned that the size of the rainforest has decreased by 1 million square miles in
size since 1970. Actually, it decreased in size by 1 million square kilometers.
Also, you wrote that one square kilometer of rainforest can contain up to 150 thousand species
of plants and trees. Your number is correct, but this is ONLY for plants. There are also 75.000
species of trees.
I just thought you might want to know about these errors. But again I want to thank you for
doing your part in conserving what is left of the Amazon rainforest, and agree with your opinion
about the area. I look forward to reading your articles in next month’s issue.
Sincerely,
Greg Knight
Amazon Warrior Conservation Society.
1. What is NOT mentioned in the article as a 4. What can be inferred about Green Machine
reason for deforestation in the Amazon? Magazine in the e-mail?
A. Construction of towns A. It is available for purchase in Brazil
B. The sale of lumber B. It is published monthly
C. Creating grazing land C. It is a free publication
D. Making soybean fields D. It is a new magazine
2. According to Ms. Braga, how long will it take 5. What would Greg Knight and Jan Grady probably
for the rainforest to decrease by 50 percent? agree on?
A. One year A. Government should increase the budget for the
B. Ten years rainforest’s safety
C. Fifteen years B. Scientists need to pay more attention to the
D. Twenty years rainforest’s ecosystem.
C. Farmers are able to blame for deforestation of the
rainforest
D. More needs to be done to conserve the rainforest.
3. Why was the e-mail written?
A. To report errors in the article
B. To request a subscription
C. To submit an article
D. To ask for a donation
Part 2
Businesses urged to keep interview standards high
A third of job applicants come away from their interview with a bad impression of the business,
having faced questions unrelated to the job, poor interview preparation, sexism and bad personal
hygiene, a survey has found . (1)_______.
Kevin Moran, a 29-year-old IT worker who went for a job in the City, said he had been
surprised to find it was held in a bar. "I had to shout over the noise, and one of the interviewers kept
going to the bar when I was still speaking, butting in rudely and talking about things that were
completely unrelated," Mr Moran said.
The survey of more than 2,000 people, by Ipsos Mori for T-Mobile, found that applicants judged
a potential employer on their impressions of the working environment and the people employed.
(2)________. However, 40 per cent of those who judged their interview experience as bad said the
questions asked were nothing to do with the job, while a third said the interviewer was unprepared.
(3)_________.
Among the complaints about interviewers' behaviour by those who rated their encounter a bad
experience were lateness (18 per cent), sexism (16 per cent) and bad personal hygiene (7.5 per cent).
(4)_________. Almost 30 per cent complained they had not been offered any refreshments, while 10
per cent said the building was dirty. (5)_________.
"Interviewees are always under pressure to create a good first impression, but it seems that
businesses need to feel a bit of that pressure as well," said Mark Martin, Human Resources Director at
T-Mobile UK. "Candidates are beginning to place a company's culture and values at the top of their
agenda, so businesses need to think about how these are expressed in an interview situation - or their
reputation and brand could be on the line".
1. Read the text. Five sentences are missing from the text. Complete the text with the given
sentences. Write the letter A, B, C, D or E on the Answer Sheet.
A. They expected intelligent questions related to the job, and a clear career- progression plan.
B. More than 31 per cent of those finding the encounter disappointing had never heard from the
company again.
C. As a result, almost half those who had experienced a bad interview turned down the job when it was
offered.
D. In some cases, applicants complained of racist questions and interviewers who were drunk.
E. Another complaint was that the interviewer ate during the process, while 11 of the 662 disappointed
applicants said the interviewer was drunk.
2. Answer the following question.
- Which information in the text impressed you the most? Why?

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Thursday – shift 1

MIDTERM TEST- EEP- TERM III

Questions 1 – 5 refer to the following information and email.

Decrease in Amazon Deforestation Is no Reason for Celebration

To: Jan Grady

Businesses urged to keep interview standards high

2. Answer the following question.

- Which information in the text impressed you the most? Why?

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