PrayerPanther811To Have and Have Not It had been boring hanging about the hotel all afternoon. 1. Why did the writer want to leave the hotel? To have a change of scene.2. What attracted the writer to the shop? The light coming from inside.3. The writer found the stock in the front of the shop of top quality.4. What was unusual about the way the woman looked at him? She seemed to know him well.5. The writer disliked the back room because he saw nothing he really liked.Pop Music in Africa Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music. 1. This passage is about how African pop music is more serious than most pop music.2. For people outside of Africa, African pop music is both familiar and different.3. The musicians mentioned in this passage all write about serious problems.4. Eric Wainaina studied music in Boston.5. Witness Mwaijaga writes about the problems of women partly because she has had a difficult life herself.Why So Many Children? In many of the developing countries in Africa and Asia 1. In a traditional agricultural economy, a large family can be an advantage.2. When countries become industrialized, the birth rate generally goes down.3. According to this passage, Italy today is an example of an industrialized country with a low birth rate.4. Saudi Arabia is mentioned in the passage because it shows that factors other than the economy influence birth rate.5. In Mexico, Thailand, and Indonesia, the government has tried to improve the condition of women.Narrow Escape We had left the hut too late that morning. 1. Why was it “too late” by the time they left the hut in the morning? Rocks loosened by melting ice could be dangerous.2. The first reason given to explain why mountaineers hate talus is that climbers above you might cause it to fall on you.3. What is likely to be the meaning of Cailloux? Rocks are falling.4. What is sarcastic in the words of the boy in paragraph four? Being hit by a rock isnt pleasant at all.5. In what sense was Toby safe? The overhanging rock would protect him from falling rocks.The Family The structure of a family takes different forms around the world and even in the same society. 1. Another good title for this passage would be What Makes a Family? 2. A nuclear family is defined as a married couple with their minor children3. The information in this passage would most likely be found in an anthropology textbook4. The information in the first paragraph is presented mainly through pointing out similarities5. The word mobility means readiness to moveTales of the Terrible Past It is not the job of fiction writers to analyze and interpret history. 1. This passage is mostly about two novels that deal with slavery2. Beloved is set in Ohio after the Civil War3. The writer seems to feel that the books are worthwhile but challenging4. The writer emphasizes that the two books are similar in their portrayal of violence5. The word appalling means terrible Seeing the World Centuries AgoIf you enjoy looking through travel books by such familiar authors as Arthur Frommer or Eugene Fodor，1. This passage is mostly about where three early travel writers went and wrote about2. Ibn Battutah traveled throughout the Muslim world3. The books of the three writers were popular because they told of strange and exotic locales4. The overall organization of this passage is through chronological order5. In this passage attest means to give proof of“Lucky” Lord Lucan - Alive or DeadOn 8th November 1974 Lord Lucan，a British aristocrat，vanished. 1. The public are still interested in the investigation because Lord Lucan has never been found2. It is thought that Lucan killed the nanny because it was dark and he thought she was Lady Lucan3. Aspinall thought Lucan killed himself by sinking his boat4. Lucan could have been killed because people thought he might talk to the police about them if he was caught5. Ex-detective MacLaughlin claimed that Mr Barry Haplin was really Lord Lucan in disguiseThe Travels of Ibn Battuta“I left Tangier, my birthplace,1. What is the passage mainly about? The adventures of Ibn Battuta.2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to set off for in line 5? left to go to.3. The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a position of judge because Ibn Battuta had studied in Mecca.4. Which of the following would the writer of this passage most likely agree with? Ibn Battuta should be better known in the West today. 5. Why did Ibn Battuta finally return to his home? The Sultan of Morocco asked him to return.Shark Attack!Craig Rogers was sitting on his surfboard, 1. After Craig Rogers fell into the water, the shark.swam away.2. It is difficult for the author to understand why great whites often let humans escape3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to mak