Key: D

Detailed analysis: The passage clearly states: “The monks are not allowed to beg for a living, so they had to work very hard …” Therefore, the action they are forbidden to do is begging for a living.

A. Incorrect: they had difficulty obtaining food, but they are not “forbidden” to obtain it.

B. Incorrect: they actually “started growing their own vegetables,” so it is allowed.

C. Incorrect: they are not forbidden to work hard; they “had to work very hard.”

D. Correct: “not allowed to beg for a living” directly matches this option.

E. Incorrect: they “started a dairy farm,” so it is not forbidden.

Key: E

Detailed analysis: The text begins with who the Trappists are, then explains their migration, hardship, the land grant on Lantao, and how they built a new life through hard work (dairy farm, chickens, vegetables). The broad topic is their new life on Lantao island.

A. Too narrow: it is only a description from the first paragraph and does not cover the main story (migration and rebuilding life).

B. Close but still incomplete: it mentions their presence on Lantao, yet the main emphasis is the process of starting over and building a new life there.

C. Too specific: dairy is important, but it is only one major part, not the entire topic.

D. Minor detail: vegetarianism appears at the end and is not the central theme.

E. Correct: it best summarizes the whole passage from migration to establishing work and income on Lantao.

Key: E

Detailed analysis: The last paragraph opens with a general statement: “A large part of the work of the Trappists is concerned with their dairy,” then supports it with details (feeding cows, milking, production amount, selling milk, earning from eggs, sometimes cattle). So the main idea is that much of their work centers on the dairy.

A. Close, but slightly narrower: the paragraph stresses not only “managing” but the broader fact that a large portion of their work concerns the dairy and its related income activities.

B. Detail only: selling half the milk to a hotel is supporting information, not the main idea.

C. Incorrect emphasis: they only “sometimes” sell some cattle, so it cannot be the main idea.

D. Detail only: eggs are another income source, but the paragraph is not mainly about eggs.

E. Correct: it restates the topic sentence and matches the paragraph’s overall focus.

Key: C

Detailed analysis: In “not allowed to preach or to teach,” the word “allowed” means “given permission.” The closest synonym is “permitted.”

A. Incorrect: “advised” means recommended, not permitted.

B. Incorrect: “ordered” means commanded, which is different from permission.

C. Correct: “permitted” is the direct synonym of “allowed.”

D. Incorrect: “suggested” is an idea/recommendation, not permission.

E. Incorrect: “instructed” means told to do something, not allowed to do something.

Key: D

Detailed analysis: A clear narrative usually starts with birth information, then early schooling, then a major family event (mother’s death), then movement to join the sister, and finally the sister’s action (adding a name) followed by its purpose. That sequence is best represented by \( 5 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 4 \).

Why D works best: (5) introduces who and when he was born, (2) continues with childhood education, (6) adds an important life event, (3) logically follows with relocation to his sister, (1) shows what the sister did, and (4) explains the reason for that action (cause-and-purpose link \( 1 \rightarrow 4 \)).

A. Begins with schooling before birth information, which is less natural for a biography-style ordering.

B. Places birth after schooling and relocation, breaking the normal chronological opening.

C. Groups birth and mother’s death first, but then the sister’s name change is delayed; also the “two years later” (3) becomes less clearly anchored.

D. Most coherent: chronological + keeps the purpose sentence (4) immediately after the action (1).

E. Same ordering as B, with the same weakness (birth appears too late and purpose link is awkward).