TEXT H First read the following question. 54. The passage supports which of the following conclusion? A. By the 1930s jazz was appreciated by a wide audience. B. Classical music had a great impact on jazz. C. Jazz originated in New Orleans in the early nineteenth century. D. Jazz band were better known in Europe than in the United States. Now go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 54. The fist jazz musicians played in New Orleans during the early 1900s. After 1917, many of the New Orleans musicians moved to the south side of Chicago, where they continued to play their style of jazz. Soon Chicago was the new center for jazz. Several outstanding musicians emerged as leading jazz artists in Chicago. Daniel Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, born in New Orleans in 1900, was one. Another leading musician was Joseph "King" Oliver, who is also credited with having discovered Armstrong, who was in New Orleans, to join his band. In 1923 King Olivers Creole Jazz Band under Louis Armstrong also made the first important set of recording by a Hot Five and Hot Seven bands recordings of special note. Although Chicagos South Side was the main jazz center, some musicians, in New York were also demanding attention in jazz circles. In 1923 Fletcher Henderson already had a ten-piece band that played jazz. During the early 1930s, the number of players grew to sixteen. Hendersons band was considered a leader in what some people have called the Big Band Era. By the 1930s, big bands were the rage. Large numbers of people went to ballroom to dance to jazz music played by big bands. One of the most popular and a very famous jazz band was the Duke Ellington band. Edward "Duke" Ellington was born in Washington, D.C. in 1899, and died in New York City in 1974. He studied the piano as a young boy and later began writing original musical compositions. The first of Ellingtons European tours came in 1933. He soon received international fame for his talent as a band leader, composer, and arranger. Ten years later, Ellington began giving annual concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City. People began to listen to jazz in the same way that they had always listened to classical music.
54. The passage supports which of the following conclusion?
A) By the 1930's jazz was appreciated by a wide audience.
B) Classical music had a great impact on jazz.
C) Jazz originated in New Orleans in the early nineteenth century.
D) Jazz band were better known in Europe than in the United States.
TEXT I First read the following question. 55. The U.N. came into existence fully in ____ A. 1942. B. 1944. C. 1945. D. 1940. 56. United Nations Day is celebrated on ____ A. 24 October. B. 24 April. C. 26 October. D. 25 June. Now go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 55 and 56. In one very long sentence, the introduction to the U.N. Charter expresses the ideals and the common aims of the people whose governments joined together to form the U.N. "We the peoples of the U.N. determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war which twice in our lifetime had brought untold suffering to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in large freedom, and for these ends, to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of economic and social advancement of all peoples, have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplish these aims." The name "United Nations" is accredited to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the first group of representatives of member states met and signed a declaration of common intent on New Years Day in 1942. Representatives of five powers worked together to draw up proposals completed at Dumbarton Oaks in 1944. These proposals modified after deliberation at the conference on International Organization in San Francisco which began in April 1945. Poland, not represented at the conference signed the Charter later and was added to the list of original members. It was not until that autumn, however, after the charter had been ratified by China, France, the U.S. S. R, the U.K., and the U.S. and by a majority of the other participants that the U.N. officially came into existence. The date was 24 October, now universally celebrated as United Nations Day. The essential functions of the U.N. are to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations, to cooperate internationally in solving international economic, social, cultural and human problems, to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and to be a center for coordinating the actions of nations on attaining these common ends. No country takes precedence over another in the U.N. Each members rights and obligations are the same. All must contribute to the peaceful settlement of international disputes, and members have pledged to refrain from the threat or use of force against other states. Though the U.N. had no right to intervene in any states internal affairs, it tries to ensure that non-member states act according to its principles of international peace and security. U.N. members must offer every assistance in an approved U.N. action and in no way assist states against which the U.N. is taking preventive or enforcement action.
55. The U.N. came into existence fully in ____
A) 1942.
B) 1944.
C) 1945.
D) 1940.
56. United Nations Day is celebrated on ____
A) 24 October.
B) 24 April.
C) 26 October.
D) 25 June.
54. The passage supports which of the following conclusion?
A) By the 1930's jazz was appreciated by a wide audience.
B) Classical music had a great impact on jazz.
C) Jazz originated in New Orleans in the early nineteenth century.
D) Jazz band were better known in Europe than in the United States.
TEXT I First read the following question. 55. The U.N. came into existence fully in ____ A. 1942. B. 1944. C. 1945. D. 1940. 56. United Nations Day is celebrated on ____ A. 24 October. B. 24 April. C. 26 October. D. 25 June. Now go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 55 and 56. In one very long sentence, the introduction to the U.N. Charter expresses the ideals and the common aims of the people whose governments joined together to form the U.N. "We the peoples of the U.N. determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war which twice in our lifetime had brought untold suffering to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in large freedom, and for these ends, to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of economic and social advancement of all peoples, have resolved to combine our efforts to accomplish these aims." The name "United Nations" is accredited to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the first group of representatives of member states met and signed a declaration of common intent on New Years Day in 1942. Representatives of five powers worked together to draw up proposals completed at Dumbarton Oaks in 1944. These proposals modified after deliberation at the conference on International Organization in San Francisco which began in April 1945. Poland, not represented at the conference signed the Charter later and was added to the list of original members. It was not until that autumn, however, after the charter had been ratified by China, France, the U.S. S. R, the U.K., and the U.S. and by a majority of the other participants that the U.N. officially came into existence. The date was 24 October, now universally celebrated as United Nations Day. The essential functions of the U.N. are to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations, to cooperate internationally in solving international economic, social, cultural and human problems, to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and to be a center for coordinating the actions of nations on attaining these common ends. No country takes precedence over another in the U.N. Each members rights and obligations are the same. All must contribute to the peaceful settlement of international disputes, and members have pledged to refrain from the threat or use of force against other states. Though the U.N. had no right to intervene in any states internal affairs, it tries to ensure that non-member states act according to its principles of international peace and security. U.N. members must offer every assistance in an approved U.N. action and in no way assist states against which the U.N. is taking preventive or enforcement action.
55. The U.N. came into existence fully in ____
A) 1942.
B) 1944.
C) 1945.
D) 1940.
56. United Nations Day is celebrated on ____
A) 24 October.
B) 24 April.
C) 26 October.
D) 25 June.