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Midterm Test Mattayom Patcharakitiyapha 3 Suratthani School Surathani English 0112 Mattayom Suksa 6 50 Mins. 20 Pnt. Choose the best answer The first half of this month seven crash helmet makers were arrested , four for producing motorcyclists headgear that did not meet the standards set by Office of Industrial Standards and three for illegally manufacturing them ,police said. Police ,acting on tip-offs from consumers , apprehened four substandard helmet makers and seven suspects with 14,846 illegally manufactured crash helmet worth some Bt 4,453,800. said Pol Maj Gen Wathin Khamsongsri ,the economic Crime Division commander. 1.The most appropriate headline for the above article would be………….. 1. Crash helmet smashed. 2. Bad helmet makers unmasked. 3. Motorist headgear seized in raid. 4. Illegal crash helmets. Thailand has finally shown enough confidence to resist China’s pressure against allowing Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama , to visit Thailand along with six other Nobel Peace Prize laureates to campaign for the release of fellow peace holder. Pro - democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Burma. Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said he believed the visit by the Dalai Lama to Thailand next week would not hurt Sino -Thai relations , after China issued a new warning yesterday against allowing him to come here. 2.The best headline of this news story is………… 1. Chuan snubs China over Dalai Lama. 2.Sino – Thai relationship to break apart. 3.Dalai Lama visits Thailand. 4. Dalai Lama , 6 Nobel Peace Prize to oust Pm. Torrential rains in Hong Kong caused serious flooding in New Territories and some outlying islands, killing at least one person and leaving one missing, the government said yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of residents were without drinking water after the deluge through Friday damaged water mains in Tuen Mun and on Cheung Chau island, where homes were engulfed by water. Authorities sent tankers to more than 50 locations to deliver fresh water as an emergency measure, a government spokeswoman said. Resumption of normal supply could take days./Reuter

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3. What is the best headline of this news? 1) Hong Kong’s people starving 2) 2 people miss in flood 3) Hong Kong floods 4) Emergency measure in Hong Kong Stockholm (Reuter) The 1993 Nobel Literature prize will be announced tomorrow, the Swedish Academy said after its weekly meeting yesterday. The Nobel prizes are awarded every year by a trust set up under the will of the Swedish philanthropist and inventor of dynamite Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896. This year each prize is worth 6.7 million crowns($837,000) The other prizes are for medicine (due October 11), economics(Oct 12), Physics, chemistry(both Oct 13), and peace(Oct 15) Last year’s winner of the literature Nobel was West Indian poet Derek Walcott. 4. The headline of this news is…………. . 1) The Nobel prizes 2) The Prominence of Scholar in Nobel prizes 3) Nobel prize announced tomorrow 4) Literature nobel At least nine people were killed and more than 170 injured when Severe Tropical Storm Becky smashed into south China on Friday, state radio said yesterday. The casualty report was only from the city of Zhuhai, across the border from the Portuguese enclave of Macau. Hong Kong officials said five vessels with 64 crew aboard were still missing yesterday, some 24 hours after Becky hit Hong Kong. The five vessels were believed to have sunk, but no wreckage had been found, a Marine Department official said./ Reuter 5. The best headline of this news is…….. 1) Becky smashed five vessels 2) 9 killed in storm 3) Five vessels missing in Hong Kong 4) Storm hits China

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6. “Thai-US trade break down” Beneath this newspaper headline the lead was probably……… 1) Fear raised Washington might retaliate against Thai exports. 2) Thai-US were unable to resolve the trade problems. 3) The Thai delegation failed to convince Deputy US Trade Representative. 4) The powerful trade office investigated the bilateral trade. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), in a campaign to save the endangered rhinoceros, will call on Thailand and three other Asian countries to prohibit the trade of rhino horn and its by-products, particularly popular Chinese medicines that use the substance. The international wildlife organization said in a press release that Thailand, China, South Korea and Taiwan continue to condone the illegal trade of rhino horn despite international agreements prohibiting such transactions. 7. This piece of news informs us: ………… . 1) World Wide Fund for Nature prohibits Thais, Chineses, South Koreans and Taiwaneses from the trade of rhino horns. 2) World Wide Fund for Nature persuades Thais, Chineses, Koreans and Taiwanese to make campaign against the trade of rhino horn. 3) World Wide Fund for Nature wants to stop purchasing rhino horns from Thailand, China, South Korea and Taiwan. 4) World Wide Fund for Nature warns the unlawful trade of rhino horns of Thailand, China, South Korea and Taiwan. Bangkok and Beijing are cooperating to stem the flow of illicit opium and heroin from Burma and Laos, a senior Thai anti-narcotics official said on Wednesday. Chavalit Yodmani, head of Thailand’s narcotics control board, said Chinese law enforcement and agriculture officials had been here recently to consult with their Thai counterparts on drug trafficking suppression measures. “Lately China has been affected by the production of opiates and a lot of heroin has gone through that country to Hong Kong , “he said, adding that large seizures in the past few years had worried Chinese authorities.

