Comprehension Passages

65-It's clear from the passage that
A) the first paper mill was designed specifically for making paper
B) the Zerotins used to be bread makers before they started making paper
C) many documents were written about the paper mills in North Moravia
D) the first paper mill only worked for four years before it went bankrupt
E) pieces of paper bearing the emblem of the Zerotin family still exist

66-The passage states that, because of the rivalry with the other paper mills, the Zerotins …………..

A)couldn't produce good quality paper
B)had to start producing machine-made paper
C)did not make much money
D)had to lower their prices
E)were forced to close down their mill

Herman Melville, known primarily as the author of Moby-Dick, the story of Captain Ahab's maniacal search for revenge against Moby-Dick, the beautiful, white whale that had injured and left him disabled, is widely regarded as one of America's greatest and most influential novelists. A major figure in that group of eminent pre-Civil War writers - often called the American Romantics - who created a new and vigorous national literature, he is also one of the most notable examples of an American author whose work went largely unrecognised in his own time and who died in obscurity, believing himself a failure.

67-According to the passage Herman Melville ……… .

A)was left disabled by a white whale
B)helped Captain Ahab to take his revenge from Moby-Dick
C)wrote mainly about the pre-Civil War period
D) only became well-known after his death
E) used animals very often as the main characters of his stories

68-It's Implied In the passage that Moby-Dick…………… .

A)was eventually killed by Captain Ahab
B)was Herman Melville's most famous work
C)could never be found by Captain Ahab
D)was one of the biggest whales seen around America
E)caught the attention of the literary critics after the Civil War

69-The passage tells us that the "American Romantics"…….. .

A)were not usually recognised in their own life-times
B)considered Herman Melville to be a failure
C)protested the Civil War by not writing anything about it
D)were strongly opposed to the American Civil War
E)started a new phase in American literature

Traditional Slovakian folk instruments include the fujara, a two-metre long flute, the gajdy, or the bagpipe, and the korukovka, a strident shepherd's flute. Folk songs helped preserve the Slovak language during the millennium of Hungarian control. Even today, an aspect of Slovakian nationalism is pride in the mother tongue and Slovaks can get angry when other Slavic languages are spoken instead of theirs. Another tradition, which keeps Slovakian culture alive, is the dancing which accompanies the music. While the songs tell of love, grief, anticipation and celebration, vigorous dancing removes the uncertainty of life.

70-It's stated in the passage that…………..

A)folk songs prevented the Slovak language from dying
B)the folk instruments are chiefly played by the Slovak farmers and shepherds
C)Slovakian songs use a different language for the lyrics
D)the traditional Slovakian folk instruments have their origins in the Hungarian culture
E)very few people know how to play Slovakian music nowadays

71-It's emphasised in the passage that the Slovakian culture…………….. .

A)survived the long period of Hungarian rule through its music and dancing
B)gradually became forgotten as people spoke other languages in preference to Slovakian
C)was deeply affected by the cultures of other peoples in the region
D)has been best carried up to today by shepherds and peasants
E)was not passed down to the younger generations very successfully

72-The passage suggests that dancing ……………. .

A)used to be more vigorous In early Slovakian society
B)complements the music in Slovakian culture
C)symbolised the frustration of being born human
D)was not as popular as singing until recently
E)is only performed at special celebrations today

Mata Hari was the stage name of a Dutch dancer, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, who was accused of spying for the Germans in France during World War I. An erotic dancer, she performed in Paris. Berlin, London, and Rome before the war and, as a neutral, continued to move about freely and perform during the war. Among her many lovers were high-ranking Allied military officers, from whom she is alleged to have gleaned valuable information that she passed on to the Germans. Arrested in Paris in 1917, she was tried by court martial and sentenced to death. Opinion is divided as to whether she was really a spy or not.