Reading passages

328 -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
E) discovered in the 1970s consisted of equal numbers of men and women


329 -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
E) the young are cared for by the old


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