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"break",
"push",
"change",
"extend"
] | The word "transform"(Paragraph 2) in the passage is closest in meaning to | Glaciers are slowly moving masses of ice that have accumulated on land in areas where more snowfalls during a year than melts. Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains. As the air space around them is lessened by compaction and m... | 724.txt | 2 |
[
"It provides the pressure needed to cause glacial ice to flow.",
"It offsets losses of ice due to melting, evaporation, and calving.",
"It brings about the formation of firn in the snow it buries.",
"It results in temperate glaciers that are thicker than polar glaciers."
] | Accordingto paragraph 2, surplus snow affects a glacier in all the following ways EXCEPT: | Glaciers are slowly moving masses of ice that have accumulated on land in areas where more snowfalls during a year than melts. Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains. As the air space around them is lessened by compaction and m... | 724.txt | 3 |
[
"A climate characteristic of the polar regions",
"A thick layer of ice in a temperate climate",
"Long, warm summers",
"Snow, firn, and ice that have been buried for several years"
] | Paragraph 2 implies that which of the following conditions produces thefastest moving glaciers? | Glaciers are slowly moving masses of ice that have accumulated on land in areas where more snowfalls during a year than melts. Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains. As the air space around them is lessened by compaction and m... | 724.txt | 1 |
[
"approximate",
"exaggerated",
"unusual",
"misleading"
] | The word "deceiving"(Paragraph 3)in the passage is closest in meaning to | Glaciers are slowly moving masses of ice that have accumulated on land in areas where more snowfalls during a year than melts. Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains. As the air space around them is lessened by compaction and m... | 724.txt | 3 |
[
"To contrast the effects of this event with the opposite effects of a new ice age",
"To emphasize how much water is frozen in glaciers",
"To illustrate the disastrous effects of a warming trend",
"To support the claim that glaciers are part of Earth's hydrologic cycle"
] | Why does the author consider the hypothetical melting of the world's glaciers(Paragraph 3)? | Glaciers are slowly moving masses of ice that have accumulated on land in areas where more snowfalls during a year than melts. Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains. As the air space around them is lessened by compaction and m... | 724.txt | 1 |
[
"Where is most of Earth's freshwater",
"What effect would a new ice age have on sea levels",
"What is the total amount of water in Earth's oceans",
"How much of Earth's water is in ice"
] | The discussion in paragraph 3 answers all the following questions EXCEPT: | Glaciers are slowly moving masses of ice that have accumulated on land in areas where more snowfalls during a year than melts. Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains. As the air space around them is lessened by compaction and m... | 724.txt | 2 |
[
"unchanging",
"usable",
"thick",
"harmless"
] | The word "static"in the passage (paragraph 4)is closest in meaning to | Glaciers are slowly moving masses of ice that have accumulated on land in areas where more snowfalls during a year than melts. Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains. As the air space around them is lessened by compaction and m... | 724.txt | 0 |
[
"There are glaciers.",
"More land is covered by glaciers than at anytime in the past.",
"There is no ice age.",
"No glaciers are found in Australia."
] | According to paragraph 5, in what way is the present time unusual in the history ofEarth? | Glaciers are slowly moving masses of ice that have accumulated on land in areas where more snowfalls during a year than melts. Snow falls as hexagonal crystals, but once on the ground, snow is soon transformed into a compacted mass of smaller, rounded grains. As the air space around them is lessened by compaction and m... | 724.txt | 0 |
[
"One is cracking oneself up when expressing ignorance of mathematics.",
"Mathematics is only discipline to tolerate the shame of knowing nothing about numbers.",
"The shame of admitting that you can not read at a dinner party is paramount of admitting that you do not know about mathematics.",
"Expression of i... | Which one of the following statements is TRUE of status quo of mathematics? | Numbers get a bad press. Almost alone of the academic disciplines, mathematics is one where expressions of ignorance are more of a boast than a shameful admission (imagine admitting at a dinner party that you can't reaD. Yet numbers are more important than ever. They are the language of most of science and much of gove... | 3494.txt | 0 |
[
"detailed and accessible",
"technical and illuminating",
"professional and inviting",
"theoretical and humorous"
] | The style of "More or Less" by Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot can be described as _ . | Numbers get a bad press. Almost alone of the academic disciplines, mathematics is one where expressions of ignorance are more of a boast than a shameful admission (imagine admitting at a dinner party that you can't reaD. Yet numbers are more important than ever. They are the language of most of science and much of gove... | 3494.txt | 2 |
[
"to correctly understand the meaning of numbers is sometimes very tricky",
"people can understand better about statistical data by comparing them with most common phenomenon",
"the book helps people learn about the secret of numbers through interesting and daily examples",
"the way of calculating average inco... | The author of the article uses the example of average number of feet and average income to demonstrate that _ . | Numbers get a bad press. Almost alone of the academic disciplines, mathematics is one where expressions of ignorance are more of a boast than a shameful admission (imagine admitting at a dinner party that you can't reaD. Yet numbers are more important than ever. They are the language of most of science and much of gove... | 3494.txt | 2 |
[
"they could not sense any link between these two phenomena.",
"they can only find some vague correlation between them without solid evidence",
"there are not enough proofs to demonstrate that mast could raise cancer rate.",
"they could not deduce a reasonable relation of the cause and effect on the concerning... | Some villages develop high cancer rates through sheer bad luck other than masts because _ . | Numbers get a bad press. Almost alone of the academic disciplines, mathematics is one where expressions of ignorance are more of a boast than a shameful admission (imagine admitting at a dinner party that you can't reaD. Yet numbers are more important than ever. They are the language of most of science and much of gove... | 3494.txt | 3 |
[
"numbers are very difficult to understand",
"numbers could be cheating in most occasions.",
"numbers can subtly sensed by intuition.",
"numbers could shape people's minds into more reasonable."
