Tham khảo tài liệu 'thea writting review 4', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | THEA PRACTICE EXAM 2 16. According to the utilitarian principles described in paragraph 2 we should a. do what will bring us the most happiness. b. always think of others first. c. make our intentions clear to others. d. do what will make the most people the most happy. 17. In the last sentence the author s purpose is to show that a. using utilitarianism to make a moral decision is not always easy. b. sacrifice is necessary in life. c. long-term consequences are more important than short-term consequences. d. a pro con list is the most effective technique for making an important decision. Questions 18-22 are based on the following passage. 1 Jazz from its early roots in slave spirituals and the marching bands of New Orleans had developed into the predominant American musical style by the 1930s. In this era jazz musicians played a lush orchestrated style known as swing. Played in large ensembles also called big bands swing filled the dance halls and nightclubs. Jazz once considered risqué was made more accessible to the masses with the vibrant swinging sounds of these big bands. Then came bebop. In the mid-1940s jazz musicians strayed from the swing style and developed a more improvisational method of playing known as bebop. Jazz was transformed from popular music to an elite art form. 2 The soloists in the big bands improvised from the melody. The young musicians who ushered in bebop notably trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonist Charlie Parker expanded on the improvisational elements of the big bands. They played with advanced harmonies changed chord structures and made chord substitutions. These young musicians got their starts with the leading big bands of the day but during World War II as older musicians were drafted and dance halls made cut-backs they started to play together in smaller groups. 3 These pared-down bands helped foster the bebop style. Rhythm is the distinguishing feature of bebop and in small groups the drums became more prominent. Setting a
