Reading Comprehension

Which of the following can be extracted from the passage about liberals? I. Liberals who were extremists were very sporadic in nature. II. Liberal extremists in their own way, aid the society. III. Liberals refute the radical's notion on jurisdiction.

Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

(1) Political ideologies can be visualized as points on a straight line, with liberals to the left of center and conservatives to the right. Located near the center of the line are political moderates. At the far points at either end are the extremists, both liberal and conservative. 
Liberals and conservatives differ primarily in their view of the proper role of government in 
the lives of citizens. While liberals tend to

(10) favor the federal government taking an active role in correcting social inequities, regulating business activities, and protecting the environment, conservatives tend to mistrust federal interference in these affairs. Conservatives believe that, to the extent that any regulation is necessary, these functions are best performed by state and local governments. Moreover, by definition, 
conservatives tend to be wary of change in

(20) society while liberals tend to favor change.
Both the liberal and conservative camps harbor extremists who favor revolutionary changes. Liberal extremists are often called radicals while conservative extremists are often referred to as reactionaries. Extremists push an agenda that makes the majority of people, regardless of their beliefs, uncomfortable. Often, the actions of extremist 
groups push through social or legal barriers.

(30) Some extremists engage in unlawful activity—such as the destruction of private property— in order to further their agenda and garner media attention for their cause. Many resort to violence.
The liberal extremist Theodore Kaczynski killed three people and injured twenty-three during an eighteen-year period in the 1980s and 1990s. The Unabomber—as Kaczynski is 
called—sent bombs through the mail to

(40) people he considered enemies of the Earth. One of the Unabomber’s victims was Gilbert Murray, president of the California Forestry Association, a timber industry group. Kaczynski believed that Murray and the timber industry were contributing to the destruction of the environment. Another victim, Thomas Mosser, an advertising executive, was falsely accused by the 
Unabomber of helping Exxon clean up its

(50) public image after the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill in March 1989. In Kaczynski’s manifesto, he advocates a revolution whose object “will be to overthrow not governments but the economic and technological basis for the present society.” Many analysts like Ralph R. Reiland argue that Kaczynski took the ideas of environmental groups such as Earth First! and pushed them to the extreme. Far 
left radicals like Kaczynski, he notes, take the

(60) ideas of other extremists and violently act on them. Reiland writes: “In short, the Unabomber was no intellectual loner.” 
Leftist radicals are by no means the only extremists who promote violence, however. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, two right-wing extremists associated with the militia movement, were convicted of blowing up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
Oklahoma City in April 1995, killing 168

(70) people in the process. McVeigh and Nichols—like others from the militia movement—mistrust government just as Kaczynski does, but for very different reasons. Militia members assert that the government conspires to deprive people of their constitutional rights. Those involved in the militia movement contend that it is necessary to maintain a body of armed 
citizens and a stockpile of weapons in order

(80) to defend the people against a tyrannical government. In addition, many within the movement believe that the government protects minorities at the expense of white males. According to John M. Swomley, president of Americans for Religious Liberty, militias “are anti-abortion, anti-homosexual, and tend to accept fundamentalist white-supremacist and anti-Semitic theology as well 
as the subordination of women.”

(90) As the above examples illustrate, left and right wing extremists— while holding antithetical views—often arrive at similar solutions to perceived problems. Both Kaczynski and McVeigh mistrusted government, for instance, and both used bombs as a means of challenging the status quo. The straight line that illustrates the political spectrum, in fact, often turns into a 
circle with extremists from the right and left

(100) occupying the same position. While the Unabomber did not go so far as to call for the abolition of government, other extremists on the left do. Anarchists, for example, believe that government is oppressive and always undesirable. They advocate a state ruled by no political authority. In this regard they are in agreement with those from the militia movement. However, while the aim of 
anarchists is to turn over the means of

