Questions:
22 The word hallmark (line 1) means
A. a common habit
B. an unusual behavior
C. the most typical feature
Answer: C
23 The findings regarding reading will be useful in
A. stopping the decline in reading
B. preventing depression among teenagers
C. discouraging teenagers from listening to music
Explanation: Paragraph 4 says that reading has the reverse effect of listening to music.
Answer: B
24 Primark's comment This is worth emphasizing (line 19) suggests that
A. teenagers should read more
B. depression among teenagers will increase
C. teenagers should not be exposed to many forms of media
Answer: A
25 Which of the following is true of paragraph 5?
A. People who listen to popular music are usually happy.
B. When people are depressed, they listen to music.
C. Music may or may not cause depression.
Explanation: "But that does not necessarily mean that music causes depression" This line in paragraph 5 gives the answer.
Answer: C
26 What can be concluded from the 2009 and the current study?
A. The findings are contradictory.
B. The findings discourage listening to music.
C. The findings identify watching television as a cause of depression.
Explanation: Points from that paragraph are
- more TV watching-> depressed adulthood.
- no such relation with listening to music.
- Hence the findings are contradictory between the two study
Answer: A
27 preclude time spent reading (line 41) means the depressed
A. find reading difficult
B. are discouraged from reading
C. claim that reading worsens their
Explanation: Preclude mean prevent
Answer: A
28 The passage ends with
A. an advice for parents of teenagers
B. a caution on the use of the findings
C. a possible application of the findings
Explanation: Points from the last paragraph This can be used by parents as ways to spot troubled teen.
Answer: A
29 From the passage. we can conclude that
A. reading is the recommended activity for depressed teenagers
B. it is true that different media will affect teenagers differently
C. further research on the link between depression and various media forms is needed
Explanation: The answer is given in paragraph 9
- Points of that paragraph: Points:
- More research needed to understand the connection between depression and various forms of media
Answer: C
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