Reading Comprehension Test

Submitted by: Bhitchayoot (Bhoom) Sima-Aree

Tsunami Geology - What Causes a Tsunami?

Question1-10

What causes a tsunami?... A tsunami is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on
the ocean floor. This sudden motion could be an earthquake, a powerful volcanic eruption, or an
underwater landslide. The impact of a large meteorite could also cause a tsunami. Tsunamis travel
across the open ocean at great speeds and build into large deadly waves in the shallow water of a
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Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes generated in a subduction zone, an area where an
oceanic plate is being forced down into the mantle by plate tectonic forces. The friction between the
subducting plate and the overriding plate is enormous. This friction prevents a slow and steady rate of
subduction and instead the two plates become "stuck."
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As the stuck plate continues to descend into the mantle, the motion causes a slow
distortion of the overriding plate. The result is an accumulation of energy very similar to the
energy stored in a compressed spring. Energy can accumulate in the overriding plate over a long
period of time - decades or even centuries.

Line 15 Energy accumulates in the overriding plate until it exceeds the frictional forces between the
two stuck plates. When this happens, the overriding plate snaps back into an unrestrained position.
This sudden motion is the cause of the tsunami - because it gives an enormous shove to the overlying
water. At the same time, inland areas of the overriding plate are suddenly lowered.

http://geology.com/articles/tsunami-geology.shtml

1. The word accumulate in line 15 is closest in meaning to

a. release
b. consist
c. cumulate
d. sophisticate

2. The word unrestrained in line 17 is closest in meaning to

a. disciplined
b. constrained
c. uncontrollable
d. controllable

3. The word it in line 17 refers to

a. sudden motion
b. slow movement
c. instant action
d. friction

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4. What is a tsunami?
a. A substantial sea wave that is brought about by sudden movement under the seafloor
b. A wave caused by earthquake
c. An effect of something very big that dropped down in the ocean
d. A wave cause by the blue whale tail when it hit the water surface

5. According to the passage, how long does it take the plates to store the energy before snaping to
cause tsunami?
a. Decade or more
b. One month
c. 30 Days
d. One week

6. How does the sudden motion caused a tsunami?

a. The sea level dropped down rapidly
b. It triggers the movement underground.
c. It shakes the ground.
d. It gives a huge movement to the overlying water.

7. What caused a friction to prevent a slow and steady rate of subduction?

a. a tectonic plate
b. subducting plates and overriding plates
c. divergent plate
d. convergent plate

8. According to the passage, where is the most dangerous area in the sea that caused the large wave?
a. shallow water
b. deep water
c. extremely deep water
d. middle of the sea

9. What is the main topic of the first paragraph?

a. How does tsunami affects human
b. The definition and description of a tsunami
c. How can people protect themselve from a tsunami
d. Explanation of the subduction zone

10. Which of the following information is NOT mentioned in the passage?

a. How does the tsunami happen
b. The effect of tsunami to human
c. How the tsunami store the energy before releasing
d. How seasons affect tsunami

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 Health Effects of Smoking

Question 11-20

Cigarette smoking has disastrous consequences: It damages just about every organ of the
body and leads to the general deterioration of the smoker's health. The U.S. Centers for Disease
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deaths in the United States, or about 438,000 deaths every year. Cigarette smoking is deadlier on an
annual basis than HIV/AIDS, motor vehicle crashes, drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, and murder
combined.

Cancer was one of the first diseases that researchers linked to cigarette smoking, and it
continues to be smoking's most notorious health effect. Cigarette smoking and tobacco use causes
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about one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States.

Lung cancer is most closely linked to cigarette smoking. Smoking causes nearly all lung
cancer deaths in America, about 90 percent of male deaths and 80 percent of female deaths. The
chances that a male smoker will die of lung cancer is 23 times that of someone who's never smoked,
while women who smoke run a risk 13 times greater than non-smokers.
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But lung cancer is far from the only form of cancer attributable to cigarette smoking.
Researchers have also linked smoking to cancers of the bladder, larynx, mouth, throat, esophagus,
pancreas, stomach, kidney, and cervix. Smoking also is a known cause of some forms of leukemia.

Breathing in cigarette smoke is terribly harmful to the lungs. The damage starts with the first
puff and continues until the smoker quits. About 9 out of 10 deaths from lung diseases are caused by
smoking.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/smoking-cessation/understanding/medical-consequences.aspx

11. The word disastrous in line 1 is closest in meaning to

a. terrible
b. chaotic
c. diverse
d. marvelous

12. The word notorious in line 8 is closest in meaning to

a. honorable
b. famous
c. infamous
d. imputable
13. The word it in line 8 is closest in meaning to
a. Cigarette
b. Cancer
c. health effect
d. disease

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14. According to the passage,which organs are damaged by the cigarette?
a. lungs
b. heart
c. nose
d. every parts of organ

15. What is one of the first disease that linked to cigarette smoking?
a. vision loss
b. cancer
c. diabetes
d. Stroke

16. Which cancer is likely linked to cigarette smoking ?

a. lungs
b. heart
c. nose
d. trachea

17. According to the passage, what can smoking also affect to ?

a. tuberculosis
b. heart disease
c. diabetes
d. leukemia

18.What can be inferred about the rate of men and women deaths ?
a. Men is more likely to die more than women
b. Women is more likely to die more than men
c. Men and women have the same rate of deaths
d. Men and women have more chance to die when they smoked 3 boxes of cigarette

19. What is the main topic of the first paragraph?

a. Statistic of people who get cancer
b. The disadvantage of cancer
c. How to cure the cancer
d. Explain other disease apart from cancer

20. Which of the following information is NOT mentioned in the passage?

a. The approximately cost of curing cancer
b. The chance of getting cancer
c. The statistic of people in US who get cancer
d. The damage of smoking

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