] | According to the authors of "More or Less", the main point they want to demonstrate is that _ . | Numbers get a bad press. Almost alone of the academic disciplines, mathematics is one where expressions of ignorance are more of a boast than a shameful admission (imagine admitting at a dinner party that you can't reaD. Yet numbers are more important than ever. They are the language of most of science and much of gove... | 3494.txt | 1 |
[
"Philip Glass' works are consistently changing based on the different context and various external conditions.",
"Philip Glass's music is characterized by its unintelligibility.",
"Philip Glass is ignorant of establishing an immutable, sacrosanct urtext.",
"Philip Glass's works are totally alien to modern and... | Future musicologists will lose much sleep over Philip Glass because _ | Imagine how much sleep future musicologists will lose over Philip Glass. Throughout his career he has changed his scores to suit the circumstances, trimming them for recordings, for example, because he believes that nonvisual performances benefit from (relative) concision. The notion of an immutable, sacrosanct urtext ... | 3650.txt | 0 |
[
"the tale of the multicolored bathing cap.",
"the quotations form Carole King.",
"Mr. Bojangles' scene.",
"Lucinda Childe's adventure."
] | To make the opera become a concert, Mr. Glass trimmed _ | Imagine how much sleep future musicologists will lose over Philip Glass. Throughout his career he has changed his scores to suit the circumstances, trimming them for recordings, for example, because he believes that nonvisual performances benefit from (relative) concision. The notion of an immutable, sacrosanct urtext ... | 3650.txt | 2 |
[
"The former structure and format was kept constantly for the majority part.",
"The version was changed into a concert with a more formal procedure and a more fixed setting.",
"The version was a success partly because of the advantages brought by the trims.",
"The version was tighter than its ancestor."
] | Which one of the following is NOT true of the new version of "Einstein on the Beach" ? | Imagine how much sleep future musicologists will lose over Philip Glass. Throughout his career he has changed his scores to suit the circumstances, trimming them for recordings, for example, because he believes that nonvisual performances benefit from (relative) concision. The notion of an immutable, sacrosanct urtext ... | 3650.txt | 0 |
[
"the soporific repetition of phrases and invigorating music.",
"the streams numbers and symphonic energy.",
"the classical violin solo passage and electrifying workout.",
"its innovative nature and authenticity."
] | The contrary elements which added charm to the new version were _ | Imagine how much sleep future musicologists will lose over Philip Glass. Throughout his career he has changed his scores to suit the circumstances, trimming them for recordings, for example, because he believes that nonvisual performances benefit from (relative) concision. The notion of an immutable, sacrosanct urtext ... | 3650.txt | 3 |
[
"a comparison of two versions of \"Einstein on the Beach\".",
"an introduction of a new art form.",
"a study on the influence of trims on musical works.",
"an analysis of Mr. Glass' works."
] | The passage is mainly _ | Imagine how much sleep future musicologists will lose over Philip Glass. Throughout his career he has changed his scores to suit the circumstances, trimming them for recordings, for example, because he believes that nonvisual performances benefit from (relative) concision. The notion of an immutable, sacrosanct urtext ... | 3650.txt | 3 |
[
"the meaning of the word didn't change until after the 15th century.",
"the meaning of the word had changed over the years.",
"the Greeks held different concepts from the Romans.",
"princes and merchants added paintings to their collections."
