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We all know that mobile phones, cell phones, handphones, whatever we want to call them (and shouldn’t we all he calling them the same thing?) are changing our lives. But it takes a good old fashioned survey to wake us up to the glaring reality: they have changed who we are. The mobile phone has indeed changed the way we behave. But perhaps we don’t realize how much we have become its slave. Consider other elements of the Siemens Mobile Survey: With the exception of Australia, in every country surveyed the majority polled said they would go back for their phone if they left it at home (in Australia it was a respectable 39%). If you’ve endured the traffic in Indonesia, Philippines and India, you’ll know what kind of sacrifice some two-thirds of those surveyed are making. I can’t think of anything I would go back for – except my wallet, maybe, or my clothes.

And even if we remember to bring it, we’re still not happy. Many of us get anxious if hasn’t rung or a text massage hasn’t appeared for a while (a while being about an hour). Once again of those surveyed, Indonesians (65%) and Philippines (77%) get particularly jittery. Australians are more laid back about this (20%), but every other user in Asia seems to be glancing at the phone every few second. This statistic, I have to say, is highly believable, and the instinct highly annoying. There’s nothing worse than chatting to someone who constantly checks his or her handphone.

Then there’s the fact that mobile phones are not only enslaving the user, they’re trampling the rights of everyone else. Around a third of folk surveyed acknowledge they get so engrossed in mobile conversations that they’re often unaware of speaking loudly white discussing their private lives in public. At least most of us agree on one thing: With the exception of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the increasing use of mobile phones has led to a decline in courtesy and considerate behavior.

The bottom line here is that we are more than a little bit out of control. Mobile phones are great: but if we allow them to dominate our lives to this extent – interrupting conversations with those around us to take a call, staring at our phones rather than relating to the world and people around us, sending flirty text massages to random numbers – then I can only assume that in another 10 years, society as we know it will no longer exist. All we’ll see is a blur of digital data going out and having all the fun, socializing, falling in love and taking sneaky pictures of each other.
51. What makes Asian users of cell phones
different from Australian ones?

We all know that mobile phones, cell phones, handphones, whatever we want to call them (and shouldn’t we all he calling them the same thing?) are changing our lives. But it takes a good old fashioned survey to wake us up to the glaring reality: they have changed who we are. The mobile phone has indeed changed the way we behave. But perhaps we don’t realize how much we have become its slave. Consider other elements of the Siemens Mobile Survey: With the exception of Australia, in every country surveyed the majority polled said they would go back for their phone if they left it at home (in Australia it was a respectable 39%). If you’ve endured the traffic in Indonesia, Philippines and India, you’ll know what kind of sacrifice some two-thirds of those surveyed are making. I can’t think of anything I would go back for – except my wallet, maybe, or my clothes.

And even if we remember to bring it, we’re still not happy. Many of us get anxious if hasn’t rung or a text massage hasn’t appeared for a while (a while being about an hour). Once again of those surveyed, Indonesians (65%) and Philippines (77%) get particularly jittery. Australians are more laid back about this (20%), but every other user in Asia seems to be glancing at the phone every few second. This statistic, I have to say, is highly believable, and the instinct highly annoying. There’s nothing worse than chatting to someone who constantly checks his or her handphone.

Then there’s the fact that mobile phones are not only enslaving the user, they’re trampling the rights of everyone else. Around a third of folk surveyed acknowledge they get so engrossed in mobile conversations that they’re often unaware of speaking loudly white discussing their private lives in public. At least most of us agree on one thing: With the exception of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the increasing use of mobile phones has led to a decline in courtesy and considerate behavior.

The bottom line here is that we are more than a little bit out of control. Mobile phones are great: but if we allow them to dominate our lives to this extent – interrupting conversations with those around us to take a call, staring at our phones rather than relating to the world and people around us, sending flirty text massages to random numbers – then I can only assume that in another 10 years, society as we know it will no longer exist. All we’ll see is a blur of digital data going out and having all the fun, socializing, falling in love and taking sneaky pictures of each other.
52. Cell phones have not only enslaved the users
but have also …

We all know that mobile phones, cell phones, handphones, whatever we want to call them (and shouldn’t we all he calling them the same thing?) are changing our lives. But it takes a good old fashioned survey to wake us up to the glaring reality: they have changed who we are. The mobile phone has indeed changed the way we behave. But perhaps we don’t realize how much we have become its slave. Consider other elements of the Siemens Mobile Survey: With the exception of Australia, in every country surveyed the majority polled said they would go back for their phone if they left it at home (in Australia it was a respectable 39%). If you’ve endured the traffic in Indonesia, Philippines and India, you’ll know what kind of sacrifice some two-thirds of those surveyed are making. I can’t think of anything I would go back for – except my wallet, maybe, or my clothes.

