Comprehension Test 1,   Comprehension Test 2,   Comprehension Test 3, 
Comprehension Test 4,   Comprehension Test 5,   Comprehension Test 6, 
Comprehension Test 7,   Comprehension Test 8,   Comprehension Test 9, 
Comprehension Test 10,  Comprehension Test 11, Comprehension Test 12, 
Comprehension Test 13,  Comprehension Test 14  

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1. (I) If computers can be programmed to understand, reason, make decisions and act upon them, will they eventually take over from mankind and may be become the master? (II) We should be very careful in handling all kinds of computers not to give us any harm. (III) This question has been worrying people for sometime. (IV) Today there are scientists working with "artificial intelligence" who believe that there is nothing the human mind can do that computers will soon do just as well and someday infinitely better. (V) Is it possible that artificial intelligence will match our own?

 

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

Answer B

2. (I) There is heavy pollution in a good number of sea costs of Turkey. (II) The authorities prohibit people getting into the sea because of the presence of coli bacilli in the water. (III) It is possible to cure people who take these bacilli into their bodies but it takes a long time to cure them. (IV) The municipal authorities are taking strict measures to keep the coasts clean. (V) The chief reason for this is the residue left out to mix with the clean water of the sea.

 

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

Answer C

3.  (I) Green patches like woods on the outskirts of a large metropolitan city, also parks in the city keep the air of the city clean. (II) It is very expensive to keep such parks in a city. (III) However, they have to be maintained since they contribute so much to the health of the people. (IV) Birds chirp and twitter on the trees in the parks. (V) Both the government and the municipal authorities should make every effort to maintain and even add to the green patches in the city as they serve like the lungs of a city.

 

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

Answer D

4. (I) One of the greatest threats to the future development of the economy of a country is the rapid increase in population. (II) The rate of increase in some countries is far beyond the power of control of the government . (II) The best way to control population growth is to increase hospitals in the country. (IV) Family controls should be applied very strictly in these countries. (V) In addition to this, people should be educated in such a way that they should not have more that one child.

 

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

Answer C

5. (I) In recent years remarkable results have been achieved in the field of organ transplants. (II) Gradually, we are learning more about the chemistry of memory. (III) This also concerns the genes. (IV)Formerly, tissues could not be transplanted. (V)Now by using genetically identical twin tissues, surgeons are able to do successful organ transplants.

 

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

Answer B

6. (I) It is true that the Arabs carefully studied Greek thought, and translated into Arabic many outstanding Greek writings on medicine, science and philosophy. (II) Europe, even when at war with them, eagerly learned from their scholars.(III) Many European students attend Arab universities in Spain, and returned home as admirers of Arab learning. (IV) Indeed, the Western impact on the Arab world has been enormous. (V) Hence, medieval Europe was greatly indebted to the Arabs.

 

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

Answer D

7. (I) Financially, 1975 was a difficult year for the airline industry, with only meagre increases in traffic. (II) In the US, the situation was particularly bad. (III) There the airlines put most of the blame on the continuing rise in fuel prices. (IV) The economic recession combined with inflation lowered demand for railways. (V) In Europe, however, air traffic continued to increase but at a slower rate than in recent years.

 

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

Answer D

8. (I) Men of science and philosophers, from very early times, have attempted to define life. (II) They even tried to prove that all living things possess souls. (III) Nearly all living things grow during some of their life. (IV) Aristotle, for example, who may be looked upon as the “father of biological research” tried hard to establish the presence of souls in plants. (V) But for many centuries it was not realised that to define life is practically impossible.

 

A) I

B) II

C) III

D) IV

E) V

Answer C

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