Choose the correct options

Have you heard about the great flood? Perhaps you have heard about a man named Noah, who
built a huge boat to escape the flood. In this legend of the great flood, water covered all the land,
family, including his wife,
killing most of the people and animals on Earth. Only Noah's (1)
three sons, and the sons' wives, survived the flood, along with all of the animals on his boat. After the
flood waters receded, the people and animals on Noah's boat set about repopulating the Earth. This
legend of Noah and his family is familiar to many people. However, it is not the only legend about a
great flood. Actually, many cultures have similar stories about a great flood that wiped (2)
almost everyone on Earth.
Many people today believe that the great flood is only a legend. (3)
some point long ago. In fact, some scientists (4)
other people say that
through
the striking similarities among all of the flood legends suggest that a real flood covered the Earth at
that the ancient flood waters are now frozen in
glaciers at the poles of the Earth. But why do the legends disagree with each other? The flood
happened long before humans could write, so the story of the flood could only be (5)
generations by oral retellings. As the story was passed by word of mouth, it may have changed as
various cultures learned the story. This may explain why some parts of the legend differ. Through
careful examination of similar elements in these legends, however, certain facts about an accident
catastrophic flood may be revealed.
(Adapted from Reading Challenge 3 by Casey Malarcher and Andrea Janzen)
1. A. immediate
2. A. down
3. A. In addition
B. extended
B. off
B. Nonetheless
C. nuclear
D. present
C. out
D. away
C. On the contrary D. In contrast
4. A. speculated
5. A. altered
B. have speculated C. speculate
D. are speculating
B. converted
C. perpetuated
D. bequeathed
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions.
The coronavirus pandemic has increased the necessity of digital and online learning, as most
school and college students have spent longer periods at home than in school. Many educationalists
and parents have been calling for children to go back to the classroom. There is the perception that no
form of digital learning experience can surpass the classroom experience.
A study called "Online Education Platforms Scale College STEM Instruction With Equivalent
Outcomes at Lower Cost" has found that students learned just as much in online STEM (science,
technology, engineering and mathematics) college courses when compared to traditional classroom
settings. The reason for the STEM focus is due to a current shortage of highly skilled professionals in
these areas. These are sectors seen as important for global recovery.
In making this point for the relative success of e-learning, Cornell University researchers say that
online learning can also be delivered at a fraction of the cost of the traditional school setting (around
an 80 percent reduction, on average). Similar savings (albeit only 20 percent) can be made from a
hybrid approach. The study used some 300 students based in Russia. To evaluate the data, scientists
the researchers developed a controlled, randomized trial to test if students learned as much in online
classes compared with traditional in-person classes. It was found that final exam scores did not differ
significantly among the three versions. Another benefit is where activity-based online learning, rather
than lecture-based, enhances student creativity.