Reading passages

71-It's emphasised in the passage that the 
Slovakian culture…………….. .
A)survived the long period of Hungarian rule through 
its music and dancing 
B)gradually became forgotten as people spoke other 
languages in preference to Slovakian 
C)was deeply affected by the cultures of other 

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peoples in the region 
D)has been best carried up to today by shepherds and 
peasants 
E)was not passed down to the younger generations 
very successfully 
72-The passage suggests that dancing ……………. 
.
A)used to be more vigorous In early Slovakian 
society
B)complements the music in Slovakian culture
C)symbolised the frustration of being born human
D)was not as popular as singing until recently 
E)is only performed at special celebrations today 

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Mata Hari was the stage name of a Dutch dancer, 
Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, who was accused of 
spying for the Germans in France during World War 
I. An erotic dancer, she performed in Paris. Berlin, 
London, and Rome before the war and, as a neutral, 
continued to move about freely and perform during 
the war. Among her many lovers were high-ranking 
Allied military officers, from whom she is alleged to 
have gleaned valuable information that she passed on 
to the Germans. Arrested in Paris in 1917, she was 
tried by court martial and sentenced to death. Opinion 
is divided as to whether she was really a spy or not. 
73-We can infer from the author's statement that
A) lack of solid evidence prevented court martial 
from sentencing Mata Hari to death 
B) some high-ranking Allied military officers were 
also involved in the espionage 
C) there are people who believe that Mata Hari was 
innocent of the charge 
D) it was French officers who made it known that 
Mata Hari was a German spy 
E) Mata Hari moved from country to country in order 
to escape arrest