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    The document contains two passages. The first passage summarizes that opera is a dramatic art form where the emotional content is conveyed through both music and lyrics. In opera, the words are sung rather than spoken and accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from small to full orchestra. The second passage discusses that dolphins are regarded as friendly creatures known to help sailors. Dolphin society is more complex than previously thought as they care for the sick, pregnant, and weakest. While some propose they have language, they likely communicate without words. The ability to kill dolphins more easily than vice versa does not prove human superiority.

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    The document contains two passages. The first passage summarizes that opera is a dramatic art form where the emotional content is conveyed through both music and lyrics. In opera, the words are sung rather than spoken and accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from small to full orchestra. The second passage discusses that dolphins are regarded as friendly creatures known to help sailors. Dolphin society is more complex than previously thought as they care for the sick, pregnant, and weakest. While some propose they have language, they likely communicate without words. The ability to kill dolphins more easily than vice versa does not prove human superiority.

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    The document contains two passages. The first passage summarizes that opera is a dramatic art form where the emotional content is conveyed through both music and lyrics. In opera, the words are sung rather than spoken and accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from small to full orchestra. The second passage discusses that dolphins are regarded as friendly creatures known to help sailors. Dolphin society is more complex than previously thought as they care for the sick, pregnant, and weakest. While some propose they have language, they likely communicate without words. The ability to kill dolphins more easily than vice versa does not prove human superiority.

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    The document contains two passages. The first passage summarizes that opera is a dramatic art form where the emotional content is conveyed through both music and lyrics. In opera, the words are sung rather than spoken and accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from small to full orchestra. The second passage discusses that dolphins are regarded as friendly creatures known to help sailors. Dolphin society is more complex than previously thought as they care for the sick, pregnant, and weakest. While some propose they have language, they likely communicate without words. The ability to kill dolphins more easily than vice versa does not prove human superiority.

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    COMPREHENSION

    Passage 1 - Opera
    Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating in Europe, in which the emotional
    content is conveyed to the audience as much through music, both vocal and
    instrumental, as it is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical theater an actor's
    dramatic performance is primary, and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in
    opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes,
    and acting. However, the words of the opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken.
    The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small
    instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

    1. It is pointed out in the reading that opera ----.

    A) has developed under the influence of musical theater


    B) is a drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra
    C) is not a high-budget production
    D) is often performed in Europe
    E) is the most complex of all the performing arts

    2. We can understand from the reading that ----.

    A) people are captivated more by opera than musical theater


    B) drama in opera is more important than the music
    C) orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size
    D) musical theater relies above all on music
    E) there is argument over whether the music is important or the words in
    opera

    3. It is stated in the reading that ----.

    A) acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theater


    B) many people find musical theater more captivating than opera
    C) music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera
    D) an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir
    E) opera doesn't have any properties in common with musical theater
    Passage 2 - Dolphins
    Dolphins are regarded as the friendliest creatures in the sea and stories of them
    helping drowning sailors have been common since Roman times. The more we learn
    about dolphins, the more we realize that their society is more complex than people
    previously imagined. They look after other dolphins when they are ill, care for
    pregnant mothers and protect the weakest in the community, as we do. Some
    scientists have suggested that dolphins have a language but it is much more
    probable that they communicate with each other without needing words. Could any of
    these mammals be more intelligent than man? Certainly the most common argument
    in favor of man's superiority over them that we can kill them more easily than they
    can kill us is the least satisfactory. On the contrary, the more we discover about these
    remarkable creatures, the less we appear superior when we destroy them.

    4. It is clear from the passage that dolphins ----.

    A) don't want to be with us as much as we want to be with them


    B) are proven to be less intelligent than once thought
    C) have a reputation for being friendly to humans
    D) are the most powerful creatures that live in the oceans
    E) are capable of learning a language and communicating with humans

    5. The fact that the writer of the passage thinks that we can kill dolphins more easily
    than they can kill us ----.

    A) means that they are better adapted to their environment than we are
    B) shows that dolphins have a very sophisticated form of communication
    C) proves that dolphins are not the most intelligent species at sea
    D) does not mean that we are superior to them
    E) proves that Dolphins have linguistic skills far beyond what we
    previously thought

    6. One can infer from the reading that ----.

    A) dolphins are quite abundant in some areas of the world


    B) communication is the most fascinating aspect of the dolphins
    C) dolphins have skills that no other living creatures have such as the
    ability to think
    D) it is not usual for dolphins to communicate with each other
    E) dolphins have some social traits that are similar to those of humans

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