University Tips

Teacher�s pet

By Ajarn Helen Jandamit, Photos courtesy of Bangkok Post/AP

University Tips is here to help you prepare for the English exams and tests that are coming your way. They will give you practice answering questions similar to those you may have on school tests and also in the university entrance examination.

SECTION 1

Read the story. Then, answer the multiple-choice questions that follow.

Dogs to the rescue

Jumbo and Harry are brothers. These two cuddly golden retrievers regularly visit the Small Animal Hospital at Chulalongkorn University�s Faculty of Veterinary Science, for vaccinations or to see a veterinarian.

But today, their owners want them to participate in the hospital�s canine blood donor programme.

�Dogs get sick, and supplies of dog�s blood may be scarcer than human blood,� Chalita Tantayanon, the dogs� owner said.

If you want to help out by donating your dog�s blood, be sure that it is healthy and weighs at least 20 kilogrammes.

Suwarat Wadeerat, the veterinarian in charge of the project, said that the dog should also receive regular health care for major diseases. Your dog must also be free of fleas and ticks.

Normally, dogs do not give more than the equivalent of 10 percent of their total blood or 8 percent of their body weight. In either case, donations should not exceed 350 millilitres.

(Bangkok Post, October 16)

1. Who donated blood to the canine blood donor programme?

a. Chalita Tantayanon.
b. Jumbo and Harry.
c. Suwarat Wadeerat.
d. The veterinarian.

2. According to the veterinarian, what should dogs be free of?

a. Fleas.
b. Ticks.
c. Diseases.
d. All of the above.

3. Which of the following dogs could give blood to the canine blood donor programme?

a. Bangkok street dog

Street dogs are usually of mixed breed. They have usually been abandoned and most do not receive any medical care and have to scavenge for food.

b. Thai ridgeback

Thai ridgebacks have a ridge of hair on the back that runs in the opposite direction to the coat. They usually weigh between 23-34 kilogrammes, and are coloured chestnut, black, blue or silver.

c. Chihuahua

American tourists in the Mexican state of Chihuahua discovered this small breed in the late 1800s. It is the world�s smallest dog. It weighs just 1-2 kilogrammes.

d. Pomeranian

These 1.5-4 kilogramme dogs originated in an area of Germany called Pomerania. They were imported to Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria. Pomeranians don�t need much exercise, but they should be brushed every day.

4. What is the maximum amount of blood that a dog can donate to the canine blood donor programme?

a. 5 percent of their total blood.
b. 350 millilitres.
c. 18 percent of their body weight.
d. 20 kilogrammes.

SECTION 2

Scan the following article. Then, answer the true or false questions that follow.

5. Jao Nai is a brown puppy.

6. Den is a two-month-old female.

7. Sao Suay is older than Cookie.

8. At least three of these puppies are female.

9. Den was rescued from the Rama III area.

10. If you wish to adopt Jao Nai, you should contact Khun Chantra.

SECTION 3

Read the story. Then, find the three incorrectly spelled words. Write the correct spelling of the words in the spaces that follow.

Hats off to Harry

Firefighters had to cut a 3-year-old Harry Potter fan free after he put a traffic cone on his head as a wizard�s hat � and it got stuck.

Charlie Thomas was playing with his new kite when he saw the cone in a playing feild in Devon, England, and put it on.

He ran to show his parents, but the cone wouldn�t budge wen they tried to take it off. They called the emergency number for help. Charlie had to weight 45 minutes until help arrived.

(Bangkok Post, October 23,)

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SECTION 4

Fill in the blanks in the text with the correct words from the following choices.

if / for / and / from / to

14. Researchers examined nine kinds of trainers, ranging in price �� 2,500 ��. 4,800 baht, and found that the cheaper ones were just as good, if not better, for overall comfort.

15. Sunny is a sweet, 6-year-old female. She has a white coat, brown ears ��.. a black spot on her back.

16. Contact Chantra at 081 327 0875 �� more details.


	cuddly (adj): if a person or animal is cuddly, they make you want to cuddle them participate (v): to take part in or become involved in an activity canine (n): dogs scarce (adj): if something is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities donate (v): to allow doctors to remove blood or a body organ in order to help somebody who needs it flea (n): a very small jumping insect without wings that bites animals and humans tick (n): a small insect that bites humans and animals and sucks their blood. exceed (v): to be greater than a particular number or amount abandon (v): to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning scavenge (v): to search through waste for things that can be used or eaten originate (v): to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or situation reign (n): the period during which a king, queen, etc. rules budge (v): to make something move slightly