Tham khảo tài liệu 'sat ii success literature episode 2 part 6', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS Test-Taking Strategy When a question asks you about the meaning of a line or phrase reread the sentences before and after the citation so you fully understand the context. 12. The correct answer is C . It is important to put the question in context. The phrase represents a transitional point from Twain s listing of health benefits at Lake Tahoe to other approaches that were in vogue then. The reference to slowness shows that the author was indicating that it will take time for people to learn about something new and change choice C . Choices A and D have nothing to do with the selection. Choice B misreads the cited passage by saying there is nothing new while Twain simply says it takes a while for people to learn about new things and then change. Choice E is a distracter too. There is nothing in the selection about the difference between good and bad communication. 13. The correct answer is C . As Mark Twain often does he is making an exaggerated comparison to make his point. In this case he is making the point that Lake Tahoe has significant rehabilitative powers choice C . Reviving a long-dead mummy is his way of using wit to drive home his point. There is no reference in the selection to the spiritual power of Lake Tahoe so choice A can be eliminated. Choice B doesn t make sense in relation to a mummy. Choice D antiquity and choice E arid climate are distracters. 14. The correct answer is D . A metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is referred to as another. Choice D matches that definition Twain is equating a skeleton and a man with consumption who came to Lake Tahoe to die. Choice B is simply a statement describing the quality of the air around Lake Tahoe. In this case the verb is is not a clue. Choice A is hyperbole an exaggeration for humorous effect. It uses the elliptical as to compare the air around Tahoe to what angels breathe. Choice C is also a simile using like rather than as. Choice E uses an allusion the Egyptian