 (110) production to the workers in order to achieve an egalitarian society, many of those in the militia movement desire a return to the days when white men had more authority and control.
Some commentators argue that extremist views—but not extremist actions—such as those held by Kaczynski and McVeigh can benefit society by acting as a catalyst for 
change. For example, Marc E. Fisher, a

(120) political and religious analyst, contends that Jesus Christ was considered an extremist in his time. Fisher argues that Christ’s doctrines of brotherly love and forgiveness, however, “began a movement that would eventually change the lives of millions, indeed billions, of people” for the good. Many detractors also considered 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. an extremist. King turned that label around, asking those who would

(130) maintain racial segregation: “Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?” 
Neither Jesus nor King advocated violence. However, many would argue that extremist ideas—while perhaps stimulating— inevitably lead to violent and hateful actions. For example, while members of the environmental 
group Earth First! Do not publicly endorse

(140) violence; some commentators contend that individuals like Theodore Kaczynski nevertheless feel encouraged by the group’s ideas to commit violent acts. And while not everyone in the militia movement advocates the bombing of federal buildings, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols evidently felt that the ideas espoused by militia groups justified the bombing that killed scores of people. At 
their worst, extreme ideas can lead to the

(150) deaths of vast numbers of people, as witnessed by the millions killed in World War II as a result of the hatred spewed by Adolf Hitler.

'Antithetical' in line 92 implies ___________.

Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

(1) Political ideologies can be visualized as points on a straight line, with liberals to the left of center and conservatives to the right. Located near the center of the line are political moderates. At the far points at either end are the extremists, both liberal and conservative. 
Liberals and conservatives differ primarily in their view of the proper role of government in 
the lives of citizens. While liberals tend to

(10) favor the federal government taking an active role in correcting social inequities, regulating business activities, and protecting the environment, conservatives tend to mistrust federal interference in these affairs. Conservatives believe that, to the extent that any regulation is necessary, these functions are best performed by state and local governments. Moreover, by definition, 
conservatives tend to be wary of change in

(20) society while liberals tend to favor change.
Both the liberal and conservative camps harbor extremists who favor revolutionary changes. Liberal extremists are often called radicals while conservative extremists are often referred to as reactionaries. Extremists push an agenda that makes the majority of people, regardless of their beliefs, uncomfortable. Often, the actions of extremist 
groups push through social or legal barriers.

(30) Some extremists engage in unlawful activity—such as the destruction of private property— in order to further their agenda and garner media attention for their cause. Many resort to violence.
The liberal extremist Theodore Kaczynski killed three people and injured twenty-three during an eighteen-year period in the 1980s and 1990s. The Unabomber—as Kaczynski is 
called—sent bombs through the mail to

(40) people he considered enemies of the Earth. One of the Unabomber’s victims was Gilbert Murray, president of the California Forestry Association, a timber industry group. Kaczynski believed that Murray and the timber industry were contributing to the destruction of the environment. Another victim, Thomas Mosser, an advertising executive, was falsely accused by the 
Unabomber of helping Exxon clean up its

(50) public image after the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill in March 1989. In Kaczynski’s manifesto, he advocates a revolution whose object “will be to overthrow not governments but the economic and technological basis for the present society.” Many analysts like Ralph R. Reiland argue that Kaczynski took the ideas of environmental groups such as Earth First! and pushed them to the extreme. Far 
left radicals like Kaczynski, he notes, take the

(60) ideas of other extremists and violently act on them. Reiland writes: “In short, the Unabomber was no intellectual loner.” 
Leftist radicals are by no means the only extremists who promote violence, however. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, two right-wing extremists associated with the militia movement, were convicted of blowing up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
Oklahoma City in April 1995, killing 168

(70) people in the process. McVeigh and Nichols—like others from the militia movement—mistrust government just as Kaczynski does, but for very different reasons. Militia members assert that the government conspires to deprive people of their constitutional rights. Those involved in the militia movement contend that it is necessary to maintain a body of armed 
citizens and a stockpile of weapons in order

(80) to defend the people against a tyrannical government. In addition, many within the movement believe that the government protects minorities at the expense of white males. According to John M. Swomley, president of Americans for Religious Liberty, militias “are anti-abortion, anti-homosexual, and tend to accept fundamentalist white-supremacist and anti-Semitic theology as well 
as the subordination of women.”

