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Fifteen-year-old Sebastian Clover arrived in Antigua early yesterday morning. Clover, a high school
student from the UK, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean without anyone else’s 44 . Waiting to meet
him at the harbor were his parents, a band of musicians, and the Governor-General of Antigua and
Barbuda. Sebastian’s journey began on December 19. He sailed his boat from the Canary Islands and
arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on January 12. How was the trip? For Clover, the high point was seeing
whales and dolphins. But sometimes it was 45 being alone on the boat—especially in bad weather.
It was also hard to eat well. Clover 46 ate snacks because it was difficult to cook. It was an
amazing trip, but Sebastian also admits he’s glad to be back on land!
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In late 1960s, electricity had just been brought into a village in Nigeria where a friend and his family
were living. Each family got a single light in its hut: a real sign of progress. The trouble was that at
night, though they had nothing to read and many of them did not know how to read, the families would
sit in their huts in awe of this wonderful symbol of technology.
The light-bulb watching began to replace the customary nighttime gatherings by the tribal fire,
where the tribal storytellers, the elders, would pass along the history of the tribe. The tribe was losing its
history in the light of a few electric bulbs.
This story helps to illustrate the difference between scientific management and tribal leadership.
Every family, every college, every corporation, every institution needs tribal storytellers. The penalty for
failing to listen is to lose one’s history, one’s historical context, one’s binding values. Like the Nigerian
tribe, without the continuity brought by custom, any group of people will begin to forget who they are.
47 According to the passage, what did the light-bulb symbolize in Nigeria in late 1960s?
leadership history tribal life progress
48 According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?
Storytelling in the village was replaced by reading.
Technology brought happier life to the village, so they had more stories to share.
Storytelling was and should be a primary means of conveying history and culture.
Storytelling became more popular in Nigeria in late 1960s.
49 To which of the followings does the “elders” in the second paragraph refer?
old people children relatives wizards
50 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
In the world of today’s scientific management, we still need tribal leadership.
The major function of tribal storytelling today lies in its entertaining effect.
If people do not listen to stories about their society and community, they will forget who they are.
The tribe was losing its history in the light of a few electric bulbs.