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"inactive",
"inefficient",
"unchangeable",
"unbalanced"
] | The word "sedentary" in line 29 is closest in meaning to | Pheromones are substances that serve as chemical signals between members of the same species. They are secreted to the outside of the body and cause other individuals of the species to have specific reactions. Pheromones, which are sometimes called "social hormones," affect a group of individuals somewhat like hormones... | 409.txt | 0 |
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"also communicate using sight and sound",
"live underground",
"prey on other insects",
"live in organized groups"
] | Pheromone systems are relatively complex in insects that | Pheromones are substances that serve as chemical signals between members of the same species. They are secreted to the outside of the body and cause other individuals of the species to have specific reactions. Pheromones, which are sometimes called "social hormones," affect a group of individuals somewhat like hormones... | 409.txt | 3 |
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"How to persuade local communities to provide more funds.",
"How to cope with the shortage of funds for public education.",
"How to solve the rising unemployment problem.",
"How to improve the public education system."
] | What is the passage mainly about? | Take the case of public education alone. The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. In view of the te... | 4163.txt | 1 |
[
"The requirement of educated workers by business.",
"Raising of the legal age for going to work.",
"The trend toward a shorter workday.",
"People's concern for the future of the next generation."
] | What is the reason for the increase in the number of students? | Take the case of public education alone. The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. In view of the te... | 4163.txt | 1 |
[
"the unemployed are too poor to continue their education",
"a new leisure class has developed",
"they are still suffering from the depression",
"an increase in taxes could be a problem"
] | The public agencies for adult education will be little better off because ________. | Take the case of public education alone. The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. In view of the te... | 4163.txt | 3 |
[
"should allocate Federal funds for public education",
"should demand that local communities provide support",
"should raise taxes to meet the needs of public education",
"should first of all solve the problem of unemployment"
] | According to the author, the answer to the problem of public education is that the Federal government ________. | Take the case of public education alone. The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. In view of the te... | 4163.txt | 0 |
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"Only by appropriating adequate Federal funds for education can the next generation have a bright future.",
"Citizens of all parts of the country agree that the best way to support education is to use Federal funds.",
"People all over the country should make contributions to education in the interest of the nex... | Why does the author say "Only a people determined to ruin the next generation will refuse such Federal funds as public education may require" (Lines 10-11, Para. 3)? | Take the case of public education alone. The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. This has been caused by the advance of the legal age for going into industry and the impossibility of finding a job even when the legal age has been reached. In view of the te... | 4163.txt | 0 |
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"to cut the medical profession all over the country",
"to allocate the patients to doctors on a list basis",
"to increase the incentives of the medical workers",
"to revise the policy on the medical profession"
] | What did the Health Minister propose? | Health Minister Nicola Roxon's latest proposal that patients be allocated to doctors on a list basis is straight out of the playbook of Britain's National Health Service.
Let's think about this from the patient's point of view. Some doctors are better than others, the same as some plumbers are better than others. The r... | 1361.txt | 1 |
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"some doctors are more competent",
"there is a simple personality clash",
"they have more diffi cult problems",
"they sometimes want a second opinion"
] | The patient may think some doctors are better than others NOT because _ . | Health Minister Nicola Roxon's latest proposal that patients be allocated to doctors on a list basis is straight out of the playbook of Britain's National Health Service.
Let's think about this from the patient's point of view. Some doctors are better than others, the same as some plumbers are better than others. The r... | 1361.txt | 2 |
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"surgeons",
"physicians",
"opticians",
"psychiatrists"
] | When doctors fi nish medical school, they may not qualify as _ . | Health Minister Nicola Roxon's latest proposal that patients be allocated to doctors on a list basis is straight out of the playbook of Britain's National Health Service.
Let's think about this from the patient's point of view. Some doctors are better than others, the same as some plumbers are better than others. The r... | 1361.txt | 2 |
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"They may have a role in some isolated areas.",
"They are not a substitute for general practitioners.",
"They have less education background than GP.",
"They are the same as family general practitioners."
] | Which of the following statements about nurse practitioners is NOT true? | Health Minister Nicola Roxon's latest proposal that patients be allocated to doctors on a list basis is straight out of the playbook of Britain's National Health Service.
Let's think about this from the patient's point of view. Some doctors are better than others, the same as some plumbers are better than others. The r... | 1361.txt | 3 |
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"People not well-suited to their career choice are going to slip through the system.",
"Average GP is given abundant return on his investment in professional development.",
"Most of the general practitioners are working for the government-controlled service.",
"Australian ophthalmologists have fi xed costs so... | According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct? | Health Minister Nicola Roxon's latest proposal that patients be allocated to doctors on a list basis is straight out of the playbook of Britain's National Health Service.