(90) As the above examples illustrate, left and right wing extremists— while holding antithetical views—often arrive at similar solutions to perceived problems. Both Kaczynski and McVeigh mistrusted government, for instance, and both used bombs as a means of challenging the status quo. The straight line that illustrates the political spectrum, in fact, often turns into a 
circle with extremists from the right and left

(100) occupying the same position. While the Unabomber did not go so far as to call for the abolition of government, other extremists on the left do. Anarchists, for example, believe that government is oppressive and always undesirable. They advocate a state ruled by no political authority. In this regard they are in agreement with those from the militia movement. However, while the aim of 
anarchists is to turn over the means of

 (110) production to the workers in order to achieve an egalitarian society, many of those in the militia movement desire a return to the days when white men had more authority and control.
Some commentators argue that extremist views—but not extremist actions—such as those held by Kaczynski and McVeigh can benefit society by acting as a catalyst for 
change. For example, Marc E. Fisher, a

(120) political and religious analyst, contends that Jesus Christ was considered an extremist in his time. Fisher argues that Christ’s doctrines of brotherly love and forgiveness, however, “began a movement that would eventually change the lives of millions, indeed billions, of people” for the good. Many detractors also considered 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. an extremist. King turned that label around, asking those who would

(130) maintain racial segregation: “Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?” 
Neither Jesus nor King advocated violence. However, many would argue that extremist ideas—while perhaps stimulating— inevitably lead to violent and hateful actions. For example, while members of the environmental 
group Earth First! Do not publicly endorse

(140) violence; some commentators contend that individuals like Theodore Kaczynski nevertheless feel encouraged by the group’s ideas to commit violent acts. And while not everyone in the militia movement advocates the bombing of federal buildings, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols evidently felt that the ideas espoused by militia groups justified the bombing that killed scores of people. At 
their worst, extreme ideas can lead to the

(150) deaths of vast numbers of people, as witnessed by the millions killed in World War II as a result of the hatred spewed by Adolf Hitler.

Which of the following traits are not attributed to the government by the radicals?

Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

(1) Political ideologies can be visualized as points on a straight line, with liberals to the left of center and conservatives to the right. Located near the center of the line are political moderates. At the far points at either end are the extremists, both liberal and conservative. 
Liberals and conservatives differ primarily in their view of the proper role of government in 
the lives of citizens. While liberals tend to

(10) favor the federal government taking an active role in correcting social inequities, regulating business activities, and protecting the environment, conservatives tend to mistrust federal interference in these affairs. Conservatives believe that, to the extent that any regulation is necessary, these functions are best performed by state and local governments. Moreover, by definition, 
conservatives tend to be wary of change in

(20) society while liberals tend to favor change.
Both the liberal and conservative camps harbor extremists who favor revolutionary changes. Liberal extremists are often called radicals while conservative extremists are often referred to as reactionaries. Extremists push an agenda that makes the majority of people, regardless of their beliefs, uncomfortable. Often, the actions of extremist 
groups push through social or legal barriers.

