Advanced Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English

Bin Ladin

Directions:  For each question, please mark the BEST answer based on the Living on Earth report you have just heard/read.

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1: What is the main idea of this article?

Jack Shroder is a professor of geology and geography at the University of Nebraska in Omaha.
Jack Shroder has spent time in Afghanistan mapping the topography there.
It is possible to place Bin Ladin's location when he appeared on the videotape that was shown on television.
Bin Ladin is hard to find because he is moving from cave to cave in Afghanistan.

2: What evidence does Jack Shroder use to place Osama Bin Ladin in a specific area?

Evidence he obtained from experts in Washington
Geographical evidence such as ancient weathered rocks with quartz veins
Evidence from those who created the videotape in which Bin Ladin appeared
Evidence from conversations with Afghans who saw Bin Ladin in the area

3: From the evidence, Jack Shroder believes Bin Ladin can be placed within a radius of _____ when the videotape was created.

less than a mile
about ten miles
about twenty miles
about forty miles

4: If Bin Ladin can be placed within a specific area, why hasn't he yet been arrested?

Bin Ladin has moved since he made the videotape that was shown on television.
Bin Ladin has strong financial resources.
People in the locality are afraid to try to arrest Bin Ladin.

5: Why are there so many man-made holes in the ground in Afghanistan?

They are the result of bombing campaigns against Afghanistan.
Afghans dug the holes for protection against the bombs.
Afghans dug the holes looking for water.

6: What does Professor Jack Shroder say about natural caves in Afghanistan?

There are many of them.
They are made of limestone.
Limestone makes excellent caves.
All of the above

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