English Reading Comprehension

What is theme of the passage?

Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Every one has heard people quarrelling. Sometimes it sounds funny and sometimes it sounds merely unpleasant; but however it sounds, I believe we can learn something very important from listening to the kind of things they say.
Now what interests me about all these remarks is that the man who makes them is not merely saying that the other man's behaviour does not happen to please him. He is appealing to some kind of standard of behaviour which he expects the other man to know about. And the other man very seldom replies: To hell with your standards�. Nearly always he tries to make out that what he has been doing does not really go against the standard, or that if it does there is some special excuse. He pretends there is some special reason in this particular case why the person who took the seat first should not keep it, or that things were quite different when he was given the bit of orange. It looks, in fact, very much as if both parties had in mind some kind of Law or Rule of fair play or decent behaviour about which they really agreed. If they had not, they might, of course, fight like animals, but they could not quarrel in the human sense of the word Quarreling means trying to show that the other man is in the wrong. And there would be no sense in trying to do what unless you and he had some sort of agreement as to what Right and Wrong are; just as there would be no sense in saying that a footballer had committed a foul unless there was some agreement about the rules of football.

Which of the following would be the appropriate title for the passage?

Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Every one has heard people quarrelling. Sometimes it sounds funny and sometimes it sounds merely unpleasant; but however it sounds, I believe we can learn something very important from listening to the kind of things they say.
Now what interests me about all these remarks is that the man who makes them is not merely saying that the other man's behaviour does not happen to please him. He is appealing to some kind of standard of behaviour which he expects the other man to know about. And the other man very seldom replies: To hell with your standards�. Nearly always he tries to make out that what he has been doing does not really go against the standard, or that if it does there is some special excuse. He pretends there is some special reason in this particular case why the person who took the seat first should not keep it, or that things were quite different when he was given the bit of orange. It looks, in fact, very much as if both parties had in mind some kind of Law or Rule of fair play or decent behaviour about which they really agreed. If they had not, they might, of course, fight like animals, but they could not quarrel in the human sense of the word Quarreling means trying to show that the other man is in the wrong. And there would be no sense in trying to do what unless you and he had some sort of agreement as to what Right and Wrong are; just as there would be no sense in saying that a footballer had committed a foul unless there was some agreement about the rules of football.

Directions: The last sentence in the following passage has been deleted. Select the sentence, out of the available options, that best suits the end of the passage.

You see him every day, sometimes on the street, sometimes in the ration shop, an ageless and timeless entity in the ever-changing world around him. And yet he is elusive. The man-in-the-street is no flesh-and-bone creature but a mere statistic, an apocryphal figure who is invoked by politicians and economists alike but with whom they are most comfortable as long as he remains abstract.

Directions: The last sentence in the following passage has been deleted. Select the sentence, out of the available options, that best suits the end of the passage.

Thus Simon tells us of a dream in which he saw some gigantic figures seated at table and clearly heard the frightful snapping noise made by their jaws coming together as they chewed. When he awoke he heard the beat of a horse's hooves galloping past his window. The noise made by the horse's hooves may have suggested ideas from a group of memories connected with Gu!liver's Travels—the Giants of Brobdingnag and the virtuous Houyhnhnms—if I may venture on an interpretation without the dreamer's assistance. Is it not probable, then, that the choice of such an unusual group of memories as these were facilitated by

Directions: In the following question part of the text has been deleted. The deleted text has been indicated as (…..). From the given options, select the one that best fits in place of the space marked (….).

There is a saying (…) that the only good Indian is a dead Indian. In the very teeth of that, and in spite of the fact that he was neither very good, nor an Indian - nor in any sense dead - men called Grant Imsen Good Indian to his face; and if he resented the title, his resentment was never made manifest - perhaps because he had grown up with the name, he rather liked it when he was a little fellow, and with custom had come to take it as a matter of course.

Directions: In the following question part of the text has been deleted. The deleted text has been indicated as (…..). From the given options, select the one that best fits in place of the space marked (….).

The boys signaled each other to attention by kicking surreptitiously under the table, but nothing happened. Evadna bowed a demure acknowledgment when her Aunt Phoebe introduced the two, accepted the sugar-bowl from Grant and the butter from Lewis (…) She seemed perfectly at ease; too perfectly at ease, decided Grant, who had an instinct for observation and was covertly watching her.

