Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A
47. By saying “the woman said she found my face a challenge” (Line 2, Para 1), the author suggests that her face is too ugly to deal with / hard to deal with /not good-looking .
48. Because of the Ascot woman’s heavy weight / plumpness / fatness , the stick had to be pulled out from the ground.
49. What did the author learn from what she saw in Ascot?
The stupidity of trying to conform and be better than anyone else.
50. According to the author, what was the main reason for the failure of her first dance?
She wore sticking-plaster on her ears instead of diamante ear-rings.
51. Why did the author tell a lie to her parents that she had a marvelous time?
To please her parents. / To make them happy. / Not to disappoint them.
Section B
Passage One
52. What do people tend to think of Picasso’s paintings?
[B]They are enjoyable amusements.
53. Which of the following artists pioneered Cubist art?
[B] Picasso.
54. Which of the following is the true description of the surrealist world?
[C] It had never been explored by anyone before Picasso.
55. Picasso quoted the example of the English language to maintain that .
[D] the intricacy of the surrealist art should not be blamed on the artists
56. The author most probably thinks that Picasso’s art is .
[A] unprecedented
Passage Two
57. What’s the main idea of the passage?
[D] People in different cultures have different concepts of space.
58. According to Dr. Edward Hall, .
[B] space doesn’t mean emptiness in the eyes of the Japanese
59. The Arabs and the Japanese differ in that .
[A] the Japanese keep their closeness within limits while the Arabs don’t
60. It can be inferred from the passage that .
[C] even impolite bodily contact is acceptable by the Arabs
61. When an Arab wants to be alone, he .
[B] may still stay with his companion