Read the following passage.
A. Terry Fox was 18 years old and living in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, when doctors found osteogenic sarcoma, a form of cancer, just above his knee. His leg was amputated, and he went through 16 months of treatment. In the cancer wards he saw how much other patients suffered, and he came to a simple conclusion: more money was needed for cancer research. He decided to run across Canada to raise it and began training with an artificial leg. He called the run the Marathon of Hope.
B. The run began on April 12, 1980, when Fox dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland. He ran close to 42 kilometres a day, about the length of a marathon. He usually started at 4:30 in the morning and often did not finish until 7 in the evening. His best friend, Doug, was his driver, and when they could not afford a place to stay, the two would sleep in the van. Fox stopped in more than 400 towns and cities to explain why he was running. The first weeks received little attention, and on some days no money was raised.
C. Fox entered Ontario on June 28, and the crowds grew. In Ottawa he met Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who had not been properly briefed and turned down Fox's invitation to run half a mile with him. In southern Ontario, donations on some days reached 20,000 dollars. As he approached Thunder Bay, however, he began coughing and felt pain in his chest. On September 1, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres, he had to stop running. Doctors found that his cancer had returned and spread to his lungs.
D. While Fox was in hospital, a national television fundraiser raised more than 10 million dollars for cancer research. In September 1980 he was named a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's top civilian honour, and he was the youngest person ever to receive it. He died on June 28, 1981, at the age of 22. By then he had raised more than 23 million dollars, reaching his goal of one dollar from every Canadian. The Terry Fox Run is now held every year, and the Terry Fox Foundation says it has raised more than one billion dollars for cancer research.
E. Not given in any of the above paragraphs.
Decide which paragraph, A to D, has the information given in each statement below. Select E if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.
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Correct Answer: D
Why this is correct: Look at paragraph D: it starts with a national television fundraiser held during his time in hospital. It raised more than 10 million dollars for cancer research, which is millions of dollars.
Passage Reference: While Fox was in hospital, a national television fundraiser raised more than 10 million dollars for cancer research.
Tips: Money comes up in several places. Find the one where the appeal happens while he is still in hospital.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: In paragraph A, the writer talks about his first treatment for cancer and his plan to raise money. There is no television event.
- B: Paragraph B says that some early days raised no money at all. It does not mention television.
- C: The third paragraph gives a money figure too: 20,000 dollars on some days in southern Ontario. That is much smaller, and it is not from television.
- E: Notice that paragraph D opens with the television fundraiser. Its total was more than 10 million dollars, so this is in the text.
Correct Answer: B
Passage Reference: His best friend, Doug, was his driver, and when they could not afford a place to stay, the two would sleep in the van.
Why this is correct: In paragraph B, the writer says his best friend, Doug, was his driver. The closest friend is the best friend, and being behind the wheel means driving the van that went along with the run.
Tips: Being behind the wheel means steering the vehicle. Find the person who did this, then check he was also the runner's closest friend.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Paragraph A describes his illness and his decision to run. No friend or vehicle appears there.
- C: Paragraph C names the prime minister and the doctors. The friend who did the driving is not there.
- D: The fourth paragraph is about the money raised, his honour and his death. The van and its driver are not mentioned.
- E: Notice that paragraph B names Doug as his best friend and his driver, so the passage does give this.
Correct Answer: E
Passage Reference: In Ottawa he met Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who had not been properly briefed and turned down Fox's invitation to run half a mile with him.
Why this is correct: Fox met Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Ottawa, as paragraph C tells us. Trudeau refused to run with him. The paragraph does not say who set up the meeting, and no charity is named anywhere, so this is not given.
Tips: Paragraph C tells you who he met, not who planned it. Check for the organizer before you pick a paragraph.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Paragraph A is about his cancer and his plan to run, before any meeting with a politician.
- B: The second paragraph covers the start in Newfoundland and his long days on the road. The prime minister does not appear.
- C: Notice that paragraph C describes the Ottawa meeting with Trudeau, but it never says who organized it or names a charity.
- D: The fourth paragraph covers the money raised, the Order of Canada and his death. The meeting in Ottawa is not part of it.
Correct Answer: C
Passage Reference: On September 1, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres, he had to stop running.
Why this is correct: Paragraph C says that on September 1, after 143 days, he had to stop running. Doctors found his cancer had returned and spread to his lungs. 143 days is almost five months.
Tips: The statement links the illness and the end of the run. Find where he quits, then check the reason and how long he had been running.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: His first cancer, before the run started, is the subject of paragraph A.
