English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

69. According to the passage, what is this story about?
A) Nodir and his various toys
B) A clerk with a brain problem
C) A girl who wanted to be a doctor
D) A little girl who was a hero
70. According to the passage, how did the author know that Madina was in hospital?
A) Her parents told about her problem to the doctor.
B) The doctor knew about her from the news on TV.
C) The clerk told the doctor about her.
D) Madina herself went to the doctor.
71. According to the passage, why did everyone like Madina?
A) She did good things, even though she was in pain.
B) She had a problem at the base of her brain.
C) She entered the hospital and saved a doctor’s life.
D) She hurried to help the clerk at the desk.
72. According to the passage, which of the following is true at the end of the story?
A) Madina asked her parents to stay at hospital for a long time.
B) Madina made an effort to become a doctor and achieved her goal.
C) Madina refused to go back to the hospital and was never ill again.
D) Madina was fine but returned to the hospital to see the patients.


Read the text and answer the questions according to it.

Frenhofer was the best artist in the world. The quality of his paintings was very high. He had

delicious meals with his rich neighbours. He taught art classes at school. Then he stopped selling paintings and teaching. He tried a new method of painting. He stayed alone in his apartment and worked all days and nights, rarely eating. Soon Frenhofer became very thin. He worked as hard as he could for many years. Finally, he finished the painting. He invited other artists to see it in his flat. He wanted them to judge it. They were surprised by his painting in his apartment but they didn’t like it. There was no white anywhere. Frenhofer filled the whole painting with lines and colours. It was full of strange shapes. He used symbols, and they didn’t understand them. But after some time, many people began to like his painting. People wrote articles about it in magazines. They loved his strange symbols. They loved his strange colours. Frenhofer’s painting reminded everyone that just because something was new didn’t mean that it was bad.