c) the insect inside will be free again. d) the shutter will remain unopened.
24. The device is invaluable for entomologists since.........................
a) they want to seize insects intact in order that they can be examined later. b) it is transparent enough for the bug inside to be scientifically examined without taking it out.
c) the bug flies away when it is taken from the ground.
d) it destroys the environment.
The submarine crew for the mission had been carefully chosen. Research studies showed that
staying in confining cells for an extended period of time was a severe hazard to human
emotions. Claustrophobia, boredom and tensions which arise from working with other men in
small areas, for months at a time, were constant problems. Learning from the observations of
prison psychologists. Soviet naval training instructors counselled every submariner in particular
to avoid close personal relationships with other submariners. Instead, they were supposed to
follow survival instincts and do what was known among convicts as serving 'soft' time –
developing just superficial friendships so as to maintain control of their emotions at all times.
1.The major idea of the passage is...............
a) no matter how long you stay with the same group of people in an enclosed place, there won’t
be any problems.
b) boredom is not a problem that may cause conflict among people who stay in a closed area for
a long time.
c) the reason why the crew was carefully selected was not that any group of carelessly chosen
men would cause a problem.
d) building intimate personal relationships with people that you stay with in an enclosed area for a long time has serious damage to human emotions. - 2. It is stated in the passage that.....................
a) no scientific findings were used in the choice of the submariners for the mission.
b) according to the psychologists that the Russians turned to, all the crew chosen should
establish close friendships with each other for unity.