Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Glass is a wonderful substance. It can be recycled over and over again. The good thing about glass recycling is that the glass retains its quality. Imagine how many bottles of soda, juice and glass jars are used daily. If we simply throw them away, the environment will suffer greatly. There are many advantages of glass recycling. The first thing is that glass recycling reduces industrial pollution. Reducing industrial pollution benefits not only the environment but also the entire ecosystem. Another benefit is the recycling of glass conserves natural resources. Recycling glass saves on the need to obtain more materials to make new glass; therefore, they save existing natural resources.

Question:What is the good point of glass recycling?

A. The glass retains its quality

B. The glass breaks

C. The glass disappears

D. The glass reduced its quality

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Glass is a wonderful substance. It can be recycled over and over again. The good thing about glass recycling is that the glass retains its quality. Imagine how many bottles of soda, juice and glass jars are used daily. If we simply throw them away, the environment will suffer greatly. There are many advantages of glass recycling. The first thing is that glass recycling reduces industrial pollution. Reducing industrial pollution benefits not only the environment but also the entire ecosystem. Another benefit is the recycling of glass conserves natural resources. Recycling glass saves on the need to obtain more materials to make new glass; therefore, they save existing natural resources.

Question: What are the advantages of glass recycling?

A. It reduces industrial pollution

B. It conserves natural resources

C. It is convenient

D. Both A&B

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Glass is a wonderful substance. It can be recycled over and over again. The good thing about glass recycling is that the glass retains its quality. Imagine how many bottles of soda, juice and glass jars are used daily. If we simply throw them away, the environment will suffer greatly. There are many advantages of glass recycling. The first thing is that glass recycling reduces industrial pollution. Reducing industrial pollution benefits not only the environment but also the entire ecosystem. Another benefit is the recycling of glass conserves natural resources. Recycling glass saves on the need to obtain more materials to make new glass; therefore, they save existing natural resources.

Question: What are the advantages of glass recycling?

A. It reduces industrial pollution

B. It conserves natural resources

C. It is convenient

D. Both A&B

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Glass is a wonderful substance. It can be recycled over and over again. The good thing about glass recycling is that the glass retains its quality. Imagine how many bottles of soda, juice and glass jars are used daily. If we simply throw them away, the environment will suffer greatly. There are many advantages of glass recycling. The first thing is that glass recycling reduces industrial pollution. Reducing industrial pollution benefits not only the environment but also the entire ecosystem. Another benefit is the recycling of glass conserves natural resources. Recycling glass saves on the need to obtain more materials to make new glass; therefore, they save existing natural resources.

Question: Why does recycling glass save existing natural resources?

A. Because it saves materials.

B. Because it saves new glass.

C. Because it saves environment.

D. Because it saves recycling glass.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Glass is a wonderful substance. It can be recycled over and over again. The good thing about glass recycling is that the glass retains its quality. Imagine how many bottles of soda, juice and glass jars are used daily. If we simply throw them away, the environment will suffer greatly. There are many advantages of glass recycling. The first thing is that glass recycling reduces industrial pollution. Reducing industrial pollution benefits not only the environment but also the entire ecosystem. Another benefit is the recycling of glass conserves natural resources. Recycling glass saves on the need to obtain more materials to make new glass; therefore, they save existing natural resources.

Question:What do reducing industrial pollution benefit?

A. both the environment and ecosystem

B. either the environment or ecosystem

C. neither the environment nor ecosystem

D. whether the environment or ecosystem

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful. Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms - as table ware, containers, in architecture and design - glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.

Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow. Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.

Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or "freeze" at specific temperatures glass progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials.

What does the author imply about the raw materials used to make glass?

A. They were the same for centuries

B. They are liquid.   

C. They are transparent

D. They are very heavy

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

        Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful. Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms - as table ware, containers, in architecture and design - glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.

        Since the Bronze Age about 3, 000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarilyassociated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow. Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.

         Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or freeze at specific temperatures glass progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials.

What does the author imply about the raw materials used to make glass?

A. They were the same for centuries

B. They are liquid

C. They are transparent

D. They are very heavy

Read the following passage and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

          Glass is a remarkable substance made from simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful. Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms-as table ware, containers, in architecture and design-glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.

          Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C, glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft, and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass is thus formed by melting then cooling to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow, why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.

Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or “freeze” at specific temperatures, glass progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the stage achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials.

According to the passage, why can glass be more easily shaped into specific forms than can metals?

A. It has better optical properties

B. It retains heat while its viscosity changesv

C. It gradually becomes softer as its temperature rises

D. It resists breaking when heated

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.

  Glass is a remarkable substance made from the simplest raw materials. It can be colored or colorless, monochrome or polychrome, transparent, translucent, or opaque. It is lightweight impermeable to liquids, readily cleaned and reused, durable yet fragile, and often very beautiful Glass can be decorated in multiple ways and its optical properties are exceptional. In all its myriad forms - as table ware, containers, in architecture and design – glass represents a major achievement in the history of technological developments.

  Since the Bronze Age about 3,000 B.C., glass has been used for making various kinds of objects. It was first made from a mixture of silica, line and an alkali such as soda or potash, and these remained the basic ingredients of glass until the development of lead glass in the seventeenth century. When heated, the mixture becomes soft and malleable and can be formed by various techniques into a vast array of shapes and sizes. The homogeneous mass thus formed by melting then cools to create glass, but in contrast to most materials formed in this way (metals, for instance), glass lacks the crystalline structure normally associated with solids, and instead retains the random molecular structure of a liquid. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow. Why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.

  Another unusual feature of glass is the manner in which its viscosity changes as it turns from a cold substance into a hot, ductile liquid. Unlike metals that flow or “freeze” at specific temperatures glass progressively softens as the temperature rises, going through varying stages of malleability until it flows like a thick syrup. Each stage of malleability allows the glass to be manipulated into various forms, by different techniques, and if suddenly cooled the object retains the shape achieved at that point. Glass is thus amenable to a greater number of heat-forming techniques than most other materials.

The word “durable” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______ .

A. lasting

B. delicate

C. heavy

D. plain