Reading passages

30- The writer wants us to accept the idea that 
primitive cave pictures ............... .
A) always represent animals in a single colour 
B) are of a poor colour owing to the use of 
coloured earth 
C) have little artistic value for us, but we still feel 
we ought to preserve them 
D) are no less works of art than modern paintings 
and advertisement designs 
E) were made in a style very similar to that of 

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modern painting 
In 
The Call of the Wild, 
Jack London tells the 
story of a dog named Buck, which is kidnapped 
from the safety of his California home and turned 
by the brutality of humans into a leader in a sled 
dog in the Klondike, and finally into a leader of 
the wolves. Powerfully written and deeply 
disturbing, the book calls attention to the hidden 
forces – in both human beings and beasts – that 
come to the surface in a struggle for survival. 
London unconsciously shows his sense of 
identification with nature of the wolf, both as a 
lone animal and, through strength and cunning, 
as the leader of the pack.
31- We can infer from the passage that 
Buck.............. .
A) was a pet dog before he was kidnapped 
B) abandoned his home in California to join his 
own species 
C) originally came from wolf parents 
D) escaped from California because of humans‟ 
brutality 
E) used to be a sled dog before his escape 
32-
The writer of the passage believes that 
TheCall of the Wild 
............ . 
A) is Jack London‟s most powerfully-written book 
B) also reflects the characteristics London 
attributes to the wolf 
C) disturbed all those who read it 
D) basically deals with the brutality of human 
towards animals 
E) shows how human beings destroyed wolves