Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 27. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990. This law extends civil rights protection to persons with disabilities in private sector employment, all public services, and in public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications. A person with disability is defined as someone with a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits him or her in a major life activity, such as walking, talking, working, or self-care. A person with a disability may also be someone with a past record of such an impairment, for example, someone who no longer has heart disease but discriminated against because of that history. The ADA states that employers with fifteen or more employees may not refuse to hire or promote a person because of a disability if that person is qualified to perform the job. Also, the employer must make reasonable accommodations that will allow a person with a disability to perform essential functions of the job. All new vehicles purchased by public transit authorities must be accessible to people with disabilities. All rail stations must be made accessible, and at least one car per train in existing rail systems must be made accessible. It is illegal for public accommodations to exclude or refuse persons with disabilities. Public accommodations are businesses and services such as restaurants, hotels, grocery stores, and parks. All new buildings must be made accessible, and existing facilities must remove barriers if the removal can be accomplished without much difficulty or expense. The ADA also stipulates that companies offering telephone service to the general public must offer relay services to individuals who use telecommunications devices for the deaf, twenty- four hours a day, seven days a week. 21. The word "stipulates" in bold in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to___________. A. admits B. states C. requests D. supposes 22. It can be inferred from the passage that___________ . A. Restaurants can refuse service to people with disabilities B. The ADA is not well-liked by employers C. Large companies may not discriminate against workers with disabilities D. Every car of a train must be accessible to persons with disabilities 23. The word "facilities" in bold in paragraph 3 refers to___________ . A. barriers B. disabilities C. buildings D. rail stations 24. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To explain the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. B. To discuss telecommunications devices for the deaf. C. To describe discrimination against persons with disabilities. D. To make suggestions for hiring persons with disabilities. 25. The author implies all of the followings EXCEPT___________. A. The ADA is designed to protect the civil rights of many people B. Public transportation must accommodate the needs of people with disabilities C. The ADA protects the rights of people with mental impairments D. The ADA requires people with disabilities to pay for special accommodations 26. The author mentions grocery stores as an example of___________. A. barriers B. private sector employment C. public transit D. public accommodation 27. According to the passage, all of the followings are affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act EXCEPT___________. A. A public transit authority B. An employer with fewer than fifteen employees C. A person with a past record of an impairment D. Someone who has difficulty walking Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 28. My mother and her friends always went out together every weekend. A. weekend B. friends C. and D. went 29. I don't think it would be political to ask for loan just now. A. for B. just C. political D. don't think 30. What I need from you is going to school on time, learning properly, and get good marks. A. What B. get C. on D. is