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PASSAGES FOR PRACTICE Passage 1 : Opera ees era refers to a dramatic at form, ongiaating in Europe, #8 which We ACIS ent conveyed oe autene much gh ms PO YO OT instrumental, as itis through the lyrics. By contrast, tm musical Test Tt Aramaic performance i primary, andthe music plays alesse role. PME ORT A is presented using the pinay elements theater sch as scenery, costumes; FATES However, the words ofthe opera, or libretto, are sung rather than spoken, © © Att are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranging from a small instrumental a fall symphonic orchestra. 1. Ttis pointed out in the reading that opera (@) has developed under the influence of musical theater (© isa drama sung with the accompaniment of an orchestra (0 is not a high-budget production (0 is often performed in Europe (@ is the most complex of all the performing arts. 2. We can understand from the reading that __. (@) people are captivated more by opera than musical theater (©) drama in opera is more important than the music (©) orchestras in operas can vary considerably in size (@ musical theater relies above all on music (© there is argument over whether the music is important or the words in opera © Scanned with OKEN Scanner Unit 3: DEVELOPING READING skits 125 3. It is stated in the reading that (a) acting and costumes are secondary to music in musical theater (2) many people find musical theater more captivating than opera (c) music in musical theater is not as important as it is in opera (d) an opera requires a huge orchestra as well as a large choir () opera doesn’t have any properties in common with musical theater © Scanned with OKEN Scanner Passage 2 : Dolphins ane reads th nds creatures nhs nd stores fh a ova als hv ee coon sic onan ies, ie ae es deine mre in dun ity cole hn le Py «other dalpns when they are il ae for pregaant mothers an protect the weakesin the community, as we do. Some scientiss have suggested that

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