And even if we remember to bring it, we’re still not happy. Many of us get anxious if hasn’t rung or a text massage hasn’t appeared for a while (a while being about an hour). Once again of those surveyed, Indonesians (65%) and Philippines (77%) get particularly jittery. Australians are more laid back about this (20%), but every other user in Asia seems to be glancing at the phone every few second. This statistic, I have to say, is highly believable, and the instinct highly annoying. There’s nothing worse than chatting to someone who constantly checks his or her handphone.

Then there’s the fact that mobile phones are not only enslaving the user, they’re trampling the rights of everyone else. Around a third of folk surveyed acknowledge they get so engrossed in mobile conversations that they’re often unaware of speaking loudly white discussing their private lives in public. At least most of us agree on one thing: With the exception of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the increasing use of mobile phones has led to a decline in courtesy and considerate behavior.

The bottom line here is that we are more than a little bit out of control. Mobile phones are great: but if we allow them to dominate our lives to this extent – interrupting conversations with those around us to take a call, staring at our phones rather than relating to the world and people around us, sending flirty text massages to random numbers – then I can only assume that in another 10 years, society as we know it will no longer exist. All we’ll see is a blur of digital data going out and having all the fun, socializing, falling in love and taking sneaky pictures of each other.
53. The phrase ‘trampling the rights of everyone
else’ in lines 17 means ….

We all know that mobile phones, cell phones, handphones, whatever we want to call them (and shouldn’t we all he calling them the same thing?) are changing our lives. But it takes a good old fashioned survey to wake us up to the glaring reality: they have changed who we are. The mobile phone has indeed changed the way we behave. But perhaps we don’t realize how much we have become its slave. Consider other elements of the Siemens Mobile Survey: With the exception of Australia, in every country surveyed the majority polled said they would go back for their phone if they left it at home (in Australia it was a respectable 39%). If you’ve endured the traffic in Indonesia, Philippines and India, you’ll know what kind of sacrifice some two-thirds of those surveyed are making. I can’t think of anything I would go back for – except my wallet, maybe, or my clothes.

And even if we remember to bring it, we’re still not happy. Many of us get anxious if hasn’t rung or a text massage hasn’t appeared for a while (a while being about an hour). Once again of those surveyed, Indonesians (65%) and Philippines (77%) get particularly jittery. Australians are more laid back about this (20%), but every other user in Asia seems to be glancing at the phone every few second. This statistic, I have to say, is highly believable, and the instinct highly annoying. There’s nothing worse than chatting to someone who constantly checks his or her handphone.

Then there’s the fact that mobile phones are not only enslaving the user, they’re trampling the rights of everyone else. Around a third of folk surveyed acknowledge they get so engrossed in mobile conversations that they’re often unaware of speaking loudly white discussing their private lives in public. At least most of us agree on one thing: With the exception of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the increasing use of mobile phones has led to a decline in courtesy and considerate behavior.

The bottom line here is that we are more than a little bit out of control. Mobile phones are great: but if we allow them to dominate our lives to this extent – interrupting conversations with those around us to take a call, staring at our phones rather than relating to the world and people around us, sending flirty text massages to random numbers – then I can only assume that in another 10 years, society as we know it will no longer exist. All we’ll see is a blur of digital data going out and having all the fun, socializing, falling in love and taking sneaky pictures of each other.
54. The main purpose of the writer is to inform
the readers about ….

We all know that mobile phones, cell phones, handphones, whatever we want to call them (and shouldn’t we all he calling them the same thing?) are changing our lives. But it takes a good old fashioned survey to wake us up to the glaring reality: they have changed who we are. The mobile phone has indeed changed the way we behave. But perhaps we don’t realize how much we have become its slave. Consider other elements of the Siemens Mobile Survey: With the exception of Australia, in every country surveyed the majority polled said they would go back for their phone if they left it at home (in Australia it was a respectable 39%). If you’ve endured the traffic in Indonesia, Philippines and India, you’ll know what kind of sacrifice some two-thirds of those surveyed are making. I can’t think of anything I would go back for – except my wallet, maybe, or my clothes.

