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- 1. Multiple ChoiceREADING COMPREHENSION
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken. The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.
It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.has developed under the influence of musical theateris a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestrais not a high-budget productionis often performed in Europe - 2. Multiple ChoiceWe can understand from the reading that ----.people are captivated more by opera than musical theaterdrama in opera is more important than the musicorchestras in operas can vary considerably in sizemusical theater relies above all on music
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIt is stated in the reading that ----.acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theatermanymusic in musical theater is not as important as it is in operaan opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior
It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with themare proven to be less intelligent than once thoughthave a reputation for being friendly to humansare the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans - 5. Multiple ChoiceThe fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily than they can kill us ----.means that they are better adapted to their environment than we areshows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communicationproves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at seadoes not mean that we are superior to them
- 6. Multiple ChoiceOne can infer from the reading that ----.dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the worldcommunication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphinsdolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the
ability to thinkdolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans - 7. Multiple ChoiceNaval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance to save themselves: Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there were an unpleasant number of questions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.
One can understand from the reading that ---the lifesaving equipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be
lowereddesign faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the
Estonia ferrynaval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkablemost victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins - 8. Multiple ChoiceIt is clear from the passage that the survivors of the accident ----.helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had affected them
allwere mostly young men but women, children and the elderly stood little
chancehelped save hundreds of livesare still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder - 9. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the passage, when the Estonia sank, ----.there were only 139 passengers on boardfew of the passengers were asleepthere were enough lifeboats for the number of people on boardfaster reaction by the crew could have increased the Estonia's
chances of survival - 10. Multiple ChoiceErosion of America's farmland by wind and water has been a problem since settlers first put the prairies and grasslands under the plow in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s, more than 282 million acres of farmland were damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conservation efforts, soil erosion has accelerated due to new demands placed on the land by heavy crop production. In the years ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it causes are likely to replace petroleum scarcity as the nation's most critical natural resource problem.
As we understand from the reading, today, soil erosion in America ----.causes humans to place new demands on the landis worse than it was in the nineteenth centuryhappens so slowly that it is hardly noticedis the most critical problem that the nation faces - 11. Multiple ChoiceThe author points out in the passage that erosion in America ----.has damaged 282 million acres ever since settlers first put the prairies
and grasslands under the plowhas been so severe that it has forced people to abandon their
settlementsoccurs only in areas with no vegetationcan become a more serious problem in the future - 12. Multiple ChoiceIt is pointed out in the reading that in America ----.petroleum is causing heavy soil erosion and pollution problemsheavy crop production is necessary to meet the demands and to
prevent a disastersoil erosion has been hastened due to the overuse of farming landswater is undoubtedly the largest cause of erosion - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags