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    Kang Chol Hwan was born in North Korea into a family that supported North Korea's leader, Kim II Sung. However, his grandfather began to criticize the government for the widespread poverty. One day, Kang's grandfather disappeared. A few weeks later, security guards arrested Kang's family, accusing his grandfather of betraying the country. They were taken away, except for Kang's mother. Keith Campbell was a prominent British biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. He began researching cloning in 1991 and his work led to Dolly's birth in 1996. The experiment drew both admiration and criticism over ethical issues. Campbell had a long career researching animal cloning and

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    Kang Chol Hwan was born in North Korea into a family that supported North Korea's leader, Kim II Sung. However, his grandfather began to criticize the government for the widespread poverty. One day, Kang's grandfather disappeared. A few weeks later, security guards arrested Kang's family, accusing his grandfather of betraying the country. They were taken away, except for Kang's mother. Keith Campbell was a prominent British biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. He began researching cloning in 1991 and his work led to Dolly's birth in 1996. The experiment drew both admiration and criticism over ethical issues. Campbell had a long career researching animal cloning and

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    Kang Chol Hwan was born in North Korea into a family that supported North Korea's leader, Kim II Sung. However, his grandfather began to criticize the government for the widespread poverty. One day, Kang's grandfather disappeared. A few weeks later, security guards arrested Kang's family, accusing his grandfather of betraying the country. They were taken away, except for Kang's mother. Keith Campbell was a prominent British biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. He began researching cloning in 1991 and his work led to Dolly's birth in 1996. The experiment drew both admiration and criticism over ethical issues. Campbell had a long career researching animal cloning and

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    Kang Chol Hwan was born in North Korea into a family that supported North Korea's leader, Kim II Sung. However, his grandfather began to criticize the government for the widespread poverty. One day, Kang's grandfather disappeared. A few weeks later, security guards arrested Kang's family, accusing his grandfather of betraying the country. They were taken away, except for Kang's mother. Keith Campbell was a prominent British biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. He began researching cloning in 1991 and his work led to Dolly's birth in 1996. The experiment drew both admiration and criticism over ethical issues. Campbell had a long career researching animal cloning and

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    Biography 1 (Recount Text)

    Kang Chol Hwan was born into a loyal


    family that had once lived in the large Korean
    community of Japan. In Kyoto, his grandfather
    had been supporter of Kim II Sung, North
    Korean’s Great Leader since 1945. In 1961 the
    grandfather returned with his family to North
    Korea and had important government post.

    Within months, however, he was complaining to friends that North Korea was
    not the country he had expected. He was shocked to see so much poverty, which he
    eventually came to blame on the government’s stifling left for work and never returned.
    One morning in July 1977, when Kang was nine, his grandfather left for work and never
    returned.

    A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security guard stormed into Kang’s
    house “Your grandfather betrayed the fatherland,” one of them stated” You must be
    punished.”

    Kang’s parents and grandmother sobbed as they forced to pack their


    belongings into two army trucks. The family was driven off, but Kang’s mother was left
    behind, “spared” because her own father was regarded as a revolutationary hero. That
    was the last Kang ever saw her.

    1. A few weeks later, seven plain clothes security guards stormed into Kang’s
    house.
    The bold word has the same meaning as ……...
    A. Destroyed
    B. Attacked
    C. Knocked
    D. Involved
    E. Knotted
    2. Why did Kang’s grandfather disappear?
    A. He left for work and went somewhere else
    B. He returned to North Korea
    C. He was supporter of Kim II Sung
    D. He went to the government’s office
    E. He was kidnapped and punished by the security guards

    3. What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?


    A. The last minutes Kang gathered together with his mother
    B. The day Kang ever saw his grandma and grandpa
    C. The moment Kang’s father was regarded as a hero
    D. The last day Kang’s parents and his grandma sobbed
    E. The sad moment when Kang’s parents meet grandma

    Biography 2 (Recount Text)

    Keith Campbell, a prominent biologist who worked on cloning Dolly the sheep,
    died at 58, the University of Nottingham said Thursday. Campbell, who had worked on
    animal improvement and cloning since 1999, died October 5, 2012, University
    spokesman Tim Utton said. He did not specify the cause, only saying that Campbell
    had worked at the University until his death.

