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. What's this passage about?
A. An Egyptian architect says design can heal the sick.
B. The contents of a science-fiction by an Egyptian writer.
C. The development of bio-geometry in Egypt.
D. The potential therapeutic effects of patterns.
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Now go though Text E quickly to answer question 51.
　
Cairo -- Imagine a world where the sick would be healed by geometrical shapes engraved on anything from jewellery to mobile phones.
　
Science-fiction, you might think, but an eminent Egyptian architect says channeling energy through a prism of powerful patterns has powerful therapeutic effects.
　
"It sounds strange, doesn't it, but by applying certain geometrical design to the sick, I have developed a way to enhance the body's energy field," 54-year-old Ibrahim Karim told reporters.
　
Karim, an architectural adviser to government ministries, became a household name in Egypt after appearing on a popular TV program in April. Since then, he says, he has been inundated by thousands of letters, faxes, e-mails, and telephone calls inquiring into his unusual line of research.
　
Karim says he spent 25 years developing his "science" of "bio-geometry", which he traces to in ancient Egypt.
　
"My work began as a way to cancel the potentially harmful effects of unchecked energy fields due to architectural design, but later expanded to cover almost spheres of life."
　
By using a series of 500-odd symbols on plates about an inch (2.5) square, Karim claims to provide "complementary medicine" for a wide variety of ailments.
　
"On all my decorative diagrams, or bio-signatures, each point corresponds to particular organs and will modify energy fields around them...like electricity runs through wires," he says.
　
At their villa in the affluent Cairo suburb of Maadi, Karim and his wife Rawya run the Bio-geometrical Institute, giving lectures in the history of geometrical shapes and helping those who seek their assistance.
　
His claims have attracted much interest in Egypt where alternative medicine in vogue using among the wealthy and trendy.
　
But some scientists are skeptical and the Health Ministry had warned the public against using Karim's designs for medical purposes.
　
"If we're going to use (Karim's method) for medical purposes then it should be developed into an approved science first," former Health Minister Ibrahim Badran told a seminar.
　
Like most who visit the center, Hesham Fattouh, a 24-year-old engineering student with a low platelet count, had some reservations about the healing power of shapes.
　
But having already undergone a US ' 25,000 course of treatment in the United States and had his spleen removed to no avail, he decided to try Karim's method.
　
"When I met Ibrahim, he put a ring on my finger with a design print on it, then he gave me a medallion. At first I thought it was strange, but after all I'd been thought, I was prepared to give it a go," he said.
　
Overnight his platelet count went up to 35,000, claimed, and in four more days it soared to 250,000.
　
Karim envisions a day when his bio-geometrical designs will be manufactured and sold or distributed worldwide.
　
"These designs can be mass produced and printed on everything from gold to plastic and will be distributed to the world," he days. "Everybody should have the opportunity to wear my protective designs."
　
TEXT F
First read the questions.
52. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the text?
A. Beethoven began to receive formal musical instruction at nine.
B. His mother's death had great influence on him.
C. "Choral", one of the most glorious symphonies, was dedicated to Napoleon.
D. Bach had also deep influence on Beethoven.
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53. When did Beethoven's mother die?
A.    In 1787
B.    In 1792
C. In 1779
D. In 1826
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