Let's think about this from the patient's point of view. Some doctors are better than others, the same as some plumbers are better than others. The r... | 1361.txt | 0 |
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"regard music as a way of entertainment",
"disagree with their parents on education",
"view music as an overlooked subject",
"prefer the arts to science"
] | According to Paragraph 1, students _ . | When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance ,the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority . This view is shortsighted. In fact, music ... | 3534.txt | 0 |
[
"compare it with rock music",
"show music identifies a society",
"introduce American musical traditions",
"prove music influences people's lifestyles"
] | In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to. | When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance ,the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority . This view is shortsighted. In fact, music ... | 3534.txt | 1 |
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"approach the world from different angles",
"explore different phenomena of the world",
"express people's feelings in different ways",
"explain what it means to be human differently"
] | According to the passage. the arts and science. | When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance ,the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority . This view is shortsighted. In fact, music ... | 3534.txt | 0 |
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"Music education deserves more attention.",
"Music should be of top education priority.",
"Music is an effective communication tool.",
"Music education makes students more imaginative."
] | What is the main idea of the passage? | When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance ,the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority . This view is shortsighted. In fact, music ... | 3534.txt | 0 |
[
"researchers have found out what shapes us.",
"our peer is the last factor influencing us.",
"what researchers found contributes in a limited way.",
"what researchers found is good and trustworthy."
] | The beginning of the passage indicates that | For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us-or what, at least, shapes us most. And over the years, they've had a lot of exclamation moments. First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ... | 103.txt | 2 |
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"offer us much useful information.",
"have great influences on us.",
"are the ones who love us completely.",
"accompany us throughout our life."
] | In the third paragraph, the author tries to demonstrate that our siblings | For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us-or what, at least, shapes us most. And over the years, they've had a lot of exclamation moments. First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ... | 103.txt | 1 |
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"mostly focused on the sibling order.",
"studied the characteristics of the kids.",
"studied the matter in a broad sense.",
"wasn't believable and the discussion ended."
] | In scientific community, previous research on siblings | For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us-or what, at least, shapes us most. And over the years, they've had a lot of exclamation moments. First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ... | 103.txt | 0 |
[
"A brother cautions his sister against getting into trouble.",
"Sisters have quarrels with each other.",
"Siblings compete for parental favoritism.",
"Older kids in a family try hard to achieve."
] | Which of the following is NOT sibling dynamic? | For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us-or what, at least, shapes us most. And over the years, they've had a lot of exclamation moments. First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ... | 103.txt | 3 |
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"managers learned management skills from the family playroom.",
"spouses learned negotiation skills from their siblings.",
"studies on siblings are under the way。",
"studies on siblings need thorough investigation."
] | From the last paragraph，we can conclude that | For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us-or what, at least, shapes us most. And over the years, they've had a lot of exclamation moments. First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ... | 103.txt | 2 |
[
"Economic forecasts will be issued at a higher frequency.",
"More details will be provided on economic outlook.",
"The Fed's functions begin to resemble those of the central banks of other countries.",
"It if of significant importance to lengthen the forecasting years."
] | Which one of the following is not the change brought by the new strategy? | He gave no steer on future interest-rate decisions and no assessment of where he sees the economy going. Yet Ben Bernanke's speech at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC, on November 14th may be judged as the one in which he stamped his mark on America's monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve's chief used his speech to ... | 3439.txt | 2 |
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"Fed-watchers.",
"central banks.",
"the rate-setting body.",
"the public."
] | The "inflation-targeters" (Line 4, Paragraph 2) refers to _ | He gave no steer on future interest-rate decisions and no assessment of where he sees the economy going. Yet Ben Bernanke's speech at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC, on November 14th may be judged as the one in which he stamped his mark on America's monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve's chief used his speech to ... | 3439.txt | 1 |
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"affected.",
"uninfluenced .",
"unmarked.",
"guided ."
] | The word "untainted" (Line 2, Paragraph 3) most probably means _ | He gave no steer on future interest-rate decisions and no assessment of where he sees the economy going. Yet Ben Bernanke's speech at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC, on November 14th may be judged as the one in which he stamped his mark on America's monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve's chief used his speech to ... | 3439.txt | 1 |
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"complex.",
"democratic.",
"reasonable.",
"practical."
] | Compared with the approach of his predecessor, Mr Bernanke's approach is more _ | He gave no steer on future interest-rate decisions and no assessment of where he sees the economy going. Yet Ben Bernanke's speech at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC, on November 14th may be judged as the one in which he stamped his mark on America's monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve's chief used his speech to ... | 3439.txt | 1 |
[
"the goal of price stability is not supposed to be of the same importance as that of maximum employment.",
"it is very important to set a clear standpoint.",
"the Fed should establish new ways to find better objects.",
"inflation target should be the main focus for the coming economic forcasts."
] | The second theme of Mr Bernanke's speech is that _ | He gave no steer on future interest-rate decisions and no assessment of where he sees the economy going. Yet Ben Bernanke's speech at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC, on November 14th may be judged as the one in which he stamped his mark on America's monetary policy.