Every wedding takes a lot of planning. But Marcel and Karina had to do more than the usual preparation. Why should this be so?

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On Saturday I will be a groomsman at what can only be described as a very L.A. wedding: It will feature English and Spanish, rap and marimba, Rick James and Celia Cruz. The story of Marcel Hall and Karina Vasquez is typical of many young, engaged couples: They met in college, attended the same church and fell in love. What makes it so L.A., besides the fact that they both grew up in Los Angeles, is that Marcel is African American and Karina is a first-generation Guatemalan. Their union reflects the transformation of many urban Los Angeles communities, where an influx of Latinos into traditionally black neighborhoods has resulted in panaderias next to storefront churches, and restaurants that serve both Latin and soul food. Cities such as Inglewood, Hawthorne and Compton are now more than 40%  Latino.
             
This trend has also created its share of tension, as when Latino and black students skirmished last spring at Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles.     Still, most of these communities survive such changes, and even prosper, by recognizing the values of both Latino and black culture. On a much smaller scale — there will be only about 150 people there — Marcel and Karina's wedding shows one way to strike the delicate balancing act between the two cultures. The future Mr. and Mrs. Hall say it has taken creativity to incorporate both cultures into their festivities. For the father-daughter dance, Karina will dance a traditional Guatemalan marimba. The groom has requested that his groomsmen move down the aisle to one of his favorite rap songs, while the bridesmaids will enter to a ballad by the Spanish-speaking Italian pop star Laura Pausini.

The wedding will have two emcees, one who will speak Spanish and the other English. The couple also requested that I say grace in both languages. (I have reluctantly accepted. But fair warning: My prayer may be more eloquent in English.).

Yet the couple also has sought out neutral territory — literally, in that they will be married in Altadena, where neither grew up. The neutrality is evident in other ways as well. On a tight budget, the main entrée will be pasta and chicken wings. For their first dance they have chosen "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by the Stylistics, a song they feel both cultures will appreciate. The wedding party, not to mention the guest list, includes people of various races and ethnicities from throughout the segmented city that is Los Angeles.
 
Every wedding takes a lot of planning. But Marcel and Karina had to do more than the usual preparation. Although they dated for two years, they confess their families took a while to warm up to their relationship. Karina jokingly tells how once-disapproving family members now speak of Marcel as "one of the good ones." Marcel confides that his mother was not always keen on the relationship, wondering why her son did not choose a suitable black woman. Yet both have seen their families come around. And they have faith that they will be able to count on the acceptance and support of their families for the rest of their lives.

Which of the following statements best describes Los Angles?

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
On Saturday I will be a groomsman at what can only be described as a very L.A. wedding: It will feature English and Spanish, rap and marimba, Rick James and Celia Cruz. The story of Marcel Hall and Karina Vasquez is typical of many young, engaged couples: They met in college, attended the same church and fell in love. What makes it so L.A., besides the fact that they both grew up in Los Angeles, is that Marcel is African American and Karina is a first-generation Guatemalan. Their union reflects the transformation of many urban Los Angeles communities, where an influx of Latinos into traditionally black neighborhoods has resulted in panaderias next to storefront churches, and restaurants that serve both Latin and soul food. Cities such as Inglewood, Hawthorne and Compton are now more than 40%  Latino.
             
This trend has also created its share of tension, as when Latino and black students skirmished last spring at Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles.     Still, most of these communities survive such changes, and even prosper, by recognizing the values of both Latino and black culture. On a much smaller scale — there will be only about 150 people there — Marcel and Karina's wedding shows one way to strike the delicate balancing act between the two cultures. The future Mr. and Mrs. Hall say it has taken creativity to incorporate both cultures into their festivities. For the father-daughter dance, Karina will dance a traditional Guatemalan marimba. The groom has requested that his groomsmen move down the aisle to one of his favorite rap songs, while the bridesmaids will enter to a ballad by the Spanish-speaking Italian pop star Laura Pausini.

The wedding will have two emcees, one who will speak Spanish and the other English. The couple also requested that I say grace in both languages. (I have reluctantly accepted. But fair warning: My prayer may be more eloquent in English.).

