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Read the passage carefully. Then choose the
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The traffic was heavy. Kwanjai flipped through
her notes for one last time before her
examination. Her driver blasted his horn at the
traffic and muttered something under his breath.
"Maybe we should have taken the longer route,"
she said. "Too late for that now," replied her
driver, not even turning around. Kwanjai sighed
and looked out the window. Even the
motorcyclists seemed stranded, not able to move
through the gaps. Traffic in Bangkok was
notorious for its traffic jams but this was
Kwanjai's first time being stuck in one for more
than an hour. She checked her watch for the
umpteenth time. If she did not reach the
examination hall in another half an hour, she
would not be able to sit for her paper.
Suddenly, the horning stopped and cars around
her started to crawl. Her driver did a little
victory tap on the steering wheel and inched the
vehicle forward. Kwanjai breathed in relief
and sat back. The car started picking up speed
and went around the market.
Kwanjai had only closed her eyes for a minute
before a sudden jerk threw her sideways. She
banged her head against the side windows and
tried grabbing on to something for a better
grip. Everything appeared fuzzy and she could
not remember where she was or what had happened.
She tried calling out for her driver but she
could not hear anyone or even her own voice.
A shrilly ringing sound was all she heard and
before she knew it, she vomited all over
herself. Everything went blank and she passed
out.
After some time, the car door was pried open
and Kwanjai suddenly felt someone dragging her
out. She felt many arms holding and carrying her
to some place. She still could not hear. Kwanjai
could not bear the burning sensation which was
building up around her temple and traveling
through her head. Her throat felt dry. No matter
how hard she forced herself to open her eyes,
she could not bring herself to do so. |
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Kwanjai suggested the 'longer route' ( paragraph 1 ) because ______. |
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it might have less traffic |
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the traffic would be heavier |
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she was too nervous to sit for her examination |
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she would have a longer time to revise her notes |
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2. |
According to paragraph 2, which of the following statements is not
true ? |
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Bangkok was infamous for its traffic jams. |
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Kwanjai had not experienced a traffic jam before. |
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Kwanjai had not experienced being stuck in a traffic jam for more than
an hour before. |
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Kwanjai would be in time for her examination if she reached the
examination hall within half an hour. |
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3. |
According to paragraph 3, why had Kwanjai 'breathed in relief' ? |
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The horning had stopped. |
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The car had started to speed. |
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The car had started to move forward. |
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The driver had done a victory tap on the steering wheel. |
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4. |
Which of the following best explains
why Kwanjai did not 'hear anyone or even her own voice' ( paragraph 4 )
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No one had spoken to her. |
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She had banged her head against the window. |
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She was in shock so she had lost her hearing temporarily. |
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The driver had horned so loudly that her hearing was seriously affected. |
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Before Kwanjai became unconscious, ______. |
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she vomited |
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she felt people carrying her |
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she could not force herself to open her eyes |
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(D) |
she felt someone dragging her out from the vehicle |
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