D) Pandora won Epimetheus's heart, though she was meant for Prometheus 26. According to the legend that's related in the passage, hope…………. .
A)was lost when Pandora released a multitude of bad things into the world
B)was the only thing left behind to help deal with the problems released into the world C)meant that Pandora could still manage to deceive Prometheus
D)was eliminated from the Earth by the bad things released from the box
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer to questions 30-32. The official language of the Czech Republic is Czech, a highly complex western Slavic tongue.
Any attempt from foreigners to speak Czech will be heartily appreciated, so do not be
discouraged if people fail to understand you, as most will be accustomed to hearing foreigners
stumble through their language. If you don't know any Czech, brush up on your German, since,
among the older generation at least, it is still the most widely spoken second language.
Russian, once the compulsory second language has been practically wiped off the school
curriculum, and the number of English speakers has been steadily increasing, especially among
the younger generation.
30. It is clear from the passage that…………. .
A)more Czechs speak German than any other foreign language B)as their own language is so difficult, Czechs prefer German
C)everyone in the Czech Republic speaks several languages
D)Czechs usually laugh at foreigners who try to speak Czech
31. The author informs us that……….. .
A)it is now illegal for Czechs to speak Russian
B)Czechs do not want to speak German as it reminds them of the German occupation
C)most Czech schools offer courses in the Russian language
D) Czechs were once required to study Russian at school 32. This passage would most likely appear in ………… .
A)a grammar book of the Czech language
B)a history book of the Czech Republic
C) a book about English language teaching
