APTIS Reading Part 4

APTIS Reading Part 4 - Paragraph

APTIS Reading Part 4 - Paragraph Heading

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1. Question

“His career has been an extraordinary one. He is a man of good birth and “His career has been an extraordinary one. He is a man of good birth and excellent education, endowed by nature with a phenomenal mathematical excellent education, endowed by nature with a phenomenal mathematical faculty. At the age of twenty-one he wrote a paper on the Binomial Theorem, faculty. At the age of twenty-one he wrote a paper on the Binomial Theorem, in a European style. t was so good that he won the !athematical "hair at in a European style. t was so good that he won the !athematical "hair at on

one e of of ouour r smasmallller er ununi#ei#ersirsitieties, s, anand d hahad, d, to to all all apappeapearanrance, ce, a a prpromomisiisingng career before ahead of him.

career before ahead of him.

Question: What would be a good heading to

Question: What would be a good heading to this paragraph?this paragraph?

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a$ %her%herloc& loc& HolmHolmes' bes' bac&gac&grouroundnd b$

b$ The bThe birth irth of %hof %herloerloc& Hoc& Holmelmess c$

c$ the the writwriting ing of tof the the treareatiesties d$

d$ %her%herloc& Hloc& Holmeolmes' newes' newest carst careereer Answer:

Answer: %herloc& Holmes' bac&ground%herloc& Holmes' bac&ground

2. Question

2. Question

 There was an old man.

 There was an old man. He stood near the He stood near the middle of the road in middle of the road in the heat andthe heat and sunshine. He stood with hands in the poc&ets of his long coat, and his head sunshine. He stood with hands in the poc&ets of his long coat, and his head was loo&ing at the (oor. E#en though the weather was #ery hot, it loo&ed li&e was loo&ing at the (oor. E#en though the weather was #ery hot, it loo&ed li&e he was cold.

he was cold.

Question: what is the most suitable heading for this paragraph? Question: what is the most suitable heading for this paragraph?

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a$ )hat )hat the the old old man man was dwas doinoingg b$

b$ ThThe ole old md man'an's fas facece c$

c$ The The temptemperaterature ure in thin the stre streeteet d$

d$ ThThe shae shape ope of the of the old mld manan Answer:

3. Question

)e had the train carriage to oursel#es, but there were a lot of papers on the (oor. *ames was pic&ing the papers up and reading them one by one. At the same time, he was note-ta&ing and stopping occasionally to thin&. This lastest until we were past +eading. Then he suddenly rolled them all into a gigantic ball and tossed them out onto the rac&. “Ha#e you heard anything of  the case he as&ed.

Question: What is the most suitable heading for this paragraph?

a$ He tossed up the papers b$ The papers on the (oor c$ The ourney by train d$ +eading the papers Answer: The ourney by train

4. Question

 /es, ha#e you not heard 0oor father has ne#er been strong for years bac&, but this has made him #ery sic&. He only lies on his bed, and 1r. )illows says that he is a wrec& and that his ner#ous system is #ery bad. !r. !c"arthy was the only man ali#e who had &nown dad in the old days in 2ictoria.

Question: What is the most suitable heading for this paragraph?

a$ Her father's car has bro&en down b$ A father's sic&ness

c$ her father is #ery strong d$ Her father wrec&ed the car Answer: A father's sic&ness

5. Question

He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thin&er. He has a cle#er and calculating brain. He sits still, li&e a spider in the center of its web, but that web has a thousand strings. He &nows the mo#ement of each line. He does little himself. He only plans.

Question: What is the man’s sitting ompare to?

a$ A brain b$ A %pider c$ 3enius d$ A web Answer: A %pider !. Question

Autumn came. The clouded s&y descended to the hills4 and the dead lea#es were mo#ing under na&ed trees until the wind. 5rom morning until night you could see the hills and buildings under the wet clouds. The bright summer s&ies were now grey and loo&ed o#er the dar& land. There was a road leading straight through the area and stretched for hundreds of miles. /ou could see it all the way to the hori6on.