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Burma and Laos, the biggest producers of illicit drugs in the Golden Triangle region that also includes Thailand, are believed to have increased cultivation of opium, the raw ingredient of heroin, over the past few years, he said. 8. The news story is mostly about ………… . 1) The supply of the illegal narcotics. 2) The co-operation between Thai and Chinese officials in the drug trafficking suppression. 3) The Golden Triangle and drug trafficking. 4) The anxiety of Thai and Chinese officials in decreasing the cultivation of opium in the Golden Triangle. Two common childhood illnesses, mumps and rubella, have been marked for eradication worldwide. The International Task Force for Disease Eradication said it had added the two illnesses to a short list of diseases that could be eliminated through vaccination or better sanitation. The only other diseases on the list are polio and guinea worm, a parasitic disease common in developing countries of Africa and Asia. The task force said mumps and rubella could be eliminated with widespread use of the currently available combination vaccine for mumps, measles and rubella. Rubella, also known as German measles, is much milder than measles. Dr Don Hopkins, director of the task force, said measles, considered one of the deadliest illnesses, was not added to the list because it was not practical to consider its elimination. “The real distinction between measles and other diseases, the factor that makes it so tough to eliminate, is that measles is much more infections than other diseases,” Hopkins said. “Before there was a measles vaccine, virtually everybody in the world except those living on islands, got measles. And for people in preindustrial societies, it was very often fatal,” Hopkins said. -Reuter 9. Which of the following headline best describe the content of news? 1) 3 diseases affected childhood 2) Tasks for ITFDE to prevent childhood diseases 3) Childhood illnesses injected 2 vaccines 4) Two diseases marked for eradication

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10. The evidence presented in news story indicates an outlook toward the control of mumps and rubella which are …….. . 1) easy 2) cooperative 3) idealistic 4) complicated 11.The people who faced all of the following measles EXCEPT….. 1)Thais 2) Europeans 3)Canadians 4)Islanders 12.The reason why measles is virtually difficult for task force to eradicate is that ……. 1) it is contagious disease to spread into childhood rapidly 2) it is a fatal disease 3) it is easier to infect 4) all of the above 13.This story is categorized as……….. 1) local news 2) regional news 3) world news 4) lastest news See more of America……and getting there to see it has never been easier. From our 8 gateways in the U S .Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, New York and Honolulu, you can see more of America for less you could have ever imagined. But a ticket to any of our gateways and extend your trip with the North American “USA PASSES” you can visit 3 or more northern cities starting from only US $ 279. For more information please contact your travel agency or North American Airlines ticketing office at 254-1789

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14.According to the passage ,North American Airlines………. 1) has discovered 8 gateways in the United States 2) invites tourists to tour 8 American cities 3) is offering 8 cities as gateways to other cities 4) enables its passengers to see more in 8 gateways 15.Having paid US $ 279 North American Airlines customers can……... 1) visit a certain number of cities in the North 2) travel to 8 gateways and at least 3 other cities 3) see more of America than customers of other airlines 4) visit one of the gateways and get the North American “USA PASSES” Inflight Information At Your Service. This aircraft has been designed with your safety, comfort and relaxes enjoyment in mind . Immediately in front of you are the folding table and magazine pocket, containing your complimentary copy of Sawasdee Magazine, and safety instructions which you are advised to read . You are advised to keep your seat belt fastened during the flight, the flight in case of unexpected turbulence. Please remain seated while the plane is taxiing to the passenger terminal. Although cigarette smoking is permitted during the flight, please refrain from smoking during take-off and landing .the smoking of cigars and pipes is not permitted. A large variety of alcoholic drinks is offered free ofcharge to all passengers.This array includes not only your choice of aperitifs, but also red or white wines with meals- a unique Royal Orchid courtesy. Because of the sensitivity of our sophisticated radio and navigational equipment would you please also refrain from turning on radio or portable television receiver inflight. Passengers are invited to write their comment on any aspect of Thai International’s Royal Orchid Service in the “Letter to the President” form should the From already have been kindly obtain one from our cabin attendant. 16. During the flight……. 1) passengers are not allowed to smoke cigarettes. 2) the smoking of cigars and pipes is not permitted. 3) it is advisable to keep the seat belt fastened. 4) passengers are advised to remain seated.

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17. During take- off and landing all of the following should not be done except…… 1) smoking 2) undoing the seat belt 3) walking 4) sleeping 18. Which of the following is not part of the inflight service? 1) A copy of Sawasdee Magazine is given free. 2) Cigarettes are not offered free. 3) Passengers don’t have to pay for alcoholic drinks. 4) Comments on the service can be made. 19.Should the passengers be dissatisfied with the service…………. 1) they can talk to a cabin attendant. 2) they can complain on the form given. 3) they are invited to obtain an form from a cabinet attendant. 4) they are invited to write their comments in their letters. 20. This kind of information can be found in……….. 1) a travel brochure catalogue/ 2) an office newsletter. 3) a travel magazine. 4) a university newspaper.