And even if we remember to bring it, we’re still not happy. Many of us get anxious if hasn’t rung or a text massage hasn’t appeared for a while (a while being about an hour). Once again of those surveyed, Indonesians (65%) and Philippines (77%) get particularly jittery. Australians are more laid back about this (20%), but every other user in Asia seems to be glancing at the phone every few second. This statistic, I have to say, is highly believable, and the instinct highly annoying. There’s nothing worse than chatting to someone who constantly checks his or her handphone.

Then there’s the fact that mobile phones are not only enslaving the user, they’re trampling the rights of everyone else. Around a third of folk surveyed acknowledge they get so engrossed in mobile conversations that they’re often unaware of speaking loudly white discussing their private lives in public. At least most of us agree on one thing: With the exception of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the increasing use of mobile phones has led to a decline in courtesy and considerate behavior.

The bottom line here is that we are more than a little bit out of control. Mobile phones are great: but if we allow them to dominate our lives to this extent – interrupting conversations with those around us to take a call, staring at our phones rather than relating to the world and people around us, sending flirty text massages to random numbers – then I can only assume that in another 10 years, society as we know it will no longer exist. All we’ll see is a blur of digital data going out and having all the fun, socializing, falling in love and taking sneaky pictures of each other.
55. Which of the following statements is NOT
TRUE about cell phones?

(1)__________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
__________________________________
(2) Biodiesel is free of lead, contains virtually
no sulphur and produces lower quantities of
cancer-causing emissions than petrodiesel.
(3) In particular, using biodiesel in school
buses makes a lot of sense. (4) Young children
are more susceptible than adults to the toxic
and potentially cancer-causing emissions
from petro diesel. (5) Many teachers are also
offering from asthma. (6) This fact has led
more than 50 school boards across nation to
require that their buses use biodiesel fuel. (7)
This cleaner-burning fuel is also an attractive
option in recreation areas. (8) Yellowstone
National Park was the first national park to test
biodiesel as a fuel, and the project was such
a success that the National Park Service has
introduced biodiesel to 20 other parks across
the country.
56. With which of the following sentences should
the paragraph begin?

(1)__________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
__________________________________
(2) Biodiesel is free of lead, contains virtually
no sulphur and produces lower quantities of
cancer-causing emissions than petrodiesel.
(3) In particular, using biodiesel in school
buses makes a lot of sense. (4) Young children
are more susceptible than adults to the toxic
and potentially cancer-causing emissions
from petro diesel. (5) Many teachers are also
offering from asthma. (6) This fact has led
more than 50 school boards across nation to
require that their buses use biodiesel fuel. (7)
This cleaner-burning fuel is also an attractive
option in recreation areas. (8) Yellowstone
National Park was the first national park to test
biodiesel as a fuel, and the project was such
a success that the National Park Service has
introduced biodiesel to 20 other parks across
the country.
57. Which sentence does not belong in the
paragraph?

Due to the cases of Salmonella food
poisoning in Europe, the sale of duck eggs
reached its lowest point in the 1970’s.
Although it was never conclusively shown that
duck eggs were to blame, the egg-eating public
stopped buying and many egg producers went
bankrupt. Indeed, there is a risk of Salmonella
poisoning when ducks lay their eggs in
damp conditions, such as on ground that is
constantly wet, but the same can be said for
the eggs of hens. Moreover, commercial duck
production in France and England, where
the outbreaks of Salmonella poisoning took
place, followed the same standards as those
used in the hen industry, which experienced
no Salmonella problems. Storage of eggs,
whether those of hen or duck, can also be a
factor in contamination. Studies have found
that bacterial growth reaches potentially
dangerous levels at storage temperatures of
50 °C or greater.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
58. What is the topic of the paragraph?

Due to the cases of Salmonella food
poisoning in Europe, the sale of duck eggs
reached its lowest point in the 1970’s.
Although it was never conclusively shown that
duck eggs were to blame, the egg-eating public
stopped buying and many egg producers went
bankrupt. Indeed, there is a risk of Salmonella
poisoning when ducks lay their eggs in
damp conditions, such as on ground that is
constantly wet, but the same can be said for
the eggs of hens. Moreover, commercial duck
production in France and England, where
the outbreaks of Salmonella poisoning took
place, followed the same standards as those
used in the hen industry, which experienced
no Salmonella problems. Storage of eggs,
whether those of hen or duck, can also be a
factor in contamination. Studies have found
that bacterial growth reaches potentially
dangerous levels at storage temperatures of
50 °C or greater.
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
59. With which of the following sentences should
the paragraph end?

