tlie principle, "a woman's body, a woman's right" but I don't always like myself for do ing so.
Fanatics on both sides are using reprehensible and deceitful tactics. An honest dialogue on abortion must start by re-setting the stage, by denouncing the approaches that block communication.
74. According to the passage, the pro-life and pro-choice positions on abortion are
A. complementary to each other
B. opposed to each other
C. similar in nature
D. reconcilable in a way
75. To a pro-life extremist, .
A. all babies should be carried to term
B. babies resulting from rape should not be bom
C. deformed babies can be aborted when detected
D. an underage girl has no right to give birth
76. According to the pro-choice position,
A. a pregnant woman cannot abort her baby if its father agrees to keep it
B. a pregnant woman has an absolute right of choice over an abortion
C. the baby's father also has a say over its mother's choice of abortion
D. the baby's father has an unalienable obligation to support the baby
77, Who would insist that the baby be born whether or not it is the child of a rapist?
A. the author
B. average people
C. a pro-choice advocate
D. a pro-life extremist
78. The author doubts the legal right to lie to friends as well as the one to
A. abort a fetus in its fifth month
B. view the photos of late-term abortion
C. give birth to a baby in one's teenage
D. dispose of whatever under one's skin
79. The author, as a "middle ground" person, .
A. actually holds a mild pro-life opinion
B. proposes that a rapist's baby never be born
C. advocates a serious dialogue on abortion
D. denies the principle "a woman's body, a woman's right"
Passage 5
In the absence of optimism, we are left with nothing but critics, naysayers, and prophets of doom. When a nation expects the worst from its people and institutions, and its experts focus exclusively on faults, hope dies. Too many people spend too much time looting down rather than up, Finding fault with their country's political institutions, economic system, educational establishment, religious organizations, and—worst of all—with each other.
Faultfinding expends so much negative energy that nothing is left over for positive action. It takes courage and strength to solve the genuine problems that afflict every society. Sure, there will always be things that need fixing. But the question is, Do you want to spend your time and energy tearing things down or building them up?
The staging of a Broadway show could illustrate my point. Let's say a new production is about to open, A playwright has polished the script, investors have put up the money, and the theater has been rented, A director has been chosen, actors have been auditioned and selected, and the cast has been rehearsing for weeks. Set, lighting, and sound engineers have been hard at work. By the time opening night arrives, nearly a hundred people have labored tirelessly—all working long hours to make magic for iheir audience.
On opening night, four or five critics sit in the audience, [f they pan it, the play will probably close in a matter of days or weeks. If they praise it, the production could go on for a long and successful run. In the end, success or failure might hinge on the opinion of a single person—someone who might be in a bad mood on opening night! What's wrong with this scene? In one sense, nothing. Critics have a legitimate role. The problem arises when we make critics our heroes or put them in control of our fate. When we empower the critic more than the playwright, something is wrong. It is much easier to criticize than to create. When we revere the critics of society, we eventually become a society of critics, and when that happens, there is no room left for constructive optimism.
80. According to the author, critics usually .
A. ignore minor imperfections
B. overemphasize flaws
C. see both sides of a coin
D. pin their hopes on improvements
81. It can be inferred from the text that if optimism were adopted, .
A, no serious problems would arise in society