vu eng301 Mid Term Subjective Solved Past Paper No.3

In 1828, baby Leo was born into the rich and powerful Tolstoy family of Central Russia. He would grow up to write two of the greatest novels in the history of literature and inspire social reform that would make an impact on the world. Not just another Russian author, Leo Tolstoy was a teacher, a philosopher, and the grandfather of non-violent revolution.

Tolstoy was an unsettled young man. He was a poor student who left his university when he could find no meaning in his studies. He joined the army but could not endure the violence and soon left that as well. By this time, Tolstoy was being noticed as a writer but he still felt unfulfilled. It was during this time that Tolstoy wrote his most famous books, 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'. In them, Tolstoy offered a new kind of fiction to Russian readers. He described events and characters so detailed and convincing that they blurred the line between the imaginary and real life. In Tolstoy's version, it was not great leaders that moved history, but the common people. His work has been called, "not art, but a piece of life."

Tolstoy suffered a mid-life crisis after writing 'Anna Karenina'. Giving up his fortune to live among the peasants, he decided he must find the meaning of life or else kill himself. What he found came from the core of his Christian faith-universal love and passive resistance to evil. Gandhi later adopted this message in his campaign to free India. Martin Luther King, Jr. did the same in his fight for racial equality in America. The effects of passive resistance can still be felt today. Tolstoy was a gifted writer, but it was his revolutionary ideas that changed the course of history and the world in which we live.

1. He makes these ____modest statements of his own brilliance.
2. He was short and overweight and generally fairly ____attractive.
3. He's a good teacher, but inclined to be a bit ___patient with slow learners.
4. He's been ____honest in his dealings with us.
5. His sisters thought that his autobiography was _____loyal to the family.

1. I love high heels but they're rather practical.
2. It is an logical statement, because if one part is true, then the other must be false.
3. It is polite to point at people.
4. It was possible to sleep because of the noise.
5. it's totally rational, but I'm frightened of mice.

1. The new house is not ___ similar to our old one except that it's a bit bigger.
2. The organization insists that it is ___ political and does not identify with any one particular party.
3. The ownership of the painting remains ___clear.
4. We're living in an ___perfect world.
5. Whether the book is well or badly written is __material to me - it has an important message.