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signandwritethewordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Foranunnecessaryword,crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash"
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andputthewordintheblankprovidedattheendoftheline.
Duringtheearlyyearsofthiscentury,wheatwasseenasthevery
lifebloodofWesternCanada.Peopleoncitystreetswatchedtheyields
andthepriceofwheatinalmostasmuchfeelingasiftheyweregrowers.
(1)
Themarketingofwheatbecameanincreasingfavoritetopicofconversation.
(2)
Warsetthestageforthemostdramaticeventsinmarketingthe
westerncrop.Foryears,farmersmistrustedspeculativegrainselling
ascarriedonthroughtheWinnipegGrainExchange.Wheatprices
weregenerallylowintheautumn,sofarmerscouldnotwaitfor(3)
marketstoimprove.Ithadhappenedtoooftenthattheysoldtheirwheat
soonshortlyafterharvestwhenframdebtswerecomingdue,(4)
justtoseepricesrisingandspeculatorsgettingrich.Onvariousoccasions(5)
producergroupsaskedfirmercontrol,butthegovernmenthadnowishto(6)
becomeinvolving,atleastnotuntilwartimewhenwheatpricesthreatened(7)
torunwild.
Anxioustocheckinflationandrisinglifecosts,thefederal(8)
governmentappointedaboardofgrainsupervisorstodealwithdeliveries
fromthecropsof1917and1918.GrainExchangetradingwassuspended,
andfarmerssoldatpricesfixedbytheboard.Tohandlewiththecropsof(9)
1919,thegovernmentappointedthefirstCanadianWheatBoard,with
totalauthoritytobuy,sell,andsetprices.(10)
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION[40MIN.]
Inthissectiontherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedbyatotaloffifteenmultiple-choicequestions.Readthepassagesandthenmarkyouranswersonyourcoloredanswersheet.
TEXTA
Amagazine'
sdesignismorethandecoration,morethansimplepackaging.Itexpressesthemagazine'
sverycharacter.TheAtlanticMonthlyhaslongattemptedtoprovideadesignenvironmentinwhichtwodisparatetraditions--literaryandjournalistic--canco-existinpleasurabledignity.Theredesignthatweintroducewiththisissue--theworkofourartdirector,JudyGarlan--represents,wethink,anotableenhancementofthatenvironment.
Garlanexplainssomeofwhatwasinhermindasshebegantocreatethenewdesign:
“Isawthisasanopportunitytobringthelookclosertomatchingtheeleganceandpowerofthewritingwhichthemagazineisknownfor.Theoveralldesignhastobeabletoencompassagreatdiversityofstylesandsubjects--urgentpiecesofreporting,seriousessays,lighterpieces,lifestyle-orientedpieces,shortstories,poetry.Wedon'
twantlighterpiecestoseemtooheavy,andwedon'
twantheavierpiecestoseemtoopretty.Wealsouseabroadrangeofartandphotography,andthedesignhastoworkwellwiththat,too.Atthesametime,themagazineneedstohaveaconsistentfeel,needstounderscorethesensethateverythinginitispartofoneAtlanticworld.”
TheprimarytypefacesGarlanchoseforthistaskareTimesRoman,foramorereadablebodytype,andBauerBodoni,foramorestylishandflexibledisplaytype(articletitles,largeinitials,andsoon).Otheraspectsofthenewdesignarestructural.Thearticlesinthefrontofthemagazine,whichonceflowedintooneanother,nowstandontheirown,togainprominence.TheTravelcolumn,nowfeaturedineveryissue,hasbeenmovedfromthebacktothefront.Asnotedinthisspacelastmonth,theword“Monthly”rejoins“TheAtlantic”onthecover,afteradecade-longabsence.
JudyGarlancametotheAtlanticin1981afterhavingservedastheartdirectorofseveralothermagazines.DuringhertenureheretheAtlantichaswonmorethan300awardsforvisualexcellence,fromtheSocietyofIllustrators,theAmericanInstituteofGraphicArts,theArtDirectorsClub,CommunicationArts,andelsewhere.Garlanwasinvariouswaysassistedintheredesignbytheentireartdepartmentstaff:
RobinGilmore,Barnes,BetsyUrrico,GillianKahn,andLisaManning.
TheartistNicholasGaetanocontributedaswell:
heredrewourcolophon(thefigureofNeptunethatappearsonthecontentspage)andcreatedthesymbolsthatwillappearregularlyonthispage(arenditionofourbuilding),onthePuzzlerpage,abovetheopeningofletters,andonthemasthead.Gaetano,whoseworkmanagestocombinestylishclarityandbreezystrength,isthecoverartistforthisissue.
11.PartofthenewdesignistobeconcernedwiththefollowingEXCEPT______
A.variationinthetypefaces.
B.reorganizationofarticlesinthefront.
C.creationofthetravelcolumn.
D.reinstatementofitsformername.
12.Accordingtothepassage,thenewdesignworkinvolves______
A.otherartistsaswell.
