underground. Magma slowly rises from a hotspot deep down in the earth, until eventually hundreds of
thousands of years later an enormous blast occurs.
One of the largest supervolcanoes that exists today is in Yellowstone National Park, USA. When
scientists were doing research on the volcano they were really surprised by what they found, Basically, de
whole of the park had a massive pool of magma underneath it, measuring 70km across by 30km widel
Moreover, they discovered evidence to suggest that the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts every 600,000
years. Unfortunately, its last eruption was well over 600,000 years ago, so it seems that the clock is ticking!
Question 31. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Supervolcanoes are frequent and minor natural events.
B. The eruption of Lake Toba caused the extinction of animals and plants globally.
C. Supervolcanoes are rare but can cause serious damage, with the potential to impact the Earth and human
life.
D. Regular volcanoes are more dangerous than supervolcanoes because they erupt more frequently.
Question 32. The word catastrophic in paragraph 2 is CLOSEST in meaning to
A. minor
B. disastrous
C. uncertain
Question 33. What does the writer use to give more explanations to each point?
A. examples and facts
B. personal opinions
C. stories
Question 34. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. The effects of the Lake Toba eruption on global temperatures
B. The number of super volcanoes in the world
C. The size of the magma pool in Yellowstone
D. The freezing temperatures in Europe after the Toba eruption
D. important
D. quotes
Question 35. What final comment does the author make about the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano?
A. Scientists are sure that the next eruption will happen in a year's time.
B. It is unlikely to erupt again due to a decrease in magma activity.
C. The last eruption was over a very long time ago, suggesting it may erupt soon.
D. Yellowstone volcano has erupted more frequently than expected.
Question 36. The word massive in the last paragraph is OPPOSITE in meaning to
A. huge
B. plentiful
C. tiny
D. heavy
Four phrases/sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, mark the letter A, B,
C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks
from 37 to 40.
Many children have music classes when they attend school. (37
improve children's performance in certain subjects.
Research has shown that it can
also seem to get higher
Some studies have shown that music training can help you understand your own language better. It could
also help you with learning a second one. Moreover, young people (38)
scores in other subjects like maths. So it could be that (39)
Music also helps you think of new ideas, and believe more in yourself. If you are learning the guitar, for
example, it can be really exciting when you are able to start composing your own pieces of music. One of
the biggest benefits, of course, is that listening to music (40) And composing music can make you
feel the same way. Maybe your musical knowledge will even open up a great career path for you in the
future!
A. these school subjects are connected in some way
B. can reduce your stress
C. And it is thought that music can help them learn other subjects better
D, who have studied music
Question 37.
Question 38.
Question 39.
Question 40.