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The circus is coming to town!
1 These were the electrifying words that signaled the arrival of
many top-notch(1) circuses in many American cities during the
early days of the 1900s. The excitement was not limited to
4 children, as adults shared the same anticipation for these visits.
Crowds of mostly adults used to watch the parade coming down
the streets. If it was a rainy day, neither the elephants nor the large
7 crowd seemed to mind.
The circuses up until the early 1940s always arrived by
train. There was always a crowd waiting to watch the offloading
10 and preparations for the parade through town. Rail was the
preferred transportation in those days simply because trucks large
enough to carry the huge tents and poles were not available or
13 reliable for cross-country travel until the 1940s.
The parade went where the crowds were, and the street
cleaners always followed them closely. Some circus workers arrived
16 before the arrival of any circus and placed colorful flyers(2) about the
circus on almost every telephone or light pole in town.
Teachers used to tell students to drop everything, form
19 up in lines and march out to the sidewalk to watch the circus
parades pass by. Every good circus was led by a loud band to
announce that they were on their way.
22 Many teenagers used to work cleaning animal waste
because it was extremely difficult for them to come up with the
$.25 cent admission fee in those days. So, many of them were
25 more than willing to work a few hours for the free ticket. The
amount of work available was in direct proportion to the number
of horses and elephants in the circus.
28 The early 1900s were impressive for the local spectators
because th eir only other exposure to exotic wild animals from
faraway places like Africa was through black and white pictures in
31 newspapers and magazines. The 3-ring acts under the big top were
fascinating because even in the early 1940s nobody had ever seen
anything like it. They presented excellent live shows that thrilled
34 young and old alike.
In later years, the circuses were transported by trucks rather than by train.
William Loveday Jr. Internet:
Glossary:
(1) top-notch – of the highest quality.
(2) flyers – a small sheet of paper advertising an event, a shop, a product etc. that is widely distributed.
Questão 5
According to text I, it is correct to conclude that
1 there were circuses in America at the beginning of last century.2 most people were not interested in watching the circus parade pass by.
3 as time went by, people got t i red of watching circus parades.
4 many horses and elephants mean t more work available for teenagers.
5 circuses usually paraded with wild animals from Africa.
Questão 6 -
It can be concluded from text I that
1 in the early 1900s people never knew when the circus came to town.2 at the beginning of the twentieth century only children were fascinated by the circus.
3 only the rain stopped people from watching the circus parade.
4 until the early 1940s the circuses arrived by trains.
5 the circuses started to use trucks for transportation after the 1940s.
QUESTÃO 7
It can be inferred from text I that
1 the offloading of a circus was the least interesting activity for people.2 teenagers used to save during the year to buy the admission ticket to the circus.
3 teachers used to tell their students to march in the circus parade.
4 students had to leave the classroom to wat ch a circus parade in an orderly way.
5 apparently, there were no zoos at the beginning of the 1900s.
QUESTÃO 8
In text I,
1 “electrifying” (L.1) means very exciting.2 “rainy” (L.6) is the opposite of windy.
3 “everything” (L.18) can be replaced by anything.
4 “them” (L.24) refers to “ Many teenagers” (L.22).
5 “rather than” (L.36) means instead of .
