Ue 1996 Section C Ans

UE Section C. Q1-16 1. In paragraph one, the writer suggests that the world’s population…… A. would fit into one American city. Source Lines 4-5,

Explanation Florida is a city in America.

‘The world’s entire population could fit into Jacksonville, Florida in the USA, with everyone having standing room.”

Skills Tested Reading for specific information

2. The phrase “such indications” refers to…… C. an undesirable situation resulting from there being too many people. Source Lines 7-10, “For overpopulation to be real, there must be conditions that are undesirable and unmistakably caused by the presence of a certain number of people. If such indications cannot be found, we are entitled to dismiss the claim of overpopulation.”

Explanation Skills Tested If there is overpopulation, the Reference indication of undesirable conditions caused by a certain number of people should be found.　

3. The writer suggests that “ carrying capacity” (lines 13-14) …… D. is a very unclear concept. Source Lines 14,

Explanation “vague” means unclear and unspecified.

‘a vague standard known as 　 “carrying capacity” ’

Skills Tested Reading for specific information

4.According to the writer, the primary causes of famine this century have been…… 1. wars 2. illogical economic policies 3. natural disasters C. causes 1,2 and 3 Sources (Lines 20-22) “there has been no famine that has not been caused by wars, irrational economic policies or natural disasters.”

Explanation

Skills tested

There has been no famine that has Inference not been caused by that reasons means all famine are caused by the above reasons.

5.The writer suggests that there might be more agricultural advancements if……. A. governments put up fewer obstacles.

Sources

Explanation

Skills tested

(Lines 30-31) ‘the only obstacles Since government intervention is Inference to agricultural progress are those the only obstacles, if government created by government’ put up fewer obstacles, there might be more agricultural advancements.

6. What point of view do “catastrophists” hold……. B. they think we do not have a good future.

Sources

Explanation

Skills tested

(Lines 38) ‘catastrophists argue Although there is a Inference that the bright past does not bright past, they don’t imply a bright future’ think the bright past imply a bright future, this means they think we do not have a good future. 7. The phrase “mankind has crossed some fateful threshold “(lines 3940)implies that…… D. our world is going to be more unpleasant to live in Sources Lines 39 “they assert that mankind has crossed some fateful threshold.”

Explanation “threshold” means limit.

Skills Tested Inference

This means mankind has gone beyond the limit of good fortune

8.The writer implies that the reasons for an increase in the cost of fish should include…… 1. the fact that the seas are nearing exhaustion 2. the shift in diet from meat to fish 3. the decline of the Russian fishing industry 4. the lack of property rights in the oceans C. 2,3and 4 only Sources Lines 44-47 “they never consider the more plausible possibilities, such as the shift in diet from meat to fish, the decline of the Russian fishing industry during the political break-up of the

Skills Tested Explanation They never consider those Inference possibilities means these possibilities are also accountable for the increase in the cost of fish.

Soviet Union, or the lack of property rights in the world’s oceans and lakes.”

9.The writer’s attitude towards the drop in the death rate is…… B. positive Sources Lines 57-58, “it should be the occasion for celebration.”

Explanation

Skills Tested

The writer think the drop in the death rate is Reading for an occasion for celebration, this implies his tone positive attitude toward the fall in death rate.

10.The writer suggests that the world’s population is beginning to stabilize because……. D. people have more money. Source (Lines 59-60) “the world’s population has been heading toward stabilization for at least 30 years”.

Explanation The development of economies implies people have more money.

Skills tested Inference

Lines 62-64 “ there is a simpler explanation: as economies develop and people become better off materially, they have fewer children.”

11 What does the writer suggest is the replacement rate in terms of the number of children per couple needed to maintain the world’s population?

D. Above 2.0 Source (Lines65-68) “today the fertility rate per couple is 2.0 children or lower— below ‘replacement rate’, that is, where the number of babies born is simply replacing the number of people who have died.”

Explanation 2.0 children or lower—below ‘replacement rate’ means the replacement rate is higher than 2.0

Skills tested Reading for specific information

12. The writer suggests that population control…… A. should be a decision made by couples Source (Lines 70-72) population- control programmes in the developing world, which shift childbearing decisions from couples to state, is ill-conceived.

Explanation Skills tested ‘ill- conceived’ implies that the inference writer think the policy is inappropriate.

13 The writer feels that the increase in the number of people in the world has resulted in…… C. more productive ideas. Source Lines 83, “more people exponentially increase the potential for combining ideas into newer, better ideas.” 14

Explanation More people will increase the potential for having more productive ideas.

Skills Tested Reading for a specific information

The writer suggests that reducing population growth……

C. would increase suffering around the world Source Paragraph 8, lines 85-88, “those who wish to severely limit population growth would condemn hundreds of millions of people in the developing world to the extreme poverty that characterized the West before the Industrial Revolution.” 15

Explanation The extreme poverty means the suffering around the world.