Yet the couple also has sought out neutral territory — literally, in that they will be married in Altadena, where neither grew up. The neutrality is evident in other ways as well. On a tight budget, the main entrée will be pasta and chicken wings. For their first dance they have chosen "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by the Stylistics, a song they feel both cultures will appreciate. The wedding party, not to mention the guest list, includes people of various races and ethnicities from throughout the segmented city that is Los Angeles.
 
Every wedding takes a lot of planning. But Marcel and Karina had to do more than the usual preparation. Although they dated for two years, they confess their families took a while to warm up to their relationship. Karina jokingly tells how once-disapproving family members now speak of Marcel as "one of the good ones." Marcel confides that his mother was not always keen on the relationship, wondering why her son did not choose a suitable black woman. Yet both have seen their families come around. And they have faith that they will be able to count on the acceptance and support of their families for the rest of their lives.

“A very L.A. Wedding” could mean

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
On Saturday I will be a groomsman at what can only be described as a very L.A. wedding: It will feature English and Spanish, rap and marimba, Rick James and Celia Cruz. The story of Marcel Hall and Karina Vasquez is typical of many young, engaged couples: They met in college, attended the same church and fell in love. What makes it so L.A., besides the fact that they both grew up in Los Angeles, is that Marcel is African American and Karina is a first-generation Guatemalan. Their union reflects the transformation of many urban Los Angeles communities, where an influx of Latinos into traditionally black neighborhoods has resulted in panaderias next to storefront churches, and restaurants that serve both Latin and soul food. Cities such as Inglewood, Hawthorne and Compton are now more than 40%  Latino.
             
This trend has also created its share of tension, as when Latino and black students skirmished last spring at Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles.     Still, most of these communities survive such changes, and even prosper, by recognizing the values of both Latino and black culture. On a much smaller scale — there will be only about 150 people there — Marcel and Karina's wedding shows one way to strike the delicate balancing act between the two cultures. The future Mr. and Mrs. Hall say it has taken creativity to incorporate both cultures into their festivities. For the father-daughter dance, Karina will dance a traditional Guatemalan marimba. The groom has requested that his groomsmen move down the aisle to one of his favorite rap songs, while the bridesmaids will enter to a ballad by the Spanish-speaking Italian pop star Laura Pausini.

The wedding will have two emcees, one who will speak Spanish and the other English. The couple also requested that I say grace in both languages. (I have reluctantly accepted. But fair warning: My prayer may be more eloquent in English.).

Yet the couple also has sought out neutral territory — literally, in that they will be married in Altadena, where neither grew up. The neutrality is evident in other ways as well. On a tight budget, the main entrée will be pasta and chicken wings. For their first dance they have chosen "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by the Stylistics, a song they feel both cultures will appreciate. The wedding party, not to mention the guest list, includes people of various races and ethnicities from throughout the segmented city that is Los Angeles.
 
Every wedding takes a lot of planning. But Marcel and Karina had to do more than the usual preparation. Although they dated for two years, they confess their families took a while to warm up to their relationship. Karina jokingly tells how once-disapproving family members now speak of Marcel as "one of the good ones." Marcel confides that his mother was not always keen on the relationship, wondering why her son did not choose a suitable black woman. Yet both have seen their families come around. And they have faith that they will be able to count on the acceptance and support of their families for the rest of their lives.

The passage could be found in

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
On Saturday I will be a groomsman at what can only be described as a very L.A. wedding: It will feature English and Spanish, rap and marimba, Rick James and Celia Cruz. The story of Marcel Hall and Karina Vasquez is typical of many young, engaged couples: They met in college, attended the same church and fell in love. What makes it so L.A., besides the fact that they both grew up in Los Angeles, is that Marcel is African American and Karina is a first-generation Guatemalan. Their union reflects the transformation of many urban Los Angeles communities, where an influx of Latinos into traditionally black neighborhoods has resulted in panaderias next to storefront churches, and restaurants that serve both Latin and soul food. Cities such as Inglewood, Hawthorne and Compton are now more than 40%  Latino.
             
