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(A) totally
(B) personally
(C) individually
(D) respectively

41 What is the main idea of the passage? (A)To criticize BMA’s decision to remove street vendors. (B)To support BMA’s efforts to remove street vendors. (C)To inform the reader about the removal of street vendors. (D)To support street vendors in their fight against removal.

42 How does the public react to the gradual removal of street food vendors? (A)They are profoundly shocked. (B)They are genuinely pleased. (C)They utterly agreed. (D)They strongly opposed.

43 Why didn’t BMA carry out their plans to remove street vendors much earlier? (A)Because they didn’t have enough governmental and public support. (B)Because they didn’t have appropriate means of implementing. (C)Because they acknowledged the vendors’ contributions to the country’s economy. (D)Because they didn’t propose acceptable and effective strategies for implementation.

44 According to Mr. Vallop Suwandee, which of the following is true? (A)Street food will cease to be a part of Bangkok life. (B)Street food will remain a part of Bangkok life, but with certain constraints. (C)Street food will remain a part of Bangkok life without any alterations. (D)Street food will never cease to be a part of Bangkok life unless the vendors themselves decide to do so.

45 According to the passage, what is the profile of Bangkok? (A)A city where eating is an inextricable part of everyday life. (B)A city in which street food stalls keep thriving and flourishing. (C)A city which is famous for its night life and small sois. (D)A city where numbers of street vendors increase considerably.

46 What is this passage mainly about? (A)Effects of music on our health. (B)Effects of music on our brain. (C)Effects of music on our emotion. (D)Effects of music on our memory.

47 According to the passage, which of the following statements about the benefits of music can NOT be inferred? (A)Music can cure one’s attention deficit or the hyperactivity disorder. (B)Music can enhance one’s awareness of his/her own and other’s emotions. (C)Music can improve one’s ability to process and retain numerical information. (D)Music can enhance one’s command of language use, like reading and writing.

48 What can be inferred about the passage if one wants to maximize the cognitive benefits of music? (A)Learning to play the piano may bring out larger benefits. (B)Listening to Mozart’s music only may exert the greatest effects. (C)Learning to process music with the left brain only may exert greater effects. (D)Listening to background music of a movie may be the most effective method.

49 According to the passage, why is it possible for children to develop a better memory after receiving musical training? (A)Because musical training may make brain activities less intense. (B)Because musical training may help to release more memory space. (C)Because musical training makes certain brain areas more specialized in recall. (D)Because musical training results in more concurrent activation of the left and right brain.

50 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “intriguing”? (A)engaging (B)dispiriting (C) disturbing (D) soothing

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