COMPREHENSION B

Passage Three

1. It came from West Indies.
2. It is known as "cyclones" in India and "Baguios" in Philippines.
3. There are Australia, North America and the Caribbean Islands.
4. They identify them by using girls' names in alphabetical order.
5. It could be due to protests from women.
6. They do not like the fact that they are considered to be wrecking havoc.
7. The word is "violent".
8. The heavy rain accompanies the great wind.
9. It can knock down small house, sweep away bridges and overturn cars.
10. The impact of a hurricane is too great.

Passage Four

1. He wished to set up a home with his family in another country, away from war and destruction.
2. He went to Thailand to make a living.
3. Nguyen was interviewed by reporters.
4. They were taken to the refugee camp.
5. I think it could be just a message, asking the recipient to write back.
6. It was the rich American lady.
7. The word is "cruise".
8. He probably wanted to know if the sender of the message really existed.
9. The American lady arranged for Nguyen and his family to settle in America.
10. They were given an apartment block where quite a few Vietnamese were staying.

Passage Five

1. Singapore is a multi-racial and multi-cultural country.
2. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated before Mid-Autumn Festival.
3. They celebrate on the fifteenth day of the lunar month.
4. Hou-yi had carried out her request to build a palace.
5. I think he was pleased to receive the pill as he flew into a rage when Chang-e ate the pill.
6. The pill enabled one to fly.
7. She jumped over the Tower and floated to the moon.
8. They were discontented with the Mongol rule.
9. They hid messages in mooncakes.
10. Lanterns were hung from windows and doorways as a signal to start the revolt, hence, marking it the Lantern Festival.

Passage Six

1. It was mentioned that the computer age is upon is.
2. It changes the lives of many people by making complicated operations easy and quick.
3. People fear that they are replaced by computers and left unemployed.
4. Computers will still need people to operate them.
5. Computer phobia is the fear of the computer.
6. They may have a bad experience before or they think that the computer will explode if they hit the wrong button.
7. They can be made to understand why the computer behaves in a certain way and how useful and efficient computer is.
8. The first computers have black screens and green fonts.