Passage Four
Today the game reserves of East Africa are facing a number of threats. Although they earn considerable "revenue" by attracting tourists, they take up land which is increasingly sought by the local people. While these reserves feed and protect animals, they are in danger of turning into "barren" areas or deserts. Trees, shrubs and grass are gradually being eaten by grazing herds.
Another problem is to be found in the changing attitudes of the animals themselves. Many of them are losing their hereditary fear of man. In this way they may become a danger to visitors and thus to themselves. Attacks on vehicles are beginning to increase, and it is possible that the problem will become serious in a few years’ time.
The problem of shortage of land is not simple one. As the population increases, more and more people look hungrily at the land set aside for game reserves. They claim that a government’s first duty is
A. Problems Facing East African Tourists.
B. African Wild Animals Becoming More Dangerous.
C. The Increasing Popularity of Game Reserves.
D. Some Problems of East African Game Reserves.
Passage Four
Today the game reserves of East Africa are facing a number of threats. Although they earn considerable "revenue" by attracting tourists, they take up land which is increasingly sought by the local people. While these reserves feed and protect animals, they are in danger of turning into "barren" areas or deserts. Trees, shrubs and grass are gradually being eaten by grazing herds.
Another problem is to be found in the changing attitudes of the animals themselves. Many of them are losing their hereditary fear of man. In this way they may become a danger to visitors and thus to themselves. Attacks on vehicles are beginning to increase, and it is possible that the problem will become serious in a few years’ time.
The problem of shortage of land is not simple one. As the population increases, more and more people look hungrily at the land set aside for game reserves. They claim that a government’s first duty is
A. Vast.
B. Useless.
C. Crowded.
D. Wid
Passage Four
The English language we know today is about six hundred years old. For half that time, English was just the language of the people living in England. The modern English language grew by about the year 1 400. Now English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is one of the working languages at international meetings, business, science and other fields.
The differences between American English and British English are not very great. Written English is more or less the same in both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences. For example, centre, licence, colour and travelled are spelt as center, license, color and traveled in American English. In America "cock, rubber, iii, holiday, lorry, post... "are called "rooster, eraser, sick, vacation, truck, mail..." But people from the two countries can still understand each other easily.
There are only a very small number of differences in gra
A. it isn't necessary to know their differences
B. there are only a few differences in spoken English
C. it will be difficult for others to understand you
D. it's hard to remember the differences at the same time
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