THE PURPOSE OF THIS PASSAGE IS TO __________

Câu 37 (VDC):

The purpose of this passage is to __________.

A.

explain why there is confusion today over peppers

B.

provide the scientific classification of various types of peppers

C.

classify the variety of sizes, shapes and colours of peppers

D.

demonstrate that it was Columbus who brought peppers to Europe

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on you answer sheet to indicate

the correct answer to each of the questions.

Teenage fiction

Teenagers have their own TV channels, websites and magazines. So what about books?

Last year one publisher, Martins, started publishing a series called Waves. We spoke to the

director Julia Smith. She explained, “Teenage fiction has been published since the 1970s but

publishers have never been particularly successful in getting teenagers to buy and read books.

Now they’re realizing that teenagers aren’t just older children but they’re not adults either and

often aren’t interested in adult fiction. For this series we’re looking for new writers who write

especially for teenagers.”

Athene Gorr’s novel was published in the series last year and is selling well. Its title is The

Purple Ring. She says, “The important thing is to persuade teenagers to pick up your book. I’m

a new writer so, although I’ve got an unusual name which people might remember, nobody

knows it yet! But my book has a fantastic cover which makes people want to look inside. Then

they realize what a brilliant story it is!”

And what do teenagers themselves think about the series? We talked to Sophie Clarke,

aged 15. She said, “I’ve read a few books in the Waves series. They say they’re for 14-19 year

olds and I agree with that. We’re not interested in the same things as people in their twenties

and thirties. I like them and I think they look really good too. The only thing is that because

bookshops put them in the children’s section, lots of teenagers won’t find them so they may not

do very well. And it’s a shame there’s no non-fiction in the series as I think lots of teenagers,

especially boys, might buy that.”