] | The sentence"Museum is a slippery word"in the first paragraph means that | Text D
"Museum"is a slippery word. It first meant (in Greek) anything consecrated to the Muses:a hill,a shrine,a garden,a festival or even a textbook.Both Platos Academy and Aristotles Lyceum had a mouseion,a muses shrine.Although the Greeks already collected detached works of art,many temples-notably that of Hera a... | 1844.txt | 1 |
[
"the Romans.",
"Florence.",
"Olympia.",
"Greek."
] | The idea that museum could mean a mountain or an object originates from | Text D
"Museum"is a slippery word. It first meant (in Greek) anything consecrated to the Muses:a hill,a shrine,a garden,a festival or even a textbook.Both Platos Academy and Aristotles Lyceum had a mouseion,a muses shrine.Although the Greeks already collected detached works of art,many temples-notably that of Hera a... | 1844.txt | 3 |
[
"there was a great demand for fakers.",
"fakers grew rapidly in number.",
"fakers became more skillful.",
"fakers became more polite."
] | "...the skill of the fakers grew increasingly refined" in the third paragraph means that | Text D
"Museum"is a slippery word. It first meant (in Greek) anything consecrated to the Muses:a hill,a shrine,a garden,a festival or even a textbook.Both Platos Academy and Aristotles Lyceum had a mouseion,a muses shrine.Although the Greeks already collected detached works of art,many temples-notably that of Hera a... | 1844.txt | 2 |
[
"collected from elsewhere.",
"made part of the buildings.",
"donated by people.",
"bought by churches."
] | Paintings and sculptures on display in churches in the 15th century were | Text D
"Museum"is a slippery word. It first meant (in Greek) anything consecrated to the Muses:a hill,a shrine,a garden,a festival or even a textbook.Both Platos Academy and Aristotles Lyceum had a mouseion,a muses shrine.Although the Greeks already collected detached works of art,many temples-notably that of Hera a... | 1844.txt | 1 |
[
"protect royal and church treasures.",
"improve existing collections.",
"stimulate public interest.",
"raise more funds."
] | Modern museums came into existence in order to | Text D
"Museum"is a slippery word. It first meant (in Greek) anything consecrated to the Muses:a hill,a shrine,a garden,a festival or even a textbook.Both Platos Academy and Aristotles Lyceum had a mouseion,a muses shrine.Although the Greeks already collected detached works of art,many temples-notably that of Hera a... | 1844.txt | 0 |
[
"Collection and collectors.",
"The evolution of museums.",
"Modern museums and their functions.",
"The birth of museums."
] | Which is the main idea of the passage? | Text D
"Museum"is a slippery word. It first meant (in Greek) anything consecrated to the Muses:a hill,a shrine,a garden,a festival or even a textbook.Both Platos Academy and Aristotles Lyceum had a mouseion,a muses shrine.Although the Greeks already collected detached works of art,many temples-notably that of Hera a... | 1844.txt | 1 |
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"as fast as",
"a million times slower than",
"about millions of times faster than",
"about a million times faster than"
] | Light speed is _ sound speed | Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some s... | 3416.txt | 3 |
[
"you can hear the sound before you see the smoke",
"the sound does not travel as fast as light",
"the sound will reach you before the man fires",
"sound travels about a million times faster than light"
] | If you stand 200 metres away from a man who is firing a gun to start a race, you will find out that _ . | Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some s... | 3416.txt | 1 |
[
"has to travel a greater distance",
"moves less quickly",
"travels much more quickly",
"is less powerful"
] | Sunlight obviously _ than the light of the moon | Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some s... | 3416.txt | 0 |
[
"the stars have been shining all the time",
"the stars seen tonight will shine four years later",
"the stars were shining long ago but seen tonight",
"the starlight seen today could be seen four years ago"
] | The scientific way of saying "The stars are shining tonight" should be _ . | Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some s... | 3416.txt | 2 |
[
"Full-time employment is a new international trend.",
"The writer was compelled by circumstances to leave her job.",
"\"A lateral move\" means stepping out of full-time employment.",
"The writer was only too eager to spend more time with her family."
] | Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 1? | When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I co... | 887.txt | 1 |
[
"enables her to realize her dream",
"helps her mold a new philosophy of life",
"prompts her to abandon her high social status",
"leads her to accept the doctrine of She magazine"
] | The writer's experiment shows that downshifting . | When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I co... | 887.txt | 1 |
[
"non-materialistic lifestyle",
"a bit of everything",
"extreme stress",
"anti-consumerism"
] | "Juggling one's life" probably means living a life characterized by _. | When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I co... | 887.txt | 2 |
[
"the quick pace of modern life",
"man's adventurous spirit",
"man's search for mythical experiences",
"the economic situation"
] | According to the passage, downshifting emerged in the U.S. as a result of . | When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I co... | 887.txt | 3 |
[
"friendly",
"impolite",
"brotherly",
"a mixture of love and hate"
] | For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is _ . | Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cord... | 709.txt | 3 |
[
"good",
"harm",
"neither good nor harm",
"both good and harm"
] | The war in Iraq does _ to the relationship between France and Britain. | Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cord... | 709.txt | 3 |
[
"Germany; America",
"America; Germany",
"Germany; Germany",
"America; America"
] | The British are not so friendly to _ and the French are not so friendly to _ . | Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cord... | 709.txt | 0 |
[
"American people...Britain",
"British people ... Germany",
"French people ... Britain",
"British people ... France"
] | _ are more interested in having holidays in _ . | Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cord... | 709.txt | 3 |
[
"As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.",
"The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.",
"France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.",
"The English ... | What does the last sentence mean? | Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cord... | 709.txt | 2 |
[
"the New Madrid fault in Missouri",
"the San Andreas and the New Madrid faults",
"the causes of faults",
"current scientific knowledge about faults"
] | This passage is mainly about. | Everyone has heard of the San Andreas fault (¶Ï²ã), which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with earthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious New Madrid fault in Missouri?
Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, all centered around the town of... | 1155.txt | 1 |
[
"a horizontal fault",
"a vertical fault",
"a more serious fault than the San Andreas fault",
"responsible for forming the Mississippi River"
] | The New Madrid fault is. | Everyone has heard of the San Andreas fault (¶Ï²ã), which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with earthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious New Madrid fault in Missouri?
Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, all centered around the town of... | 1155.txt | 1 |
[
"it is probably as dangerous to live in Missouri as in California",
"the New Madrid fault will eventually develop a mountain range in Missouri",
"California will become an island in future",
"A big earthquake will occur to California soon"
] | We may conclude from the passage that. | Everyone has heard of the San Andreas fault (¶Ï²ã), which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with earthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious New Madrid fault in Missouri?
Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, all centered around the town of... | 1155.txt | 0 |
[
"horizontal faults are more dangerous than vertical faults.",
"Vertical faults are more dangerous than horizontal faults",
"Earthquakes occur only around fault areas",
"California will break into pieces by an eventual earthquake"
] | This passage implies that. | Everyone has heard of the San Andreas fault (¶Ï²ã), which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with earthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious New Madrid fault in Missouri?
Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, all centered around the town of... | 1155.txt | 2 |
[
"greatly",
"basically",
"extremely",
"necessarily"
] | As used in the first sentence of the fourth paragraph, the word essentially means. | Everyone has heard of the San Andreas fault (¶Ï²ã), which constantly threatens California and the West Coast with earthquakes. But how many people know about the equally serious New Madrid fault in Missouri?
Between December of 1811 and February of 1812, three major earthquakes occurred, all centered around the town of... | 1155.txt | 2 |
[
"only when we can see well",
"only when we cannot see perfectly",
"even if we can see well",
"only when we realize how important our eyes are"
] | We should take good care of our eyes. | When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, r... | 2063.txt | 2 |
[
"near-sighted",
"far-sighted",
"astigmatic",
"suffering from cataracts"
] | When things far away seem indistinct , one is probably. | When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, r... | 2063.txt | 0 |
[
"seeing at night",
"seeing objects far away",
"looking over a wide area",
"judging distances"
] | Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for. | When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, r... | 2063.txt | 3 |
[
"one eye bigger than the other",
"eyes that are not exactly the right shape",
"a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation",
"an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses"
] | People who suffer from astigmatism have. | When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, r... | 2063.txt | 1 |
[
"More men taking an extended parental leave．",
"People's changing attitudes towards family．",
"More women entering business management．",
"The improvement of their socioeconomic status．"
] | What gives women a ray of hope to achieve work life balance? | The endless debate about"work-life balance"often contains a hopeful footnote about stayat home dads．If American society and business won't make it easier on future female leaderswho choose to have children，there is still the ray of hope that increasing numbers of full-timefathers will．But based on today's socioeconomic... | 2192.txt | 1 |
[
"Women are better at taking care of children．",
"Many men value work more than their family．",
"Their number is too small to make a difference．",
"Not many men have the chance to stay at home．"
] | Why does the author say the hope for more full-time fathers is misguided? | The endless debate about"work-life balance"often contains a hopeful footnote about stayat home dads．If American society and business won't make it easier on future female leaderswho choose to have children，there is still the ray of hope that increasing numbers of full-timefathers will．But based on today's socioeconomic... | 2192.txt | 2 |
[
"A long leave will have a negative impact on their career．",
"They just have too many responsibilities to fulfill at work．",
"The economic loss will be too much for their family to bear．",
"They are likely to get fired if absent from work for too lon9．"
] | Why do few men take a long parental leave? | The endless debate about"work-life balance"often contains a hopeful footnote about stayat home dads．If American society and business won't make it easier on future female leaderswho choose to have children，there is still the ray of hope that increasing numbers of full-timefathers will．But based on today's socioeconomic... | 2192.txt | 0 |
[
"Jealousy．",
"Surprise",
"Admiration",
"Sympathy．"
] | What is the most likely reaction to men returning from an extended parental leave? | The endless debate about"work-life balance"often contains a hopeful footnote about stayat home dads．If American society and business won't make it easier on future female leaderswho choose to have children，there is still the ray of hope that increasing numbers of full-timefathers will．But based on today's socioeconomic... | 2192.txt | 1 |
[
"They will benefit from the trend of more fathers staying at home．",
"They will find high-paying professions a bit more family-friendly．",
"They are unlikely to break their career trajectory to raise a family．",
"They will still face the difficult choice between career and children．"
] | What does the author say about high-potential women in the not-too-distant future? | The endless debate about"work-life balance"often contains a hopeful footnote about stayat home dads．If American society and business won't make it easier on future female leaderswho choose to have children，there is still the ray of hope that increasing numbers of full-timefathers will．But based on today's socioeconomic... | 2192.txt | 3 |
[
"It reflects Americans' preference for imported goods.",
"It signifies a change in American economic structure.",
"It is the result of America's growing focus on domestic market.",
"It could lead to slower growth of the national economy."
] | How do pessimists interpret the U.S. trade deficit in June? | What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!
When the Commerce Department reported last week that the trade deficit in June approached $50 billion, it set off a new round of economic doomsaying. Imports, which soared to $200.3... | 1121.txt | 0 |
[
"It indicates that economic activities in the U.S. have increased.",
"It shows that U.S. economy is slipping further into recession.",
"It signals decreasing domestic demand for goods and services.",
"It reflects the fluctuations in the international market."
] | What does the author say about the trade data of the past two years? | What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!
When the Commerce Department reported last week that the trade deficit in June approached $50 billion, it set off a new round of economic doomsaying. Imports, which soared to $200.3... | 1121.txt | 0 |
[
"People who have expertise in international trade.",
"Consumers who favor imported goods and services.",
"Producers of agricultural goods and raw materials.",
"Retailers dealing in foreign goods and services."
] | Who particularly benefit from the rising volume of trade? | What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!
When the Commerce Department reported last week that the trade deficit in June approached $50 billion, it set off a new round of economic doomsaying. Imports, which soared to $200.3... | 1121.txt | 2 |
[
"Competition from overseas.",
"People's reluctance to spend.",
"Slack trade activities.",
"Decreasing productivity."
] | What is one of the challenges facing the American economy? | What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!
When the Commerce Department reported last week that the trade deficit in June approached $50 billion, it set off a new round of economic doomsaying. Imports, which soared to $200.3... | 1121.txt | 2 |
[
"To import more cheap goods from developing countries.",
"To move their companies to where labor is cheaper.",
"To increase their market share overseas.",
"To be alert to fluctuations in foreign markets."
] | What is the author's advice to U.S. companies and individuals? | What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!
When the Commerce Department reported last week that the trade deficit in June approached $50 billion, it set off a new round of economic doomsaying. Imports, which soared to $200.3... | 1121.txt | 1 |
[
"complain personally to the manager",
"threaten to take the matter to court",
"write a firm letter of complaint to the store of purchase",
"show some written proof of the purchase to the store"
] | When a consumer finds that his or her in it, the first thing he or she should do is to _ . | When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there ar... | 348.txt | 3 |
[
"Explain exactly what is wrong with the item.",
"Threaten to take the seller to court.",
"Make polite and general statements about the problem.",
"Avoid having direct contact with the store manager."
] | How can a consumer make his or her complaint more effective, according to the passage? | When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there ar... | 348.txt | 0 |
[
"Complain to the store manager in person.",
"Complain to the manufacturer.",
"Write a complaint letter to the manager.",
"Turn to the Consumers' Rights Protection Organization for help."