Question: what is the paragraph desribing?

a$ The %&y

b$ )hat could be seen c$ )et clouds

d$ The landscape

Answer: )hat could be seen

". Question

He is a genius, a philosopher, an abstract thin&er. He has a cle#er and calculating brain. He sits still, li&e a spider in the center of its web, but that

web has a thousand strings. He &nows the mo#ement of each line. He does little himself. He only plans.

What is the best heading for this paragraph?

a$ The man's personality b$ The man's philosophy c$ the man's spider

d$ The man is a spider

Answer: The man's personality

#. Question

7. A$888888888Albert Einstein was a 3erman-born physicist who de#eloped one of the most important theories within science. He is &nown as arguably the smartest man who li#ed and is credited with showing the world the general y of relati#ity, which is a theory explaining the uni#erse.

9. B$888888888He recei#ed the :obel 0ri6e in 0hysics in 7;97, but not for relati#ity. His theories of special and general relati#ity are of great importance to many branches of physics and astronomy. They ha#e been con<rmed by many experiments and obser#ations.

=. "$888888888 Einstein is well &nown for his theories about light, matter, gra#ity, space, and time. His most well &nown e>uation is . t means that energy and mass are di?erent forms of the same thing.

@. 1$888888888Einstein published more than = scienti<c papers and o#er 7 non-scienti<c wor&s. He recei#ed honorary doctorate degrees in science, medicine and philosophy from many European and American uni#ersities. . E$888888888:ear the beginning of )orld )ar , he warned 0resident 5ran&lin 1. +oose#elt that 3ermany might be de#eloping an atomic weapon. He recommended that the C.%. begin nuclear weapons research. That research, begun by a newly established !anhattan 0roect, resulted in the

C.%. becoming the <rst and only country to ha#e nuclear weapons during the war.

D. 5$888888888Einstein often appears in mo#ies and t# shows when characters need help from a genius. !oreo#er, in popular culture, people are called Einsteins if they suggest good ideas or show great intelligence.

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7. Einsteins academic achie#ements 9. )ho Albert Einstein was

=. Einstein in the media @. )hy Einstein is famous

. Einsteins contribution to the %econd )orld )ar D. His early awards

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A. )ho Albert Einstein was B. His early awards

". )hy Einstein is famous

1. Einsteins academic achie#ements

E. Einsteins contribution to the %econd )orld )ar 5. Einstein in the media

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 Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed hori6ontal and #ertical bands in multiple colours. Tartan is usually associated with %cotland. %cottish &ilts, or garments wrapped around mens waists, almost always ha#e tartan patterns. 9

 Tartans originated in wo#en wool, but now they are made in many other materials. t is made with alternating bands of coloured threads wo#en as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The patterns are simply di?erent chec&ed-cloth patterns, chosen by the wearers preference t was not until the mid-nineteenth century that many patterns were created and arti<cially associated with %cottish clans, families, or institutions who were For wished to be seen as$ associated in some way with a %cottish heritage. =

n %cotland, the 1ress Act of 7G@D attempted to bring the warrior clans under go#ernment control by banning the tartan and other aspects of 3aelic culture. )hen the law was ta&en away in 7G9, it was no longer ordinary Highland dress, but was instead used as the symbolic national dress of  %cotland.

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Cntil the middle of the nineteenth century, the highland tartans were only associated with either regions or districts, rather than any speci<c %cottish clan. This was because tartan designs were produced by local wea#ers and would usually only use the natural dyes a#ailable in that area.

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t is generally stated that the most popular tartans today are the Blac& )atch Falso &nown as Ild "ampbell, 3rant Hunting, Cni#ersal, 3o#ernment$, and the +oyal %tewart.

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 Today tartan is no longer limited to textiles, but is used on non-wo#en mediums, such as paper, plastics, pac&aging, and wall co#erings.

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A. 1escription of tartan B. The popularity of tartan ". )hat tartan is

1. Tartan history during the 7Gs E. 0ost 7Gs tartan history

5. 0resent use of tartan Answers

7. )hat tartan is

9. 1escription of tartan

=. Tartan history during the 7Gs @. 0ost 7Gs tartan history

. The popularity of tartan D. 0resent use of tartan

1&. Question :IJA

7.888888888:o&ia is a 5innish multinational technology company. t was founded in 7D and its head>uarters run from Espoo, Cusimaa.

