Q: Why is the school being closed down?
Section B
Passage One
The potato is native to South America.
It was probably first brought to England by Sir John Hawkins
but attracted little interest.
It was reintroduced by Drake in 1586.
Sir Walter Raleigh first grew potatoes in Ireland.
The potato was praised by Bacon and was served
at the Royal table by 1619.
Ever since then it has been an important item of Ritish died
especially in Ireland
during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was the main food of the Irish
and there was starvation and famine when the crop failed
as it did in the 1840
Also in Ireland
and illegal and very strong liquor called poteen is brewed from the potato.
11. Who should be regarded as the first person to plant potatoes in Ireland?
12. Which of the following is not true?
13. According to the passage,what is considered an illegal act?
Passage Two
There is increasing scientific evidence that large cars cause more highway accidents than small car
In the news recently was the story of a woman who died of a heart attack while driving her station wagon.
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