The Federal Reserve's chief used his speech to ... | 3439.txt | 1 |
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"keep him from the hot sunshine",
"enable him to build warships",
"make him draw quick profit from them",
"protect him from droughts and floods"
] | Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways，the most important of which is that they can _ . | Trees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products;they give him shade;and they help to prevent droughtand floods.
Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to draw quick profit from th... | 2407.txt | 3 |
[
"man is only interested in building empires",
"man is eager to profit from trees",
"man hasn?t realized the importance of trees to him",
"man hasn?t found out that he has lost all trees"
] | It's a great pity that _ . | Trees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products;they give him shade;and they help to prevent droughtand floods.
Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to draw quick profit from th... | 2407.txt | 2 |
[
"unless a country has a plenty supply of trees",
"unless people stop cutting down their trees",
"unless aIl people are taught the importance of planting trees",
"unless the government punishes those who cut trees instead of planting them"
] | Sooner or later the forests will disappear _ . | Trees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products;they give him shade;and they help to prevent droughtand floods.
Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to draw quick profit from th... | 2407.txt | 2 |
[
"to wash away",
"to make wet",
"to make stay together",
"to improve"
] | The word"bind"in Paragraph 5 means" _ " | Trees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products;they give him shade;and they help to prevent droughtand floods.
Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to draw quick profit from th... | 2407.txt | 2 |
[
"keep rain from falling down to soft ground",
"cause the soil to allow rainwater to sink in",
"prevent the soil from being washed away",
"make the topsoil stick together"
] | When there is a heavy rain.trees can help to prevent floods as they can _ . | Trees are useful to man in three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products;they give him shade;and they help to prevent droughtand floods.
Unfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important.In his eagerness to draw quick profit from th... | 2407.txt | 1 |
[
"The Cambridge Film Festival.",
"Meetings with filmmakers.",
"The preview screening.",
"Monthly premieres."
] | Which of the following is the most famous event held at Cambridge Arts Cinema? | Student Membership-----Cambridge Arts Cinema
Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money. | 1498.txt | 0 |
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"Darkroom Gallery shows",
"mailed programmes",
"special film events",
"film shows"
] | If you're a member of Cambridge Arts Cinema, you will enjoy free_ | Student Membership-----Cambridge Arts Cinema
Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money. | 1498.txt | 1 |
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"Four months.",
"Eight months.",
"Nine months.",
"One year."
] | How long will the membership for Cambridge Arts Cinema last? | Student Membership-----Cambridge Arts Cinema
Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money. | 1498.txt | 2 |
[
"Offering students cheaper tickets.",
"Announcing the opening of a premiere.",
"Telling the public of the cinema's address.",
"Increasing the cinema's membership."
] | For what purpose is the text written? | Student Membership-----Cambridge Arts Cinema
Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money. | 1498.txt | 3 |
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"To help urban Mexican Americans understand the problems confronting striking campesinos in California",
"To promote an attitude of pride in the depth and richness of the Mexican American heritage among striking campesinos",
"To provide striking campesinos an opportunity to use their creative talents to express... | According to the passage, the original impetus behind the establishment of the Teatro Campesino was which of the following? | In the fields of Delano. Califomia. In 1965. Luis Valdez started the Teatro Campesino (Farm worker's Theater), and with it initiated the renaissance of Mexican American theater. The Teatro Campesino had an avowedly political purpose: to rally campesinos (farmworkers) in support of the farm workers' strike then being or... | 1910.txt | 3 |
[
"theater of sixteenth-century Italy",
"carpas of Mexico",
"drama of classical Greece",
"English-language theater of the United States"
] | The author cites all of the following as probable influences on Valdez'development of the acto EXCEPT the | In the fields of Delano. Califomia. In 1965. Luis Valdez started the Teatro Campesino (Farm worker's Theater), and with it initiated the renaissance of Mexican American theater. The Teatro Campesino had an avowedly political purpose: to rally campesinos (farmworkers) in support of the farm workers' strike then being or... | 1910.txt | 2 |
[
"They were more politically effective than were earlier actos.",
"They were presented primarily outdoors, whereas earlier actos were presented inside theaters.",
"They used a greater mixture of dialects than did the earlier actos.",
"They addressed a broader audience than did the earlier actos."
