The following passage is for questions number 1-5!

Education is often viewed as school in a traditional formal sense. Many people believe
that true learning can only take place in formal classroom setting. Others feel education
occurs in many different forms and environments. There may not be a definitive answer
to the question of what is education? However, we can start thinking about the purpose
of education. Is it to educate youth to be responsible citizens? Is it to develop
individuals, as well as society, in order to ensure a society's economic success? Or is it to
simply focus on developing individual talents and intelligence? Perhaps it is the balance
of all three that defines education? While our answers may differ, we can perhaps agree
that education is a basic human right. When that right is granted growth and
development, the society as a whole is more likely to improve in areas such as health,
nutrition, general income and living standards and population fertility rates.

As global citizens, it is our responsibility to critically think about the issues and attempt
to come up with solutions to the problems plaguing education.  In 1990, UNESCO
launched EFA, the movement to provide quality education for all children, youth, and
adults by the year of 2015. The unfortunate reality is that for many countries, larger
issues come before improving the quality of education. How can we achieve the goals of
EFA when the numerous countries around the world are faced with challenges that seem
far too impossible to overcome? The answer lies in attempting to bridge some of the
gaps that prevent developing nations to compete with developed nations. One example
is that of providing greater access to technology and narrowing the ever-widening
digital divide. In many ways, the most basic access to technology can serve as a
valuable educational tool. Individuals who are not afforded this access are at
disadvantage when trying to grasp opportunities to make life better for
themselves, their families, and their community.

1. According to the author, education ....

a. Only can be done in formal classroom setting
b. has an exact answer of its definition
c. is to civilize the people of a country
d. is a fundamental individual’s rights
e. can boost economic success
2. According to the text, if every individual has education, the following might be
predicted to take place EXCEPT ....
a. longer life expectation
b. improved welfare
c. better quality living
d. more jobs opportunities
e. lesser birth rate
3. Which of the following sentence that is not author’s opinion
a. everyone has the right to get education
b. EFA provides quality education by 2015
c. education is basic to human development
 d. education cannot be easily defined
e. the EFA goals are faced with serious challenges
4. “One example is that of providing greater access to technology and narrowing the
ever-widening digital divide.”
The word “the ever-widening digital divide” means…
a. The big gap in digital tool
b. The leap in digital tools
c. The step taken in digital tools
d. The wide range in digital tools
e. The spread of digital tools
5. “Individuals who are not afforded this access are at disadvantage when trying to grasp
opportunities to make life better for themselves,  their families, and their
community.”
The word their refers to …
a. Opportunities
b. Themselves
c. Families
d. Individuals
e. Communities
The following passage is for questions number 6-10!
The famous Trans-Siberian railway line runs from Moscow to Vladivostok, but there’s
another line about 650 kilometres north of the Trans-Siberian. This is the Baikal-Amur
Mainline (BAM) and a special train, the Matvei Mudrov medical train, travels along its
4,000 kilometres. The train, with its twelve to fifteen doctors, spends a day in each of the
small towns and villages along the BAM. The inhabitants of these
remote places depend on this service because they mostly don’t have regular access to
any other health care.

The Matvei Mudrov was named after a Russian doctor in the nineteenth century. He was
one of the first doctors to believe that you shouldn’t only look at the disease, but you
should also treat the individual patient. Nowadays, the Matvei Mudrov stops in each
town or village on the BAM about twice a year. In the village of Khani (population 742)
the patients include a man who has broken both ankles and a teenage girl who needs a
check-up after surgery for appendicitis. Luckily, she was able to get to a town three
hours away for the operation. Although the Matvei Mudrov can’t offer surgery, the train
has a laboratory for blood and urine tests, heart monitors, an ultrasound and an x-ray
machine. The medical staff includes specialists, such as neurologists, and they can
diagnose and recommend treatment for their patients. The patients say they respect the
doctors’ honesty and skill.

6. “The  inhabitants  of these remote places depend on this service”

The word inhabitants can be best replaced by …
a. Residents
b. Antecedents
c. Resistant
 d. Corporation
e. Pollutant
7. “The inhabitants of  these remote  places  depend on this service”
The these remote places refer to …
a. trans-siberian railway
b. Baikal-Amur Mainline
c. Small towns and villages
d. Inhabitants
e. Matvei Mudrov
8. Which of the following is true about the people living in the towns along the
BAM?
a. They never had good medical service
b. They will soon have better medical services
c. They have regular access to any health care
d. Their town was named after a Russian doctor
e. They rely on the Matvei Mudrov’s service
9. Which of the following statement is TRUE based on the passage?
a. The Matvei Mudrov train was created by Norway descendant.
b. The Matvei Mudrov train is carried on the Trans-Siberian line
c. The Matvei Mudrov stops in each town or village on the BAM annually.
d. There are over a dozen medical staff in the Matvei Mudrov train
e. The train has been running since the nineteenth century.
10. According to the passage, what kind of services does the Matvei Mudrov train
offer?
a. dentists and opticians
b. emergency surgery
c. preventive care
d. medical diagnosis and advice
e. pharmaceutical