COMPREHENSION OF PASSAGE AND ART OF SUMMARIZING – BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 9 Comprehension of Passage and Art of Summarizing - Business Communication 1 / 12 It is pointed out in the reading that in America __________. (a) petroleum is causing heavy soil erosion and pollution problems (b) heavy crop production is necessary to meet the demands and to prevent a disaster (c) soil erosion has been hastened due to the overuse of farming lands (d) water is undoubtedly the largest cause of erosion (e) there are many ways to reduce erosion 2 / 12 The author points out in the passage that erosion in America __________. (a) has damaged 282 million acres ever since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow (b) has been so severe that it has forced people to abandon their settlements (c) occurs only in areas with no vegetation (d) can become a more serious problem in the future (e) was on the decline before 1930s 3 / 12 As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America (a) causes humans to place new demands on the land (b) is worse than it was in the nineteenth century (c) happens so slowly that it is hardly noticed (d) is the most critical problem that the nation faces (e) is worse in areas which have a lot of petroleum production 4 / 12 According to the passage, when the Estonia sank, __________. (a) there were only 139 passengers on board (b) few of the passengers were asleep (c) there were enough lifeboats for the number of people on board (d) faster reaction by the crew could have increased the Estonia's chances of survival (e) all the passengers had already moved out into the open decks 5 / 12 It is clear from the passage that the survivors of the accident __________. (a) helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had affected them all (b) were mostly young men but women, children and the elderly stood little chance (c) helped save hundreds of lives (d) are still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder (e) told the investigators nothing about the accident 6 / 12 One can understand from the reading that __________. (a) the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be lowered (b) design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the Estonia ferry (c) 139 people managed to leave the vessel but died in freezing water (d) naval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkable (e) most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins 7 / 12 One can infer from the reading that __________. (a) dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world (b) communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins (c) dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the ability to think (d) it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other (e) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans 8 / 12 The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us __________. (a) means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are (b) shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication (c) proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea (d) does not mean that we are superior to them (e) proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we previously thought 9 / 12 It is clear from the passage that dolphins __________. (a) don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them (b) are proven to be less intelligent than once thought (c) have a reputation for being friendly to humans (d) are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans (e) are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans 10 / 12 It is stated in the reading that __________. (a) acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theater (b) many people find musical theater more captivating than opera (c) music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera (d) an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir (e) opera doesn't have any properties in common with musical theater 11 / 12 We can understand from the reading that __________. (a) people are captivated more by opera than musical theater (b) drama in opera is more important than the music (c) orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size (d) musical theater relies above all on music (e) there is argument over whether the music is important or the words in opera 12 / 12 It is pointed out in the reading that opera __________. (a) has developed under the influence of musical theater (b) is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra (c) is not a high-budget production (d) is often performed in Europe (e) is the most complex of all the performing arts Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte
