Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 30-32

C) as they manage to make the audience laugh a lot
D) despite the fact that they make long, tedious speeches


Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 24-26.
A lost tribe of Stone Age people known as the Tasaday was discovered in the tropical rain forest in the Philippines in the 1970s. The tribe consisted of 24 people, with completely unique customs and language. They displayed no aggressive tendencies, either to outsiders or each other. They reached decisions at informal meetings at which men and women spoke equally. Age alone commanded respect. They lived a nomadic existence, and knew nothing of farming. Living mostly on wild potatoes, fruits and bamboo shoots, the Tasaday derived some protein from crabs and small fish. Monkey meat was considered a delicacy to be brought out only on special occasions. Although they appeared in good health, they practised no medicine, and confessed to leaving the sick to die.

24. It is understood from the passage that the Tasaday………… .

A) are generally friendlier to strangers than they are to one another
B) have survived without the benefit of modern technology
C) look more like monkeys than humans
D) cultivated bamboo and fruits

25. The author suggests that in Tasaday society, ………….. .

A) both sexes have equal status in decision making
B) women have similar roles to most Western cultures
C) spoke a language similar to the language of the Philippines
D) the oldest member takes decisions alone

26. It is clear from the passage that the Tasaday……….. .

A) have developed no way in which to treat illness
B) kill the sick in order to cease their suffering
C) feel guilty about their treatment of sick people
D) have a great desire to learn Western medicine


Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 30-32.
On her first day at the University of Nebraska, Willa Cather was mistaken for a professor. She was only 16, fresh from a small prairie town. Yet, the students were impressed when she peeked around a classroom door and asked, "Is this elementary Greek?" They had been expecting someone like this, with a deep, commanding voice, a solemn face topped with short hair, and a straw hat. So they nodded politely, then burst into laughter when the stranger entered - and proved to be a young girl. Of course, they could not know that she would grow up to be a major American writer.

30. After their first encounter with Willa Cather, the students laughed because………. .

A) she was a great American writer
B) they were impressed by the inherent humour of elementary Greek
C) her straw hat and short hair looked funny