July 25-31, 2005

Bishops reluctant to demand Arroyo exit
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1. Why don't the bishops ask for Arroyo to resign?
A. They don't believe the evidence.
B. They want her to face the inquisition.
C. They helped her to commit the crime.
D. They believe in separation of church and state.

2. What is Arroyo supposed to have done wrong?
A. resign her office
B. kill an election officer
C. throw her predecessor into prison
D. influence the vote count of her election

3. Until when is Arroyo elected to serve as president?
A. 2005
B. 2007
C. 2009
D. 2010

4. Who is accused of having taken kickbacks from illegal gambling?
A. Arroyo
B. Joseph Estrada
C. Catholic bishops
D. members of Arroyo's family

5. What happened to the president before Arroyo?
A. He became the pope.
B. She became the queen.
C. He died from kickbacks.
D. He is under house arrest.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. respite
A. enough
B. valuable
C. bountiful
D. excessive

7. reiterate
  A. mock
B. reject
C. repeat
D. denounce

8. kickback
A. loss
B. bribe
C. violence
D. punishment

9. lapse in judgement
A. mistake
B. privilege
C. memory loss
D. higher justice

10. adamantly
A. initially
B. hardly
C. stubbornly
D. successfully

 

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