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26. Why is ray called batoids? 30. How long did Margaret Thatcher become the
A. because they fly in the water Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
B. because they look like bats through the water A. 20 years C. 10 years
C. because they have bat wings B. 11 years D. 21 years
D. because they are black or grey in color
31. When did the Falklands War happen?
27. What are spiracles? A. 1979 C. 1990
A. ray’s breathing holes on top of its body B. 1925 D. 1982
B. swimming bladder
C. pectoral fins 32. What happened in 1992?
D. ray’s skin pores A. There was a riot across the country.
B. Margaret Thatcher became the leader of
28. We know from the text that .... Conservative Party.
A. Ray is sandy in color. C. Margaret Thatcher joined the House of Lords.
B. Ray live at the surface of the sea. D. She was replaced by John Mayor.
C. Swim bladder causes ray to sink.
D. Rays are curious and social animal. 33. We know from the text that ....
A. Margaret Thatcher had two children.
29. “… rays sink when they ….” (Paragraph 3)
B. Margaret Thatcher was replaced in 1992.
The underlined word has the closest meaning C. Margaret Thatcher became a party leader
to …. after becoming prime minister.
A. submerge C. fly D. Margaret Thatcher was not United Kingdom’s
B. float D. swim first female prime minister.

The following text is for questions 30 to 34. 34. “She suffered from very strong opposition, ....”

The underlined word has the closest meaning
Margaret Thatcher to ....
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher A. support C. help
LG, OM, PC, FRS (born Margaret Hilda Roberts B. resistance D. demonstration
October 13, 1925) was the first woman Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom, a post she held The following text is for questions 35 to 38.
from 1979 to 1990. Leader of the Conservative
Party from 1975 to 1990, she is often remembered I love hot and spicy foods. But this hobby
by her nickname, “the Iron Lady”. She directed once got me into trouble. This is the story. Last
British troops in 1982 to recapture the Falkland week I tried a new restaurant that sells noodles.
Islands from Argentina, which had captured them The product sold is called “mie ayam setan”.
for a short time, in the Falklands War. She had the As a hot and spicy food lovers, I could stand
second longest single term in history. She married the temptation to try it. At the restaurant, there
Sir Denis Thatcher and they had two children, was a challenge free food for anyone who could
Mark and Carol. eat their super spicy menu. I took the challenge. I
She suffered from very strong opposition ordered the menu. I was not surprised to see the
during the miner’s strike and also when she bowl was not only full of noodles but also chilies.
attempted to introduce a poll tax into Britain. This Approximately there were 15 chilies mixed with
caused widespread rioting across the country. the noodles.
This is one of the reasons why she was replaced in I ate the noodles fast, sometimes I also drank
1990 by John Major. In 1992 she became Baroness the water available. It was very spicy and I felt my
Thatcher of Kesteven, joining the House of Lords. stomach was burnt. Finally, I won the challenge.
As of 2009, Thatcher remains the only The restaurant also gave me a bowl as souvenir. I
woman to hold the positions of Prime Minister was so proud at that time.
and Conservative Party leader. The trouble came the following morning.

(Source: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ I had terrible stomachache. It was very hurt. I
Margaret_Thatcher) got diarrhea. I constantly went to the toilet. My

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