9. 888888888 :o&ia was created by 5redri& destam a mining engineer in 7D. t started as a pulp mill which made items li&e toilet paper. t then expanded into ma&ing electricity and telephone cables. n the 7;Gs, it started ma&ing military e>uipment for 5inlands army, and in 7;7 it opened the !ordic !obilemdc Telephone ser#ice which was the worlds <rst international cellular networ&.

=. 888888888 :o&ia pre#iously dominated the mobile phone mar&ets and helped to de#elop technologies such as 3%! and KTE. Howe#er, since the i0hone, :o&ia oined with !icrosoft to ma&e )indows phones. n %eptember 97=, !icrosoft bought :o&ias mobile phone business for L.@@ billion.

@. 888888888n 97@, :o&ia employed o#er D7, employees across 79 countries and reported re#enues of around L79.G= billion. This ma&es it the 9G@th largest company e world. t is a public limited-liability company which is listed on three stoc& exchanges.

. 888888888:ow :o&ia focuses on large scale telecommunications infrastructures and technology licensing. n early 97D, it bought 5rench company Alcaltel-Kucent to expand their networ& e>uipment, wireless technology and ser#ice.

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A. I#er#iew

B. :o&ia in the telecoms mar&et ". :o&ia today

1. History of :o&ia

E. :o&ias economic facts Answers

7. I#er#iew

9. History of :o&ia

=. :o&ia in the telecoms mar&et @. :o&ias economic facts

. :o&ia today

11. Question %BE+A: HC%J/

A. 888888888The %iberian Hus&y is a medium-si6ed wor&ing dog. t is #ery >uic& and graceful. They ha#e a compact, or thic&, and furry body. Their ears are pointed and they ha#e a bushy tail. Their coats are usually a mix of  white, blac& and grey.

B. 888888888Hus&ies show a balance of power, speed, and endurance which means they can run for a #ery long time. !ales are usually thic&er than the females. This means they are used to tra#el across snow and ice in places such as Alas&a and +ussia. There are e#en competitions featuring Hus&y races.

". 888888888The personalities of the %ibrerian hus&y is friendly and gentle.  They lo#e going outside and can stay alerts for long periods of time. They

li&e to explore di?erent places and are not aggressi#e li&e other dogs. These >ualities with their intelligence ma&e Hus&ies a popular pet.

1. 888888888Hus&ies are often used in media. 5or example, with the story of  the “3reat +ace of !ercy, dogs Balto and Togo famous. They usually appear in mo#ies and cartoons featuring trips to icy and snowy places. An example,

includes the beginning of the %impsons mo#ie.

$eadings

!atch the correct heading to the correct paragraph. Type the correct letter in its space.

7. Ad#antages of Hus&ies 9. Hus&y appearance =. Hus&ies in the media @. The Hus&ys personality Answers

A. Hus&y appearance B. Ad#antages of Hus&ies ". The Hus&ys personality 1. Hus&ies in the media 12. Question

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%hanghai is the largest "hinese city by population and is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of "hina, with a population of more than 9@ million as of 97@. t is a global <nancial center, and transport hub with the worlds busiest container port.

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%hanghai is located in the /angt6e +i#er 1elta in East "hina, and borders the pro#inces of *iangsu and Mheiang to the north, south and west, and is bounded to the east by the East "hina %ea.

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5or centuries it was a maor administrati#e, shipping, and trading town, and grew in importance in the 7;th century due to its location and economic potential. The city was one of <#e forced open to foreign trade following the British #ictory o#er "hina in the 5irst Ipium )ar. After some time the city then (ourished as a center of commerce between east and west. Howe#er, after the "ommunist 0arty ta&eo#er of the mainland in 7;@;, trade focused on socialist countries, and the citys global in(uence declined. n the 7;;s, 1eng Niaoping started economic reforms which led to re-de#elopment of the city, and foreign in#estment to the city.

