Read the following passage and answer the questions on it. Have you ever wondered how books get published before reaching the reader? Perhaps you assume that the author is solely responsible for designing, printing and getting the books distributed to readers. Actually, in most cases, it is not the author…

Read the following passage and answer the questions on it. The number of people living in slums worldwide is estimated to be more than a billion. Experts in urbanization fear that the ever-growing slums in the world will soon become more populous than the cities. Findings like these, however, do…

Read the following passage and answer the questions on it. No one can deny the fact that anyone who wants to be successful in learning the English language needs a good English dictionary. Such a dictionary should be a source of information about the language - information that is not…

Read the following passage and answer the questions on it. The press is a general term for all types of printed newspapers and periodicals. It is an asset as well as a menace to society. Like many things in this world, it has its good and bad sides. Even though…

Read the following passage and answer the questions on it. Have you always thought that insects are nothing more than a nuisance? Would you like the world to be free of these annoying pests? Do you spray them, swat them, or step on them at every opportunity? Before declaring war…

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. It was a cold windy Monday morning just before dawn. A frail old woman who could barely see beyond a few meters ahead of her- an early septuagenarian - braved all the odds and stepped out onto the dirt…

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. Alani was the seventh child of his family. When he was growing up, there was scarcely enough to go round. His mother was a petty trader while his father worked as a clerk in one of the ministries. But…