Thousands of emergency service workers battling out of control fires across New Sout Wales, Australia are
bracing for worsening conditions next week. Stopping the spread of fires around the state will be the top priority
on Sunday, with weather conditions expected to deteriorate after that.
"Tuesday, particularly, will be a day of concern," Rural Fire Service spokesman Greg Allan said. "There will be
high temperatures, very strong winds, and low humidity." While no fires reached emergency level on Saturday,
Mr. Alan stressed that people needed to remain alert. "It's still a very dangerous situation." he said.
More than 2 million hectares of bushland has been destroyed by flames this fire season, with RFS Commissioner
Shane Fitzsimmons warning the worse might still be ahead. Mr. Fitzsimmons said there may not be much respite
for tiring firefighters, with no signs of significant rainfall until late January or early February. Over 100 bushfires
burned across the state on Saturday, and almost half of them were out of control, with a huge blaze - larger than
Sydney-having formed northwest of the city. Another fire at Green Wattle Creek, southwest of Sydney, is still
burning uncontrollably, having already destroyed 5400 hectares of bushland.
Efforts are being made to keep the situation from getting out of hand. More than 2100 personnel are fighting
the fires across the state and a group of 21 specialty firefighters from the US has arrived in Australia, following
21 of their Canadian counterparts. While the Canadians are being distributed to the north of the state, the
Americans will be assigned to areas in the Sydney Basin or southern New South Wales. Additionally, a total fire
ban was in place for eight regions across the state, including Sydney, Far North Coast, Greater Hunter, the
Illawarra and Central Rangers. "Right across all fire grounds, our crews, although exhausted, are working
extremely hard to slow the spread of fire." said Mr. Allan.

(Adapted from metro.co.uk)

Question 33: The word deteriorate in paragraph 1 is OPPOSITE in meaning to ____
A improve B. construct C. decline D. worsen
Question 34: According to the passage, all of the following are mentioned by Mr. Greg Allan as weather
conditions in Australia on Tuesday EXCEPT____
A. strong winds B. low humidity
C. high temperatures D. significant rainfall
Question 35: The word respite in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by ____
A. rest B. reward C. success D. delay
Question 36: The word them in paragraph 3 refers to ____
A. bushfires B. bushland C. firefighters D. signs
Question 37: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
A. Teams are working hard to stop the situation from becoming successful.
B. Measures are being implemented to prevent the situation from worsening.
C. The situation is improving rapidly due to ongoing efforts.
D. Efforts have been paused because the situation is under control.
Question 38: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. There will be little rainfall in the next few months.

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B. The situation will improve after Tuesday.
C. It is important that people remain alert.
D. Firefighters are too tired and cannot fight fires.
Question 39: In which paragraph does the writer mention the arrival of international firefighters to assist with
the situation?
A. Paragraph 3 B. Paragraph 1 C. Paragraph 2 D. Paragraph 4
Question 40: In which paragraph does the writer discuss concerns about worsening weather conditions next
week?
A. Paragraph 4 B. Paragraph 3 C. Paragraph 2 D. Paragraph 1