Reading passages

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 

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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.