Skills Tested Inference

In the final paragraph, the writer concludes that the human race……

C. needs liberty to support progress.

Source Lines 91-92, “ There is one condition without which all that is written here may be ignored.” The condition is liberty.

Explanation Without liberty, human advancement can be ignored. This means liberty leads to human advancement.

Skills Tested Reading for specific information.

16. The best title for this article would be……. B. forget the myth of overpopulation. Explanation

Skills Tested From the opening paragraph, the writer uses a hypothesis to show that “the Reading conditions that are undesirable and unmistaken caused by the presence of a for theme certain number of people, we are entitled to dismiss the claim of overpopulation. Then the writer further counter-argues the existence of 　 overpopulation.

UE Section C. Q 17—35 Q A Explanation 17 A The answers “ promptly”, “immediately” and “instantly” means “ very quickly” which does not fit the context. Only option A fits into the sentence 18 C When we see the adverb of time ‘today’, we have to use present tense. 19 D ‘At odds’ indicates Russian scientists’ action is in contrast with the accepted standards 20 B The answer A, C and D do not suit the context. Only “standard” shows the expectation of the world on the safety of nuclear waste disposal. 21 B ‘Contrary to’ means the nuclear disposal is at odds with the global standards. 22 A Since the radioactive injections may haunt the planet for centuries, environmentalists have debate over the disposal. 23 D ‘ Violates’ is the best option since it means that the practice is in contrary to a rule. 24 A ‘Thousands of years’ forms a noun phrase. 25 D Waste is being injected, not inject itself under the layers

Skill tested Context Present tense Context Context Context Context Context Usage Passive voice

26 D Only “potential” shows the meaning of possibilities and suit the context of the sentence. 27 A Deleted 28 C Long way suggests far from doing something. 29 D “That” is a pronoun, referring to the question raised by top US Energy Department official. 30 C Only answer C forms a superlative adjective 31 B The definite article has to put in front of “ Earths’ environment”. There is only one Earth. Thus, we need an article ‘the’. 32 D When we see ‘far and away’ we have to use present perfect tense. 33 C Relating to somebody’s role, status or position 34 A ‘Learn of’ means to be aware of something or realize something. “Learned of” has a similar meaning to “heard of”. 35 B “Repeated” collocates with “efforts”

Context 　 Common expression Pronoun Part of speech Article and possessive adjective Tense Preposition Phrasal verb Collocation

UE Section C. Q 36-47 Q 36

A D

Explanation “Two psychiatric patients, Mr. Lau, 37, and Ms Yeung, 30, are being trained as shopkeepers” shows that the convenience store is operated by patients.

Skills Context

37

A

“Rehabilitates its mental patients” means helping Context them to recover, which is the purpose of the patient-manned project.

38

C

Close operation with outside employers shows the reason why there will be a more stable employment for recovered patients.

39

B

Shopkeepers are psychiatric patients, so they are Cause and effect supervised by occupational therapists while they relationship are serving customers.

40

A

"The shopkeepers have to run the Circle T" Context implies the shopkeepers need to handle cash, observe customers to see if there is any shoplifting, take care of stock-keeping, arrange displays and contact suppliers, which are tasks of

Cause and effect relationship

a ‘regular convenience store’.

41

B

‘But’ is a discourse marker showing a contrast. Although the store is currently able to support only two shopkeepers, there are plans to expand the facilities.

Discourse marker

42

D

"Customers can order hot food from the food" shows the reason for having a microwave oven along with a delivery service

Context

43

C

The purpose of the training is to let them go out and find similar jobs. .

context

44

B

They quit jobs after a month or two, which shows Context their low work tolerance

45

A

The tasks of "Sheltered workshop "are the examples of other training programmes.

Context

46

C

Mr. Kwok shows examples of offering job replacement by an owner of a toy factory.

Example

47

A

Mr. Kwok offers job placements, and then the therapists keep in touch with him to monitor patients’ performance, which is the job of an occupational therapist.

Context

　UE Section C Q48-66 Q 48

A Medical business

Explanation Skills Paragraph 7 line1, “ generally this medical Context businessman is reluctant to discuss financial matters.”

49

1960s

Paragraph 1line 4, “this was not the career Context

path Chow expected to follow when he moved from Japan to the US in 1968 at the age of 19.”

50

Engineerin Paragraph 1, line 7, “he left his Chinese Context g parents to pursue a degree in engineering at the Illinois…”

51

Fat

52

High Paragraph 3, line 4, “weight gain and Inference cholesterol higher cholesterol levels are often due to a level change in diet.”

53

Play golf

Paragraph 3, line 7, “the hardworking Inference executives generally do not take time to exercise except to squeeze in an occasional 18 holes of golf at their country clubs.”

54

Exercise

Paragraph 3, line 7, “the hardworking Context executives generally do not take time to exercise except to squeeze in an occasional 18 holes of golf at their country clubs.”

