Read the following text to answer question 23.
Hi Adriana,
How are things back in Rome? Are you glad to be home again? Sorry I haven't written lately. I've been a bit depressed. My grades aren't
as good as they used to be. Classes didn't use to be so difficult!
I have to say, I miss you. You used to be such a good influence on me! These days, I oversleep. I often miss my classes! That never used to happen because I knew I had to meet you at the café in the morning. I remember how you would complain about the coffee here in Canada. You used to call it ―brown water‖!
I'm spending too much money too. Every time I go to the mall, I see something I want to buy. That's another reason I miss you! I would see some great jacket, but you wouldn't let me buy it. You would always tell me I didn't need it and drag me away!
Also, I have a noisy new roommate, Cindy. All she ever does is gab on her cell! Remember the way we would sit around talking? You always used to make me laugh. I bet that's a big reason I never used to feel stressed like I do now!
Anyway, exams will be over on Friday, so I'm sure I'll feel better then.
Write soon!
Annie
RICHARDS, J. C.; SANDY, C. Passages. Cambridge: CUP, 2008. p.74 (Adapted).
Judge the sentences according to the text:
I. The word ―oversleep‖ in the sentence ―These days, I oversleep,‖ means sleep for longer than intended.
II. Annie used to complain about the coffee because of its ―brown water‖ appearance.
III. We can state that the word ―miss‖ in the sentence ―I have to say, I miss you‖ has the same meaning as in the phrase ―I often miss my classes!‖
IV. Annie is a bit depressed but she thinks she will be better as soon as she finishes her exams.
V. The verb ―to gab‖ in the sentence ―All she ever does is gab on her cell!‖ means to talk continuously, especially about things which are not important.
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Read the following text to answer question 17.
William's words - Confessions of a Latin teacher (part 2)
By Justin Ratcliffe
The UK government has ignored demands to offer Latin in all schools. But the ancient world still holds our imaginations, from law and politics through to films like Clash of Titans and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
Politically, Roman laws passed through two houses. The UK copied this arrangement. The US went further, placing the Senate and House of Representatives on Capitol Hill. Money stamped with our leader's faces is inspired by Roman coins. The Romans gave us public and civil law, trial by jury and the principle "innocent till proven guilty". Today's politicians are still influenced by Cicero's oratory. We take rhetorical devices from classical: simile and metaphor, synecdoche and metonymy. Although we may prefer films to poetry, we use their literary genres: tragedy and comedy, epic and satire.
Ever since Freud, psychology has used classical words and concepts. We are aware of our ego, id and superego. We recognise narcissism, mania and the Oedipus complex. Philosophy is built upon Plato and Aristotle, giving us arguments a priori and a posteriori, syllogism and reduction ad absurdum. Everybody knows Descartes' phrase: "Cogito ergo sum".
Science is full of Latin from geometry's humble oval to paleontology's mighty Tirannosaurus rex. In meteorology, we have cumulo-nimbus clouds; in physics, the quantum. We named the planets after Roman gods. Neighbours Venus and Mars reflect the mythical entanglement of love and war. [...]
In sport, Romans took Greek pursuits and turned them into big business, with stadiums and gambling. Watch today's racing, horses or Formula One, and you can't help thinking of chariot racing in the Circus Maximus. The celebrities and hysteria in boxing, wrestling, rugby and football recall Rome's gladiators. [...]
Oxford classics professors recently urged the British government to give Latin the same status in schools as modern languages. The Department for Education replied: ―Latin is an important subject, valuable for learning of modern languages and a useful basis for many disciplines. It is, however, not classified in curriculum as modern language as pupils cannot interact with native Latin speakers or visit parts of the world where Latin is spoken as native language‖. A diplomatic response!
Speak up. São Paulo: Editora Rickdan, n. 285, ano XXIII, maio de 2011, p.40-41 (Adapted).
According to the text, mark the CORRECT answer:
Read the following text to answer question 18:
William's words - Confessions of a Latin teacher (part 2)
By Justin Ratcliffe
The UK government has ignored demands to offer Latin in all schools. But the ancient world still holds our imaginations, from law and politics through to films like Clash of Titans and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
Politically, Roman laws passed through two houses. The UK copied this arrangement. The US went further, placing the Senate and House of Representatives on Capitol Hill. Money stamped with our leader's faces is inspired by Roman coins. The Romans gave us public and civil law, trial by jury and the principle "innocent till proven guilty". Today's politicians are still influenced by Cicero's oratory. We take rhetorical devices from classical: simile and metaphor, synecdoche and metonymy. Although we may prefer films to poetry, we use their literary genres: tragedy and comedy, epic and satire.