] | According to the passage, which of the following is suggested as the last alternative that consumers may turn to? | When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there ar... | 348.txt | 3 |
[
"meet the standard of",
"realize the purpose of",
"fulfill the demands of",
"keep the promise of"
] | The phrase "live up to" in this context means _ . | When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there ar... | 348.txt | 0 |
[
"how to settle a consumer's complaint about a faulty item",
"how to make an effective complaint about a faulty item",
"how to avoid buying a faulty item",
"how to deal with complaints from customers"
] | The passage tells us _ . | When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer's claims, the first step is to present the warranty, or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it does not, there ar... | 348.txt | 1 |
[
"readily availableB.long lastingC.denseD.flexible",
"long lasting",
"dense",
"flexible"
] | The word "durable" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 1 |
[
"It was long lasting.",
"It was relatively easy to transport.",
"Its softness made it easy to work with.",
"It produced buildings that were especially attractive."
] | According to paragraph 1, all of the following characteristics of pine made it a desirable material for building in nineteenth-century America EXCEPT: | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 3 |
[
"product",
"problem",
"opportunity",
"advantage"
] | The word "commodity" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 0 |
[
"Farmers of the American West earned most of their income by selling timber to newly arrived settlers.",
"Timber came primarily from farmers who wished to supplement their income.",
"Timber was much more expensive before the year 1860 because it was less readily available.",
"Timber came primarily from large ... | What can be inferred from paragraph 2 about timber in America before the year 1860? | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 1 |
[
"To give an example of how steam power led to technological advancements",
"To help explain how the thickness of a saw blade determines how much wood is wasted",
"To explain how competition with other countries benefited the American lumber industry",
"To illustrate the impact of new technology on the lumber ... | Why does the author discuss the "British-invented band saw"? | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 3 |
[
"encouraging",
"introducing",
"making possible",
"emphasizing"
] | The phrase allowing for "allowing for" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 2 |
[
"Work became centralized, and many tasks were automated.",
"Lumber could be produced more efficiently and on a larger scale.",
"Waste materials could be re-used as fuel to power the lumber mills.",
"Lumber production could continue throughout the cold winter months."
] | All of the following are mentioned in paragraph 3 as resulting from the use of steam in the lumber industry EXCEPT: | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 2 |
[
"expand",
"ease",
"transform",
"permit"
] | The word "facilitate" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 1 |
[
"Certain trees would become dry and yield low-quality lumber.",
"There would not be enough water in streams and lakes to raft the logs to mills.",
"It would be more difficult to transport logs to streams and lakes.",
"Rivers would not be full enough in the spring to power mills."
] | According to paragraph 4, how could a warm, dry winter interfere with lumber production? | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 2 |
[
"decline",
"density",
"size",
"isolation"
] | The word "remoteness" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 3 |
[
"To argue that Michigan had replaced other Great Lakes states as the center of the lumbering industry",
"To provide evidence of the growing importance of logging railroads to the lumbering industry",
"To support the claim that Michigan winters had become more severe in the late 1800s than they had been earlier"... | In paragraph 5, why does the author include the information that 89 logging railroads crisscrossed Michigan by 1887? | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 1 |
[
"reducing the pressures placed on the northern Midwest pinelands in the 1860s",
"reducing the length of the downstream trip to a mill by as much as 10 miles",
"increasing the number of logs that could be floated down a river at a single time",
"allowing logs to move downstream more quickly and easily"
] | According to paragraph 6, the construction of booms benefited the logging industry by | In nineteenth-century America, practically everything that was built involved wood.Pine was especially attractive for building purposes.It is durable and strong, yet soft enough to be easily worked with even the simplest of hand tools.It also floats nicely on water, which allowed it to be transported to distant markets... | 2455.txt | 3 |
[
"It tells us what people did in past days.",
"It generates quite a buzz in recent days.",
"It provides latest news about everything.",
"It informs what people do in the future."
] | What is real-time web search.like Twitter? | Real.time web search--which scours only the latest updates to services like Twitter-is currently generating quite a buzz because it can provide a glimpse of what people around the world are thinking or doing at any given moment.Interest in this kind of search is so great that，according to recent leaks，Google is conside... | 1222.txt | 2 |
[
"They gain nothing special from the combination of data and models.",
"11ley indeed reveal something about people's intentions in such areas.",
"They find that the future trends cannot be predicted from the research.",
"They totally understand the future trends of these areas from research."
