Reading passages

33-This passage suggests that written history, philosophy and science ----- .
A) generally appear to have much more style than other literature
B) are quite unrelated to what most scholars usually call literature
C) can be considered literature because of the way they were written
D) are much more important than forms stitch as drama and poetry
E) frequently receive large amounts of criticism by literary people

Our tour group of forty people made the train Journey from Hong Kong to Guangzhou on Christmas Day, 1979. We were taken to the thirty -three storey White Cloud Hotel. Even though it was only two years old, the rooms and furnishings already seemed frayed and old. Tips were not allowed and the hotel staff appeared rude. Breakfast was served promptly at seven forty -five. Forty fried eggs appeared on forty plates laid out at four separate tables, ten to a table. Most of our group were still asleep in their beds while their eggs awaited them. Metal teapots were banged on to the tables, together with eighty pieces of toast, twenty per table. At nine sharp, breakfast was over. Eggs, tea and toast were taken away by waitresses within five minutes. This was our introduction to life in Communist China.

34 -The author makes it clear that the white Cloud Hotel ---- .
A) was really quite a small hotel
B) was modern but lull of antiques
C) had thirty three rooms in total
D) had rather unfriendly staff
E) was close to a train station


35-It's implied in the passage that breakfast at the White Cloud Hotel ---- .
A) was served from seven to seven forty -five
B) was delivered by room service to some guests
C) could be selected from a wide -ranging menu
D) was generous and delicious with fast service
E) was served whether guests wanted it or not


36 -We can conclude from the author's statements that her overall impression of the hotel was that ----.
A) it was generally efficient and well -run
B) it was extremely luxurious and relaxing
C) the service was slow and inefficient
D) it was shabby and totally impersonal
E) the catering at the hotel was superb

By his own account, Quintus Horatius Flaccus was a terrible soldier. He fought for the losing side in civil wars. When the order came to "Attack!", he dropped his shield and ran in the wrong direction. Back in Rome, he got a job as a petty bureaucrat. It was not a very good job, but it left him plenty of time to write. And his writing is what the poet whom we know as Horace is still remembered for to this day. Maybe it is a good thing that he dropped his shield and ran. Who remembers the ones who died, or their cause? This is, perhaps, the proof that the pen really is mightier than the sword!