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The World Bank ranks Nepal as the globe’s 31st poorest country, with almost 10 million people living on daily incomes between £1.48 and £2.50. Many rural villages remain unreached by government schooling and adult literacy stood at just 60 percent in 2011. Surya Karki and his charity United World Schools Nepal (UWS) are tackling high illiteracy and poverty rates by funding and improving education. The first school opened in 2015. Since then 92 percent of children have completed primary education, which finishes at age eight, and continued into secondary education with UWS schools, in comparison to 39 percent of students continuing education who attended government schools. Mr Karki was born into poverty in rural Nepal. Speaking to the Telegraph he said: “School is the only solution to the poverty cycle that we live in. I was raised by a single mother in a male- dominated society. The school that I went to was approximately two hours walk away. My house was on top of a hill and my mother had to drag me across rivers. We used to walk 10 miles a day. The schooling was really bad.” Karki’s mother was a firm believer in education, and at age eight Karki secured a scholarship to study in the capital, Kathmandu. From there he won scholarships and completed Master’s degrees in China and the United States. He returned to Nepal in 2015 and decided to stay and develop the education system. Karki said: “Inequalities in a country can only be decreased if there is access to knowledge.” The devastating earthquake in 2015 damaged 9,300 schools, displacing hundreds of thousands of families and pushing 700,000 people into poverty. As of January 2018, only 2,891 schools had been rebuilt. Karki said: “We came at a crucial time, where we could redo or undo what had been done badly. Education was really bad in terms of infrastructure, quality of teachers and training. It was an opportunity for us to really make things better.” UWS Nepal has so far built 30 schools and has seven more in construction. The schools run between 10 am and 3:30 pm, and have an 86 percent average attendance rate, which Karki says is almost double the attendance rate for government schools in the vicinity. Sexual health classes are taught to the children in the later years. (Adapted from hltps://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people) Question 34: What is the main idea of the passage? A. It was not easy to be educated by a single mother in a male-dominated society., B. The disastrous earthquake in 2015 deteriorated the schooling system in Nepal. C. A man born into poverty in Nepal inspired thousands of children to finish school. D. Nepal successfully got rid of illiteracy thanks to the financial aid from the World Bank. Question 35: The word “tackling” in the passage is OPPOSITE in meaning to _______. A. suffering B. discussing C.unresolved D. addressing Question 36: The word “there” in the passage refers to _______. A. the school in China where Karki studied his Master’s degree B. Karki’s house in Nepal C. the school in Kathmandu where Karki studied D. the school in the United States Karki studied his Master’s degree Question 37: The word “displacing” in the passage mostly means _______. A. making people homeless B. causing people to panic C. making people lose directions D. bringing people safety Question 38: What can we learn about Nepal from the passage? A. Governmental schooling could reach even the most remote rural villages. B. In 2011, just more than 50% of its population were able to read and write. C. It currently has the population of just under 10 million people. D. It used to have higher literacy rates than 31 other countries in the world. Question 39: All of the following is TRUE about Surya Karki EXCEPT _______. A. he was not raised by his father, which was a disadvantage in a male-dominated society. B. he used to travel a long way in order to get to school. C. he obtained his first academic achievement at a very young age. D. he and his charity UWS started building their first school in 2011. Question 40: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A. Karki and his organization have generally outperformed Nepal governmental schools in inspiring children to continue their schooling. B. The obstacles faced by schools in Nepal were made more serious due to the harsh weather and the disastrous earthquake in 2015. C. The schooling offered to Karki had been of higher quality than that offered to current students in Nepal. D. School children in Nepal are bored with attending governmental schools and opting for attending UWS schools at higher levels.