- B: The second paragraph tells how the run began and how each day worked. It does not say how it ended.
- D: Notice that paragraph D mentions his time in hospital after the run. But it does not say how long he ran or why he stopped.
- E: Look at paragraph C: it gives both the stop on September 1 and the doctors' finding that the cancer had returned.
Correct Answer: D
Passage Reference: In September 1980 he was named a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's top civilian honour, and he was the youngest person ever to receive it.
Why this is correct: Paragraph D says he was named a Companion of the Order of Canada. This is the country's top civilian honour, and he was the youngest person ever to receive it. A civilian is an ordinary citizen, not a soldier.
Tips: The passage mentions how old he was more than once. Find the award for ordinary citizens, then check whether anyone younger had received it.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Paragraph A gives his age, 18, when cancer was found, but it is not about any honour.
- B: The second paragraph gives the start date of the run and his daily plan. No award is mentioned.
- C: Notice that paragraph C shows growing crowds in Ontario, but crowds cheering him are not an official honour.
- E: Paragraph D names the Order of Canada as the top civilian honour. It also says he was the youngest to receive it.
Correct Answer: B
Passage Reference: He usually started at 4:30 in the morning and often did not finish until 7 in the evening.
Why this is correct: What time did his day begin? Paragraph B gives it: he usually started at 4:30 in the morning, which is very early. 'Usually' matches 'most days'.
Tips: Look for a time of day, not a date. Only one paragraph has one.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Look at paragraph A: it explains why he wanted to run, not what time his day began.
- C: The third paragraph gives dates, June 28 and September 1, but not the hour he started running.
- D: Notice that paragraph D gives the date of his death and the money raised, not his daily schedule.
- E: His usual 4:30 start and his late finish at 7 in the evening both appear in Paragraph B.
Correct Answer: D
Passage Reference: The Terry Fox Run is now held every year, and the Terry Fox Foundation says it has raised more than one billion dollars for cancer research.
Why this is correct: Look at paragraph D: it ends by saying the Terry Fox Run is held every year. The Terry Fox Foundation says it has raised more than one billion dollars. An annual run named after him is the Terry Fox Run.
Tips: Two runs appear here: his own and the 'annual run' named after him. Find the yearly one and check who reports the total.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A: Notice that paragraph A uses the name Marathon of Hope for his own run, not an event held every year.
- B: Paragraph B is about his own run in 1980, which raised no money on some early days.
- C: The third paragraph gives 20,000 dollars as a daily amount in Ontario, not a total from a yearly event.
- E: Notice that paragraph D ends with the yearly Terry Fox Run and the Foundation's total of more than one billion dollars.
Correct Answer: A
Passage Reference: Terry Fox was 18 years old and living in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, when doctors found osteogenic sarcoma, a form of cancer, just above his knee.
Why this is correct: In paragraph A, the writer says doctors found osteogenic sarcoma, a form of cancer, just above his knee. This happened when he was 18. Eighteen is a teenage age, and this was the first time, before the run. The cancer found in Paragraph C came later.
Tips: Doctors find cancer twice in the passage. The word 'first' and his age of 18 tell you which time.
Why the other options are wrong:
- B: Paragraph B mentions his artificial leg, but it does not say when or where the cancer was found.
- C: Look at paragraph C: it says doctors found cancer again, but this time in his lungs and when he was older.
- D: The fourth paragraph gives his age as 22 when he died, not his age when the cancer was first found.
- E: Notice that paragraph A opens with his age and the place just above his knee where the cancer was found.
Correct Answer: A
Passage Reference: In the cancer wards he saw how much other patients suffered, and he came to a simple conclusion: more money was needed for cancer research.
Why this is correct: Look at paragraph A: in the cancer wards he saw how much other patients suffered. He concluded that more money was needed for cancer research. Cancer wards are in hospital, and more money means more funding.
Tips: Focus on 'the pain of others'. Paragraph D also mentions a hospital, but only for Fox himself.
Why the other options are wrong:
- B: In paragraph B, the writer explains how he spoke in more than 400 towns about his cause. It does not say how he first reached that belief.
- C: Paragraph C describes his own pain near Thunder Bay, not the suffering of other patients.
- D: The fourth paragraph mentions a hospital too. But only his own stay there during the fundraiser, not what he saw other patients go through.
- E: What he saw in the cancer wards, and the conclusion he drew from it, are both in Paragraph A.
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