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[
"rapid population growth",
"inflation",
"economic conditions during wartime",
"record-high housing prices"
] | Which of the following was NOT a reason for the introduction of rent controls in Santa Monica, California? | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 2 |
[
"credit",
"measure",
"vary",
"reduce"
] | The phrase "roll back" in line 11 is closest in meaning to | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 3 |
[
"experimenting with",
"identifying",
"estimating",
"encouraging"
] | The word "stimulating" in line 15 is closest in meaning to | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 3 |
[
"protect tenants",
"promote construction",
"increase vacancy rates",
"decrease sales of rental units"
] | It can be inferred that the purpose of rent control is to | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 0 |
[
"saddened",
"created",
"lowered",
"defeated"
] | The word "depressed" in line 19 is closest in meaning to | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 2 |
[
"San Francisco has eliminated its rent control laws.",
"Rent control leads to a reduction in the construction of housing units",
"Luxury apartments are rarely built when there is rent control",
"There is a growing need for government-subsidized housing."
] | The information in the last paragraph supports which of the following statements? | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 1 |
[
"Santa Monica",
"Dallas",
"San Francisco",
"New York City"
] | According to the passage,which of the following cities does NOT currently have rent controls? | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 1 |
[
"straightforward",
"strict",
"expanded",
"efficient"
] | The word "stringent" in line 23 is closest in meaning to | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 1 |
[
"Luxury apartments",
"Commercial development",
"Moderately priced apartments",
"Office space."
] | According to the passage, which of the following is NOT exempt from rent control? | Rent control is the system whereby the local government tells building owners how much they can charge their tenants in rent. In the United States, rent controls date back to at least World War II.
In 1943 the federal government imposed rent controls to help solve the problem of housing shortages during wartime. The fe... | 1893.txt | 2 |
[
"a social worker",
"anyone who wants to take up exercise",
"any would-be sportsman",
"a physician who is in charge of physical checkups"
] | The author is primarily addressing _ . | The first step in exercising for most people is determining whether or not they should. This is particularly true with anyone over thirty-five, especially if they have been heavy smokers. Likewise, young adults who have been very inactive should proceed slowly and with caution. A physical evaluation from a physician is... | 2741.txt | 1 |
[
"Watching the heart's electrical activity.",
"Examining the blood pressure.",
"Observing oxygen consumption.",
"Increasing blood circulation"
] | What is NOT mentioned as a part of a stress test in Paragraph 1? | The first step in exercising for most people is determining whether or not they should. This is particularly true with anyone over thirty-five, especially if they have been heavy smokers. Likewise, young adults who have been very inactive should proceed slowly and with caution. A physical evaluation from a physician is... | 2741.txt | 3 |
[
"liable",
"excessively",
"extensive",
"readily"
] | The word "overly"(Line 2, Para.3) in the context best means _ . | The first step in exercising for most people is determining whether or not they should. This is particularly true with anyone over thirty-five, especially if they have been heavy smokers. Likewise, young adults who have been very inactive should proceed slowly and with caution. A physical evaluation from a physician is... | 2741.txt | 1 |
[
"105",
"220",
"140",
"175"
] | In order not to place much strain on the body, if you are a beginner and at the age of 45, the safe-training pulse rate suggested would be _ . | The first step in exercising for most people is determining whether or not they should. This is particularly true with anyone over thirty-five, especially if they have been heavy smokers. Likewise, young adults who have been very inactive should proceed slowly and with caution. A physical evaluation from a physician is... | 2741.txt | 0 |
[
"that heavy smokers should quit smoking for the sake of their health",
"that we should proceed with warm-up periods after doing exercises",
"that young adults should live an inactive life instead of doing exercises",