] | The passage suggests that which of the following was true of the later actos of the Teatro Campesino? | In the fields of Delano. Califomia. In 1965. Luis Valdez started the Teatro Campesino (Farm worker's Theater), and with it initiated the renaissance of Mexican American theater. The Teatro Campesino had an avowedly political purpose: to rally campesinos (farmworkers) in support of the farm workers' strike then being or... | 1910.txt | 3 |
[
"Their views, if correct, do not preclude the existence of an Italian influence on the acto.",
"Their views are unlikely to be correct, given the differences existing between Mexican and Mexican American theater.",
"Their views concerning the Mexican carpas are essentially correct, but they lack familiarity wit... | Which of the following best describes the author's evaluation of the views of the critics cited in lines 36-39? | In the fields of Delano. Califomia. In 1965. Luis Valdez started the Teatro Campesino (Farm worker's Theater), and with it initiated the renaissance of Mexican American theater. The Teatro Campesino had an avowedly political purpose: to rally campesinos (farmworkers) in support of the farm workers' strike then being or... | 1910.txt | 0 |
[
"Mexican American playwrights wish to include in their works elements drawn from the traditions and history of pre-Hispanic America.",
"Mexican American playwrights try to guarantee that their works are fully understood by the broadest possible audience, including those who may speak only one language.",
"Such ... | The passage suggests that which of the following explains the characteristic use of a mixture of Spanish, English, and Mexican American dialects in the works of Mexican American playwrights? | In the fields of Delano. Califomia. In 1965. Luis Valdez started the Teatro Campesino (Farm worker's Theater), and with it initiated the renaissance of Mexican American theater. The Teatro Campesino had an avowedly political purpose: to rally campesinos (farmworkers) in support of the farm workers' strike then being or... | 1910.txt | 2 |
[
"The use of masks",
"Comic improvisation",
"An outdoor setting",
"An assortment of semiallegorical characters"
] | According to the passage, which of the following elements characteristic of the acto are also found in some agitprop theater pieces? | In the fields of Delano. Califomia. In 1965. Luis Valdez started the Teatro Campesino (Farm worker's Theater), and with it initiated the renaissance of Mexican American theater. The Teatro Campesino had an avowedly political purpose: to rally campesinos (farmworkers) in support of the farm workers' strike then being or... | 1910.txt | 3 |
[
"Many popular forms of theater rely heavily on improvisation.",
"Plays resembling the acto in structure were written in the 1970's by West African playwrights who are interested in dramatizing the richness of their own cultures.",
"The use of masks has, at one time or another, been characteristic of the theater... | Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the author's argument concerning the debt of the acto to the theater traditions of other periods and regions? | In the fields of Delano. Califomia. In 1965. Luis Valdez started the Teatro Campesino (Farm worker's Theater), and with it initiated the renaissance of Mexican American theater. The Teatro Campesino had an avowedly political purpose: to rally campesinos (farmworkers) in support of the farm workers' strike then being or... | 1910.txt | 3 |
[
"plead for the abolishment of uniforms",
"show that uniforms are not possible in a democratic society",
"advocate stronger governmental controls on the wearing of uniforms",
"convince the reader that uniforms have more disadvantages than advantages"
] | The author's primary purpose in writing this passage was to _ . | No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demanding to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of a whole. The individual in a uniform l... | 4173.txt | 3 |
[
"To show that freedom of choice is absolute.",
"To show that the government has interfered too much in the lives of individual.",
"To suggest what would happen if uniforms became compulsory.",
"To predict the way the society will be in the next few generations."
] | Why does the author discuss forcing everyone to buy the same car or eat the same food? | No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demanding to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of a whole. The individual in a uniform l... | 4173.txt | 2 |
[
"The person who wears a uniform has no self-worth.",
"Wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a larger concept.",
"Uniforms will hurt one entire information and entertainment industry.",
"Envy and competition are incentive to improve one's life."
] | Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the author? | No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demanding to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of a whole. The individual in a uniform l... | 4173.txt | 1 |
[
"indispensable",
"available",
"surplus",
"supplementary"
] | The word " superfluous" (Para. 3) most probably means _ . | No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demanding to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of a whole. The individual in a uniform l... | 4173.txt | 2 |
[
"the positive effects of wearing uniforms",
"more negative effects of wearing uniforms",
"alternative to wearing uniforms",
"the legal rights of those not wishing to wear uniforms"
] | The next paragraph in this passage might discuss _ . | No one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. Uniforms are demanding to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. Uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of a whole. The individual in a uniform l... | 4173.txt | 1 |
[
"obscssed with online shopping at certain Web sites",
"inspired by product-promoting e-mails sent to them",
"eager to help their friends promote quality products",
"enthusiastic about recommending their favorite products"
] | Consumers may create "earned" media when they are . | The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional "paid" media - such as television commercials and print advertisements - still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create "ear... | 2170.txt | 3 |
[
"a safe business environment",
"random competition",
"strong user traffic",
"flexibility in organization"
] | According to Paragraph 2,sold media feature . | The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional "paid" media - such as television commercials and print advertisements - still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create "ear... | 2170.txt | 2 |
[
"invite constant conflicts with passionate consumers",
"can be used to produce negative effects in marketing",
"may be responsible for fiercer competition",
"deserve all the negative comments about them"
] | The author indicates in Paragraph 3 that earned media . | The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional "paid" media - such as television commercials and print advertisements - still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create "ear... | 2170.txt | 1 |
[
"responding effectively to hijacked media",
"persuading customers into boycotting products",
"cooperating with supportive consumers",
"taking advantage of hijacked media"
] | Toyota Motor's experience is cited as an example of . | The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional "paid" media - such as television commercials and print advertisements - still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create "ear... | 2170.txt | 0 |
[
"Alternatives to conventional paid media.",
"Conflict between hijacked and earned media.",
"Dominance of hijacked media.",
"Popularity of owned media."
