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was an important spokesman for nonviolent protest in the civil rights movement. The campaign for a national holiday in King's
honor began soon after his assassination in 1968.
After years of public pressure, a bill was introduced in 1983 to create a federal holiday. A few Senators opposed the bill and
questioned whether King was important enough to receive such an honor. They submitted a 300-page report to the Senate
criticizing King's opposition to the Vietnam War and wrote that King had worked with Communists. New York Senator Moynihan
declared the document a "packet of filth", threw it on the Senate floor and stomped on it.
President Reagan passed the holiday into law in late 1983, and people began observing it in 1986. At first, some states
resisted the holiday. By 2000, it was officially observed in all 50 states. In 1994, the holiday was changed by Congress into Martin
Luther King Day of Service, a national day of community service. In honor of MLK, volunteers across the country are asked to
donate their time to make a difference on this day.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'"
Americans across the country are asked to answer that question by coming together on Martin Luther King Day to serve their
neighbors and communities.
( )7. Why is Martin Luther King Day celebrated?
(A)MLK was an important American who advanced civil rights.
(B)There is a need for a January holiday.
(C)It doesn't say in the story.
( )8. When was MLK Day first passed into law as a holiday?
(A)1968 (B)1983 (C)1986
( )9. How did Martin Luther King Day change in 1994?
(A)It was celebrated in every state.
(B)It became the Martin Luther King Day of Service.
(C)It was celebrated on a different day.
( )10. What happens on a national day of community service?
(A)People attend church.
(B)People have a feast.
(C)Volunteers donate time and help others in their community.
(IV)
Flattery is the act of giving more compliments than are needed. It is generally used for the purpose of gaining favor or
pleasing somebody. However, flattery is not necessarily acceptable. If it is used properly, it is bound to please the one who
receives it. If not, the recipient will feel it is awkward or even exaggerated.
Historically, flattery has been used when a king or queen is talked to. During the Renaissance, it was a common practice to
see writers flattering the king. For example, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote in the book, The Prince, some lines which appeared to
flatter Lorenzo II di Piero dé Medici, ruler of Florence. William Shakespeare did the same thing to King James I in Macbeth.
Flattery is also used to start a romantic relationship. When a gentleman tries to win the favor of a lady, he may use as many
words or phrases to compliment the lady to show how fascinating she is to him. In most cases, the lady will not think flattery is
untrue or exaggerated.
In some cases, however, flattery is negative. Negative descriptions of flattery appeared as far back as in The Bible. For
some people, flattery is dismissed as nothing but the equivalent of human waste. In The Divine Comedy, for example, Dante
describes flatterers as people who walk in human waste.
( ) 11. Flattery is ______.
(A) definitely acceptable (B) purely a positive praise
(C) sometimes unacceptable (D) a lot of words that always please people
( ) 12. Which word is closest in meaning to the word fascinating in paragraph 3?