** read the text. for each question,
choose the correct answer a, b, c or d.
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what does the writer suggest about the wodaabe
people in the second paragraph?
a they have a high opinion of themselves.
b the men want to impress each other.
c they get everything they need from their
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animals.
d they care most about the clothing they wear.
2 the writer is excited to see the festival because
a he has been waiting for it to start for a long time.
b he has travelled a long way to see it.
che thinks everyone else seems too serious.
19 dhe wants to witness a unique event.
3 in the fourth paragraph, what is the purpose of
describing the preparations?
a to show how beautiful the contestants become
og b to give examples of wodaabe beauty
preparations.
c to express the difficulty of costume-making.
***for d to emphasize how stressful the wodaabe find
the gerewol.
ys. 4 the phrase 'the atmosphere becomes more
ost highly charged' in lines 38-39 suggests that
8. th a the dancers do not notice the excitement of
the crowd.
mech b the contestants are dancing harder despite
being tired.
c the dancers think the contest is getting more
difficult.
d the hot weather is starting to make the dancers
tired.
oulde
5 what do we learn about the writer's feelings
towards the festival?
a he feels the competition isn't fair on the losers.
b he thinks the tradition is worth keeping.
c he believes the competition is nothing special.
d he thinks it's too tiring for the wodaabe men.