55

Shoulder

Paragraph 3, line11, ‘commonly tendonitis Context of the shoulder and herniated disks in the lower back.”

56

Back

Paragraph 3, line11, ‘commonly tendonitis Context of the shoulder and herniated disks in the lower back.”

57

Stress

Paragraph 3, line 13, “medical problems Context tend to be stress- related because of the Japanese inclination to work long hours.”

Paragraph 3, line 6, “American meals tend Inference to be richer and more fat-laden than traditional Japanese ones.”

58

Health care Paragraph 4, line 2, “ accustomed to a system of socialized health care in Japan, …”

Context

59

One fee

Paragraph 4, line 8, “at home they pay one Context fee and never even see a bill, so I have to prepare them for all this.”

60

Medical bills

Paragraph 4, line 8, “at home they pay one Inference fee and never even see a bill, so I have to prepare them for all this.”

61

Hotline

Paragraph 5, line 1 “as a sideline, Chow Context has set up a toll-free telephone hotline for Japanese speakers, …’

62

Anywhere Paragraph 5, line 4, “the number can be reached from anywhere in North America.”

63

Nothing

Paragraph 5, line 1 “as a sideline, Chow Inference has set up a toll-free telephone hotline for Japanese speakers, …’

64

Regular patients

Paragraph 6, line 9, “the clinic – with its Context faintly oriental décor and Japaneselanguage children’s books scattered around the waiting room - had 500 regular patients the first year, now it serves about 2,500

65

five

Paragraph 6, line 9, “the clinic – with its Inference faintly oriental décor and Japaneselanguage children’s books scattered around the waiting room - had 500 regular patients the first year, now it serves about 2,500

66

west

Paragraph 7, line 7, “and if Chow’s plans Context

Context

to open more clinics materialise, Japanese expatriates in the West Coast cities of Seattle and …”

　UE Section C Q67-77 Q 67

A L

Explanation “Banned smoking” in column A refers to “light up on services” in column B

68

C

69

H

“Three-day Guilin package” in column A Extension refers to “it includes return flight, accommodation at the Sheraton Hotel, transfers, a river cruise and a city tour” in column B. “Alasks Railroad’s Aurora Train” in column Register A refers to “12-hour trip” in column B and “Alask” which is in the northern part of US in column A refers to “northern night” in column B

70

K

“Flight simulator” in column A refers to “virtual reality ride” in column B. The aerial tour in column A refers to “ takes you over lava coastlines, tropical rainforests and valleys” in column B.

71

J

“Another accommodation choice” in column A refers to “250-room hotel” in column B

Skills Extension

Register

Extension

Extension

“Brand new” in column A refers to “opening discounts” in column B

72

D

“Launched a domestic service” in column A Extension refers to “operates flights to and from Bagan and Yangon” in column B. “airline” in column A refers to “flights” in column B.

73

E

“Fine selection of villas” in column A refers to Extension “lodges” in column B

74

A

“Two night river cruise” in column A refers to Register “the boat” in column B

75

G

“Re-opened with 500 rooms” in column A refers to “new rates’ in column B

76

I

“The fifth Indy Car Race” in column A refers Extension to “superstar drivers from around the world will show off their prowess on the track.” in column B.

77

B

“Three more months of winter snow left” in column A refers to “six-day ski pass” in column B.

Register

Register

UE Section C. Q78-96 Q Answer 78 Between “all” and “world” add “the”. An article is missing. 70 Replace “who” with “whose” to express the meaning that it is the children of the family. 80 Replace “are” with “have”. Present perfect tense should be used to express a certain period of time that the children have spent in the hospital because of serious illness. 81 correct

Skills tested Article

82 Replace “environmental” with “environment”. A noun should be used instead of an adjective. 83 Replace “of” with “than” to form a comparative. 84 Replace “trouble” with “troubled”. An adjective is used to describe the parents. 85 Replace “other” with “others”. A noun instead of an adjective should be used. 86 Add “ be” between ‘to’ and “comfortable”. It is an infinitive. 87 Replace “what” with “which” to describe the services offered by the House.

Part of speech

Possessive adjective Tense

comparison Part of speech Part of speech Structure (Subject +verb +adj) Relative pronoun

88 Add “are” between “they” and “in” to form a sentence with correct structure. 89 correct 90 Replace “convenience” with “convenient”. An adjective should be used instead of a noun. Replace “years” with “year”. A singular form should be 91 used to show the meaning of every year. Replace “employers” with “employs”. A verb should be 92 used. Delete “in” . preposition is not necessary. "Play a part" is 93 a common expression in English. correct 94 Replace “give” with “giving”. A gerund is needed to make 95 it consistent with “ registering”, “answering”, “supervising” and “using”.

Structure (Subject + verb) Part of speech Singularity Part of speech Preposition

Parallelism

96 Delete “ up”. "Raise" is a transitive verb. It directly takes Transitive verb an object.