Reading passages

96- One characteristics of Wharton’s that the writer is clearly understood to admire as most Americans would do is that ........... .

A) she wasn’t afraid of anyone in her life

B) she persevered a lot and was daring when looking into facts about man
C) she was a very emotional person
D) she always looked an intrepid novelist
E) she was a versatile novelist


If you ask ten deer hunters about their sure fire method to bag a deer, you will get ten different recipes for a successful deer hunt. But there is one thing most deer hunters can agree on; the effectiveness of hunter orange clothing. The fluorescent blaze of hunter orange is a bright unnatural colour against the natural background. Because of this quality, it is the colour chosen by conservation agencies to be worn by big game hunters nation-wide to help prevent hunting accidents, which are not rare in such conditions as thick forest or dense fog.


97- According to the writer, deer hunters ............ .

A) are mostly agreed on how to successfully hunting

B) have discovered a new method of hunting which is called bagging deer
C) have varied opinions about which hunting methods are successful
D) have been collecting recipes for successful hunting methods
E) are not of the opinion that bagging deer


98- The passage explains that hunter orange has the desired effect of .......... .

A) blending into the landscape

B) directing deer to traps
C) standing out against the natural landscape
D) protecting hunters against attacks from wild animals
E) providing an attraction for deer


99- It’s clear from the passage that it is quite common for big game hunters ........... .

A) to shoot each other

B) to become concerned with hunting dear
C) to have bad weather in thick forests
D) to miss the animals in dense fog
E) to talk about their hunting experiences


The music of Louisiana, the USA, is as hot as its cuisine, and equally as varied, Jazz music was born in New Orleans, and there is still no city that is as strong as a magnet for jazz talent. Besides jazz, there is a strong tradition of blues music, which grew out of the cane and cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta, inspiring generations of musicians throughout the world and begetting the strong rhythm and blues traditions that are celebrated throughout the state. The Crossroads region of the state offers its own form, the ‘River Levee Blues’ alongside gospel and bluegrass music.