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children could play. The patience of the children was running out and they were uncomfortable. Nasir and his family were happy and pleased. Every morning and afternoon he would play the flute.
The children could not wait anymore and decided to return the crystal ball to Nasir. The parents and neighbours went to him. The children said to Nasir; \all were happy and joyful.\expensive palaces and jewelry only bring us pain. When Nasir saw that the people were really regretful, he said I have not wished till now, if you really want everything to return to its own place, then I will wish for it. Everyone happily agreed. Nasir took the crystal ball in his hand turned around and wished that the village become the same as it was before. Everyone quickly turned towards the village and saw it became the same old village with gardens full of trees and fruits. Once again the people started to live happily and the children played under the shade of trees. From the next day and everyday at sunset the sound of Nasir's flute could be heard in the village.
1. The details in the story are organized in the pattern of __________.
A. cause and effect B. chronological order C. spatial order D. exemplification
2. When Nasir heard the voice from the crystal ball, he didn‘t answer immediately because __________.
A. he wanted to save the wish for his family B. he was too happy to remember anything C. he was shocked by the talking ball D. he didn‘t know what wish to make
3. The boy followed Nasir in order to __________.
A. prove that Nasir was hiding something good B. take the ball and share with the villagers C. find out why Nasir was cheerful D. steal the ball when Nasir slept
4. ―Nasir and his family were happy and pleased‖ because __________.
A. only their family had a garden
B. their life was not disturbed by the ball C. they saw the trouble caused by the ball D. they only wished for a happy life
5. The story may well illustrate the proverb ―__________‖.
A. A contented mind is a continual feast. B. A little learning is a dangerous thing. C. Every advantage has its disadvantage. D. God helps those who help themselves.
Passage 7 (Unit 7, Book I: The Call of the Wild. Novel. Classical.) 215 FERGUSSEN HALL
24th September
Dear Kind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-College,
Here I am! I travelled yesterday for four hours in a train. It's a funny sensation, isn't it? I never rode in one before.
College is the biggest, most bewildering place--I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will write you a description later when I'm feeling less muddled; also I will tell you about my lessons. Classes don't begin until Monday morning, and this is Saturday night. But I wanted to write a letter first just to get acquainted.
It seems queer to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems queer for me to be writing letters at all--I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if these are not a model kind.
Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave all the rest of my life, and especially how to behave towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be Very Respectful.
But how can one be very respectful to a person who wishes to be called John Smith? Why couldn't you have picked out a name with a little personality? I might as well write letters to Dear Hitching-Post or Dear Clothes-Prop.
I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it's a very comfortable sensation. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know: I. You are tall. II. You are rich. III. You hate girls.
I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather insulting to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but that's insulting to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Besides, being rich is such a very external quality. Maybe you won't stay rich all your life; lots of very clever men get smashed up in Wall Street. But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I've decided to call you Dear Daddy-Long-Legs. I hope you won't mind. It's just a private pet name we won't tell Mrs. Lippett.
The ten o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided into sections by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. It's very enlivening; I feel like a fire horse all of the time. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.
Observe with what precision I obey rules--due to my training in the John Grier Home.
Yours most respectfully, Jerusha Abbott
To Mr. Daddy-Long-Legs Smith
1. Jerusha felt ―muddled‖ because __________.
A. she had never written to the trustee before B. she was not familiar with the college yet C. she could never find the way to her room D. she had never traveled on a train before
2. Jerusha thought that she couldn‘t be very respectful to ―John Smith‖ because __________.
A. he was a total stranger to her
B. she was sure it was a fake identity C. the name was not distinctive enough D. nobody would like to be called that name
3. According to Jerusha, knowing about the trustee‘s being rich was __________.
A. superficial B. unimaginable C. rumorous D. insulting
4. The fact that her day ―is divided into sections by bells‖ makes Jerusha feel __________.
A. as busy as a fire horse B. restricted by rules C. pressed for time D. full of vitality
5. Jerusha decided to call the trustee Dear Daddy-Long-Legs __________.
A. in order to show her respect for him
B. because it was one of his internal qualities C. in order to make them feel closer to each other D. because she had always wanted a father
Passage 8 (Unit 8, Book I: Two boxes of Gold. Different Careers)
My job is to provide relevant, factually accurate information that is interesting, useful and entertaining to my readers, be they Brainstorm or ITWeb readers.
My job is not to get your corporate message across. If you want to get your corporate message out to the market take an advertisement, or, failing that, do a good enough job that your clients get your message and spread it for you, then you wouldn‘t be so desperate that you have to attempt to force me to do it.
Secondly, my job is to take information from any sources as I feel are relevant or necessary, and process it into one smooth, seamless story that makes sense, and is easy and pleasant to read. It is not my job to print every single word of jargon and marketing waffle that spews from your lips. Should you choose to spew jargon and marketing waffle during an interview, it will not be used. Try plain, simple English in future.
What my job reminds me of is to use comments and quotes that provide knowledge and insight, not to use anything you have said merely because you have said it. What I use and what I do not use in a story is my privilege. Should I choose not to use your quote there is nothing you can do about it.
Further, my job is to write stories that my readers want to read, thus keeping the magazine or website‘s ideas alive and kicking, and thus providing advertisers with an audience to advertise to. Should I write what you want me to write my readers will stop reading and you will have no vehicle for your marketing and advertising.
Additionally, should you have a hissy fit and threaten to pull your ads, or never advertise again, because I ran a story you did not like, or did not use your quotes, or looked at you funny when you were having a bad day, you are not going to get a sympathetic response. You will get a positive and professional response. Nice people will kindly attempt to explain to you about press freedom, and what is enshrined in SA‘s constitution, and that ―really, really, we‘re sorry but
advertising people have no control over what those journalists do‖.
What you will get from me is the pleasure of never being interviewed by me again. I will not be blackmailed. I will not be bullied. And I most certainly will not interview you again, knowing that if you happen to take an ad for that feature you will assume I am running your quotes to keep you happy. Conversely, I will not do an interview knowing that if I do not run your quotes you will assume it is because you have not taken an ad.
So the next time you have the urge to ask me if you can approve copy, or tell my sales team that you will not take an ad unless you are guaranteed editorial, remember the above and think about what you are actually doing. You are asking me to compromise my ethics, credibility, reputation, integrity and – ultimately – my career and I will not do that – for you or anyone.
1. The author suggests that corporate message should be sent to the consumers primarily by __________.
A. committing to advertising B. improving product quality C. spreading public praise D. attracting more readers
2. According to the author, jargon and marketing waffle are __________.
A. irrelevant B. unintelligible C. professional D. monotonous
3. The author writes most probably in order to chiefly satisfy __________.
A. his desire B. the editors C. the media D. his readers
4. When the author refuses to take the clients‘ quotes, he doesn‘t expect them to think __________.
A. that he is being blackmailed
B. it is because they have taken an ad C. it is because they have pulled their ads D. that he is being professional
5. It can be assumed that the author is __________.
A. a novelist B. an advertiser C. a journalist C. an interviewer
Passage 9 (Unit 9, Book I: Mona Lisa’s Smile. Informational. Art)
Self-Portrait with Straw Hat (1887), a van Gogh self-portrait done in Paris, is one of his most intriguing yet most neglected works. The artist‘s gloomy eyes stare out from his face in half-profile, facing to the left, and the world-weary expression initially appears to support the view of critics such as James Risser, who explains van Gogh‘s self-portraits as a sustained search for