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[D] The Old Man and the Sea

7. In his fable about a proud crow and a hungry fox, Aesop intends to tell the reader that      .

[A] the fox is never trust worthy

[B] the fox is always homey-tongued

[C] it is harmful to believe big talkers

[D] it is harmful to listen to excessive flattery

8. According to Bringing up Children, if one stage of child development has been left out, or not

sufficiently experienced,            .

[A] the child may go back and recapture the experience of it

[B] the parents may provide the child with the child with the opportunity to play with toys

[C] the parents must be consistent in their attitude to their children

[D] the child should be sent to a child clinic for a psychological treatment

9.The theme of the story A Day’s Wait is that           .

[A] misunderstandings can even occur between father and son

[B] misunderstandings can sometimes lead to an odd experience

[C] to be calm and controlled in the face of death is a mark of courage

[D] death is something beyond a child’s comprehension

10. In A Day’s Wait, the hunting scene, at first glance, may seem to have little to do with the plot. However, the author has his own justification for describing it. Which of the following is NOT a reason for such description?

[A] It diverts the reader so that the boy’s real thoughts will be a greater surprise when they are revealed.

[B] It creates a sense of time passing so that we know it is close to evening by the time the father gets home.

[C] It gives the author an opportunity to show that he is able to write very complex

sentences though he usually writes very short, simple ones.

[D] It brings out a contrast between the father’s robust activities outside and the boy’s

terrible tension inside.

11. In Art for Heart’s Sake, Dr. Caswell gave Ellsworth a suggestion that be           .

[A] take more medicine

[B] listen to the radio or watch TV

[C] take more automobile rides

[D] take up art

12. In How to live like a Millionaire, the self - made rich develop clear goals for       .

[A] accumulating income till the age of 50

[B] having a dollar figure in mind and working for it

[C] leaving an estate to their children

[D] retiring early

13. The short story as a genre in American literature probably began with Irving’s The Sketch Book, a collection of essays, sketches and tales, among which the most famous and frequently anthologized are Rip Van Winkle and           .

[A] The Wild Honeysuckle

[B] The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

[C] The Scarlet Letter

[D] The Pioneers

14. “Not even the great Nicholas Veddle himself was safe from the tongue of this daring woman,

   who blamed himself for much of her husband’s idleness.” The word tongue in this quotation