"that we should take up physical exercises in the light of our physical condition"
] | The author writes the passage mainly to recommend _ . | The first step in exercising for most people is determining whether or not they should. This is particularly true with anyone over thirty-five, especially if they have been heavy smokers. Likewise, young adults who have been very inactive should proceed slowly and with caution. A physical evaluation from a physician is... | 2741.txt | 3 |
[
"a baby's play is nothing more than a game.",
"scientific research into babies; games is possible",
"the nature of babies' play has been thoroughly investigated",
"a baby's play is somehow similar to a scientist's experiment"
] | According to some developmental psychologists, _ . | A scientist working at her lab bench and a six-old baby playing with his food might seem to have little in common.After all,the scientist is engaged in serious research to uncover the very nature of the physical world,and the baby is,well, just playing…right?Perhaps,but some developmental psychologistshave argued that ... | 4132.txt | 3 |
[
"scientists and babies seem to observe the world differently",
"scientists and babies often interact with each other",
"babies are born with the knowledge of object support",
"babies seem to collect evidence just as scientists do"
] | We learn from Paragraph 2 that _ . | A scientist working at her lab bench and a six-old baby playing with his food might seem to have little in common.After all,the scientist is engaged in serious research to uncover the very nature of the physical world,and the baby is,well, just playing…right?Perhaps,but some developmental psychologistshave argued that ... | 4132.txt | 3 |
[
"exploring the physical world",
"investigating human psychology",
"repeating their own experiments",
"observing their parents' behaviors"
] | Children may learn the rules of language by _ . | A scientist working at her lab bench and a six-old baby playing with his food might seem to have little in common.After all,the scientist is engaged in serious research to uncover the very nature of the physical world,and the baby is,well, just playing…right?Perhaps,but some developmental psychologistshave argued that ... | 4132.txt | 2 |
[
"The world may be more clearly explained through children's play.",
"Studying babies' play may lead to a better understanding of science.",
"Children may have greater ability to figure out things than scientists.",
"One's drive for scientific research may become stronger as he grows."
] | What is themain idea of the last paragraph? | A scientist working at her lab bench and a six-old baby playing with his food might seem to have little in common.After all,the scientist is engaged in serious research to uncover the very nature of the physical world,and the baby is,well, just playing…right?Perhaps,but some developmental psychologistshave argued that ... | 4132.txt | 1 |
[
"Convincing.",
"Confused.",
"Confidence.",
"Cautious."
] | What is the author's tone when he discusses the connection between scientists' research and babies' play? | A scientist working at her lab bench and a six-old baby playing with his food might seem to have little in common.After all,the scientist is engaged in serious research to uncover the very nature of the physical world,and the baby is,well, just playing…right?Perhaps,but some developmental psychologistshave argued that ... | 4132.txt | 3 |
[
"do household activities",
"give birth of children",
"do the hard labor in the fields",
"all of the above"
] | In some ethnic districts in Indonesia women should_ . | In many traditional societies a woman's role is restricted to that of mother (for the continuation of the race) , and she is confined to family and household activities, including help out in the field and market. In some ethnic communities in Indonesia, even today, women are supposed to do the hard labor in the rice f... | 1432.txt | 3 |
[
"some roads",
"high ways",
"country roads",
"heavy roads"
] | In the 2nd paragraph "roads" means_ . | In many traditional societies a woman's role is restricted to that of mother (for the continuation of the race) , and she is confined to family and household activities, including help out in the field and market. In some ethnic communities in Indonesia, even today, women are supposed to do the hard labor in the rice f... | 1432.txt | 1 |
[
"The old man is too old to have nine wives.",
"The old man shouldn't have had nine wives.",
"The old man could marry only once because he is member of the Church of Rome.",
"The old man could have only a wife for he is a Christian."