] | Which of the following is the text mainly about? | The rough guide to marketing success used to be that you got what you paid for. No longer. While traditional "paid" media - such as television commercials and print advertisements - still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. Consumers passionate about a product may create "ear... | 2170.txt | 0 |
[
"the acts of violence against scientists",
"the use of animals in research",
"the techniques of planting bombs in cars",
"the establishment of new animal protection organization"
] | The words "these developments" (Para. 2, Line 1) most probably refer to ________. | Protests at the use of animals in research have taken a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist technique of the pre-planted car-bomb.
The research community will rightly be alarmed at these developments, which have two objectives: to arouse public atten... | 515.txt | 0 |
[
"The police abandoned their efforts to find the criminals.",
"The terrorists escaped with the help of their organizations.",
"The attempted murder caused grave anxiety among British scientists.",
"People sympathized murder caused grave anxiety among British scientists."
] | Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | Protests at the use of animals in research have taken a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist technique of the pre-planted car-bomb.
The research community will rightly be alarmed at these developments, which have two objectives: to arouse public atten... | 515.txt | 2 |
[
"declare their objectives clearly",
"give up the use of violence",
"continue the dialogue with the scientific community",
"help to find those responsible for the attempted murder"
] | The author's purpose in writing his article is to demand that animal-protecting organizations ________. | Protests at the use of animals in research have taken a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist technique of the pre-planted car-bomb.
The research community will rightly be alarmed at these developments, which have two objectives: to arouse public atten... | 515.txt | 1 |
[
"since people can lie, the problem about their rights of scientists can't be solved",
"animal-protecting organizations about be held responsible for acts of violence against scientists",
"animal protection organizations should be declared illegal",
"the scientists should take effective measures to protect the... | In the author's opinion ________. | Protests at the use of animals in research have taken a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist technique of the pre-planted car-bomb.
The research community will rightly be alarmed at these developments, which have two objectives: to arouse public atten... | 515.txt | 3 |
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"The animal-protecting organizations.",
"The organizations that will talk with the research community.",
"Those who support the use of animals in research.",
"Those who support the animal-protection organizations."
] | What does the word "they" (Para. 3, Line 3) refer to? | Protests at the use of animals in research have taken a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist technique of the pre-planted car-bomb.
The research community will rightly be alarmed at these developments, which have two objectives: to arouse public atten... | 515.txt | 0 |
[
"didn't intend to take business on and push hard for reform",
"did not do anything at all for the presence of the current situation",
"took shareholders' right into account, but he didn't approve reform bill",
"took some measures to pave the way for the reform"
] | We can infer from the third paragraph that Mr. Bush _ . | There he was America's first President with a MBA, the man who loves to boast about his business background, whose presidential campaign raised unprecedented sums from corporate wallets and whose cabinet is stuffed with chief executives. Faith in the integrity of American business leaders was being undermined, George B... | 2723.txt | 0 |
[
"Bush had to offer concrete suggestions for reform as political pressure increase",
"At present, the maximum prison sentence for financial fraud is five year",
"It is laughable that M Bush publicly attacked America's corporate bosses",
"Americans have little faith in their business as well as political leader... | According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? | There he was America's first President with a MBA, the man who loves to boast about his business background, whose presidential campaign raised unprecedented sums from corporate wallets and whose cabinet is stuffed with chief executives. Faith in the integrity of American business leaders was being undermined, George B... | 2723.txt | 1 |
[
"M Bush is the second President with an MBA in American history",
"M Bush contributes a lot to decade-long economic boom",
"M Bush's approval ratings are still high",
"M Bush didn't get support in his presidential campaign"
] | Which of the following statements about Mr. Bush is mentioned in this passage? | There he was America's first President with a MBA, the man who loves to boast about his business background, whose presidential campaign raised unprecedented sums from corporate wallets and whose cabinet is stuffed with chief executives. Faith in the integrity of American business leaders was being undermined, George B... | 2723.txt | 2 |
[
"indifferent",
"optimistic",
"skeptical",
"favorable"
] | The author's attitude towards the reform is _ . | There he was America's first President with a MBA, the man who loves to boast about his business background, whose presidential campaign raised unprecedented sums from corporate wallets and whose cabinet is stuffed with chief executives. Faith in the integrity of American business leaders was being undermined, George B... | 2723.txt | 3 |
[
"carry out reform",
"boom economy",
"animate the voters",
"attack chief executive"
] | The phrase "a great opportunity" mentioned in the last paragraph refers to an opportunity to _ . | There he was America's first President with a MBA, the man who loves to boast about his business background, whose presidential campaign raised unprecedented sums from corporate wallets and whose cabinet is stuffed with chief executives. Faith in the integrity of American business leaders was being undermined, George B... | 2723.txt | 0 |
[
"It is the satellite closest to Jupiter's surface",
"Its surface temperature is constant at all times of the day.",
"It has the same mass and diameter as the planet Mercury",
"It completes one rotation every seventeen days."
] | According to paragraph 1, which of the following statements about Callisto is true? | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 3 |
[
"A sample of its interior was taken by the Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s",
"It has too low a density to contain much rocky metallic material",
"With a noontime surface temperature of only about .140° C. the ice on it never melts",
"All of the bodies in the Jovian system are icy, because they are so far... | According to paragraph 1, how do scientists know that Callisto is made up largely of ice? | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 1 |
[
"To support the claim that all of the big icy moons are differentiated",
"To suggest that Callisto may be a rocky body rather than an icy one",
"To explain why scientists expected Callisto to be differentiated",
"To refute the claim that Callisto could not differentiate because it was frozen solid"
] | Why does the author provide the information that "It is much easier for an icy body to differentiate than for a rocky one"? | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 2 |
[
"Why was Callisto frozen solid before differentiation was complete",
"What allows the process of differentiation to get started",
"Why is it easier for an icy body to differentiate than a rocky one",
"How do astronomers know that Callisto lacks a dense core"
] | All of the following questions are answered in paragraph 2 EXCEPT: | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 0 |
[
"It can form and retain impact craters on its icy surface",
"It has ice glaciers that do not flow or deform.",
"It has never had the interior forces required for geological evolution.",
"It is more than four billion years old."
] | According to paragraph 3, how is Callisto different from all other planet-sized objects in the solar system? | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 2 |
[
"primary cause",
"end result",
"identifying mark",
"by-product"
] | The word "signature" in the passage is closest in meaning to | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 2 |
[
"Ganymede's large size",
"measurements of Ganymede's gravity field",
"the fact that Ganymede has a magnetic field",
"the fact that Ganymede continues to be geologically active"
] | According to paragraph 4, each of the following provides evidence about Ganymede's interior EXCEPT | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 0 |
[
"Unusual",
"Large",
"New",
"Steep"
] | The word "Extensive" in the passage is closet in meaning to | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 1 |
[
"All water on it has always been frozen solid.",
"There is evidence that part of its crust once broke open",
"Its crust has been subject to forces that have created mountains and valleys.",
"Some of its older craters have been split apart by more recent geological activity"
] | Paragraph 5 supports each of the following statements about Ganymede EXCEPT: | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 0 |
[
"size and internal heating",
"distance from Jupiter",
"chemical and physical composition",
"age"
] | According to paragraph 6, the differences in how Callisto and Ganymede evoked are most probably due to differences in their | From 1996 to 1999, the Galileo spacecraft passed through the Jovian system, providing much information about Jupiter's satellites. Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four largest satellites, orbits the planet in seventeen days at a distance from Jupiter of two million kilometers. Like our own Moon, Callisto rotates i... | 2834.txt | 1 |
[
"obtain",
"change",
"replace",
"absorb"
] | The word "modify" in the passage is closest in meaning to | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 1 |
[
"gradually",
"permanently",
"extensively",
"possibly"
] | The word "drastically" in the passage is closest in meaning to | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 2 |
[
"They can chemically react with particles on a planet's surface.",
"Most of their mass does not flow but remains in place.",
"Their movement can reshape the surface of certain kinds of planets.",
"Their movement is driven by the Sun and by gravity."
] | Paragraph 1 supports all of the following statements about fluids EXCEPT: | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 1 |
[
"prevent",
"speed up",
"affect",
"encourage"
] | The word "prohibit" in the passage is closest in meaning to | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 0 |
[
"Earth has less water in its atmosphere than Venus does.",
"Earth has a hydrologic system but Venus does not.",
"Earth is less geologically active than Venus is.",
"Earth has more carbon dioxide than Venus does."
] | According to paragraph 2, what is one difference between Earth and Venus? | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 1 |
[
"there was more volcanic activity on early Venus than on early Earth",
"they received different amounts of solar energy",
"their interiors contained different amounts of heat",
"their early atmospheres contained different levels of oxygen and nitrogen"
] | It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that Earth evolved differently than Venus did in part because | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 1 |
[
"the breaking apart of water molecules by ultraviolet rays",
"the evaporation of water released from the planet's interior",
"the escape of hydrogen into space",
"the release of molecules from melting metals such as lead"
] | According to paragraph 2, all of the following played a role in keeping carbon dioxide levels high in the atmosphere of Venus EXCEPT | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 3 |
[
"finally",
"slowly",
"repeatedly",
"constantly"
] | The word "ultimately"" in the passage is closest in meaning | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 0 |
[
"It is more strongly marked by river valleys and erosion.",
"It is more geologically active.",
"It is covered by impact craters.",
"It has an atmosphere."
