In this section, there are six reading passages followed by a total of thirty multiple-choice questions. Read the passages carefully and then write your answers on YOUR ANSWER SHEET.
Example
Write on your Answer Sheet: IV. Reading Comprehension 61. A 62. B 63. …
Now, do the Reading Comprehension. Text A
Tommy Albelin, a Devils defenseman, was the team‘s most effective performer the night the Stanley Cup champions played their best game of the young season. Playing left wing instead of defense against the Detroit Red Wings last Thursday night, Albelin scored the second goal of the game and made the pass that set up the fourth one.
Albelin played so well in the 4-2 victory that Coach Jacques Lemaire said, ―Tommy, you lost your job.‖
―I was kind of surprised,‖ Albelin said today. ―When he saw the look on my face, he said very quickly ?as a defenseman‘ and I knew then he was joking.‖
Lemaire had Albelin right back on defense in the next game, last Saturday‘s 4-1
triumph over the Ottawa Senators. Albelin responded just as well, making the pass for the winning goal.
With Brian Rolston leaving today‘s practice because of a foot problem and ready to join Bobby Holik and Bob Carpenter as injured Devils, look for Albelin to return to left wing when New Jersey plays the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night at the Meadowlands.
This season, the 31-year-old Albelin has played left wing three times and defenseman four. In addition, because Albelin is so adept at skating and puck-handling, Lemaire has been using him for penalty killing and the power play.
―It‘s a big advantage to have a player like him,‖ Lemaire said after today‘s practice. ―When you don‘t have the necessary player to play against a player, you can
use Abbey because he adjusts very well. He listens to all the things I tell the
defensemen and all the things I tell the forwards. ―
Lemaire‘s decision to shuttle Albelin is not prompted by a desire to find the best
position for him. Rather, it is testimony to Albelin‘s versatility. Albelin was used as a left wing for the first time by Herb Brooks, the man whom Lemaire replaced after Brooks resigned three summers ago, but he played only a handful of games in that position.
The Devils changed coaches frequently in Albelin‘s early years with the team. As a result, Albelin contemplated returning home to Sweden several times. But he said today he was glad he never did.
Albelin came to the Devils from Quebec in 1988 and has been a solid player. Year after year, despite coaching changes, injuries and the presence of marquee names like Scott Stevens, Slava Fetisov, Stephane Richer and Claude Lemeiux, Albelin‘s dedication and consummate professionalism have made him an integral part of the team.
―My philosophy has always been to play where the team needs me,‖ Albelin said. ―I don‘t question the decisions by the coaches. As long as I‘m out there on the ice, I don‘t care what position I play.‖
Albelin has performed effectively at wing and on defense despite the different responsibilities. Judging by the way Albelin described them, it is clear he prefers to play defense.
―There are a lot of adjustments you have to make as a forward,‖ Albelin said, ―You have to be a little more creative, do more things with the puck. Improvise
somewhat, but to a point. As a defenseman, you can get by most of the time by giving the puck to your forwards and support the play.‖
Albelin said today that the uncertainty over whether he will play defense or offense on any given night was not much of a concern in terms of preparing himself.
―I don‘t mind as long as I know before the warm-ups,‖ he said. 61. Tommy Albelin is _______ defenseman. A. Red Wings B. Canucks C. Devils
D. Brooks
62. Albelin has played defenseman _______ this season. A. three times B. four times C. two times D. five times
63. Coach Lemaire shuttles Albelin because he _______. A. is versatile B. is a solid player C. is very dedicated D. is docile
64. The Devils changed coaches frequently ________. A. in the late 1980s
B. in Albelin‘s years with the team C. as many of them resigned
D. during Albelin‘s stay in the team 65. Albelin prefers to play _________. A. forward B. left wing C. defense D. offense
66. Among the following titles, ________ is suitable for the article. A. The Defenseman Albelin in Red Wings B. The Best Player in Devils
C. The Versatile Albelin in Canucks D. Versatile Albelin Brings Devil Victories Text B
The effect of any writing on the public mind is mathematically measurable by its depth of thought. How much water does it draw? If it awaken you to think, if it lift you from your feet with the great voice of eloquence, then the effect is to be wide, slow, permanent, over the minds of men; if the pages instruct you not, they will die like flies in the hour. The way to speak and write what shall not go out of fashion is, to speak and write sincerely. The argument which has not power to reach my own practice, I may well doubt, will fail to reach yours. But take Sidney‘s maxim: —
―Look in thy heart, and write.‖ He that writes to himself writes to an eternal public. That statement only is fit to be made public, which you have come at in attempting to satisfy your own curiosity. The writer who takes his subject from his ear, and not from his heart, should know that he has lost as much as he seems to have gained, and when the empty book has gathered all its praise, and half the people say, ―What poetry! What genius!‖ it still needs fuel to make fire. That only profits which is profitable.
Life alone can impart life; and though we should burst, we can only be valued as we make ourselves valuable. There is no luck in literary reputation. They who make up the final verdict upon every book are not the partial and noisy readers of the hour when it appears; but a court
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