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high level. Question: Has the Earth got steadily colder over the last ten thousand years? 19. Writing in the respected American journal Nature, the scientists report on a 20year environmental study in the Amazon basin. They say it shows changes which make the forests progressively less able to absorb the increasing amount of carbon dioxide discharged into the atmosphere by motor vehicles, factory emissions and other industrial processes around the world. Question: When will the French presidential election be held? 17. Tens of thousands of health workers will go house to house over the next three days in an effort to immunise 63 million children under age of five in subSaharan Africa. Hamid Karzai at the White House in Washington. Mr. Bush said the United States will take steps to help support the Afghan economy by providing 15 million dollars in credit for private investments. had occupied the church for almost two months. They were demanding the right to remain in France. Ten of the protesters had been refusing to eat. Officials took them to a hospital. Question: What is the project mainly concerned with? 12. Scientists are beginning to nail down the minimum age of the universe, with the latest estimate put at billion years. Scientists can determine the age of the universe by fixing the age of the oldest stars in the Galaxy. Then after one week, she had to give up. She said two days after eating eggs for three meals, she felt very dizzy. But she didn’t want to stop because she promised to herself that she would keep on doing that for one month. Her ideal weight is 45 kilos. W: It is wise for her not to do that any more. It is true that eggs have a lot of protein, however, eating too many eggs is bad for the heart. M: Yeah, it is true. I agree with you. On Wednesday, I went to see her. She looked very pale. She has been in bed for three days. W: I am sorry to hear that. Tell her not to do that any more. Actually, the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. Questions 7 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Questions:7. What are the man and woman talking about? 8. How many eggs did Linda eat for breakfast, lunch, and the supper respectively? 9. Why did Linda choose eggs to lose weight? 10. How long had Linda been on a diet? Section C Directio