Reading Comprehension Questions
a. teach prospective owners how to transform their racing greyhound into a good pet.b
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| a. teach prospective owners how to transform their racing greyhound into a good pet. b. show how the greyhound’s nature makes it equally good as racer and pet. c. encourage people to adopt retired racing greyhounds. d. objectively present the pros and cons of adopting a racing grey- hound. 403. According to the passage, adopting a greyhound is a good idea for people who a. do not have children. b. live in apartments. c. do not usually like dogs. d. already have another dog or a cat. 501 Reading Comprehension Questions 6801_501_ReadingCompQuest_4E[fin].indd 187 3/18/10 1:34:58 PM Which of the following is implied by the passage? a. The public is more aware of greyhounds than they used to be. b. Greyhounds are more competitive than other dogs. c. Greyhound racing should not be allowed. d. People who own pet rabbits should not adopt greyhounds. 405. One drawback of adopting a greyhound is that a. greyhounds are not good with children. b. greyhounds are old when they retire from racing. c. the greyhound’s sensitivity makes it temperamental. d. greyhounds are not good watch dogs. 406. This passage is most like an advertisement because it a. uses statistics to prove its point. b. does not present information to substantiate its claims. c. says nothing negative about greyhounds. d. encourages people to do something. 407. According to the passage, a retired racing greyhound available for adoption will most likely be a. happy to be retiring. b. easily housebroken. c. a champion, or else it would have been euthanized. d. less high-strung than those that are not available for adoption. The lives of the Ancient Greeks revolved around eris, a concept by which they defined the universe. They believed that the world existed in a condition of opposites. If there was good, then there was evil, if there was love, then there was hatred joy, then sorrow war then peace and soon. The Greeks believed that good eris occured when one held a balanced outlook on life and coped with problems as they arose. It was a kind of ease of living that came from trying to bring together the great opposing forces in nature. Bad eris was evident in the violent conditions that ruled men’s lives. Although these things were found in nature and sometimes could not be controlled, it was believed that bad eris occurred when one ignored a problem, letting it grow larger until it destroyed not only that person, but his family 1 8 8 501 Download 3.61 Mb. Share with your friends:
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