Text 6
Read the following text to answer questions 17 to 20.
Reading
Cobain's Pain
Next month late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain's
life will once again become public property, courtesy t
Riverhead Books. And true to Cobain form , "Journals"
which NEWSWEEK's Lorraine Ali described in last
week U.S edition as "a collection of handwritten diary
entries: letters, band memos, drawings, screeds and
cries from the heart" - won't be released without
controversy.
Riverhead has reportedly paid Cobain's widow
Courtney Love, and his 10-year-old daughter, France;
roughly $4 million for "Journals". As Ali writes, some
fan "worry that it's an invasion of Cobain's privacy, his
suicide in April 1994 being tragic, irrefutable evidence
of his desire to be left alone." Many would tend to
agree. But having, read the book, Ali seems to
acknowledge its value "Journals can be raw and
unsettling," she writes. But "the book also illuminates
Cobain's sweet, whimsical side." She continues. "These
contradictions may enhance the way; we listen to
Nirvana."
UN-SMA-05-17
The passage is mainly about ...
A. the contradiction between Cobain and Lorrainne Ali
B. the publication of Kurt's Cobain's life
C. Lorraine All's life in Riverhead Books
D. the 10-year-old daughter's problems
E. Cobain's widow's suicide
UN-SMA-05-18
The main idea of the second paragraph is ...
A. Nirvana fans will be sweet
B. the journals make the fans tragic
C. Kurt Cobain's life will become public property
D. Ali's books will be written by the widow, of Cobain
E. $4 million has been paid to Cobain's widow and daughter
UN-SMA-05-19
All of these statements are true, EXCEPT ...
A. Kurt Cobain's life becomes public property
B. Lorrainne Ali wrote an article in NEWSWEEK
C. Riverhead paid Cobain's widow and his daughter $4 million for "Journals"
D. Cobain died because of a sickness he suffered for a longtime
E. "Journals" illuminates Cobain's sweet whimsical side
UN-SMA-05-20
"But having read the book. AH seems to acknowledge
its value." (Paragraph 2) The closest meaning of the
underlined word is ...
A. understand
B. accustom
C. report
D. admit
E. refuse
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