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Anuta_ua [19.1K]
2 years ago
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10. Read the following paragraph from "The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband." . . . But one day in autumn Mr. Short reappeared—t

hinly clad, his head shaved, and his whole appearance changed. He seemed to have shrunk and his skin no longer gleamed with health. He went straight to his old flat. Its new master, the honest tailor, directed him to the gatehouse. Mrs. Tall was squatting in the doorway chopping firewood. At the sound of his voice she sprang up to stare at him. After two years' separation both were appalled by the change in the other. One was wrinkled, the other haggard; one looked taller than before, the other shorter. After gazing at each other they hastily turned away, and Mrs. Tall ran inside. When finally she came out again he had picked up the axe and squatted down to chop firewood, until two big boxes of wood had been chopped into kindling, as if he feared some new disaster might befall them at any moment. After that they were inseparable again, going to work together and coming back together just as before. The neighbours, finding them unchanged, gradually lost interest in them and ignored them.
After reading this paragraph, the reader can most likely conclude that Mrs. Tall ran inside because she is (1 point)
A. embarrassed by her appearance.
B. shocked by the changes in Mr. Short.
C, overcome by her own conflicting emotions.
D. conscious that their neighbors are watching them.

11. Read the following paragraph found in the selection from "From Emperor to Citizen." And what was the food laid out "ten cubits square"? The empress dowager Lung Yu would have about a hundred main dishes on six tables, an extravagance inherited from the empress dowager Tzu Hsi. I had about thirty. But these dishes which were brought in with such ceremonial were only for show. The reason why the food could be served almost as soon as I gave the word was that it had been prepared several hours or even a whole day in advance and was being kept warm over the kitchen stoves. The cooks knew that at least since the time of Kuang Hsu, the emperor had not eaten this food. The food I ate was sent over by the Empress Dowager, and after her death, by the High Consorts. She and each of the High Consorts had kitchens of their own staffed by highly skilled chefs who produced twenty or more really delicious dishes for every meal. This was the food that was put in front of me, while that prepared by the imperial kitchens was set some distance away as it was only there for the sake of appearances.
After reading this paragraph, the reader can most likely conclude that the speaker feels (1 point)
A. impressed by the traditions that dictate his meals.
B. uncomfortable with the extravagance of his meals.
C. shocked at the amount of waste created by his meals.
D. self-conscious about eating his meals in front of others.

13. Read the following paragraphs from "Cranes." Without a moment's delay, still out of breath from running, they untied the crane's feet and wings. But the bird could hardly walk. It must have been worn out from being bound. The two held it up in the air. Then, all of a sudden, a shot was fired. The crane fluttered its wings a couple of times and came down again. It was shot, they thought. But the next moment, as another crane from a nearby bush fluttered its wings, the boys' crane stretched out its long neck with a whoop and disappeared into the sky. For a long time the two boys could not take their eyes away from the blue sky into which their crane had soared.

Which word best describes the mood created by these paragraphs? (1 point) A. celebratory B, comforting C. admiring D. tranquil

14. Read the following paragraph from "A Way of Talking."
I was pleased about Jane and Rose. Jane was asking Rose all sorts of questions about her life in Auckland. About varsity and did Rose join in the marches and demonstrations. Then they went on to talking about fashions and social life in the city, and Jane seemed deeply interested. Almost as though she was jealous of Rose and the way she lived, as though she felt Rose had something better than a lovely house and clothes and everything she needed to make life good for her.

Using the details in this paragraph, the reader is led to understand that Jane is mostly interested in Rose's (1 point)
A. dress size. B. social life. C. marital plans. D. political beliefs
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ipn [44]2 years ago
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Answers:

10. A: Embarrassed by her appearance, because she did not want Mr. Short to be seen suddenly and looking worn out.

This can be verified " After two years' separation both were appalled by the change in the other. One was wrinkled, the other haggard;......." "After gazing at each other they hastily turned away,....Mrs. tall ran inside"

11.A. impressed by the traditions that dictate his meals, because after narrating that about a hundred  main dishes were laid on six tables for  the empress, the writer goes on to say that he had about thirty main dishes laid out for show. Though he  also uses the word "extravagance" to describe the manner in which this tradition had been passed on from one empress to the other. Furthermore, he continues explaining, naming and detailing the personalities involved  meals are elaboration of the meals presented to him"The food I ate was sent over by the Empress Dowager, and after her death, by the High Consorts"....that skilled chefs produced twenty or more really delicious.......this was consumed by him but that those prepared by the imperial kitchens were set at a distance for the sake of appearances.

13.B: Admiring, because they had tried to release the crane into the wild and while waiting for the bird to take its own initiative they heard a shot but suddenly their bird "stretched its long neck with a whoop and disappeared into the sky. For a long time the boys could not take their eyes away from the blue sky into which their crane had soared.

14. B: Social Life, because the writer states at the end of the paragraph the Jane was already aware of Rose´s life style, clothes, lovely house...everything she needed to make life good for her but she also wanted to know how was her varsity life like.

Vlad1618 [11]2 years ago
5 0
Did you get these answers or know them? And btw why is this in July if is June
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