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%hanghai is a popular tourist destination renowned because of its historical landmar&s such as The Bund, "ity 3od Temple and /u 3arden as well as the extensi#e Kuia6ui s&yline, many s&yscrapers, and maor museums including the %hanghai !useum and the "hina Art !useum. t has been described as the “showpiece of the booming economy of mainland "hina.

'(pe the orret letter ne)t the paragraph number.

A. 5uture de#elopments in %hanghai B. %hanghai's history

". The location of %hanghai 1. %hanghai o#er#iew

E. The population of %hanghai 5. Tourism in %hanghai

Answers

9. The location of %hanghai =. %hanghai's history

@. Tourism in %hanghai 13. Question

A. 888888888Antigua is an island in the )est ndies, :orth America, and is the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. t was pre#iously part of  the British Empire, but gained independence in 7;D.

B. 888888888Antigua means “ancient in %panish was named after a location in %pain. t has another name, )aladli which comes from the nati#es who li#ed there before it was found by the Europeans.

". 888888888Because it is an island, Antigua has a coastline of G&m9. ts total area e>uals 97&m9 o#er two islands. Highest point is the mountain Boggy 0ea& which stands at about @9 metres.

1. 888888888Though the islands are small, the population is o#er ,. The largest city is the capital %t. *ohns which contains a third of the population at =9,. n terms of the ethnic groups or races, ;7O are blac& African, @.@O of other mixed races while 7.GO are white.

E. 888888888The country is hea#ily reliant on tourism. n 97, 9@@, people #isited Antigua. There are many hotels and resorts around the coastlines and numerous airlines ha#e regular (ights to its international airport. The country also ma&es money from ban&ing and medical #isits to theCni#ersity of Health %ciences Antigua FCH%A$ and the American Cni#ersity of Antigua FACA$ "ollege of !edicine.

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9. Economy of the island =. The names of the island @. 3eography of Antigua . 0opulation of Antigua *aragraph

A. )hat Antigua is and history B. The names of the island ". 3eography of Antigua 1. 0opulation of Antigua E. Economy of the island 14. Question

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3oogle 1eep!ind is a British arti<cial intelligence company founded in 97.  The company has created a neural networ& that learns how to play #ideo games in a way similar to the human brain. t also has access an external memory which means that it resembles the short-term memory of the human brain.

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 The goal of 1eepmind Technologies is to combine machine learning and arti<cial neuroscience. This is &nown is Psol#e intelligence or copying the brain system. At this moment, the company is focusing on publishing research on computer systems that are able to play games.

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n Ictober 97, a computer 3o program called Alpha3o, powered by 1eep!ind, beat the European 3o champion 5an Hui, <#e to 6ero. This is the

<rst time an arti<cial intelligence FA$, or intelligent computer defeated a professional player. n !arch 97D, it beat the )orld 3o champion, four to one

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 Though the technology is ad#anced, it has competition from other As, such as B!s 1eep Blue or )atson, but these were de#eloped for a speci<c purpose and can only complete speci<c tas&s. 1eep!inds creators claim that their system learns from experiences. f you gi#e it a tas&, it begins to understand how to complete it, and after some time it learns to underta&e it more eQciently than any human e#er could. )ho &nows what the future has in store form 1eepmind

+ath the orret heading to the orret paragraph.

 Type the correct letter next to the paragraph A. Examples of its use

B. 0ublications by Alpha3o ". )hat 3oogle 1eepmind is 1. The goal of the company

E. How it di?ers from other computers 5. 3oogle 1eepmind compares to )atson Answers

7. )hat 3oogle 1eepmind is 9. The goal of the company =. Examples of its use

15. Question

A. 888888888The tiger is a carni#orous animal which means it eats meat. t is the largest member of the cat family, which includes, lions, leopard, house cats and *aguars.

B. 888888888Tigers only naturally li#e in Asia in countries such as ndia, "hina and %iberia.

"888888888 Bengal tigers li#e in a ungle called the %undarbansin Bangladesh and )est and Bengal of ndia. They are also found in other south-east Asian countries.

