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                                                               himself  and  seriously  injuring
                  Last night in the capital of Sri
                                                               some  police  officers.  A  passing
                  Lanka  police  stopped  a  man               taxi,  carrying  two  American
                  outside  the  main  government
                  buildings  after  observing  his             tourists,  was  damaged  by  the
                                                               blast,  and  the  tourists  are  in
                  suspicious  behavior.  The  man              the local hospital suffering from
                  reacted  by  detonating  heavy               light  injuries  and  shock.  The
                  explosives     attached      to   his        police      are       investigating.
                  person,     immediately       killing
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                  28. According to this news item...

                      a.  a man was arrested for detonating a bomb.
                      b.  some people were injured by a blast.
                      c.  some American tourists ran away in a taxi.
                      d.  a local hospital was lightly damaged.


                  Mr. Bloom was a short man with thick, iron-grey hair, and  the physique of  a
                  swimmer.  He  was  very  strong.  He  had  an  attractive  face,  muscular  and  a
                  stubborn line to his thin mouth. He looked like a man who could make trouble, a
                  man who looked after his money, a man who certainly was not a gentleman. The
                  airhostess  thought  he  was  interesting.  She  had  put  his  age  at  about  50.  She
                  guessed he was single.
                  “If you want another whisky, you'd better hurry,”  said  the  hostess.  “We’ll be at
                  London airport in 20 minutes.
                  “No more.” He didn't look at her; he was looking out of the window at the grey-
                  green fields.


                  29. According to this passage, Mr. Bloom...

                      a.  never drinks while flying on an airplane.
                      b.  seemed very interested in the hostess.
                      c.  was definitely in a hurry to leave London.
                      d.  probably practiced a sport in the past.



                  30. Also according to this passage, Mr. Bloom was...

                      a.  not interested in money.
                      b.  definitely a well-mannered man.



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