] | What is the result of research established by Google researchers Hyunyoung Choi and Hal Varian? | Real.time web search--which scours only the latest updates to services like Twitter-is currently generating quite a buzz because it can provide a glimpse of what people around the world are thinking or doing at any given moment.Interest in this kind of search is so great that，according to recent leaks，Google is conside... | 1222.txt | 1 |
[
"It is possible for researchers to get some hints from the Future Me emails.",
"There is no relationship between the depression and economic slump.",
"There is a potential relationship between depression and economic slump.",
"The Future Me emails may indicate people's reaction about future prediction."
] | What can we infer from Para.5? | Real.time web search--which scours only the latest updates to services like Twitter-is currently generating quite a buzz because it can provide a glimpse of what people around the world are thinking or doing at any given moment.Interest in this kind of search is so great that，according to recent leaks，Google is conside... | 1222.txt | 3 |
[
"More data are necessary to turn this possibility to be reality.",
"The possibility is just all intriguing possibility without data.",
"No amount of data cannot be a strong proof for the possibility.",
"More data are needed to turn it out to be a pure possibility."
] | What's the meaning of"Without more data,that is no more than an intriguing possibility."? | Real.time web search--which scours only the latest updates to services like Twitter-is currently generating quite a buzz because it can provide a glimpse of what people around the world are thinking or doing at any given moment.Interest in this kind of search is so great that，according to recent leaks，Google is conside... | 1222.txt | 0 |
[
"Negative.",
"Critical.",
"Optimistic.",
"Indifferent."
] | What's the attitude of author to real.time search? | Real.time web search--which scours only the latest updates to services like Twitter-is currently generating quite a buzz because it can provide a glimpse of what people around the world are thinking or doing at any given moment.Interest in this kind of search is so great that，according to recent leaks，Google is conside... | 1222.txt | 2 |
[
"production techniques",
"similarity to other crafts",
"unusual materials",
"resemblance to earlier pottery"
] | The passage mainly discusses ancient Greek pottery and its | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 0 |
[
"as a result of",
"no matter what",
"proud of",
"according to"
] | The phrase "regardless of" in line 3 is closest in meaning to | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 1 |
[
"in city centers",
"on the outskirts of cities",
"where clay could be found",
"near other potters' workshops"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that most pottery establishments in ancient Greece were situated | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 2 |
[
"original",
"attractive",
"noticeable",
"patterned"
] | The word "marked" in line 7 is closest in meaning to | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 2 |
[
"adapt",
"train",
"restrict",
"organize"
] | The word "confine" in line 17 is closest in meaning to | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 2 |
[
"It did not break during the firing process.",
"It was less expensive than other available materials.",
"Its surface had a lasting shine.",
"It could be used for many purposes."
] | It can be inferred from the passage that terra-cotta had which of the following advantages | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 3 |
[
"frequently",
"practically",
"preferably",
"probably"
] | The word "presumably" in line 21 is closest in meaning to | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 3 |
[
"molds",
"particular effects",
"products",
"vessels and figurines"
] | The word "they" in line 24 refers to | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 0 |
[
"Their functions were so specialized that they lacked common concerns.",
"They sometimes produced inferior ware.",
"They produced pieces that had unusual color and shine.",
"They decorated many of their works with human images."
] | According to the passage , all of the following are true of ancient Greek potters and vase painters EXCEPT: | Often enough the craft worker's place of employment in ancient Greece was set in rural isolation. Potter, for instance, found it convenient to locate their workshops near their source of clay, regardless of its relation to the center of settlement. At Corinth and Athens, however, two of the best-known potters' quarters... | 4274.txt | 0 |
[
"Richard Ⅲ.",
"Lover's Labour's Lost",
"As You Like It",
"The Merchant of Venice"
] | which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China? | In the coming months, we are bringing together artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare's plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.
National Theatre of China Beijing|Chinese
This great occasion will be the National Theatre of... | 3723.txt | 0 |
[
"It has two groups of actors",
"It is the leading theatre in London",
"It performs plays in BSL",
"It is good at producing comedies"
] | What is special about Deafinitely Theatre? | In the coming months, we are bringing together artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare's plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.
National Theatre of China Beijing|Chinese
This great occasion will be the National Theatre of... | 3723.txt | 2 |
[
"On Saturday 28 April.",
"On Sunday 29 April",
"On Tuesday 22 May.",
"On Tuesday 29 May"
] | When can you see a play in Hebrew? | In the coming months, we are bringing together artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare's plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.
