Comprehension Passages

337-It can be inferred from the passage that in Greek mythology, …………. .

A)a long with the evils in the box, the gift of fire was included in it

B)women were seen to be wiser and more talented than men were

C)the gods were jealous of women's beauty and punished them for it

***D)the world was a much better place before women came into it

E)people were taught not to accept wedding gifts as they might be evil

338-It's obvious from the passage that ………….. .

A)though she caused many problems, Epimetheus was happily married to Pandora

B)Prometheus was disappointed that Pandora was not extremely beautiful

C)Epimetheus really loved Pandora, but didn't actually want to get married to her

D)Prometheus gave his brother a truly terrible wedding gift because he was jealous

***E)Pandora won Epimetheus's heart, though she was meant for Prometheus

339-According to the legend that's related in the passage, hope…………. .

A)was lost when Pandora released a multitude of bad things into the world

***B)was the only thing left behind to help deal with the problems released into the world

C)meant that Pandora could still manage to deceive Prometheus

D)was eliminated from the Earth by the bad things released from the box

E)was the one thing that Pandora decided not to give to the world

Sir Isaac Newton was drinking tea under the apple trees in his garden one summer afternoon in 1665 when an apple fell from an overhanging branch, hit him on the head and immediately provided the inspiration for his law of gravitation. According to the story that is how it happened, anyway. It may indeed be true, but no one knows for certain. Even the famed British astronomer Sir Harold Spencer Jones, who stated in 1944 that the story was probably true, later changed his mind, noting that ‘one cannot be sure either way.' The story of Newton's Apple first appears in Voltaire's Elements de la Philosophic de Newton, published in 1738, long after the great Englishman had died and 73 years from the time the disputed apple fell.

340-The legend that's being questioned in the passage.………….. .

A)has been shown to be complete nonsense

***B)refers to how Newton was prompted to investigate gravitation

C)was first created by Sir Harold Spencer Jones

D)is a complete fiction invented by the French author Voltaire

E)expresses the luxurious life Newton was leading