34. Which in the following is most likely the reason why the author declares that poetry is a stubborn art in the passage?
(A) Poetry powerfully puts grief behind
(B) Poetry strives to retain vestiges of that which no longer exists or is about to disappear
(C) Poetry refuses the feelings of grief
(D) Poetry persists in dividing grief into recognizable stages
(E) Poetry insists on relieving our pain

30. Based on the passage, which of the following statements does NOT agree with the author's observation of the Xi administration? (A) Under the Xi administration, Chinese diplomats adopt a confrontational and combative style of diplomacy. (B) The Xi administration abandons Deng Xiaoping's post-Mao pro-market reforms. (C) Under the Xi administration, China has alienated its foreign friends. (D) The reforms undertaken by the Xi administration allows the rise of China in the first place. (E) Xi has sought to secure his reversals of Deng Xiaoping's reforms by lifting his own term limit.

31. What does "Catch-22s" in the last paragraph mean? (A) Rare chances to showcase Chinese superiority (B) Hidden disadvantages (C) Conundrums (D)Blessings (E) A think tank

32. According to the author, which of the following is likely to be what Xi expects to achieve by undoing Deng Xiaoping's reforms? (A) Ensuring the future of cosmopolitanism (B) Improving the political capability of the United Nations (C) Promoting multiculturalism (D) Creating a world of authoritarian states with heavy Chinese influence (E) Realizing the American dream

33.Which of the following is true according to the author of this passage? (A) Robert Frost suggests that poetry is cssentially propagandistic. (B) We should divide grief into recognizable stages so that we can label, tame and put it behind us. (C) It is useless to let sorrow inhabit one's very being. (D) Our culture which has become increasingly intolerant of grief is superficial. (E) Robert Frost's distinction between grievances and griefs is pointless.

35. Based upon the passage, which of the following statements does NOT agree with the author's opinion of a media-driven culture? (A) A media-driven culture is skin-deep (B) In a media-driven culture, grief is something people want to put behind them (C) A media-driven culture often leads to an intolerant society (D) A media-driven culture often seemns uncomfortable with true depths of feeling (E) A media-driven culture would not celebrate grief as one of the deepest human emotions.

36. Which of the following is the most likely reason why the author, in the third paragraph, relates his experience of studying poetry on a windy autumnal morning in late October, 1968? (A) To pay homage to his freshman humanities teacher (B) To demonstrate how one could be deepened and enlarged by poetry of grief (C) To leave a verbal record of his youth (D) To tell the story of Achilles (E) To challenge Robert Frost's idea of poetry

37. In the quote from Book 18 of the Iliad, (A) Achilles was distraught over the message delivered by Nestor(B) Achilles was grieving for the death of Antilochus (C) Patroclus spoke to Achilles (D) Achilles was seen tugging at his own hair (E) The black ashes were scattered over Antilochus's immortal tunic

38. In the second paragraph, the author quotes Robert Frost in order to (A) make a clear distinction between prose and poetry (B) clarify the meaning of grievances (C) advocate the importance of propaganda (D) denounce prose (E) bolster the idea that grief is celebrated in poetry

39. Here are three statements concerning the Ancient Greek city-states: I. There were precise delineations of the areas of land controlled by the city- states. II. Compared to the modern state system, the city-states possessed highly institutionalized bureaucracies. Ⅲ. The record of the conflicts between Athens and Sparta in The Peloponnesian Wars indicated that the city-states were controlled by well- established political institutions. Based on the passage we read,(A) Both I and Ill are true(B) Both II and III are true(C) Only I is true(D) Only II is true(E) Only III is true

40. Which of the following titles could best indicate the content of this passage? (A) The Origin of the City-State (B) From Feudalism to Nationalism (C) The Ideology of the Modern State (D) Sovereignty in Historical Perspective (E) The Development of Bureaucracy