February 06-12, 2006
Canadian woman offers her dead body for display
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1. What is unusual about what the woman did?
A. Nobody wants to die.
B. Usually, people get buried.
C. Most people donŐt want to be cremated.
D. People usually donŐt donate their body to be shown in public.

2. How many people have donated their body to the German Institute for Plastination?
A. nobody
B. only one
C. more than 6000
D. more than 16 million

3. Why do people donate their body?
A. to stay beautiful
B. to become famous
C. so they can be brought back to life later
D. to still do something useful after they are dead

4. How are these exhibitions different from others?

A. All signs are in German.
B. The insides of people are shown.
C. Life people are being mummified.
D. Visitors are getting paid for watching it.

5. What was the exhibition of the German Institute for Plastination accused of?
A. The exhibits were made of plastic.
B. Some of the exhibits had been murdered.
C. Visitors from Germany were not allowed in.
D. Only Canadians are allowed to donate their body.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. merely
A. only
B. publicly
C. repeatedly
D. sorrowfully

7. cite
  A. refer to
B. regretting
C. increasing
D. appreciating

8. cadaver
A. body
B. organs
C. dummy
D. scientist

9. reveal
A. fix
B. heal
C. show
D. duplicate

10. stir
A. calm
B. prevent
C. provoke
D. publicise

 

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