Reading passages

 
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330 -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
E) are not nearly as healthy as they seem to be 
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. 
331 -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 
D) she was the youngest professor they had ever seen 
E) they recognised their own mistake 
332 -At the age of sixteen, Willa Cather ---- . 
A) already spoke fluent Greek 
B) was impressed by the other students 
C) was already a university student 
D) was already a famous American writer 
E) was often laughed at by other students 
333 -It is clear from the passage that ---- . 
A) no one at the University of Nebraska realised Willa Cather's potential 
B) Willa Cather's writing ability impressed the other students 
C) even at the age of sixteen, Willa Cather was an impressive person 
D) the University of Nebraska specialised in educating young, gifted students 
E) straw bats were common at the University of Nebraska 
There is an ancient belief that when a female wolf loses a young cub, she seeks a human child to take 
its place. Romulus and Remus, the legendary twin founders of Rome, were supposed to have been 
cared for by wolves. The idea actually became believable in the late 19th century when a French 
doctor found a naked ten - year -old boy wandering in the woods. He did not walk upright, could not 
speak intel1igently, nor relate to people: he only growled like a wolf and stared at them. Finally the 
doctor won the boy‘s confidence and began to work with him. After many long years of devoted and 
patient instruction, the doctor was able to get the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognise and say a 
number of words, and even to write a little.