(30) Some extremists engage in unlawful activity—such as the destruction of private property— in order to further their agenda and garner media attention for their cause. Many resort to violence.
The liberal extremist Theodore Kaczynski killed three people and injured twenty-three during an eighteen-year period in the 1980s and 1990s. The Unabomber—as Kaczynski is 
called—sent bombs through the mail to

(40) people he considered enemies of the Earth. One of the Unabomber’s victims was Gilbert Murray, president of the California Forestry Association, a timber industry group. Kaczynski believed that Murray and the timber industry were contributing to the destruction of the environment. Another victim, Thomas Mosser, an advertising executive, was falsely accused by the 
Unabomber of helping Exxon clean up its

(50) public image after the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill in March 1989. In Kaczynski’s manifesto, he advocates a revolution whose object “will be to overthrow not governments but the economic and technological basis for the present society.” Many analysts like Ralph R. Reiland argue that Kaczynski took the ideas of environmental groups such as Earth First! and pushed them to the extreme. Far 
left radicals like Kaczynski, he notes, take the

(60) ideas of other extremists and violently act on them. Reiland writes: “In short, the Unabomber was no intellectual loner.” 
Leftist radicals are by no means the only extremists who promote violence, however. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, two right-wing extremists associated with the militia movement, were convicted of blowing up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
Oklahoma City in April 1995, killing 168

(70) people in the process. McVeigh and Nichols—like others from the militia movement—mistrust government just as Kaczynski does, but for very different reasons. Militia members assert that the government conspires to deprive people of their constitutional rights. Those involved in the militia movement contend that it is necessary to maintain a body of armed 
citizens and a stockpile of weapons in order

(80) to defend the people against a tyrannical government. In addition, many within the movement believe that the government protects minorities at the expense of white males. According to John M. Swomley, president of Americans for Religious Liberty, militias “are anti-abortion, anti-homosexual, and tend to accept fundamentalist white-supremacist and anti-Semitic theology as well 
as the subordination of women.”

(90) As the above examples illustrate, left and right wing extremists— while holding antithetical views—often arrive at similar solutions to perceived problems. Both Kaczynski and McVeigh mistrusted government, for instance, and both used bombs as a means of challenging the status quo. The straight line that illustrates the political spectrum, in fact, often turns into a 
circle with extremists from the right and left

(100) occupying the same position. While the Unabomber did not go so far as to call for the abolition of government, other extremists on the left do. Anarchists, for example, believe that government is oppressive and always undesirable. They advocate a state ruled by no political authority. In this regard they are in agreement with those from the militia movement. However, while the aim of 
anarchists is to turn over the means of

 (110) production to the workers in order to achieve an egalitarian society, many of those in the militia movement desire a return to the days when white men had more authority and control.
Some commentators argue that extremist views—but not extremist actions—such as those held by Kaczynski and McVeigh can benefit society by acting as a catalyst for 
change. For example, Marc E. Fisher, a

(120) political and religious analyst, contends that Jesus Christ was considered an extremist in his time. Fisher argues that Christ’s doctrines of brotherly love and forgiveness, however, “began a movement that would eventually change the lives of millions, indeed billions, of people” for the good. Many detractors also considered 1960s civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. an extremist. King turned that label around, asking those who would

(130) maintain racial segregation: “Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?” 
Neither Jesus nor King advocated violence. However, many would argue that extremist ideas—while perhaps stimulating— inevitably lead to violent and hateful actions. For example, while members of the environmental 
group Earth First! Do not publicly endorse

(140) violence; some commentators contend that individuals like Theodore Kaczynski nevertheless feel encouraged by the group’s ideas to commit violent acts. And while not everyone in the militia movement advocates the bombing of federal buildings, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols evidently felt that the ideas espoused by militia groups justified the bombing that killed scores of people. At 
their worst, extreme ideas can lead to the

(150) deaths of vast numbers of people, as witnessed by the millions killed in World War II as a result of the hatred spewed by Adolf Hitler.

