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1. 1.

   Read aloud the following passages and then answer the questions given at the end:

   Until very recently, it was usually believed that men are more intelligent than women. Many great men were also the victims of this ill-founded belief. Even so enlightened a man Spinoza decided to vote against women on this ground. It is universally occupied in the white world that the white people are congenitally superior to the men of other colours. In Japan, on the contrary it is thought that yellow is the best colour. In Haiti, when they make statues of Jesus Christ and Satan white. Let's discard the black and white prejudiced view of humanity.

   1. Why did Spinoza vote against women?
   2. Why is in Haiti,Christ's statue in black and Satan's white?
   3. Which colour is considered the best in Japan?
   4. What is the writer's point of view?
2. 2.

   Read aloud the following passages and then answer the questions given at the end:

   A recent report in 'Newsweek' says that in American colleges, students of Asian origin outperform not only the minority group students but the majority white as well. Many of these students must  be of Indian orin origin, and their achievement is something and we  can be proud of. It is unlikely that these talented youngsters will come back to India and that is the familiar brain drain problem. However, recent statements by the nation's policy makers indicate that the perception of this issue is changing. 'Brain bank' and not 'Brain drain' is the only appropriate idea, they suggest, since the expertise of Indians abroad is only deposited in other places and not lost.

   1. Where has this report appeared?
   2. What are the students of Asian origin doing?
   3. Who figure in majority in these Asian origin students?
   4. Will the Indians living abroad come back?
   5. What do you mean by 'Brain bank'?
3. 3.

   Read aloud the following passages and then answer the questions given at the end:

   The aim of literature is the good of the world. Its purpose is not to reflect the world but to redeem the world, Literature is not merely for the entertainment of an individual, but for  the betterment and elevation of both the heart and the soul. A poet is not a mere entertainer but a prophet who inspires a habit of confidence and dynamism in the community to which he belongs. In fact, the greater the artist, the wider will be the appeal of his words. A great poet, novelist or dramatist is not of one country, but of the entire world, not of an age, but of all ages. For such a cosmopolitan artist, art is not for art's sake but for the sake of society, morality and humanity.

   1. What is the purpose of literature?
   2. What does a poet do besides entertaining?
   3. What is the place of a great artist in this world?
   4.  What does art mean to a cosmopolitan artist?