Tham khảo tài liệu 'oganization struture questions 7', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | THEA PRACTICE EXAM 3 Answer Explanations Section 1 Reading 1. b. The author describes in paragraph 1 how glam rock musicians were characterized by their flashy hair and makeup and refers to their music as a product as if it was something packaged to be sold. The choice that best describes a musician who puts outward appearance before the quality of his or her music is choice b style over substance. 2. c. Ostentatious is an adjective that is used to describe someone or something that is conspicuously vain or showy. There are numerous context clues to help you answer this question it is stated in paragraph 1 that the glam rockers had a flashy style and their music was symbolic of the superficial 1980s. 3. d. Trappings usually refer to outward decoration of dress. If you did not know the definition of trappings the prior sentence supplies the answer Grunge rockers derived their fashion sense from the youth culture of the Pacific Northwest a melding of punk rocker style and outdoors clothing . . . The author makes no judgment of the attractiveness of grunge fashion choice c . 4. d. The author states in paragraph 1 that White Snake was a glam rock band and therefore not associated with the Seattle grunge scene. Don t be distracted by choice a Mr. Epp and the Calculations may not have been a real band but the name will nonetheless be forever associated with grunge music. 5. b. The relationship between grunge music and its mainstream popularity is best described as contrary. The most obvious example of this is found in the second sentence of paragraph 6 when in describing the relationship the author states it is very hard to buck the trend when you are the one setting it. 6. d. Ephemeral is used to describe something that lasts only a short time something that is fleeting. The context clue that best helps you to answer this question is found in the first two lines of paragraph 6 where the author states that grunge faded out of the mainstream as quickly as it rocketed to .