Small genetic differences make one
person different from another. Now medical
researchers have a new map to help them find
these__________(60). This is possible because
some time ago more than two hundred
scientists from six nations __________(61)
the HapMap. The name comes from the
word haplotype. A haplotype is a group
of differences that are __________(62) to
come close together, in a block. These blocks
__________(63) to pass from parent to child.
The HapMap scientists hope to identify up to
six million DNA differences __________(64)
they finish. The scientists say the findings
may lead to __________(65) genes that cause
common diseases like diabetes and heart
disease. __________(66) diseases to genes
could lead to new treatments. __________
(67) people will be able to know if they have
an increased risk of a disease because of their
genes.
60.

Small genetic differences make one
person different from another. Now medical
researchers have a new map to help them find
these__________(60). This is possible because
some time ago more than two hundred
scientists from six nations __________(61)
the HapMap. The name comes from the
word haplotype. A haplotype is a group
of differences that are __________(62) to
come close together, in a block. These blocks
__________(63) to pass from parent to child.
The HapMap scientists hope to identify up to
six million DNA differences __________(64)
they finish. The scientists say the findings
may lead to __________(65) genes that cause
common diseases like diabetes and heart
disease. __________(66) diseases to genes
could lead to new treatments. __________
(67) people will be able to know if they have
an increased risk of a disease because of their
genes.
61.

Small genetic differences make one
person different from another. Now medical
researchers have a new map to help them find
these__________(60). This is possible because
some time ago more than two hundred
scientists from six nations __________(61)
the HapMap. The name comes from the
word haplotype. A haplotype is a group
of differences that are __________(62) to
come close together, in a block. These blocks
__________(63) to pass from parent to child.
The HapMap scientists hope to identify up to
six million DNA differences __________(64)
they finish. The scientists say the findings
may lead to __________(65) genes that cause
common diseases like diabetes and heart
disease. __________(66) diseases to genes
could lead to new treatments. __________
(67) people will be able to know if they have
an increased risk of a disease because of their
genes.
62.

Small genetic differences make one
person different from another. Now medical
researchers have a new map to help them find
these__________(60). This is possible because
some time ago more than two hundred
scientists from six nations __________(61)
the HapMap. The name comes from the
word haplotype. A haplotype is a group
of differences that are __________(62) to
come close together, in a block. These blocks
__________(63) to pass from parent to child.
The HapMap scientists hope to identify up to
six million DNA differences __________(64)
they finish. The scientists say the findings
may lead to __________(65) genes that cause
common diseases like diabetes and heart
disease. __________(66) diseases to genes
could lead to new treatments. __________
(67) people will be able to know if they have
an increased risk of a disease because of their
genes.
63.

Small genetic differences make one
person different from another. Now medical
researchers have a new map to help them find
these__________(60). This is possible because
some time ago more than two hundred
scientists from six nations __________(61)
the HapMap. The name comes from the
word haplotype. A haplotype is a group
of differences that are __________(62) to
come close together, in a block. These blocks
__________(63) to pass from parent to child.
The HapMap scientists hope to identify up to
six million DNA differences __________(64)
they finish. The scientists say the findings
may lead to __________(65) genes that cause
common diseases like diabetes and heart
disease. __________(66) diseases to genes
could lead to new treatments. __________
(67) people will be able to know if they have
an increased risk of a disease because of their
genes.
64.

Small genetic differences make one
person different from another. Now medical
researchers have a new map to help them find
these__________(60). This is possible because
some time ago more than two hundred
scientists from six nations __________(61)
the HapMap. The name comes from the
word haplotype. A haplotype is a group
of differences that are __________(62) to
come close together, in a block. These blocks
__________(63) to pass from parent to child.
The HapMap scientists hope to identify up to
six million DNA differences __________(64)
they finish. The scientists say the findings
may lead to __________(65) genes that cause
common diseases like diabetes and heart
disease. __________(66) diseases to genes
could lead to new treatments. __________
(67) people will be able to know if they have
an increased risk of a disease because of their
genes.
65.

Small genetic differences make one
person different from another. Now medical
researchers have a new map to help them find
these__________(60). This is possible because
some time ago more than two hundred
scientists from six nations __________(61)
the HapMap. The name comes from the
word haplotype. A haplotype is a group
of differences that are __________(62) to
come close together, in a block. These blocks
__________(63) to pass from parent to child.
The HapMap scientists hope to identify up to
six million DNA differences __________(64)
they finish. The scientists say the findings
may lead to __________(65) genes that cause
common diseases like diabetes and heart
disease. __________(66) diseases to genes
could lead to new treatments. __________
(67) people will be able to know if they have
an increased risk of a disease because of their
genes.
66.