Read the following passage about Battlefront campaigners and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 23 to 30
Read the following passage about Battlefront campaigners and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 23 to 30.
New technology is making it easier than ever for young people to take up campaigning. One campaigner working with Battlefront is Aimee Nathan, 17, from London, who will soon have been campaigning for six months. Aimee is trying to stop people from using disposable coffee cups. These are non-recyclable due to their plastic covering, so they end up in landfill sites.
Aimee worked out that if just 1,000 people bring their own mugs with them when they buy coffee, by the end of a year, one coffee shop will have saved 5.5 tonnes of waste and 125 trees. Highlights of her campaign included appearing on TV and getting a crowd of people, including a famous model, to take their own mugs to a coffee shop. Aimee's Facebook page played a big part in publicising the event.
Another Battlefront campaigner, Manpreet Darroch, 19, from Birmingham, became conscious of the importance of road safety when several people he knew were killed or injured in road accidents. He was shocked to discover that traffic accidents are the biggest cause of death for 15-19-year-olds worldwide: about 7,000 people under 25 will have lost their lives on the road by the end of next week.
Manpreet decided to focus his campaign on the danger of crossing the street while listening to an MP3 player. He has used Twitter in his campaign, spoken at political meetings and made a video for the Battlefront website. He is now hoping to work with musicians to make his message go viral!
(Adapted from Interactive)
Question 23. The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. disposable coffee cups B. young people C. landfill sites D. six months
Question 24. According to paragraph 1, what is indicated about Aimee Nathan’s campaign?
A. She wants to raise people’s awareness of campaigns.
B. She tries to stop people from using single-use coffee cups.
C. She aims to recycle all coffee cups in her city.
D. She hopes to use new technology for her campaigns.
Question 25. The phrase “worked out” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by _______.
A. developed B. solved C. calculated D. created
Question 26. The word “conscious” in paragraph 3 is OPPOSITE in meaning to _______.
A. aware B. surprised C. indifferent D. irresponsible
Question 27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Manpreet Darroch has presented at some political meetings to promote his campaign.
B. Aimee Nathan has been campaigning against non-recyclable coffee cups for 6 months.
C. Manpreet Darroch was shocked to find that the young died mostly because of road accidents.
D. Manpreet Darroch has used social media to make his campaign more well-known.
Question 28. Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 4?
He is now hoping to work with musicians to make his message go viral!
A. He is working with musicians in the hope that his message will become popular worldwide.
B. He is now considering working with musicians to make his message more famous.
C. He hopes to team up with musicians to help his message gain widespread attention.
D. His hope is that musicians will make their messages go viral via collaboration with him.
Question 29. In which paragraph does the writer mention surprising statistics?
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4
Question 30. In which paragraph does the writer discuss the benefit of using social media to promote a campaign?
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4