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Every year earthquakes are responsible for a large number of deaths and a vast amount of destruction in various
parts of the world. Most of these damaging earthquakes occur either in a narrow belt which surrounds the Pacific Ocean
or in a line which extends from Burma to the Alps in Europe. Some of the destruction is directly caused by the quake
itself. An example of this is the collapse of buildings as a result of vibration. Other damage results from landslides,
tsunamis, or major fires which are initiated by the quake.
There are about a million quakes a year. Fortunately, however, not all of them are destructive. The intensity of an
earthquake is measured on the Richter Scale, which goes from 0 upward. The highest magnitude recorded to date is 8.9.
Major damage generally occurs from quakes ranging upwards from 6.0. Exceptions to this are those whose epicenters ar e
located far from inhabited areas.
The actual cause of the quake itself is the rupturing or breaking of rocks at or below the earth’s surface. This is
produced by pressure which scientists believe may be due to a number of reasons, two of which are the expansion and
contraction of the earth’s crust and continental drift.
43 What is the best topic for this passage?
The frequency of earthquakes The destruction caused by earthquakes
The causes and effects of earthquakes The originating factors for earthquake formation
44 According to the passage, which of the following could be the main cause of earthquakes?
Continental Drift Vibrations Tsunamis Landslides
45 What is the function of the Richter Scale?
To measure the destruction caused by earthquakes To measure the epicenters of earthquakes
To measure natural disasters initiated by earthquakes To measure the force of earthquakes
46 What is the meaning of the word “magnitude”?
A measure of energy A measure of destruction
A measure of earthquakes A metric measurement
Muhammad Yunus earned the nickname “banker to the poor” by giving tiny cash loans to the poorest of the poor in
Bangladesh. That simple idea, however, has grown into an international movement. 47 He taught at Middle
Tennessee State University before returning to Bangladesh in 1972 to teach economics at Chittagong University. 48
The amount was the equivalent of $27. Two y ears later, Yunus founded the Grameen Bank to make such loans on a wider
scale, mostly to people with no collateral who would not be served by typical banks. 49 As it spread to other
countries, it gave thousands of people the opportunity to pull themselves out of poverty. Yunus and Grameen were jointly
given the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2006. 50
47 Peace can never be achieved unless people find ways to break out of poverty.
Yunus’s home town of Chittagong was part of India until the Partition of 1947.
Mr. Yunus was born in a developed country.
Yunus earned a Ph.D. in economics at Vanderbilt University in 1969.
48 According to a now-famous story, his first loan was given to a group of very poor women from Jobra in 1974.
Dr. M. Yunus lived in Chittagong until 1947.
There were many banks in Bangladesh willing to offer loans to the poor.
The notion became known as microcredit.
49 Peace can never be achieved unless people find ways to break out of poverty.
Yunus’s home town of Chittagong was part of India until the Partition of 1947.
Rich people took advantage of the loans from Grameen Bank.
The notion became known as microcredit.
50 That simple idea grew into an international movement.
By that time the bank had helped more than six million borrowers.
Grameen Bank has made loans on a limited scale, mostly to wealthy people.
As we recall, Yunus studied both in Bangladesh and the United States.