1. 888888888They ha#e orange fur with blac& stripes, and a white belly. The blac& stripes usually reach the white underside. The stripes are used to &eep them hidden or camou(aged while hunting. Each tiger has a di?erent pattern of stripes.there are also tigers with di?erent colours. %ome are white and can ha#e blue or green eyes.

E. 888888888Tigers #ery in si6e. %iberian tigers are the largest. !ales can grow to D feet long and weigh lb. 5emales are slightly smaller.

5. 888888888Tigers eat di?erent &inds of prey, mostly other large mammals.some examples are deer, mon&eys, wild pigs and other Asian animals. %ome tigers may eat up to  pounds of meat a day. Tigers &ill their prey by holding down on the preys throat.This means that the prey cannot breathe.

3. 888888888Tigers are becoming #ery rare, because people hunt them for their s&in. There are only =, Bengal tigers in the wild, and there are only 9 or = %outh-"hinese tigers remaining.

*ut the orret letter ne)t to the paragraph.

9. Tiger diet

=. I#er#iew of tigers @. Kocation of tigers . %i6e of tigers

D. The present situation of tigers

G. Habitats of Bengal tigers *aragraph

A. I#er#iew of tigers B. Kocation of tigers

". Habitats of Bengal tigers 1. Tiger appearance

E. %i6e of tigers 5. Tiger diet

3. The present situation of tigers 1!. Question

7. 888888888The Arctic ocean is the ocean around the :orth 0ole. 1uring the winter it is co#ered in ice and snow, and this remaining during most of the summer.

9. 888888888The Icean is about 7@.D million &m9, which ma&es it the worlds smallest ocean. The middle or central surface is co#ered by about = meters of ice. t also has around @,=; &ilometres of coastline, which is the

areas which touch land. The a#erage depth of the Icean is 7,= feet, while the deepest point is u,@ m at the Euraisan Basin.

=. 8888888881ue to the en#ironment, the Arctic is #ery diQcult to get to only certain #ehicles can enter and mo#e across it. An icebrea&er or a nuclear-powered submarine can use the Arctic Icean to go between the 0aci<c and Atlantic oceans.

@. 888888888The Arctic Icean has a polar climate. This means that the nights are cold, weather is stable and the s&ies are usually clear. The a#erage temperature is ust abo#e the free6ing point of sea water at -7. ". Howe#er recently, the temperature has risen causing the ice to melt.

. 888888888There are many animals which li#e in this region. Endangered animals such as the walrus and whales. n contrast, there are #ery few plant species examples include 0hytoplan&on which is #ery importantly ocean life. $eadings

A. Access to the Arctic Icean B. The si6e of the Arctic Icean ". "limate of the Arctic Icean 1. nati#e creatures in the ocean E. )hat the Arctic ocean is

Answers

7. )hat the Arctic ocean is 9. The si6e of the Arctic Icean =. Access to the Arctic Icean

@. "limate of the Arctic Icean . nati#e creatures in the ocean 1". Question

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A star is a bright sphere of plasma held together by its own gra#ity. The %un is the closest star to the planet Earth. )e can see other stars using only our eyes during the night, but they only loo& li&e small <xed lights. Historically, the most important stars were put into groups called constellations and asterisms, while the brightest stars gained proper names. I#er the years, catalogues of stars ha#e been collected by astronomers, due to

impro#ements in telescope technology. F9$

 The star shines due to thermonuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium in its core, or centre. This releases energy that (ows into outer space. )hen the hydrogen in the core of a star is <nished, it will grow in si6e and then

collapses to become a white dwarf, neutron star or blac& hole. F=$

Astronomers are people who study stars. They can <nd its si6e and age, chemical composition, and many other properties. They <nd these facts by obser#ing a stars motion through space, how it mo#es through space and its colour.

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!ore is being disco#ered about stars e#ery year and as new techni>ues and telescopes are de#eloped, we wil <nd plenty of surprises.

*aragraph heading: *ut the letter of the heading in the orret plae.

A$ I#er#iew of stars B$ How stars wor&

"$ the si6e of the star 1$ How stars are studied E$ the future of stars

5$ The temperature of stars Answers

7. I#er#iew of stars 9. How stars wor&

= . How stars are studied @. the future of stars