This trend has also created its share of tension, as when Latino and black students skirmished last spring at Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles.     Still, most of these communities survive such changes, and even prosper, by recognizing the values of both Latino and black culture. On a much smaller scale — there will be only about 150 people there — Marcel and Karina's wedding shows one way to strike the delicate balancing act between the two cultures. The future Mr. and Mrs. Hall say it has taken creativity to incorporate both cultures into their festivities. For the father-daughter dance, Karina will dance a traditional Guatemalan marimba. The groom has requested that his groomsmen move down the aisle to one of his favorite rap songs, while the bridesmaids will enter to a ballad by the Spanish-speaking Italian pop star Laura Pausini.

The wedding will have two emcees, one who will speak Spanish and the other English. The couple also requested that I say grace in both languages. (I have reluctantly accepted. But fair warning: My prayer may be more eloquent in English.).

Yet the couple also has sought out neutral territory — literally, in that they will be married in Altadena, where neither grew up. The neutrality is evident in other ways as well. On a tight budget, the main entrée will be pasta and chicken wings. For their first dance they have chosen "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by the Stylistics, a song they feel both cultures will appreciate. The wedding party, not to mention the guest list, includes people of various races and ethnicities from throughout the segmented city that is Los Angeles.
 
Every wedding takes a lot of planning. But Marcel and Karina had to do more than the usual preparation. Although they dated for two years, they confess their families took a while to warm up to their relationship. Karina jokingly tells how once-disapproving family members now speak of Marcel as "one of the good ones." Marcel confides that his mother was not always keen on the relationship, wondering why her son did not choose a suitable black woman. Yet both have seen their families come around. And they have faith that they will be able to count on the acceptance and support of their families for the rest of their lives.

The nearest meaning of the word ”footloose” is

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From the remote northern province of Britannia, around the year 390, came Pelagius: a fat, self–possessed cleric who called himself a monk (though he had never been ordained). He landed footloose in Rome, preaching about the human capacity for redemption. God did not choose who was saved, he said.  Salvation was the result of human effort. If we could reach within ourselves and draw forth the core of natural purity that God had put there – for why would He create us without it? - we could remake the world during our lifetimes. The role of the church, Pelagius said, was to help its members fruitfully exercise the will to be good. Followers gathered around the British monk.  He often stood quietly on summer evenings as small groups of passionate would–be reformers of the church, including several of the younger bishops, talked excited about doing away with baptism or encouraging good works. He attacked the nonsensical idea, as he called it, that Adam’s sin had been transmitted to the rest of humanity. He argued that people were perfectible; that human actions and human will, guided by God, could create a kind of echo of heaven on earth. The prayer groups that gathered to hear Pelagius were like reflecting pools, in which the members could see their faith and aspiration echoed in the shape of the conversation.  
 
Far away, in his cell outside Carthage, the solemn bishop Augustine of Hippo turned his attention to the Pelagian gatherings. He had spent his life branding and fighting heretics; Pelagius would be his last great opponent. He was a supreme logician, and he rested his argument against Pelagius on the innate corruption twined within the animal core of human nature. We are all fundamentally flawed – all tagged with our own limited view of the world. Every time we think that we have turned the corner and mastered our fate, our pride contains the seeds of its own collapse. How can we presume to declare that we will create heaven, when we can’t even predict the effects of the everyday exercise of our will?    
Saint Augustine won the ear of the emperor, of the Pope, and of the church leaders. Some say they found his doctrine more palatable because it legitimized their authority; if humans were innately damned, then they needed the church to intervene. Others say Augustine’s strictures fit the spirit of the times. And still others say simply that Augustine was right. Fearing for this life, Pelagius fled to Jerusalem. Twenty years later, he was finally tried for heresy there. Despite Augustine’s objections, he was acquitted, but he died shortly thereafter. His death inspired riots in Rome. All followers of Pelagianism were banished from Christian lands.

That was fifteen centuries ago. Ever since, Augustinians and Pelagians have battled for the soul of Western human beings. How arrogant, say the Augustinians, to presume that we can draw forth our full potential without God’s direction. How hopeless, say the Pelagians, to deny our inner beauty and our capacity to help ourselves. (“There are no bad children, only bad parents,” is a Pelagian sentiment.) The arguments echo in every sidelong glance that one human being gives another. Can our neighbors be trusted? Will they rise to meet our trust, or betray it? How much can we have faith in our–selves?

