English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

8. According to the passage, all statements are TRUE, EXCEPT ...
A) Many popular magazines have a page on astrology.
B) An astrology expert is someone who tells about the future.
C) Astrologers want us not to believe in our fate.
D) People often believe in mystery rather than science.


Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

Dolphins, often called simply “ small whales,” are mammals, not fish, and are thus warm­ blooded, keeping their body temperature nearly constant even when they are exposed to different environmental temperatures. The mothers provide milk for the young for a year or more. Like other whales, dolphins have lungs and breathe through a single nostril, called the blowhole, located on top of the head. The blowhole is opened during their regular trips to the surface to breathe. Unlike some o f the large whales, dolphins have teeth, which they use to seize their food, consisting primarily of sea fish. Certain species o f sea dolphins are the best-known to man biologically because they survive well in the pool, which means they can be more carefully observed. The bottle-nosed

dolphin has been the most studied because it is adaptable to salt-water holding tanks. It is a major participant in acrobatic shows at oceanariums and is noted for its interest towards humans.


9. One o f the differences between some whales and dolphins is that ....
A) although dolphins have lungs for breathing, most whales don’t
B) while all dolphins are warm-blooded, whales are cold-blooded
C) whereas all dolphins have teeth, some big whales don’t
D) whales don’t provide milk for their young, but dolphins do
10. According to the passage, we can infer that dolphins ....
A) use only one lung at a time
B) don’t breathe underwater
C) have difficulty surviving in captivity
D) are among the largest sea animals
11. One o f the special characteristics o f the bottle-nosed dolphin is that ....
A) it doesn’t enjoy being held in pools
B) unlike others, it lives in salt water
C) it is cleverer than most animals
D) it is the most studied by people