READING AND COMPREHENSION 2 "How different our own life is!"

Judging from the passage, we can say that this story is mainly about ............ .

• a) life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea

• b) how changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures

• c) how wonderful our lives were and will be

• d) the differences among creatures of the earth and those of the sea

• e) the superiority of human beings over some creatures in terms of senses

We discover that the sea creatures in the story ...............

• a) have the same senses that we do

• b) have no sense of hearing as well as sight

• c) hear the sounds of the ocean

• d) live in darkness because no light reaches to the bottom

• e) do not hear the sound of sea as they are accustomed to it

In the passage a child in darkness is likened to ................ .

• a) someone who lives where there are no seasons

• b) an animal without the sense of touch

• c) a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability

• d) a deaf child unaffected by the environment

• e) a perfect sleeper, for there is no sound around to hear

4. This story is mainly about ............. .

• a) the world's first great traveler

• b) traveling from Italy to China

• c) why Polo went to the far east

• d) Marco Polo and Kublai Khan

• e) in what ways Columbus affected Polo

5. The reason that Marco Polo is called great is not that ................ .

• a) he traveled very far to reach China for a new world

• b) he wrote about his adventures in a book, which many people read

• c) he was so well liked by the king of China

• d) he crossed mountains and deserts to reach China

• e) he achieved fame thanks to his good reasoning

6. We know from the story that after he turned back, ................

• a) Marco brought out a book inspiring new voyages

• b) Marco stayed in Italy for twenty-three years

• c) Kublai Khan knew that Marco had crossed mountains and deserts

• d) Kublai Khan sent Columbus to other countries for business

• e) Marco set out for a new adventure