Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. Today, text-messaging has probably become young peoples most common form of communication. Someleachers think that because of this, young people are not writing correctly at school. They fear that once students get used to it, they will find it hard to switch back to using correct grammar and spelling. How did things begin this way? It all began with e-mail, online chat rooms, and games. Then step by step young people made sentences, phrases and words shorter. As text-messaging continued to become popular, people invented more and more words. Today, it is like a real language with its own grammar and vocabulary. The growth of text-messaging has raised an important question: As students become fluent in text­messaging, do their writing skills suffer? People have different ideas about the effects of text-messaging on students writing skills. Some say that students are losing the ability to write long, correct sentences. Others say that text-messaging is having a good effect on the language students use in then schoolwork. It shows that they are creative and good at expressing themselves. And if students can keep the two systems separate - one for text­-messaging and one for school - this will help students appreciate reading and writing more. Some people suggest that one way to reduce the bad effects of text-messaging is to find ways to use technology as a positive learning tool. For example, students can be allowed to type their assignments in a cell phone message and send them to their teachers, but they must type correctly. In this way, students are using the technology that they are familiar with to communicate in a form of language suitable for schoolwork. It shows students that text-messaging is fine for social communication, but correct grammar and spelling are necessary for communication in school. (Adapted from Strategic Reading by Richards and Eckstut-Didier) Question 36: Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. What is Text-messaging Doing to Students Writing? B. How have Schools Changed Technology? C. What can be Done to Increase the Quality of Text-messaging? D. How can Teachers Teach Text-messaging? Question 37: The word switch in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_______. A. give B. change C. look D. send Question 38: The word invented in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______. A. explained B. created C. described D. guessed Question 39: According to paragraph 3, how can text-messaging affect students writing? A. Students no longer use handwriting for their schoolwork. B. Students ability to write long, correct sentences is gradually decreasing. C. Students will lose interest in their school writing. D. Students are losing their creativity in writing. Question 40: The word them in paragraph 4 refers to _______. A. effects B. people C. students D. assignments Question 41: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. People have different opinions about the effects of text-messaging on students' writing. B. Correct grammar and spelling are important for communication in school. C. Text-messaging has probably become the most common form of communication for young people. D. Text-messaging is like a real language with its own grammar and vocabulary. Question 42: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage. A. Text-messaging has been accepted as an official language. B. Text-messaging can help students write more correctly. C. Students should know how to use standard language in all circumstances. D. Students should know how to use text-messaging properly for their purposes.