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Many customers have received emails claiming to be from Buwana Bank. These emails were not genuine. These email ask you to reply, giving your:

Account number
Password
Credit card number
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Address

Buwana Bank does not send emails asking  for this information.
If  you ever received an email asking for this  information, please do not reply. Send t he emai l  i mmedi atel y t o online@bank.co.uk.

If  you have given anymore your details, call  our helpline immediately on 08852000117.
Be warned. Criminal are trying to access your accounts.

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“Be warned. Criminal are trying to access your accounts.” (The last sentence) The above sentence has same meaning as …

URGENTLY REQUIRED

We are an Air character Company, seeking
for: Executive Secretary

Female, Single, Max 25 Years Old. Min D3 from reputable Secretarial Academy. Min 2(two) years experience in the same field Speaks excellent English both oral and written.
Has a very strong skill in computer such as:  Power Point, Excel, Word, and Outlook. Good Interpersonal, outgoing and good communication skills.
Can working in a team.
Energetic, dynamic, creative, flexible. Good at doing secretarial tasks, such as office administration , scheduling Directors meetings, task planning etc.
If  you feel that your qualifications matched with the above requirements, you have kindly invited to send your application together with a curriculum vitae and your latest picture to:

HRD Department
PT. Global Mandala Ksatrya
PO Box 1346 JKS 12015 or
hrd.goldenegg@gmail.com

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John.
Tom called you when you’re out. You’re expected to return immediately to Jakarta. Danny has got accident and is badly injured.Your wife is in the hospital now. A flight habeen booked for you and Ricky will drive you to the airport. I’ve asked Ben to open and direct the meeting.

Sorry, I can’t see you off.

Simon

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Kingston, ON K7P OLO
Dear Dave Smith,
On behalf  of  your brother John, and all of the people of  Alberta, I would like to personally invite you to visit Alberta in 2010 to help mark the province’s Centennial year. A number of  activites have been planned in
the province throughout the year, and I know John would love to have our visit to help mark this important milestone in Alberta’s history. To help you plan your travel, details of  some of  the events can be found on our website at http://www.albertacentennial.ca, and additional information can be found at Travel Alberta’s website at http://www.travelalberta.com. I am also enclosing a special gift for you, so when you do visit Alberta you can celebrate our   Centennial year for learning more about our past at one of  Alberta’s museums,  historic sites or interpretive centers. Please come join us we celebrate our past  and imagine our future.

Sincerely yours,

Ralph Klein

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Why does the sender mention the website in his latter ?

“Please come join us we celebrate our past and imagine our future.” (Paragraph 4)

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Komodo Dragons

    Komodo dragon is a member of  the  monitor family, Varanidae. It is the worlds’ largest living lizard. It grows to be 10 feet  (3 meters) long and weight up to 126 kg and belong to the most ancient group of  lizard still alive.
It is found mainly in the island of komodo and on other small island, Rinca, Padar, and Flores. Te natives call the dragon, ora, or buaya darat (land crocodile).
The komodo dragon has a long heavy tail, short, strong legs, an rough skin. It is covered with small dull, colored scales. It can sprint at up 18 km per hours, but only for short distance. When it opens its wide red mount, it shows rows of teeth like the edge of  a saw.     Komodo dragons are good swimmers  and may swim the long distance from one island to another. Like other lizards, they swim by undulating their tails, and legs held against their body.
The komodo dragon is totally carnivorous. It hunts other animals during the day. It hunts deer, wild pig, water buffaloes, and even horses. While smaller komodo have to be content with eggs, other lizards, snakes and rodents. Komodo dragon are cannibals. The adult will prey on the young ones as well as old and sick dragons.
The lizard digs a cave its strong claws in the cave at night.

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Which of  the following is not the characteristics of  a komodo dragon ?

The writer’s purpose in writing the text is …

Komodo dragons are cannibal because …

YONKERS, Nov 12th. A four alarm fire damage 14 stores today in the Cross county Shopping Center, the largest shopping center in Westchester Country. Two fire investigators said the blaze apparently started in a pile of  cardboard at the rear of  shoe store and spread though a utility duct above the 13 other stores. The fire started at 4.40 pm. and was declared under control at 6.14 p.m. the center is on the Cross Country Parkway at the Gov. Thomas E. Dewey Thruway. Five fore fighter were busy at the scene. Lieut. John Carey of  the Yonkers Arson Squad sais the cause of  the fire was under investigation.

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My Wonderful Experience at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.

In December 2006, I went to Doha to participate in the 2006 Asian Games, taking part in the Beach Volleyball Championship. We prepared for a long time, training hard and fighting for approval of our participation. Nothing was easy. My partner, Clara, my coach, King, and I were aiming to get into the top 8 at the Asian Games.

Unfortunately, I sprained my ankle one week before departure, which frustrated me beyond belief. I had physiotherapy every day following the injury, and tried to recovery as quickly as possible. Of course, the ankle taped when I played in matches.
We played against teams from Thailand, Mongolia, and Malaysia. The most difficult and important match was that against the Malaysia team. We planned well for the match and tried our very best. But, finally we lost to them and ranked 9. It was so close: we nearly reached our goal to be among the first 8 teams.

