1) Mr. Bertinet wanted to apply for _________ in England. a) a permanent job b) the transfer of nationality c) a new work permit d) settled status e) a secure position 2) His application was not granted because _____________. a) he stayed in England for less than five years b) his application went to the wrong department c) he did not submit his application earlier d) his British passport had to be renewed e) he failed to follow the instructions carefully 3) The phrase "Landed French Chef in Hot Water" in the title means ___________. a) caused Bertinet difficulty b) denied Bertinet's request for a new passport c) forced Bertinet to close his cookery school d) brought problems to Bertinet in running his school e) cancelled Bertinet's request to stay in England 4) According to the passage, Bertinet ___________. a) is the host of a TV cooking program b) produces a series of TV shows on cooking c) was awarded the best chef of the year d) owns a cooking school in France e) is a famous writer of cookbooks 5) The word "this" (line 7) refers to Bertinet's ___________. a) right for long term stay in England b) right to stay with his family in England c) application for transferring citizenship d) period of pre-settled status in England e) application for permanent residency 6) It can be inferred that Mr. Bertinet feels ______________. a) people must wait for too long to get British passports b) many people were happy with the pre-settled status c) people were tired of the Home Office's decision d) the Home Office's system was not always reliable e) the Home Office failed to grant people British nationality 7) According to the passage, the warming and cooling of snow depends on the ____________. a) way ultraviolet radiation is taken in and visible radiation is sent out b) time ultraviolet and visible radiation are taken in and sent out by snow c) position in which ultraviolet radiation is taken in and infrared radiation sent out d) amount of ultraviolet radiation sent out and infrared radiation taken in e) change of the temperature at the time when there is snow 8) Snow under a tree melts faster than that in the open because ___________. a) there is more snow under a tree than in the open b) snow underneath a tree takes in less infrared radiation than that on the open ground c) infrared radiation sent out from the ground underneath a tree is warmer  d) snow under a tree takes in very cold infrared radiation at below -30 ํ C e) there is not enough infrared radiation underneath a tree to make snow melt 9) The phrase "This difference" (line 11) refers to the fact that _______. a) snow underneath a tree takes in more radiation than in the sky b) snow absorbs more infrared radiation while it emits less ultraviolet c) infrared radiation in the open is warmer than that underneath a tree d) snow undemeath a tree melts faster than snow in the sky e) radiation from the ground underneath a tree is warmer than that in the open 10) The passage says that frost often does not form around trees because __________. a) the temperature underneath trees is warmer b) there is too little infrared radiation to make ice cover the area c) trees are not big enough to protcet frost from melting d) snow will melt slower when it covers the area around trees e) the area in the open around a tree is not cold enough 11) The word "vicinity"(line 16) means ____________ a) farther distance b) surrounding area c) nearby field d) neighboring backyard e) depth of the snow 12) The main idea of this passage is that ____________. a) different kinds of radiation affect the way snow melts and cools b) in winter, it snows only when the temperature is below 30 ํC c) snow of the same depth will melt at the same rate d) snow in the open does not last as long as that underneath a tree e) a thinner layer of snow usually occurs in the area under a tree

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