PASSAGE 2

1. What does the writer say about advertisements in the first paragraph?

• A. They often depict people that most other people would not care to be like.

• B. The pictures in them accurately reflect the way that some people really live.

• C. Certain kinds are considered more effective in cities than others.

• D. The way in which some of them are worded is cleverer than it might appear.

2. What does a “femme fatale” refer to?

• A. a beautiful woman who spends her time enjoying herself

• B. a gorgeous woman who realizes most men’s dream

• C. a potential good wife

• D. an attractive woman who may bring unhappiness to men

3. The word “facetious” is closest in meaning to _____.

• A. flippant

• B. prevalent

• C. impudent

• D. complacent

4. The writer says that if you look at a line of advertisements on a tube train, it is clear that _____.

• A. city dwellers have very diverse ideas about what image they would like to have

• B. some images in advertisements have a general appeal that others lack

• C. city dwellers are more influenced by images on advertisements than other people are

• D. some images are intended to be representative of everyone’s aspirations

5. What does the writer imply about portraits of old movie stars?

• A. They reflected an era in which people felt basically safe.

• B. They made people feel that their own faces were rather unattractive.

• C. They tried to disguise the less attractive features of their subjects.

• D. Most people did not think they were accurate representations of the stars in them.

6. What does the writer suggest about the stars of the last decade?

• A. Most people accept that they are not typical of society as a whole.

• B. They make an effort to speak in a way that may not be pleasant on the ear.

• C. Some of them may be uncomfortable about the way they come across.

• D. They make people wonder whether they should become more selfish.

7. The writer uses the crowd on an underground platform to exemplify his belief that _____.

• A. no one in a city has strict attitudes towards the behavior of others

• B. no single attitude to life is more common than another in a city

• C. people in cities would like to have more in common with each other

• D. views of what society was like in the past are often accurate

8. The writer implies that new arrivals in a city may _____.

• A. acquire a certain image without understanding what that involves

• B. underestimate the importance of wealth

• C. decide that status is of little importance

• D. change the image they wish to have too frequently

9. The novels of Samuel Beckett is an example of _____.

• A. classic literature works that make their owners feel superior to other people

• B. literature works of high artistic value

• C. possessions that show owners’ identity

• D. what is wanted by the majority in the society

10. What point does the writer make about city dwellers in the final paragraph?

• A. They are unsure as to why certain things are popular with others.

• B. They are keen to be the first to appreciate new styles.

• C. They want to acquire more and more possessions.

• D. They are aware that judgments are made about them according to what they buy.