    He began researching
    animal cloning at the Roslin
    Institute near Edinburgh in 1991.
    In 1996 the experiments led to
    the birth of Dolly the sheep, the
    first mammal to be cloned from
    an adult cell. The sheep was
    named after the voluptuous
    singer Dolly Parton. Researchers at the time said that the sheep was created from a
    mammary gland cell, and that Parton offered an excellent example.

    The creation of the sheep captured the public imagination and instantly became
    a scientific sensation. The experiments drew not only admiration but also anger from
    some who raised questions about the ethics of cloning. Animal rights activists were
    outraged, while the church of England expressed reservations. Dolly was put down in
    2003 after she developed a lung disease. Campbell’s interest in cellular growth dated
    back to his college days studying microbiology in London.

    4. Why did the experiments not draw admiration perfectly?


    A. Animal rights activists were outraged
    B. The public imagination became a scientific sensation
    C. Some people felt dissatisfied with the experiment results
    D. Some people were angry from their question about the ethics of cloning
    E. The experiments did not show the representative results of the cloning ethics

    5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?


    A. Campbell never felt leaving for the university
    B. Campbell stopped working because of his sickness
    C. Campbell focused his research dealing with humans
    D. Campbell started researching animal cloning as his experiments
    E. Campbell focused his research not only on the animal experiments

    6. Why was the sheep named after Dolly Parton?


    A. The researchers admired her
    B. She was a voluptuous singer
    C. She was a very popular singer
    D. The mammary gland cell was taken from her
    E. She was the one who inspired the researchers

    Biography 3 (Recount Text)

    Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) — Astronomer and


    Scientist. Galileo developed a superior telescope and made
    many significant discoveries in astronomy. He was sentenced
    to life imprisonment by the inquisition for his support for the
    Copernican theory that the sun was at the centre of the solar
    system.
    Galileo was born in Florence, Italy in 1564 to a poor but noble family His parents
    recognized their child’s innate intelligence and talents and so made sacrifices to have
    him educated. At his father’s insistence, Galileo studied the profitable career of
    medicine. But, at the University of Pisa, Galileo became fascinated in a wide range of
    subjects. He was also critical of many of Aristotle’s teaching which had dominated
    education for the past 2,000 years.

    Galileo was appointed to be a mathematics professor at the University of Pisa,


    but his strident criticisms of Aristotle left him isolated among his contemporaries. After
    three years of persecution, he resigned and went to the University of Padua, where he
    taught maths. His entertaining lectures attracted a large following and he was able to
    spend the next 18 years pursuing his interests in astronomy and mechanics.

    7. According to the biography, why did Galileo Galilei resign from his teaching job at
    the University of Pisa?
    A. He had attracted many followers.
    B. He was persecuted for three years
    C. He was appointed as a mathematics professor.
    D. He had a better offer from the University of Padua.
    E. He wanted to pursue his interests in astronomy and mechanics.

    8. Something that we can learn from Galileo Galilei’s biography is ………..


    A. We must always believe whatever the society believes to avoid getting
    persecuted.
    B. We must never go against the believe of the society to avoid getting imprisoned.
    C. We should believe in something and stay faithful to it no matter how hard
    D. We must sacrifice everything to get ourselves educated.
    E. We should spend 18 years to pursue our interests.

    9. “His parents recognized their child’s innate intelligence and talents and so made
    sacrifices to have him educated.” (Paragraph 2).

    The italic word is closest in meaning to …


    A. Acquired
    B. Ingenious
    C. Multiple
    D. Inborn
    E. Strident

    10. From the fact that Galileo Galilei was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican
    theory, which later was proven to be true, we know that Galileo Galilei was …
    A. Reckless
    B. Stubborn
    C. Tenacious
    D. Arrogant
    E. Foolish

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