English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

10. According to the passage, the lions kept in zoos ... .
A) are capable of helping with many jobs
B) are not domesticated and still wild
C) much altered from their parents
D) cannot be raised in captivity
11. According to the passage, over the time ... .
A) friendly animals may become very dangerous
B) certain animals altered their appearance and behaviour
C) domestic animals are taught to choose their owners
D) any wild bird is changed into a chicken
12. According to the passage, all statements are TR UE, E X C E PT ... .
A) Domesticated animals may amuse or cheer up their owners
B) Domesticated animals help cultivate fields and carry burdens
C) Domesticated animals provide food and clothing for people
D) All animals in the world are domesticated and kept in cages


Read the text and answer the questions according to it.
China is the only country in the world which has had literature in one writing for more than 3,000 years. This order results largely from the nature o f the written language itself. It is the use of symbols, not letters as in Western languages that is the most important in the Chinese language. The symbols represent things or ideas; unlike groups of letters they cannot be sounded. Thus Chinese writing remains the same and can be read by people in all parts of the country in spite of gradual changes in pronunciation, the appearance of regional dialects. The advantage of the written language has had significant effects on the development of the literature. In handwriting or in print, a piece of literature has visual appeal. This has given a rise to calligraphy or writing in China, where it has been regarded the same as painting. The main disadvantage of written Chinese, however, is the great number of symbols it contains. Even basic reading and writing require knowledge of more than 1,000 symbols.

13. According to the passage, Chinese literature ....
A) is the largest in the world with a great number o f works
B) is using the same writing for over three thousand years
C) appeals to the eye rather than to the mind
D) contains the same writing that any other countries have