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Question38: What can be inferred about Canada’s Bay of Fundy ?
A. It may experience tsunamis because of its extreme tides.
B. It may have a longer tide cycle because of its wide variations.
C. It may be very narrow because it has wide tidal variations.
D. It may be influenced more by gravity than other places.
Question39: The word imperceptible in the last paragraph could best be replace by
A. not noticeable B. difficult to explain C. not generally D. not able to be said
Question40: What is true about the Moon’s gravitational force?
A. It pulls water on the far side of the Earth more strongly.
B. It is more than twice as powerful as that of the Sun.
C. It has reduced gravity when it is lined up with the Sun and the Earth.
D. Its force is strongest when it is located at 90 degrees to the Earth.
Question41: Besides ordinary tides, how many other types of tide are mentioned in the passage ?
A. two B. three C. four D. five
Question42: Which of the following does not relate to Ordinary Tides ?
A. Receiving greatest influence from the Moon
B. Influenced by the Sun’s position relative to the Moon.
C. Taking turns the higher and lower water relating to the Earth’s rotation
D. Having the striking range of tide in narrower bays
Read the following passage and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each for the question from 43 to 50.
Charles Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1902 but was raised on a farm in
Minnesota, where his father was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1907. From then on, he spent his
boyhood alternately in Washington, D.C. Detroit, and Little Falls, Minnesota. Because
Lindbergh exhibited exceptional mechanical talent, in 1921 he was admitted to the University of
Wisconsing to study engineering. However, the young man was seeking more challenging
endeavors, and two years later he became a stunt pilot who performed feats at county fairs and
public assemblies. This unusual and dangerous undertaking paid off handsomely in the sense
that it allowed him to gain a diverse and well–rounded experience in aeronautics. He particularly
delighted in what he called “wing–walking” and parachute jumping.
After a year of training as a military cadet, Lindbergh completed his program at the
Brooks and Kelly airfields at the top of his class and earned the rank of captain. Robertson
Aircraft Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, offered him employment as a mail pilot to run the
routes between St. Louis and Chicago, and Lindbergh retained his position with the company