What is the meaning of Soiree?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question:
M.Latin had met the young woman at a soirée, at the home of the assistant chief of his bureau, and at first sight had fallen in love with her.
    She was the daughter of a country physician who had died some months previously. She had come to live in Paris, with her mother, who visited much among her acuaintances, in the hope of making a favorable marriage for her daughter. They were poor and honest, quite and unaffected.
  The young girl was a perfect type of the virtuous woman whom every sensible young man dreams of one day winning for life. Her simple beauty had the charm of angelic modesty, and the imperceptible smile, which constantly hovered about her lips, seemed to be the reflection of a pure and lovely soul. Her praises resounded on every side. People were never tired of saying: “Happy’d be the man who wins her love. He would not find a better wife.”
   Now M.Lantin enjoyed a snug little income of $700.A hundred and thirty years ago, in 1875,this indeed was a sum and, thinking he could safely assume the responsibilities of matrimony, proposed to this model young girl and was accepted.
    He was unspeakably happy with her; she governed his household cleverly and economically that they seemed to live in luxury. She lavished the most delicate attentions on her husband, coaxed and fondled him, and the charm of her presence was so great that six years after their marriage M.Lantin discovered that he loved his wife even more than during the first days of their honeymoon.
     He only felt inclined to blame her for two things: her love of the theater, and a taste for false jewelry. Her friends (she was acquainted with some officer’s wives) frequently procured for her box at the theater, often for the first representations of the new plays; and her husband was obliged to accompany her, whether he willed or not, to these amusements, though they bored him excessively after a day’s labor at the office.
    After a time, M.Lantin begged his wife to get some lady of her acquaintance to accompany her. She was at first opposed to such an arrangement; but, after much persuasion on his part, she finally consented – to the infinite delight of her husband.
   Now, with her love for the theater came also the desire to adorn her person.True, her costumes remained as before, simple, and in the most correct taste; but she soon began to ornament her ears with huge rhinestones which glittered and sparkled like real diamonds. Around her neck, she wore strings of false pearls, and on her arms bracelets of imitation gold.
    Her husband frequently remonstrated with her saying:
 “My dear, as you cannot afford to buy real diamonds; you ought to appear adorned with your beauty and modesty alone, which are the rarest ornaments of your sex.”

What is the meaning of inclination?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of sobbed?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of bedstead?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of knowledge?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of glazed?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of illuminated?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of horror?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of extracted?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of funeral?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

How was the door?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”

What is the meaning of pluckily?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:
“Why?” said he, for his wish to go in was now stronger.
“Because if you go in there, you will have to inclination to remain with me, and I want you to stay. If you only knew!”
“Well, what?”And with a violent movement, he opened the glazed door. The smell of carbolic acid seemed almost to strike him in the face, and what he saw made him recoil still more, for on a small iron bedstead lay the dead body of a woman fantastically illuminated by a single wax candle. In horror, he turned to escape.
“Stop, my dear,” the woman sobbed; and clinging to him, she told him amid a flood of tears that her friend had died two days previously, and that there was no money to bury her. She said,” You can understand that I want it to be a respectable funeral; we were so very fond of each other! Stop here, my dear, do stop. I only want ten francs more. Don’t go away?
They had gone back into the bedroom, and she was trying to detain him:
“No,” he said,” let me go. I will give you ten francs, but I will not stay here; I cannot
He took his purse out of his pocket, extracted a ten-franc piece, put it on the table, and then went to the door. When he had reached it, a thought suddenly struck him, as if somebody were reasoning with him, without his knowledge.
“Why lose these ten francs? Why not profit by this woman’s good intentions. She certainly behaved pluckily, and if I had not known about the matter, I should certainly not have gone away for some time. Well then?
Then other obscurer suggestions whispered to him:
“She was her friend! They were so fond of each other! Was it friendship or love? Oh! Love apparently.Well, it would really be avenging morality, if this woman were forced to be faithless to that monstrous love.” Then he turned round to her and said in a trembling voice: “Look here! If I give you twenty francs instead of ten, I suppose you could buy some flowers for her, as well?”
The unhappy woman’s face brightened with pleasure and gratitude.
“Will you really give me twenty?”
“Yes,” he replied,” and more perhaps. It quite depends upon yourself.”