Why does the author give two examples in Para. 2? ______
A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways.
B. To show that Father was more literate than Mother.
C. To indicate how important reading and writing are.
D. To compare the level of literacy between neighbours.
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According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT______.
A. psychological
B. functional
C. social
D. independent
Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant that ______ history.
A. could have later made
B. should have made later
C. might make later
D. would later make
The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to ______ anxiety and insomnia.
A. decline
B. relieve
C. quench
D. suppress
It’s ______ the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes.
A. invariably
B. immovably
C. unalterably
D. unchangeably 4