Ever since Freud, psychology has used classical words and concepts. We are aware of our ego, id and superego. We recognise narcissism, mania and the Oedipus complex. Philosophy is built upon Plato and Aristotle, giving us arguments a priori and a posteriori, syllogism and reduction ad absurdum. Everybody knows Descartes' phrase: "Cogito ergo sum".
Science is full of Latin from geometry's humble oval to paleontology's mighty Tirannosaurus rex. In meteorology, we have cumulo-nimbus clouds; in physics, the quantum. We named the planets after Roman gods. Neighbours Venus and Mars reflect the mythical entanglement of love and war. [...]
In sport, Romans took Greek pursuits and turned them into big business, with stadiums and gambling. Watch today's racing, horses or Formula One, and you can't help thinking of chariot racing in the Circus Maximus. The celebrities and hysteria in boxing, wrestling, rugby and football recall Rome's gladiators. [...]
Oxford classics professors recently urged the British government to give Latin the same status in schools as modern languages. The Department for Education replied: ―Latin is an important subject, valuable for learning of modern languages and a useful basis for many disciplines. It is, however, not classified in curriculum as modern language as pupils cannot interact with native Latin speakers or visit parts of the world where Latin is spoken as native language‖. A diplomatic response!
Speak up. São Paulo: Editora Rickdan, n. 285, ano XXIII, maio de 2011, p.40-41 (Adapted).
In the sentence "innocent till proven guilty" the word ―till‖ can be replaced, without changing its meaning, by:
Read the following poem to answer question 19.
Our Conquering Swords
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
1. Our conquering swords shall marshall us the way
2. We use to march upon the slaughter'd foe,
3. Trampling their bowels with our horses' hoofs,
4. Brave horses bred on the white Tartarian hills.
5. My camp is like to Julius Caesar's host,
6. That never fought but had the victory;
7. Nor in Pharsalia was there such hot war
8. As these, my followers, willingly would have.
9. Legions of spirits, fleeting in the air,
10. Direct our bullets and our weapons' points,
11. And make your strokes to wound the senseless light;
12. And when she sees our bloody colours spread,
13. Then Victory begins to take her flight,
14. Resting herself upon my milk-white tent--
15. But come, my lords, to weapons let us fall;
16. The field is ours, the Turk, his wife, and all.
Available at: www.poetry-archive.com/m/marlowe_christopher.html
Glossary
Fleeting: passing quickly; lasting only a short time.
Shall: modal verb indicating future predictions.
Slaughter: kill (animals or people) in large numbers.
Sword: weapon with a long thin metal blade and a protected handle.
Trample: tread heavily on sth/sb so as to cause damage or destruction.
Wound: give a wound to (sb). Wound (n): injury caused deliberately to part of the body by cutting, shooting, etc, esp. as the result of an attack.
The main idea of the poem is:
Read the following poem to answer question 20:
Our Conquering Swords
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
1. Our conquering swords shall marshall us the way
2. We use to march upon the slaughter'd foe,
3. Trampling their bowels with our horses' hoofs,
4. Brave horses bred on the white Tartarian hills.
5. My camp is like to Julius Caesar's host,
6. That never fought but had the victory;
7. Nor in Pharsalia was there such hot war
8. As these, my followers, willingly would have.
9. Legions of spirits, fleeting in the air,
10. Direct our bullets and our weapons' points,
11. And make your strokes to wound the senseless light;
12. And when she sees our bloody colours spread,
13. Then Victory begins to take her flight,
14. Resting herself upon my milk-white tent--
15. But come, my lords, to weapons let us fall;
16. The field is ours, the Turk, his wife, and all.
Available at: www.poetry-archive.com/m/marlowe_christopher.html
Glossary
Fleeting: passing quickly; lasting only a short time.
Shall: modal verb indicating future predictions.
Slaughter: kill (animals or people) in large numbers.
Sword: weapon with a long thin metal blade and a protected handle.
Trample: tread heavily on sth/sb so as to cause damage or destruction.
Wound: give a wound to (sb). Wound (n): injury caused deliberately to part of the body by cutting, shooting, etc, esp. as the result of an attack.
Mark the CORRECT answer according to the poem:
Read the following text to answer question 21:
Celebrities react to news of Amy Winehouse's death
Celebrities flocked to Twitter Saturday after news broke that Grammy Award-winning singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home.
It is suspected that Winehouse suffered a fatal drug overdose but an official cause of death will be determined by an autopsy, to be performed Sunday.
Winehouse has publicly battled both drug and alcohol addiction, and was most recently admitted to a rehab facility back in May.
Celebrities, including Demi Moore, Sophia Bush, Anderson Cooper, and Winehouse's close friend Kelly Osbourne mourned the late singer on the social networking site.
Available at: www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/23/celebrities-react-to-amy-_n_907806.html
Read the following statements and mark the CORRECT one according to the text: