Reading comprehension (Test 24)

Multiple-choice quiz; Answer the following questions according to the text.

(Note: The text below will disappear once you start answering the questions; so, understand the text fully before answering. Also, the technique in reading comprehension tests is to read the questions first before reading the text.)

Fifty years ago, when I was a child, photographs were not of general interest. Photographs were taken of people on special occasions, at weddings and on birthdays, for instance. These pictures were usually kept in a box and brought out at intervals to show the family. Nowadays photography is regarded as an art. Many photographic exhibitions are held and there are many magazines dealing with the art of photography.

During recent years _____.
1. photography has become a popular form of art
2. a lot of people have taken photographs of good paintings
3. photography has stopped being an art
4. photographic exhibitions are often advertised in magazines
5. more and more people take photographs at weddings
The passage compares _____.
1. public interest in painting today and fifty years ago
2. photographic exhibitions and painting exhibitions
3. wedding photographs and birthday photographs
4. photography today and photography fifty years ago
5. family photographs of today and fifty years ago
When the writer was young _____.
1. he was very interested in photography
2. people didn’t think of photography as an art
3. he always took photographs on his birthday
4. people used to go to photographic exhibitions
5. he took a lot of family photographs

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