The writer’s team was beaten by the team from …

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According to the writer, …. Team was difficult to beat.

Once there was a farmer from Laos . Every morning and evening, he ploughed hid field with his buffalo.
One day, a tiger, a mouse deer, and a cockerel were walking together to meet a snail. On their way, they saw a farmer and a buffalo working in the field. The tiger said to the mouse deer and the cockerel, “I wonder how stupid the buffalo is. He lets himself being ruled by the small animal,” “You are right. The big animal must be heartless one. I think you’d better ask the big animal, Tiger”, said the mouse deer.
After the man went home, the tiger spoke to the buffalo, “You are so big and strong. Why do you do every thing the man tells you ?” The buffalo answered, “Oh the man is very intelligent.” The tiger asked,”Can you tell me how intelligent he is?” “No, I can’t tell you” said the buffalo,” but you can ask him.”
So the next day the tiger asked the man; “Can I see your intelligence ?” But the man answered “I leave it at home.” “Can you go and get it.” asked the tiger. “Yes” said the man; “But I am afraid you will kill my buffalo when I am gone. Can I tie you to a tree ?”After the man tied the tiger to the tree, he didn’t go home to get hid intelligence. He took hid plough and hit the tiger. Then he said “Now you know about my intelligence though you haven’t see it.”

The tiger became more curious because of  …

Which of  the following was first surprised to see the buffalo and the farmer working on the field ?

What lesson can we learn from the story ?

The main idea of  paragraph 2 is: …

The Minangkabau house is the most striking, beautiful, and distinctive in Indonesia. The house itself  is build on piles and has an oblong shape. The saddle backed roof  is formed by a load bearing ridge beam artistically. Each for section ends in a graceful horn like which sweep upward to a narrow point, sometime twice as high as the center of  the ridge.
The back part of  the family house is divided into small rooms. These are separated from one another by planks, bamboo or cloth and serve as sleeping quarter for the married and marriageable girls. The fore room contains a large fire place and serves as a communal family room. Often slept in by children and the unmarried.
The space beneath the floor of  the dwelling lodges the domestic stock consisting of  buffalos, cows, horses, chickens, and ducks.
Externally, the house is decorated with rectangular panels covered panels covered with floral motifs which hide the abut ments of  the beams which are supporting the floor
In general, the building is made of  wood and bamboo. Varous sorts of  leaves are used for roofing.

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“These are separated from one another by planks, bamboo…” (Paragraph 2)

The aim of  decorating the outer part of  the house is not only for sake of  art but also to … the abutments of  the beams

The architecture of  the Minangkabau house is striking and beautiful because of  its …

Integrated Pest Management

There is no best way to deal with pests in agriculture. Pesticides which are commonly used may cause many problems. I think combining different management operations is the most effective way to control pests.
Firstly, the chemicals. In the pesticides may build up as residues in the environment and in the soil which absorbs the chemicals. This reduces the quality of  farm product.     Secondly, pests can gradually become resistant to pesticides. This means that newer and stronger ones have to be developed.
Lastly, some pesticides affect non target  plants and animals such as fish and bees. This affects the ecology and environment as well.
So, understanding the ecology of  an area helps a lot in pest control. Pesticides should be chosen and applied carefully so that they don’t affect the ecological balance and environment.
Therefore, integrated past management is a safe and more effective option to fight pest in agriculture and livestock.

Which of  following is not directly affected by pesticides used ?

What can you say about paragraph two and four ?

One of  the disadvantages of  using chemical pesticides is …

“Secondly, pests can gradually become resistant to pesticides.” (Paragraph 6)

The word resistant in the sentence above means …

The Advantages and Disadvantages of  Nuclear Power

    Nuclear power is generated by using uranium which is metal mined in various part of  the world. The first nuclear chain reaction was produced on December 2, 1942, at the University of  Chicago. In 1951, the fist experimental breeder reactor was built near Idaho Falls.
Some military ships and submarines have nuclear power plants for engine. Nuclear over produces around 11% of  the world’s energy needed, and produces huge amounts of  energy. It causes no pollution as we would get when burning fossil fuels. If nuclear energy is fully developed, it could supply all the world’s electricity for millions of  years. The
advantages of  a nuclear plant are as follows :
– It uses much less fuel than does a fossil fuel plant.
– It does not produce smoke or carbondioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect
– It produces huge amounts of  energy from a small amount of  uranium
– It produce a small amount of  wastes
– It is reliable.
On the other hand, a nuclear power is very, very dangerous. The hot waste water from the nuclear plant is dumped into lakes and streams. This can harm animals and plants that live at lower temperature. Another problem involves disposal of  fission product, the radioactive wastes produced by reactors. They must be sealed up and buried for many years to allow the radioactivity to die away. Futhermore, although it is reliable, a lot of  money has to be spent on safety, because if  it does go wrong, a nuclear accident can be a major accident. People are increasingly concerned about this matter. In the 1990’s, nuclear reactor was the fastest growing source of  power in many parts of  the world.

Which of  the following nuclear is not benefit to people ?

The irst large scale of  nuclear power station was opened in …

The purpose of  the text above is ….

Which of  the following is the most probable reason for refusing the establishment of a nuclear power plant ?