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global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (4) rain to others.
It was first (5) by fishermen coming from Spanish ports in the Pacific in the 17th century.
It got its name (Spanish for “boy child”) because it usually takes (6) near Christmas time.
It can cause catastrophic (7) . The 1982 El Nino (8) in 1,500 deaths, but it can be
a lot worse than that. Sea animals, (9) fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is
(10) that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.

1. A. caused B. happened C. origin D. done
2. A. increase B. warming C. heater D. extra

3. A. proficiency B. practice C. power D. performance
4. A. heavy B. shower C. plenty D. wet
5. A. saw B. time C. caught D. noticed
6. A. away B. place C. part D. care

7. A. problem B. difficulty C. hurt D. damage
8. A. caused B. led C. resulted D. gave

9. A. including B. holding C. containing D. involving
10. A. mistaken B. felt C. told D. said

VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions.
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. Other scientists
worked with his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world. It
was cheap and strong and immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies‟
stocking.
Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even
spare parts of the human body. It has played an important part : in our lives for over 50 years.

1. Julian Hill was a/ an .
A. chemist B. American C. inventor D. all are correct
2. Nylon can be found in .

A. many things B. spare parts of the human body
C. furniture D. all are correct

3. What does the word “introduce” in line 3 mean?
A. tell somebody your name
B. tell somebody the name of a person
st
C. bring something new into use for the 1 time
D. bring something somewhere
4. Nylon .

A. was invented by Julian Hill B. was strong but expensive
C. was not very popular D. all are correct
5. Which of the following is not true?

A. Nylon was used to make ladies‟ stocking.
B. At first, people didn‟t want to use Nylon.

C. Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives.
D. We can found Nylon in computers.

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