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Cateura is the sett pees, ting of one of the most amazingCola proved 10 be an untutored genius, crea, and guitars from packing crates, The “i teating violins and cellos from oil cans, flutes from water pipes, most unusual orchestras Was formed ildren and their parents were thrilled and eventually one of the that are made entirely ou of ragh, Called the “Recycled Orchestra, the musicians use instruments Favio 's initial aim was si : and away from drugs or mey 2 offer muse lessons in order to keep the children out of the landfill dedication and suppet his enien set is Neve in hit wide dreams could he have imagined the Kept aut of touble and soon aces WOU recive, Parents were hla tee cidren were being problem asthe lek of istucags ey a mote chen wanting to ake is musi lessons, The ean ino the pict. Having ergot Vi can cost more than hose This where Cola smenents ht sounded see ats with inane biking. be imately fashioned For many years, the Recycled Pee instruments” that the state had donated to his cause. famsker lian Ponce tea nl poder Alana Nash reached out to Puraginy, Together toy oe go dorumestary about the andererved children of Priecview different lt aie See \ aed process during which they travelled to Paraguay to ere eee eae aes siete Paap, cmt lenders. toot discovered the Recycled Orchestra. A year la he ‘Through their research, Alejandra and Juliana Rocareriy sSouhe mascanl Winisfciewoen fein icy mares cel cel mene age tec Wen Wiseman fooage ty tamed «srl sil mci Re ion oe a ee eee to the project. and had Wckca of visi GH soar etanore ‘ideo was med, This campaign alto tought the prot would never have been completed. [C] eke ane or the founders and members of this amazing troupe. this publicity isa yolden opportunity to bri Bee to the issues of poverty pollution and the hopeless tical ate areata aoe favio says, “People realize we shouldn t throw away trash so carelessly. Well, we shoulda throw away people either. ” paragraph 1? the villagers are becoming fed up with the garbage forthe villagers to leave the landfill ispensable part ofthe villagers” lives inthe landfill is steadily increasing “untutored genius’ in paragraph 2? B. that Cola’s musical abilities are uni D. tht Colais being taken advantage of pns tothe children from the village? Vrang 37 May a8 thé 13526: What is said about Cola's instruments? ‘A. The children’s parents helped construct them. Bi They were unaffordable, C. They are the result of trial and error. D. The government is giving them out to children in other areas. 27: What waste orignal purpose ofthe filmmakers who came to Paraguay? ‘A.to try to convince politicians to take action B. to draw publicity to the Recycled Orchestra C.tohighlight the difficulties that local children face D. to occupy the country’s youth in a creative way 28: What has the most important accomplishment of the filmmakers been so far? ‘Ac finding financial resources to fund their project B. getting social media sites to promote their cause CC. making an award-winning documentary encouraging young people to play an instrument 29: Where would the following sentence best fit into the passage? “Since then, they bave formed strong bonds with the orchestra and continue to follow ther progress ~ ATA) Bi [B] C.[C} D.[D} 30: What feeling isthe author trying to evoke inthis article? ‘A. awe of the hidden musical talent that many people have BB. a desire to visit poverty-stricken villages in Latin America ‘Gc admiration forthe undefeatable sprit of some children D. pity forthe plight of children living in slums Read the text below and mark the leter A, B, C. or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word ‘or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 40. “The Egyptian tradition of mummifying (31)____ likely began around 2,600 B.C. and continued fx (32)____ over 2,000 years, into the Roman Period (30 B.C. ~ A.D. 364). 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A large proportion of agriculural research requires ___ the public sector even in com pursuing free market philosophies. ) ; ‘Ava fund of B. funded by C. funding of BP funding by 64: “These two ears are exactly alike, aren't they?” “Well, they are different __is quicker.” nes io ‘Au that this one Bin that this one Glinwhichthis one __D. inthis one 66: Ofoome not and not cven then, ___ the things that Baggio did week in week ou for Sues, “Rivaldo could do Bicould Rivaldo do could Rivaldo make D. Rivaldo could make Mark the leter A, B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined par dif, “from the other three in pronunciation in each ofthe questions fram 66 t0 70. 66: A. CLOTHED B. BREATH G. TEETHING D. BREATHE ACCHILDREN —BARCHITECT —_C. ARCHIVE D. CHIVALRY 4. CLEAN B.CLEANSE CLEAN D. LEAST ‘A:PLEASURE © BPRESSURE © C.EXPOSURE © ———D. MEASURE A. GEAR B. GENDER. LANGER, D. TARGET “Mark the lever 4, B. 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