Short Advanced Reading Comprehension Test 32 With MCQs and Answers

(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, available solely before the first question. Remember, referring back to the reading text while answering the questions may be helpful to ensure accuracy.)

Domino is an 18th-century dress with a long hooded cloak, maybe derived from a kind of clerical hood or the half mask with which it was generally worn. The term was also applied to a person who wore such a costume. The mask came into use with Italian Renaissance comedy, in which half masks were worn by such characters as Harlequin. The masks were later worn by aristocrats who did not wish to be recognized when taking part in plays, and the half-mask developed into a disguise. Men and women who wore dominos at masquerades and carnivals generally did so to remain incognito. The domino was also worn by women while travelling.

"Hood" is a (an) _____.

The hood of the domino may have been enthused by _____.

"_____ generally did so to remain incognito."

"so" refers to _____.

Physiologically women may be more sensitive to environmental factors such as stress, seasonal changes and social rank. And this responsiveness might help explain the high rates of depression among them. The symptoms of depression range from uncomfortable to debilitating: sleep disturbances, hopelessness, feelings of worthlessness, difficulty concentrating, exhaustion and sometimes even delusions. Few people realize just how common depression is, how severe it can be or that it is most prevalent among women. Today 20 % of the female population in the developed world suffer from depression.

The main thought of the text is _____.

Which of the following is not an indication of depression?

In accordance with the text, _____.

Although the cheetah is considered an efficient hunter, only about half of its attempts to take prey are successful. The most common reason for this failure is early detection by the prey. Cheetahs do not take wind direction into account when stalking, and unlike hyenas, cheetahs do not attempt to single out handicapped or sick individuals.

We can conclude from the text that _____.

Which of the following is not true?

"Cheetahs do not take wind direction into account“ refers to _____.

Whether you have a family member who is born or becomes handicapped, or you yourself become disabled, it is vital to feel your grief for what could have been. Until you experience all your anger, sadness, fear, and guilt over your lost dreams, you will be closed off to the possible gifts offered by the new reality. It is a great challenge to live with your loss, especially if the diagnosis means further disablement, or even death, is likely. Often, it is not only the handicapped person who has lost their previous life choices, but also their immediate family. However, many handicapped people and their family members describe the wonderful love and aliveness that can be experienced in what may seem like unlikely situations.

Which of the following titles would be suitable for the text?

Which of the following statements is correct?

The author has used "previous life choices" for _____.

In the palmy days of the '70s and '80s, almost the entire working population in Libya was on the government payroll. The flow of oil revenues had ensured that the vast bulk of the population lived comfortably, even if no one put in much effort at their nine-to-two jobs before going home to sleep. Housing was practically free, and the government threw up endless apartment blocks and modern houses for all who needed them. Water and electricity came without charge. This unbounded largesse was already being trimmed back in the late '80s, but the sanctions, while not savage enough to cause misery on the scale of circumstances in Iraq, brought harder times. Soon there was a black market price for the Libyan dinar, which had long enjoyed rock-solid stability, and it started to slide.

It is about _____.

Which of the following may have happened when the economy started to reject?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

The common cold is a mild, contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory tract (nose, throat and larynx). The common cold is most prevalent during the winter. It is estimated that about 50% of all people acquire colds during the winter, while only about 20% are infected during the summer. The disease is also more prevalent among certain age groups. Pre-school children average from 6 to 12 colds a year, while their parents have about 6 colds a year. Other adults average only 2 or 3 a year. The principal cause of the common cold is a group of 50 to 60 different viruses known as rhinoviruses. In addition to rhinoviruses, which seem to account for the majority of common colds, certain other viruses have also been associated with the disease. Since so many viruses cause the common cold, it is unlikely that artificial immunization, that is any medication to prevent it, will be probable for some time. A natural form of immunity does exist, but an individual must be infected with all of the many cold-producing viruses before he is truly immune to the disease. Evidence of natural immunity is the fact that colds occur less frequently in older persons. This is the result of immunity acquired from cold infections in the past. It also reflects their lessened contact with small children, a major source of infection.

The common cold is more usually seen in _____.

Artificial immunization to the common cold will not protect a person from it all his life as _____.

"The disease is also more prevalent among certain age groups" refers to _____.

Art criticism is the description, interpretation, and evaluation of works of art. Art criticism has been a distinct profession just since the 19th century. It grew from two modern institutions - commercial art galleries and newspapers. The art galleries, which first appeared in Paris when the French Academy was no longer able to handle all the work produced by French artists, provided a marketplace for works of art. The newspapers published articles about art for an interested audience. The gallery system and regular art criticism in newspapers freed painting from official patronage and made it a part of public life. Criticism differs from the expertise and other kinds of art scholarship, even though the critic may call on specialists in X-ray, spectrograph, or other kinds of physical and chemical analysis to date a work of art or to determine the materials or method used in its production. Criticism often uses data from iconography and art history. Knowledge of artistic tradition is established by art history, and an artist's originality, for instance, is measured by the ways in which he departs from tradition. Criticism is not always verbal; museums and patrons who preserve and buy some works, and ignore or destroy others, are also engaged in criticism.

Commercial art galleries _____.

Which of the following is not correct?

Which of the following is not occupied openly in art criticism?

Secularization, as it has developed since the Middle Ages, has consisted in substituting for supernatural and technological explanations, natural and reasonable ones. This change is one of the most profound, affecting mankind and forms the basis of modern democratic government and of our scientific-technological age. In a society based on the divine right of kings, there could be no genuinely democratic government in the modern sense. Democracy is built on the idea that the individual has a right to judge political issues for himself.

According to the passage, with the rise of democracy _____.

It is argued that the process of secularization _____.

In the development of modern society, _____.