Reading passages

100- The passage tells us that , in Louisiana, .......... .

A) jazz music is more popular than other kinds of music

B) all forms of traditional music stem from jazz music
C) jazz music was developed from blues music
D) there is a wide selection of music styles
E) one can find every one of the music styles available in the USA


101- As it is stated in the passage that, musicians world wide .......... .

A) have contributed to the varied music styles in Louisiana

B) have been affected by the blues music from Louisiana
C) accept that Louisianan musicians are more talented
D) recognise the superiority of blues music over other styles
E) have influenced the traditional music of the area


102- We learn from the passage that the crossroads region of the state ........... .

A) has more fertile soil

B) is the birthplace of blues music
C) is most suitable for cane and cotton
D) lacks very prolific musicians
E) boasts its own style of blues music


Disease was common among early Celtic communities. Poor sanitation and ignorance resulted in a hospital of ailments, ranging from intestinal worms and eye complaints to dental disease and poorly- healed injuries. Nonetheless, there wasn’t a total lack of medicine. Herbal remedies were doubtless widely used, and people certainly resorted to supernatural powers. Surgery was also conducted. Whether medicine was a speciality of, say, priests or local wise women is oblivious. There was a mix of herbal remedies, magic, religion, and limited surgery for those who could afford it and were prepared to risk its hazards and pains.
103- The passage mainly describes .......... .

A) forms of medicine and treatment available to the early Celts

B) the total lack of medicine in early Celtic society
C) the details of a surgical operation carried out by wise women
D) how early Celtics solely relied on supernatural powers to cure their illnesses
E) the doubt as to whether surgery was carried out at this time