What is he meaning of the word “repatriate” in Passage A?

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Passage A

Most Icelanders have suffered this year during one of the worst winters ever, but one native who recently returned actually enjoys the weather. Keiko, a killer whale who has spent most of his life in captivity in North America, is adapting well to the semi-wild in a secluded bay and could be released into the open sea as early as this summer. Critics predicted the star of the hit movie "Free Willy" would experience frostbite when he returned to the frigid waters in September. But the rehabilitating whale has proved them wrong. "He's thriving," said Bob Ratliffe of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation. "He's actually energized by the weather the worse it gets. He jumps out of water to get sprayed by the salt spray." Keiko still does tricks or receives handouts occasionally, reminders of life in captivity since 1979. He was captured at the age of 1 or 2. Since then a long odyssey has taken the black and white seafarer from Canada to Mexico to the United States. In 1982 he was moved to an amusement park in Ontario. Three years later another park took him to Mexico City. There, the 6.4-meter (21-foot) sea mammal reportedly lived in a cramped pen with an excessively warm temperature. The 1993 film drew attention to his plight, and in 1996 the Free Willy Keiko Foundation moved him to a facility in Newport, Oregon. The foundation has spent over $12 million on its efforts to repatriate Keiko, and late last year flew the roughly 40,000-pound (18,100-kilogram) creature aboard a C-17 transport plane to his aquatic halfway house near the Wesman Islands. Since his return, he increasingly has shown characteristics of a wild whale, diving more frequently, eating more live fish and generally becoming more active. Keiko still must clear some hurdles before he can be released into the open sea. Trainers plan to give him a simulated stay in the wild this summer. They hope to enclose a larger bay, outfit Keiko with a satellite transmitter, and then take him for a walk. "We'll boat train him so he'll follow a target, and then we can recall him back to the boat if necessary," says Jeff Foster, also of the foundation. "That gives us access out to deeper water." Keiko has had limited contact with other marine mammals, but none of the encounters were close enough to learn much about his ability to interact in the wild. A harbor seal wandered into the pen, but quickly exited after spotting Keiko. "We've had pilot whales and mink whales and harbor porpoises, and we do see a change in behavior," Foster says. "He becomes a lot more vocal. He's a lot more active when these animals do show." The question remains; however, can Keiko relate with other animals in such a way as to ensure his survival? "There's the possibility that freedom may come this summer, but we're not going to do this in a cavalier fashion. It may very well be the following summer," Ratliffe says.  And if Keiko can't adapt, the foundation is prepared to take care of the famous leviathan for remainder of his life at an annual cost of about $1 million.

Passage B

Cavorting with his trainers Keiko spent his last day at the Oregon Coast aquarium seemingly unaware of the long journey ahead. His handlers had worried that Keiko might balk at going into his medical pool, but shortly after noon he breezed through the door. There were also concerns that he might be nervous about getting into the sling used to raise him out of the pool. To the relief of all Keiko couldn't have been more accommodating. Dave Phillips of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation says, "He's calm, not been vocalizing very much, no wiggling in the sling, a dream come true to see him go in so well, ready to take it home”. Once he was loaded into his so called cradle, the ice brigade got underway. More than a ton of ice was dumped in with Keiko as soon as he was loaded onto the truck. Keeping him cool was one of the most important missions of his handlers on the flight. Through the entire nine hour flight Keiko will be watched closely. 
Dave Phillips says, " We're gonna be monitoring his heart rate, his temperature. His skin has Lanolin to keep it from drying out on the plane." The seven and a half million dollar tank built especially for Keiko is now empty. The aquarium says it will turn it into an alternative attraction now that their biggest star is gone. Hillman Luedderman is a board member of the Oregon Coast Aquarium and he relates his feelings about Keiko leaving, "I have mixed emotions. I think the right thing's being done for Keiko, but we've grown to love him" They're ready to love him in Iceland. Some Icelandic kids were here to see Keiko off. One said, "It's great...it's fantastic" As Keiko's caravan made it's way down the highway, loyal fans lined up to bid a final farewell. Then he was loaded into the mammoth Air force C-17 jet. The plane had a smooth takeoff enroute to the long journey to Iceland. For the world’s most famous whale, a journey some hope is the final chapter of Keiko's captivity.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Passage A

