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    is stated or imply 20 25° 30 35 31, # Read the followii lied. + Ittook mea lite time was remorclessly canying pep ae Se peer al piloteamed his living by salvaging so low We were halfway down the siope oft hich i : wi ‘acta aie Slope of:tie whirlpool ind shooting around ata speed aoe el Teel. The inside of the: ‘bowl was translucent’ ‘bltie-green glass and one could relp being struck by the | beauty oft, as welll as the terror. The ship showed no'tendency to rol] Overinto the pit. Itrode ata crazy tilt, its decks ying parallel to the tilted surface of we feltno tendency to slide, the centrifugal force: of the revolution perhaps hol Water spirits that were waiting to receive us, Xiried to calculate our chances. We could bang on and go down with the‘ ip. The buoyancy ofher would pribably bring het up again at some distat oint. 7 But the point might be too distant and we might drown in the meaotime as well ‘thoroughly ipped by the jagged rocks that were known taline the bottom Then I thought of what we « before - something about satisfying a Whirlpool by feeding jt with an oar. I picked p an oar, one that belonged to our dinghy, and threw it so that i fell across the pit. It spun Madly aboot 8 dozen times or more, then up-ended sd plunged straight dovin out of sight. The funnel wasnow. ‘clogged with disturbed water, due to the interruption, but the effect was not great ‘enough to alter the fate awaiting us. ._ However, it gave the pilotan idea. He cutthe lashings ofa large, metal oildeum and toppled “itoverboard, It was half-fall of oil, precious fuel oil that [had paid for, yet | saw it go without regret. He had not been able to toss it into the centre, but the. weightof and of the metal ‘caused itto slide the rest of the way, and the air confined in the drum prevented it from sinking ‘Prematurely. [t spun around, but with an awkward sluggish, pitching movement that raised ichoppy,,., waves and rapidly broke up the perfect whirl of the vortex. Gradually the pit filled with water, tbe’ slope of the pool became less abrupt and the whirl lost its power. Outside currents began to worm their way in, raising waves. Still we did not breathe freely until, after another hour, we left the last of the rapids behind, and drew.into a sheltered cove. Which of the following similatities berween the whiclpool and cat-racing are suggested 32. The writer uses the phrase “spirlling wa gradually” (line7) 10 by “as smooth and purposeful as aracing car" ip was moving it : sd in how the ship was: ~ tine eee the movement of 2 (A) Beauty and terror Whisdpool vison wih herein ® Noise and excitement oO ee ee 0 Excitementand power an ywing dow" ©) Speed and decisiveness (©) suggesttheevental se of the whirlpool 33, 4 * Tnparagray ‘ + jhat is-the author referring when he 83 tough ebour nee ae ah Teoh eau ane at A) isdou dl (A) Theslope ‘of the whirlpool ©) aeabprovesctnon felon dosh (@) . Theshining colour ofthe whirlpoot he Pl {© Theexcitementofimpending danger (©) ispexplexed about the work the pilot (D) The smoothness and speed of the does sate ©) suspects ehat the pilot might bave — “ag _. Plannedtheirdisaster 36. Which of the following statements docs NOT. . According 10 the passage, the ship did not refer to the potential danger of the whirlpool? “slide” (line 15) down the side of the pit : because the “ (A) “The water wasallbell-bentin one direction” (ines 5-6), (A) wanslucent blue-green.pit was (B) “The pit looked as if it had no shaped like abowl bottom” (ine 8), ®) ship was tilted ata particularly steep © “The inside i bowl was like and dangerovsangle translucent blue-green plas (© ship was spinning around soquickly Gine 12). = thatits deck faced the water (D) “The peculiar sucking scream that (D) force of the rotating water kept the came from the pit below.” ship away from the centre ines 18-19). : Ea eR Ateme37. 42 Directions: Read the followin; y and then answer items 37 - 42 on the basis of what is Pissstons; Rend the flowing nocm cael and chen newer tem 37.- 42,07 the bas Eee acute NighsisowamforTV Wwe re flung outdoors fo the pore, Gironeliscandlesseenting espace betweeaus,ourfaces agiow . goldlight Sheccowds the card table wih coinbans, anabaces, ‘Sveandten dollar rolling paper, ourdy ledger ‘count, line the coins in neatrows, the abacus clicking out our worth, a oe how much can we save, stack up againstthe seasons —winter coming. ‘her tightly braided hair toring white; * herhands quick, filling the papercasings *, 15 Ukehome-madesausage. +20 . There's money in the bank downtown, but this we'll keep athome butiedinjars beneath thehouse, — - the erawlspace filling up, packed solid 20 asany foundation. Natasha Treshwey 37. Theactivity described in the poemis (A) Viewingtelevision 38. ‘She" inthe poemismostlikely ®) —countingmoncy i (A) — extravagant (© playing cards @) missly (DB) makingsausages (© mercenary : (©) thy 39. al. Line 3 of the poem isan exemple of. 40. (A) alliteration @) —assonance, (© repetition (D) euphemism ‘The “crawispace” Cline : refers to ine'19) MOST likely (A) very slow moves ent ) — alergecentainer

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