Text 1
Read the following text
!
Reading Cobain’s Pain
Next
month late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s life will once again become public
property, courtesy of Riverhead Books. And true to Cobain form, “Journals” –
which NEWS WEEK’s Lorraine Ali described in last week’s U.S edition as “a
collection of handwritten diary entries, letters, band memos, drawings, screeds
and cries from the heart” – won’t be released without controversy.
Riverhead
has reportedly paid Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, and his 10-year-old
daughter, Frances, roughly $4 million for “Journals”. As Ali writes, some fans
“worry that it’s an invasion of Cobain’s privacy, his suicide in April 1994
being tragic, irrefutable evidence of his desire to be left alone.” Many would
tend to agree. But having read the book, Ali seems to acknowledge its value.
“Journal can be raw and unsettling,” she writes. But “the book also illuminates
Cobain’s sweet, whimsical side.” She continues,”These contradictions may
enhance the way we listen to Nirvana.”
1. The passage is mainly about...
a.
The
contradiction between Cobain and Lorraine Ali
b.
The publication
of Kurt’s Cobain’s life
c.
Lorraine Ali’s
life in Riverhead Books
d.
The 10-year-old
daughter’s problems
e.
Cobain’s widow’s
suicide
2. The main idea of the second paragraph is...
a.
Nirvana fans
will be sweet
b.
The journals
make the fans tragic
c.
Kurt Cobain’s
life will become public property
d.
Ali’s books will
be written by the widow of Cobain
e.
$4 million has
been paid to Cobain’s widow and daugthter
3. All of these statements are true, EXCEPT...
a.
Kurt Cobain’s
life becomes public property
b.
Lorraine Ali
wrote an article in NEWSWEEK
c.
Riverhead paid
Cobain’s widow and his daughter $4 million for “Journals”
d.
Cobain died
because of a sickness he suffered for a long time
e.
“Journals”
illuminates Cobain’s sweet whimsical side
4. “But having read the book, Ali seems to acknowledge
its value.” (paragraph 2)
The closest meaning of the underlined word is...
a.
Understand
b.
Accustom
c.
Report
d.
Admit
e.
Refuse
Text 2
Read the following text
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London: A British
couple booked themselves into a clinic to quit smoking after the vet said it
was the only way to save their beloved sick parrot. Kevin Barclay and Sharon
Wood gave up a 50-cigarette-a-day habit to save their Amazon orange-winged
parrot J.J, said the vet, Glen Cousquer of the South Beech Veterinary Surgery
in Essex, southeastern England.
“One of the key things
that we need to get right with parrots generally is air quality,” he told
Reuters. “This particular bird presented with very severe respitory problems.
The owners were instructed to do everything they could to improve the bird’s
environment.”
“I think I must have
shaken the owners up quite badly, because the next time I saw them they
actually had booked themselves into one of these anti-smoking clinics and were
determined to stop. They’ve gone for five weeks,” he said.
J.J, he said,” Is doing
really well. It is certainly going to improve his life expectancy.” It may help
the owners, too.
1. This text mainly talks about...
a.
The British
couple who booked themselves into a clinic to quit smoking
b.
Kevin and Sharon
who gave up smoking to save their parrot
c.
The British
couple who quit smoking to create a healthy environment
d.
Kevin, Sharon,
and their parrot who wanted to have a clean environment
e.
The couple’s
beloved parrot which was seriously ill
2. “This particular bird presented with very
severe respiratory problems.” (paragraph 3)
The underlined phrase means ... from.
a.
Got
b.
Retained
c.
Affected
d.
Suffered
e.
offered