B.otherwritersaswell.
C.onlythecoverartist.
D.onlytheartdirector.
13.Thisarticleaimsto______
A.emphasizetheimportanceofamagazine'
sdesign.
B.introducethemagazine'
sartdirector.
C.persuadethereadertosubscribetothemagazine.
D.informthereaderofitsnewdesignandfeatures.
TEXTB
WHYSHOULDanyonebuythelatestvolumeintheever-expandingDictionaryofNationalBiography?
Idonotmeanthatitisbad,asthereviewerswillagree.Butitwillcostyou65pounds.Andhaveyougottherestofvolumes?
Youneedthebasic22plusthelargelydecennialsupplementstobringthetotalto31.Ofcourse,itwillbeanswered,publicandacademiclibrarieswillwantthenewvolume.Afterall,itadds1,068livesofpeoplewhoescapedthenetoftheoriginalcompilers.Yetin10years'
timearevisedversionofthewholecaboodle,calledtheNewDictionaryofNationalBiography,willbepublished.Itseditor,ProfessorColinMatthew,tellsmethathewillhaveroomforabout50,000lives,some13,000morethaninthecurrentDNB.Thisratherputsthe1,068inMissingPersonsintheshade.
WhenDrNichollswrotetotheSpectatorin1989askingfornamesofpeoplewhomreadershadlookedupintheDNBandhadbeendisappointednottofind,shesaysthatshereceivedsome100,000suggestions.(Well,shehadwrittento"
otherqualitynewspapers"
too.)Assoonashercommitteehadwhittledthenumbersdown,theprofessionalproblemsofaneditorbegan.Contributorsdidn'
tfilecopyontime;
somewhodidsenttoomany:
50,000wordsinsteadof500isarecord,accordingDrNicholls.
Thereremainsthedinner-partygameofwho'
sout.Thatisagamethatthereviewershaveplayedandwillcontinuetoplay.Criminalsweremyinitialworry.Afterall,theoriginaleditionoftheDNBboasted:
Malefactorswhosecrimesexciteapermanentinteresthavereceivedhardlylessattentionthanbenefactors.Mr.JohnGrossclearlyhadsimilaranxieties,forhecomplainsthat,whilethemurdererChristieisin,Crippenisout.OnemightsayinreplythattheinjusticeofthehangingofEvansinsteadofChristiewasaforceintherepealofcapitalpunishmentinBritain,asLudovieKennedy(theauthorofChristieentryinMissingPersons)notes.ButthenCrippenwasreputedasthefirstmurderertobecaughtbytelegraphy(hehadtriedtoescapedbyshiptoAmerica).
ItissurprisingtofindMaxMillerexcludedwhenreallynotverymemorablenamesgetin.TherehasbeenaconsciousefforttoputinartistsandarchitectsfromtheMiddleAges.Abouttheirlivesnotmuchisalwaysknown.
OfHugoofBurySt.Edmunds,a12th-centuryilluminatorwhosedatesofbirthanddeatharenotrecorded,hisbiographercomments:
"
WhetherornotHugowasawall-painter,therecordsofhisactivitiesascarverandmanuscriptpainterattesttohisversatility."
Thentherehadtobemorewomen,too(12percent,againsttheoriginalDBN'
s3),suchasRoyStrong'
ssubject,theTudorpainterLevinaTeerlinc,ofwhomheremarks:
hermostcharacteristicfeatureisaheadattachedtoatoosmall,spindlybody.Hertechniqueremainedawkward,thinandoftencursory."
Doesn'
tseemtoqualifyherasamemorableartist.YetitmaybebetterthantherecordoftheoriginalDNB,whichincludedlivesofpeoplewhoneverexisted(suchasMerlin)andevenmanagedtogivethankstoJ.W.Clerkeasacontributor,though,asalatereditionadmitsinashamefacedfootnote,"
exceptfortheentryintheListofContributorsthereisnotraceofJ.W.Clerke."
14.Thewritersuggeststhatthereisnosenseinbuyingthelatestvolume______
A.becauseitisnotworththeprice.
B.becauseithasfewerentriesthanbefore.
C.unlessonehasallthevolumesinhiscollection.
D.unlessanexpandedDNBwillcomeoutshortly.
15.OntheissueofwhoshouldbeincludedintheDNB,thewriterseemstosuggestthat______
A.theeditorshadclearrulestofollow.
B.thereweretoomanycriminalsintheentries.
C.theeditorsclearlyfavouredbenefactors.
D.theeditorswereirrationalintheirchoices.
16.CrippenwasabsentfromtheDNB______
A.becauseheescapedtotheU.S.
B.becausedeathsentencehadbeenabolished.
C.forreasonsnotclarified.
D.becauseoftheeditors'
mistake.
17.Theauthorquotedafewentriesinthelastparagraphto______
A.illustratesomefeaturesoftheDNB.
B.giveemphasistohisargument.
C.impressthereader
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