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2. Banana was first planted in...............................
3. Wild banana’s taste is adversely affected by its.....................................
Questions 4-10
Look at the following statements (Questions 4-10) and the list of people below Match each
statement with the correct person, A-I.
Write the correct letter: A-I, in boxes 4-10 On your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
4. Pest invasion may seriously damage banana industry.
5. The effect of fungal infection in soil is often long-lasting.
6. A commercial manufacturer gave up on breeding bananas for disease resistant
7. Banana disease may develop resistance to chemical sprays.
8. A banana disease has destroyed a large number of banana plantations.
9. Consumers would not accept genetically altered crop.
10. Lessons can be learned from bananas for other crops.
List of People
A Rodomiro
B David Maclaughlin
C Emile Frison
D Ronald Romero
E Luadir Gasparotto
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F Geoff Hawtin
Questions 11-13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 11-13 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE
if the statement is true
FALSE
if the statement is false
NOT GIVEN
if the information is not given in the passage
11. Banana is the oldesrt known fruit
12. Gros Michel is still being used as a commercial product
13. Banana is a main food in some countries
SECTION 2
Computer Provides More Questions
Than Answers
A
The island of Antikythera lies 18 miles north of Crete, where the Aegean Sea meets the
Mediterranean. Currents there can make shipping treacherous and one ship bound for
ancient Rome never made it. The ship that sank there was a giant cargo vessel measuring
nearly 500 feet long. It came to rest about 200 feet below the surface, where it stayed for
more than 2,000 years until divers looking for sponges discovered the wreck a little more
than a century ago.
B
Inside the hull were a number of bronze and marble statues. From the look of things,
the ship seemed to be carrying luxury items, probably made in various Greek islands and
bound for wealthy patrons in the growing Roman Empire. The statues were retrieved,
along with a lot of other unimportant stuff, and stored. Nine months later, an enterprising
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