Most Icelanders have suffered this year during one of the worst winters ever, but one native who recently returned actually enjoys the weather. Keiko, a killer whale who has spent most of his life in captivity in North America, is adapting well to the semi-wild in a secluded bay and could be released into the open sea as early as this summer. Critics predicted the star of the hit movie "Free Willy" would experience frostbite when he returned to the frigid waters in September. But the rehabilitating whale has proved them wrong. "He's thriving," said Bob Ratliffe of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation. "He's actually energized by the weather the worse it gets. He jumps out of water to get sprayed by the salt spray." Keiko still does tricks or receives handouts occasionally, reminders of life in captivity since 1979. He was captured at the age of 1 or 2. Since then a long odyssey has taken the black and white seafarer from Canada to Mexico to the United States. In 1982 he was moved to an amusement park in Ontario. Three years later another park took him to Mexico City. There, the 6.4-meter (21-foot) sea mammal reportedly lived in a cramped pen with an excessively warm temperature. The 1993 film drew attention to his plight, and in 1996 the Free Willy Keiko Foundation moved him to a facility in Newport, Oregon. The foundation has spent over $12 million on its efforts to repatriate Keiko, and late last year flew the roughly 40,000-pound (18,100-kilogram) creature aboard a C-17 transport plane to his aquatic halfway house near the Wesman Islands. Since his return, he increasingly has shown characteristics of a wild whale, diving more frequently, eating more live fish and generally becoming more active. Keiko still must clear some hurdles before he can be released into the open sea. Trainers plan to give him a simulated stay in the wild this summer. They hope to enclose a larger bay, outfit Keiko with a satellite transmitter, and then take him for a walk. "We'll boat train him so he'll follow a target, and then we can recall him back to the boat if necessary," says Jeff Foster, also of the foundation. "That gives us access out to deeper water." Keiko has had limited contact with other marine mammals, but none of the encounters were close enough to learn much about his ability to interact in the wild. A harbor seal wandered into the pen, but quickly exited after spotting Keiko. "We've had pilot whales and mink whales and harbor porpoises, and we do see a change in behavior," Foster says. "He becomes a lot more vocal. He's a lot more active when these animals do show." The question remains; however, can Keiko relate with other animals in such a way as to ensure his survival? "There's the possibility that freedom may come this summer, but we're not going to do this in a cavalier fashion. It may very well be the following summer," Ratliffe says.  And if Keiko can't adapt, the foundation is prepared to take care of the famous leviathan for remainder of his life at an annual cost of about $1 million.

Passage B

Cavorting with his trainers Keiko spent his last day at the Oregon Coast aquarium seemingly unaware of the long journey ahead. His handlers had worried that Keiko might balk at going into his medical pool, but shortly after noon he breezed through the door. There were also concerns that he might be nervous about getting into the sling used to raise him out of the pool. To the relief of all Keiko couldn't have been more accommodating. Dave Phillips of the Free Willy Keiko Foundation says, "He's calm, not been vocalizing very much, no wiggling in the sling, a dream come true to see him go in so well, ready to take it home”. Once he was loaded into his so called cradle, the ice brigade got underway. More than a ton of ice was dumped in with Keiko as soon as he was loaded onto the truck. Keeping him cool was one of the most important missions of his handlers on the flight. Through the entire nine hour flight Keiko will be watched closely. 
Dave Phillips says, " We're gonna be monitoring his heart rate, his temperature. His skin has Lanolin to keep it from drying out on the plane." The seven and a half million dollar tank built especially for Keiko is now empty. The aquarium says it will turn it into an alternative attraction now that their biggest star is gone. Hillman Luedderman is a board member of the Oregon Coast Aquarium and he relates his feelings about Keiko leaving, "I have mixed emotions. I think the right thing's being done for Keiko, but we've grown to love him" They're ready to love him in Iceland. Some Icelandic kids were here to see Keiko off. One said, "It's great...it's fantastic" As Keiko's caravan made it's way down the highway, loyal fans lined up to bid a final farewell. Then he was loaded into the mammoth Air force C-17 jet. The plane had a smooth takeoff enroute to the long journey to Iceland. For the world’s most famous whale, a journey some hope is the final chapter of Keiko's captivity.