File: 89C32-46

Whenever we do the theme exercise, we have to read the heading first. `Mental illness - Less Fear More Compassion' shows two different attitudes towards mental illness patients. The sematic field used will be around the attitudes, mental illness patients.

32. B. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. In the next line, `it is the topic that is rarely talked about' suggests `people would prefer to remain ignorant.

33. C. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. In the next two lines, `this fear has now increased by the knowledge' suggests the attitude of the writer towards the people is negative. Therefore, the option chosen is C because `prejudice' and `distaste' are negative in sense.

34. A.This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context:negative in sense. `Reacting with the same lack of enthusiasm' shows the negative attitude. Don't be trapped by option C, because you find the word `fear' in the option as well as in the next line. Don't miss the word `not'.

35. C.This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. The tone will be serious because the fear will be increased by sth that is serious: History of violence. The clue we will get from the line between Q39-40: a mentally-ill person with a history of violence.

36. D.This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context and the use of a discourse maker. `But' is used to show a contrast, and the first line of the next paragraph shows a contrast viewpoint: mental illness is treatable.

37. D. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context, and the use of a dash: to explain what is followed. `to mention but a few of the commonly-believed medieval prejudices ' is the explanation of `Possessed by devils.'

38. C. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context and the cause and effect relationship. With the discourse marker `so' all of us are potential victims are the result of `it affects us regardless of race, religion, sex and or educational background.

39. A. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context and the use of discourse marker. `Because' is used to show a reason. `Who' is a relative pronoun to introduce an adjective clause which is common used in narrative.

40. D. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. `Until' suggests `up to a certain time'. A mentally-ill person with a history of violence should be kept under close supervision until his rehabilitation is complete.

41. B. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. In the next line, we find the word `regrettable' suggests negative attitude: `reluctance to accept'.

42. B. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. Here, the writer tends to change the attitude: `increased the efforts' which is positive. Therefore, `educate the community' is also positive towards the affairs.

43. B. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. With the compassion `a lot safer than', it suggests two different viewpoints: `in an open and sympathetic manner' contrasts with `ignore the problem'.

44. C. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. In the next line, we find that `when it comes to supporting worthy causes', people are extremely generous. `Generous' suggests it be worthy.

45. A. This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context. `Extremely generous' corresponds to `the tens of millions rased by the Community Chest show'.

46. D.This question tests the candidates' ability of understanding the context, and the theme. `Reflected this generosity' is corresponds to `in our attitude to the mentally ill' and it matches with the heading, as well as the theme: Mental Illness - Less Fear More Compassion.