Section B    Skimming and Scanning (10 MIN.)
In this section there are seven passage followed by ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your Answer Sheet.
TEXT E
First read the question.
51. This letter is intended to ____.
A. inform the addressee that he is selected as a candidate for a United States Government graduate award
B. require the addressee to do several things so as to partake in the competition for the award
C. offer the addressee a trip to Tokyo
D. ask the addressee to fill out a application forms of a physical examinations
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Now go though Text E quickly to answer question 51.
THE UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL
COMMISSION IN JAPAN
FULBRIGHT HOUSE
15 SHINSAKA-MACHI, AKASAKA, MJINATO-KU, TOKYO
November 11, 1954
My dear Mr. Takahashi,
　
This is regard to your candidacy for a 1955-56 United States Government all-expense graduate study award. Following the personal interview which you had with the bi-national Tokyo Regional Screening Committee, your application was selected to be further considered along with the applications of those candidates recommended by the other Regional Committees.
　
This does not mean that you will necessarily be successful in receiving an award, but merely that your application will be receiving further consideration. At this stage in the competition, you are requested to:
　
Fill out the enclosed application forms and bring them with you to the United States Educational Commission in Japan (Fulbright House) in Tokyo on the date of your physical examination (see no: 2 bellow). An instruction sheet for filling out the application documents is attached. For guidance, one of your original applications is also enclosed. Please return this with your other documents. IMPORTANT- The application form must be typewritten.
　
Take a physical examination at Saint Luke's International Hospital, located at 19 Aksashicho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, on November 18. You can receive your examination at your convenience between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the above date. It is necessary that you receive your physical examination from Dr. Gentaro Kimura of Saint Luke's International Hospital and not from any other physician. A certificate of health form will be furnished at the hospital. If you have any chest X-ray photographs taken within the past three years, you are requested to bring them with you to Saint Luke's International Hospital.
　
For those candidates who must travel to Tokyo, the third-class round trip railway fare will be refunded at the Fulbright office after the physical examination. However, you must bear the expense of the physical examination, which will be '1,600. Upon completion of the physical examination, you must come to the Fulbright House, located at 15 Shinsaka-machi. Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, to return your completed application forms.
　
I regret that we are giving you such short notice, but please do not ask for exceptions to the above requests and time schedule. Your full cooperation will be greatly appreciated.
　
Wishing you continued success in this completion, I am,
　
Very truly yours,
Koji Kobayashi
Executive Secretary

TEXT F
　
First read the questions.
52. Most tropical soils have a low organic content because of ____.
A. soil erosion by wind and water
B. reduced transpiration and precipitation
C. the loss of the soil's capacity to provide benefits
D. reduced absorption of CO2 by depleted plant life
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