] | According to paragraph 3, Earth's surface is different from the surfaces of many other planetary bodies in which of the following ways? | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 0 |
[
"Earth's temperatures are such that water exists in solid, liquid, and gas forms.",
"Earth is large enough to be geologically active and for its gravitational field to hold an atmosphere.",
"Earth's surface allows river valleys to develop across the landscape.",
"Earth has active winds that blow across seas a... | According to paragraph 3, why is water able to move so freely on Earth? | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 0 |
[
"To explain why scientists believe that few areas on Earth have been untouched by flowing water",
"To identify one of several ways in which the movement of fluids can affect the surface of a planet",
"To provide evidence that fluid movements are caused by gravity flow systems energized by the Sun",
"To identi... | Why does the author point out that on Earth "gases in the atmosphere or water react with rocks at the surface to form new chemical compounds"? | A fluid is a substance, such as a liquid or gas, in which the component particles (usually molecules) can move past one another. Fluids flow easily and conform to the shape of their containers. The geologic processes related to the movement of fluids on a planet's surface can completely resurface a planet many times. T... | 850.txt | 1 |
[
"posing a contrast",
"justifying an assumption",
"making a comparison",
"explaining a phenomenon"
] | In the opening paragraph, the author introduces his topic by _ . | When it comes to schooling, the Herrera boys are no match for the Herrera girls. Last week, four years after she arrived from Honduras, Martha, 20, graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. She managed decent grades while working 36 hours a week at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Her sister, Marlin, 22, attends a lo... | 565.txt | 2 |
[
"they work as a translator for their parents",
"they help their parents have a better understanding of the foreign culture",
"they encourage their parents to go into the outside world",
"their parents help them realize their dream of becoming an ambassador"
] | The statement" they also frequently act as ‘cultural ambassadors'" （Line 2, Paragraph 4）implies that _ . | When it comes to schooling, the Herrera boys are no match for the Herrera girls. Last week, four years after she arrived from Honduras, Martha, 20, graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. She managed decent grades while working 36 hours a week at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Her sister, Marlin, 22, attends a lo... | 565.txt | 1 |
[
"American youth culture has a bad influence on the boys",
"people have prejudice against them",
"their sense of responsibility is not as strong as that of the girls",
"they do not get well along with the teachers and the outside world"
] | Immigrant boys do not fare well in the outside world because of the following reasons, EXCEPT that _ . | When it comes to schooling, the Herrera boys are no match for the Herrera girls. Last week, four years after she arrived from Honduras, Martha, 20, graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. She managed decent grades while working 36 hours a week at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Her sister, Marlin, 22, attends a lo... | 565.txt | 0 |
[
"the immigrant boys should not be allowed to go into the outside world",
"the immigrant boys have no judgment about the youth culture",
"the immigrant girls do a better job than the immigrant boys",
"the immigrant boys should be severely disciplined"
] | Marcelo and Carola Suarez-Orozco have eventually found in their study that _ . | When it comes to schooling, the Herrera boys are no match for the Herrera girls. Last week, four years after she arrived from Honduras, Martha, 20, graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. She managed decent grades while working 36 hours a week at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Her sister, Marlin, 22, attends a lo... | 565.txt | 2 |
[
"All the dropouts should receive good education.",
"Many immigrant boys are likely to fall into trouble in the future.",
"Schooling education has been neglected.",
"More attention should be paid to the immigrant children."
] | What can we infer from the last paragraph? | When it comes to schooling, the Herrera boys are no match for the Herrera girls. Last week, four years after she arrived from Honduras, Martha, 20, graduated from Fairfax High School in Los Angeles. She managed decent grades while working 36 hours a week at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Her sister, Marlin, 22, attends a lo... | 565.txt | 1 |
[
"Customers might be relieved of their disasters through lawsuits.",
"Injured customers could expect protection from the legal system.",
"Companies would avoid being sued by providing new warnings.",
"Juries tended to find fault with the compensations companies promised."
