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Lunar New Year. A giant dragon is shown to the public in the last Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. The city was preparing for the coming Lunar New Year. Authorities said that this year’s celebration would be more spectacular than the last year’s where more than 5 million visitors will come. (JP/ Amir Fachri)

What makes the government expect this year’s celebration will attract more than 5 million visitors?

• The preparation of the celebration has not been completely finished.

• The government spends a little money for the celebration.

• This year’s celebration attracts many tourists to come.

• The last year’s celebration was not spectacular

• A giant dragon show is the main show in the celebration.

Lunar New Year - A giant dragon is shown to the public in the last Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. The city was preparing for the coming Lunar New Year. Authorities said that this year’s celebration would be more spectacular than the last year’s where more than 5 million visitors will come. (JP/ Amir Fachri)

Why does the city prepare a more spectacular celebration?

• This year’s celebration is unique.

• The city is designed for the celebration.

• A standard dragon is prepared for the celebration.

• It is hoped that a lot of people will be in Hongkong

• More people are involved in preparing the celebration.

Hazardous pollution-Chimneys of coal plants in China emit smoke. It was reported that pollution emitted from coal plants is at a hazardous level. It caused respiratory problems and millions of premature deaths. (Republika/ Maya Geraldine)

Why is pollution in China hazardous?

• It generates economic growth.

• It generates the coal plants.

• It is the source of illness and death.

• Coal is very important for power plant.

• Coal is the main energy source in China.

Ready to harvest-A tulip farm in the province of Flevoland is ready for harvest season starting on 5 October. The beginning of the fall marked the harvest time for tulips in Holland. Being Holland's main exports, 1.2 billion of 4.32 billion tulip bulbs were exported throughout the world. (Reuters/ Nathalie Dewzki)

When will the tulip bulbs be harvested by the farmers?

• at the end of fall

• at the beginning of winter

• at the beginning of fall

• at the beginning of summer

• at the beginning of spring

Ready to harvest-A tulip farm in the province of Flevoland is ready for harvest season starting on 5 October. The beginning of the fall marked the harvest time for tulips in Holland. Being Holland's main exports, 1.2 billion of 4.32 billion tulip bulbs were exported throughout the world. (Reuters/ Nathalie Dewzki)

“Tulips are one of Holland’s main export.” What does the underlined word mean?

• high

• various

• great

• premier

• expensive

Maya, right, a young dotted jaguar, walks by the side of her mother in the Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, 245 kms east of Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, April 28, 2005. It was the first jaguar to be born and raised only by her mother in a Hungarian zoo for twenty years. Maya's parents had black fur, but her fur would remain dotted according to experts of the zoo. (AFP/ Gerardo Nainggolan)

The correct statement based on the text is …

• The experts of the zoo declare that Maya would remain dotted

• The cub is raised by both parents.

• Maya has black fur.

• Maya is the second jaguar born in the Hungarian zoo.

• One of the cub’s parent is dotted

Maya, right, a young dotted jaguar, walks by the side of her mother in the Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, 245 kms east of Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, April 28, 2005. It was the first jaguar to be born and raised only by her mother in a Hungarian zoo for twenty years. Maya's parents had black fur, but her fur would remain dotted according to experts of the zoo. (AFP/ Gerardo Nainggolan)

"......but her fur would remain dotted according to experts of the zoo"

The word "dotted" has similar meaning to ...

• spotted

• stripes

• colorless

• blacker

• marker

Unique festival-Numerous teams from various countries prepares to fly their balloons during Ferrara balloons Festival on 15 September. Hundreds of teams participated in the ten- day festival outside the Renaissance Wall. The festival began in 2005. Since then, more people had come to Ferrara in September to enjoy the balloon festival. (JP/ Michael Brown)

How long is the festival carried out?

• one day

• five days

• ten days

• fifteen days

• twenty days

Unique festival-Numerous teams from various countries prepares to fly their balloons during Ferrara balloons Festival on 15 September. Hundreds of teams participated in the ten- day festival outside the Renaissance Wall. The festival began in 2005. Since then, more people had come to Ferrara in September to enjoy the balloon festival. (JP/ Michael Brown)

All the statements below are incorrect, EXCEPT…

• The festival attracts many people to come to Ferrara.

• The festival lasts for two days.

• The festival starts from the Renaissance Wall.

• The festival was initiated in the Renaissance era.

• The festival is only for Italian hot balloon teams.