READING COMPREHENSION – 7

The outlook for the expansion of the silk-producing business in the United States is not bright there is no obvious reason why it should. In the first place, the silkworm requires hour-by-hour human care, and Americans, by disposition, are not suited to the work. Again, there is a strong belief that each country should specialise in those countries best suited to her geography and her culture. Why, then, should Americans attempt to build on a large industry which is well suited to Japan and to their South American neighbour, Brazil? And finally, nylon has proved superior to silk for many purposes, and nylon is produced in the States in quantity.

1- The tone of the passage is —.a) protesting
b) humorous
c) informational
d) matter-of-factly
e) sarcastic

The Black-Tailed Deer inhabits the forests along the Pacific Coast of North America from southern Alaska to southern California. In summer it is covered by a short reddish coat which it sheds as the season advances. The new coat, known as the ‘blue coat’, gradually lengthens and turns grey with the approach of winter. Each year the deer sheds its antlers, dropping them off from the skull from the base of the horn. New antlers sprout in the early spring. They are covered at first with skin and fur known as ‘velvet’, but when they have attained full growth and have hardened, the animal polishes away the ‘velvet’ against shrubs and trees. The common superstition that the number of points on the antlers indicates the age of the deer is quite without foundation.
2- This passage may have been taken from —.a) a weekend magazine
b) a natural park information service brochure
c) a talk on the natural beauties of Alaska and its surrounding mountains
d) a writing on the development of antlers on various animals
e) a book on various superstitions related with animals and their life

KEY TO COMPREHENSION – 7
1.a 2.b

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