] | What were things like in 1980s when accidents happened? | It's a rough world out there. Step outside and you could break a leg slipping on your doormat. Light up the stove and you could burn down the house. Luckily, if the doormat or stove failed to warn of coming disaster, a successful lawsuit might compensate you for your troubles. Or so the thinking has gone since the earl... | 980.txt | 1 |
[
"satisfy customers by writing long warnings on products",
"become honest in describing the inadequacies of their products",
"make the best use of labels to avoid legal liability",
"feel obliged to view customers' safety as their first concern"
] | Manufacturers as mentioned in the passage tend to . | It's a rough world out there. Step outside and you could break a leg slipping on your doormat. Light up the stove and you could burn down the house. Luckily, if the doormat or stove failed to warn of coming disaster, a successful lawsuit might compensate you for your troubles. Or so the thinking has gone since the earl... | 980.txt | 2 |
[
"some injury claims were no longer supported by law",
"helmets were not designed to prevent injuries",
"product labels would eventually be discarded",
"some sports games might lose popularity with athletes"
] | The case of Schutt helmet demonstrated that . | It's a rough world out there. Step outside and you could break a leg slipping on your doormat. Light up the stove and you could burn down the house. Luckily, if the doormat or stove failed to warn of coming disaster, a successful lawsuit might compensate you for your troubles. Or so the thinking has gone since the earl... | 980.txt | 0 |
[
"biased",
"indifferent",
"puzzling",
"objective"
] | The author's attitude towards the issue seems to be . | It's a rough world out there. Step outside and you could break a leg slipping on your doormat. Light up the stove and you could burn down the house. Luckily, if the doormat or stove failed to warn of coming disaster, a successful lawsuit might compensate you for your troubles. Or so the thinking has gone since the earl... | 980.txt | 3 |
[
"laser beams",
"digital codes",
"musical notes",
"special sounds"
] | Music is recorded onto CDs as _ . | If someone says to you your music CDs don't really hold any music on them, and they only have numbers recorded on them, you may not believe it. In fact, he is right in that sound is actually recorded onto the CDs as special numbers--a digital code. The code is pressed onto the CD as bumps ( )on a long spiral track alm... | 1279.txt | 1 |
[
"the variety of digital communications",
"the development of new technologies",
"the usefulness of digital codes",
"the relationship between communication and technology"
] | E-mail is mentioned in the third paragraph to show _ . | If someone says to you your music CDs don't really hold any music on them, and they only have numbers recorded on them, you may not believe it. In fact, he is right in that sound is actually recorded onto the CDs as special numbers--a digital code. The code is pressed onto the CD as bumps ( )on a long spiral track alm... | 1279.txt | 2 |
[
"CD-ROMs can be used for longer time",
"CD-ROMs cannot be rewritten on",
"CD-RWs hold more information",
"CD-RWs are merely used for music recording"
] | One of the differences between CD-RWs and CD-ROMs is _ . | If someone says to you your music CDs don't really hold any music on them, and they only have numbers recorded on them, you may not believe it. In fact, he is right in that sound is actually recorded onto the CDs as special numbers--a digital code. The code is pressed onto the CD as bumps ( )on a long spiral track alm... | 1279.txt | 1 |
[
"they are seldom used",
"they play well and sound fine",
"their users take good care of them",
"they are developed with new technology"
] | CDs can last a long time if_ . | If someone says to you your music CDs don't really hold any music on them, and they only have numbers recorded on them, you may not believe it. In fact, he is right in that sound is actually recorded onto the CDs as special numbers--a digital code. The code is pressed onto the CD as bumps ( )on a long spiral track alm... | 1279.txt | 2 |
[
"CD-ROMs are more expensive than other CDs",
"new technology for music recording is being developed",
"the author likes listening to music",
"floppy disks are no longer in use"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that _ . | If someone says to you your music CDs don't really hold any music on them, and they only have numbers recorded on them, you may not believe it. In fact, he is right in that sound is actually recorded onto the CDs as special numbers--a digital code. The code is pressed onto the CD as bumps ( )on a long spiral track alm... | 1279.txt | 1 |
[
"people who sleep less than 8 hours a day are more prone to illness",
"poor sleep quality may be a sign of physical disorder",
"stroke is often associated with sleep",
"too much sleep can be as harmful as lack of sleep"
] | We can learn from the first paragraph that _ . | Sleep is a funny thing. We're taught that we should get seven or eight hours a night, but a lot of us get by just fine on less, and some of us actually sleep too much. A study out of the University of Buffalo last month reported that people who routinely sleep more than eight hours a day and are still tired are nearly... | 579.txt | 1 |
[
"doctors often need little sleep to keep them energetic",
"doctors' sleep is deprived by residents",
"doctors tend to neglect their own sleep problems",
"sleep-deprived doctors are intoxicated"
] | Speaking of the sleep problems doctors face, the author implies that _ . | Sleep is a funny thing. We're taught that we should get seven or eight hours a night, but a lot of us get by just fine on less, and some of us actually sleep too much. A study out of the University of Buffalo last month reported that people who routinely sleep more than eight hours a day and are still tired are nearly... | 579.txt | 2 |
[
"entertain the audience with some anecdotes",
"discuss the cause of doctors' sleep problems",
"show the hostility doctors harbor against their patients",
"exemplify the danger doctors face caused by lack of sleep"
] | Paragraphs 3 and 4 are written to _ . | Sleep is a funny thing. We're taught that we should get seven or eight hours a night, but a lot of us get by just fine on less, and some of us actually sleep too much. A study out of the University of Buffalo last month reported that people who routinely sleep more than eight hours a day and are still tired are nearly... | 579.txt | 3 |
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