National Theatre of China Beijing|Chinese
This great occasion will be the National Theatre of... | 3723.txt | 3 |
[
"to start a fire",
"to cook food",
"to power a heating-system",
"in a war"
] | Solar energy was first used_ . | The first person to use the sun's energy on a large scale was the Greek, Archimedes. He used it to set fire to an attacking Roman fleet at Syracuse in 212 B. C. He did this by means of a burning glass composed of small square mirrors made to move in all directions on hinges . In the early twentieth century, solar energ... | 1444.txt | 3 |
[
"It must be stored in rock beds.",
"It must be distilled.",
"It must be converted to heat.",
"It must be purified."
] | What must be done to solar energy before it can be used? | The first person to use the sun's energy on a large scale was the Greek, Archimedes. He used it to set fire to an attacking Roman fleet at Syracuse in 212 B. C. He did this by means of a burning glass composed of small square mirrors made to move in all directions on hinges . In the early twentieth century, solar energ... | 1444.txt | 2 |
[
"more irrigation projects are needed",
"the construction industry is expanding",
"fossil fuels are running out",
"it transmits electromagnetic radiation"
] | There is so much research into the use of solar energy because '_ . | The first person to use the sun's energy on a large scale was the Greek, Archimedes. He used it to set fire to an attacking Roman fleet at Syracuse in 212 B. C. He did this by means of a burning glass composed of small square mirrors made to move in all directions on hinges . In the early twentieth century, solar energ... | 1444.txt | 2 |
[
"it is limited",
"there is not much of it",
"it is not always available",
"the passage does not tell us why"
] | Solar energy must be stored because_ . | The first person to use the sun's energy on a large scale was the Greek, Archimedes. He used it to set fire to an attacking Roman fleet at Syracuse in 212 B. C. He did this by means of a burning glass composed of small square mirrors made to move in all directions on hinges . In the early twentieth century, solar energ... | 1444.txt | 2 |
[
"2.",
"3.",
"4.",
"More than 4."
] | How many uses has solar energy been put to according to the passage? | The first person to use the sun's energy on a large scale was the Greek, Archimedes. He used it to set fire to an attacking Roman fleet at Syracuse in 212 B. C. He did this by means of a burning glass composed of small square mirrors made to move in all directions on hinges . In the early twentieth century, solar energ... | 1444.txt | 1 |
[
"Characteristics of pterosaur wings",
"The discovery of fossil remains of Archaeopteryx",
"Reasons for the extinction of early flying vertebrates",
"The development of flight in reptiles and birds"
] | What does the passage mainly discuss? | The first flying vertebrates were true reptiles in which one of the fingers of the front limbs became very elongated, providing support for a flap of stretched skin that served as a wing. These were the pterosaurs, literally the "winged lizards." The earliest pterosaurs arose near the end of the Triassic period of the ... | 2069.txt | 3 |
[
"They evolved from strong limb muscles.",
"They consisted of an extension of skin.",
"They connected the front and back limbs.",
"They required fingers of equal length."
] | Which of the following is true of early reptile wings? | The first flying vertebrates were true reptiles in which one of the fingers of the front limbs became very elongated, providing support for a flap of stretched skin that served as a wing. These were the pterosaurs, literally the "winged lizards." The earliest pterosaurs arose near the end of the Triassic period of the ... | 2069.txt | 1 |
[
"creating",
"meaning",
"related to",
"simplified"
] | The word "literally" in line 3 is closest in meaning to | The first flying vertebrates were true reptiles in which one of the fingers of the front limbs became very elongated, providing support for a flap of stretched skin that served as a wing. These were the pterosaurs, literally the "winged lizards." The earliest pterosaurs arose near the end of the Triassic period of the ... | 2069.txt | 1 |
[
"in the early Triassic period",
"before the appearance of pterosaurs",
"after the decline of pterosaurs",
"before dinosaurs could be found on land."
] | It can be inferred from the passage that birds were probably dominant in the skies | The first flying vertebrates were true reptiles in which one of the fingers of the front limbs became very elongated, providing support for a flap of stretched skin that served as a wing. These were the pterosaurs, literally the "winged lizards." The earliest pterosaurs arose near the end of the Triassic period of the ... | 2069.txt | 2 |
[
"illustrate the size of wingspans in some pterosaurs",
"compare the energy needs of dinosaurs with those of modern machines",
"demonstrate the differences between mechanized flight and animal flight",
"establish the practical applications of the study of fossils"
] | The author mentions airplanes in line 8 in order to | The first flying vertebrates were true reptiles in which one of the fingers of the front limbs became very elongated, providing support for a flap of stretched skin that served as a wing. These were the pterosaurs, literally the "winged lizards." The earliest pterosaurs arose near the end of the Triassic period of the ... | 2069.txt | 0 |
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