Find the irrelevant sentences in the following paragraphs . -2
1 . ( I ) Edison was an inventor known for his influence , intelligence and his perseverance . ( II ) During his lifetime , more than a thousand American patents were granted on work of his own or of teams under his supervision . ( Ill ) Three of his inventions , the phonograph , a practical incandescent light and electric system , and a moving picture camera helped found giant industries that changed the life and leisure of the world . ( IV ) Home schooled and an avid reader , Edison began his scientific experiments at the age of ten when he built a laboratory in the basement of his house . ( V ) In other areas , Edison managed to affect over twenty industries including the military , medical fields , the stock market and mining .
A ) I B ) II C ) III D ) IV E ) V
2 . ( I ) The pyramids have stood for nearly 5000 years , and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years . ( II ) There are over 80 of them scattered along the banks of the Nile , some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids . ( III ) The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids . ( IV ) The most famous of these are the " Step " and the " Bent ". ( V ) Some of the pyramids still look much the same as they must have done when they were built thousands of years ago .
A ) I B ) II C ) III D ) IV E ) V
3 . ( I ) The Aran Islands are three limestone islands on the west coast of Ireland . ( II ) The islands contain impressive prehistoric and early Christian hill forts and other remains . ( III ) They are made up of horizontal sheets of limestone . ( IV ) They do not have naturally occurring topsoil . ( V ) The absence of natural soil makes farming very difficult for the inhabitants .
A ) I B ) II C ) III D ) IV E ) V
4 . ( I ) All American universities make their students read . ( II ) Unlike TV or motion pictures , reading is not primarily a spectator sport . ( III ) To be sure , it can provide escape from reality . ( IV ) But to read profitably you need a clear road between the eye and the brain . ( V ) If you keep the road clear , the rewards are priceless so read wherever you can .
A ) I B ) II C ) III D ) IV E ) V
5 . ( I ) The naturalist , explorer and writer John Muir contributed greatly to the expansion of the US national park system , ( II ) It was largely thanks to Muir ' s attempts that Sequoia and Yosemite national parks were established in 1890 . ( III ) In 1903 he made a camping trip in Yosemite with President Theodore Roosevelt , who absorbed Muir ' s enthusiasm for nature . ( IV ) Roosevelt had come into office in 1901 , just before his 43rd birthday , when President McKinley was killed by an anarchist . ( V ) During the remainder of Roosevelt ' s presidency , Muir helped to set aside 60 million hectares as national forests .
A ) I B ) II C ) III D ) IV E ) V
6 . ( I ) Early research on the learning of young people is described as not prestigious ( II ) Until the early seventies , few psychologists were paying close attention to the learning of very young children . ( III ) This area of research was either not important or not respectable . ( IV ) Even the noted work of Piaget was mainly focused , except for his own offspring , on children four or five years old and older . ( V ) Piaget ' s theory of cognitive development explains how a child constructs a mental model of the world .
A ) I B ) II C ) III D ) IV E ) V
7 .( I ) Malay is spoken as a first or second language by over 100 million people . ( II ) It has been called ' the world ' s easiest language '. ( III ) English has borrowed many Malay words , such as ' bamboo '. ( IV ) Its grammar , pronunciation and word form are all very simple . ( V ) For example , verbs have only one tense and nouns are always singular .
A ) I B ) II C ) III D ) IV E ) V