] | What does the question "How could you have nine wives?" imply? | In many traditional societies a woman's role is restricted to that of mother (for the continuation of the race) , and she is confined to family and household activities, including help out in the field and market. In some ethnic communities in Indonesia, even today, women are supposed to do the hard labor in the rice f... | 1432.txt | 2 |
[
"Women's organizations were set up in the government administrative levels and the armed forces.",
"The head of the women's organization of a province must be the wife of the governor.",
"All the leaders of the woman's organizations enjoyed their roles.",
"The wife of a governor loses her leading position for... | Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to Paragraph 3? | In many traditional societies a woman's role is restricted to that of mother (for the continuation of the race) , and she is confined to family and household activities, including help out in the field and market. In some ethnic communities in Indonesia, even today, women are supposed to do the hard labor in the rice f... | 1432.txt | 2 |
[
"many women would hate to be the chairperson without considering their husband's careers",
"many governors' wives complain they have to accept the chairperson roles",
"many women are forced to become the leaders of women's organizations in order to protect their husband's profession",
"many governors' wives f... | The closest restatement of the last sentence in,the 3rd paragraph is_ . | In many traditional societies a woman's role is restricted to that of mother (for the continuation of the race) , and she is confined to family and household activities, including help out in the field and market. In some ethnic communities in Indonesia, even today, women are supposed to do the hard labor in the rice f... | 1432.txt | 2 |
[
"Although the techniques for pancreas transplants appear to be theoretically correct, there are problems that must be solved before the operation can be used as a treatment for diabetes.",
"Although the techniques for pancreas transplants are still being developed, the experimental results show that the operation... | Which of the following best states one of the main conclusions of the passage? | The complications frequently accompanying diabetes, such as impairment of vision and of kidney function,are now thought to result from the lack of continuous control of blood glucose concentrations. The healthy pancreas, in response to increases in blood glucose concent-ration, releases small quantities of insulin thro... | 1885.txt | 0 |
[
"reversal of normal kidney function",
"delay in the onset of diabetes",
"radical changes in the concentration of blood glucose",
"restoration of normoglycemia"
] | According to the passage, widely spaced doses of insulin can cause. | The complications frequently accompanying diabetes, such as impairment of vision and of kidney function,are now thought to result from the lack of continuous control of blood glucose concentrations. The healthy pancreas, in response to increases in blood glucose concent-ration, releases small quantities of insulin thro... | 1885.txt | 2 |
[
"deterioration of the pancreas",
"damage to the eyes and kidneys",
"rejection of transplanted organs",
"inadequate secretion of insulin"
] | According to the passage, a periodic high concentration of blood glucose in diabetics is a possible cause of | The complications frequently accompanying diabetes, such as impairment of vision and of kidney function,are now thought to result from the lack of continuous control of blood glucose concentrations. The healthy pancreas, in response to increases in blood glucose concent-ration, releases small quantities of insulin thro... | 1885.txt | 1 |
[
"reluctance of patients to cooperate with physicians",
"imperfect techniques used in the operations",
"scarcity of immunosuppressive drugs",
"weakened condition of the patients"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that one of the important contributing causes of the failure of most pancreas transplants has been the | The complications frequently accompanying diabetes, such as impairment of vision and of kidney function,are now thought to result from the lack of continuous control of blood glucose concentrations. The healthy pancreas, in response to increases in blood glucose concent-ration, releases small quantities of insulin thro... | 1885.txt | 3 |
[
"invalid",
"indirect",
"inaccurate",
"insufficient"
] | The passage suggests that the author considers the data concerning the success of pancreas transplants to be | The complications frequently accompanying diabetes, such as impairment of vision and of kidney function,are now thought to result from the lack of continuous control of blood glucose concentrations. The healthy pancreas, in response to increases in blood glucose concent-ration, releases small quantities of insulin thro... | 1885.txt | 3 |
[
"you won't leave",
"you won't walk",
"you won't stand in front of him",
"you won't get in"
] | In China, when the host opens the door, _ before he says " Come in, please!" | Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a well mannered person does or does not do.
If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you'l... | 650.txt | 3 |
[
"you needn't take off your shoes",
"you must take off your dirty shoes",
"you are not allowed to wear dirty shoes",
"you should put on clean shoes"
] | In European countries, _ when you get into a house. | Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a well mannered person does or does not do.
If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you'l... | 650.txt | 0 |
[
"he has enjoyed it",
"he is quite full",
"he is not hungry at all",
"he needs some drink"
] | In a Malay house, a guest leaves a little food to show that _ . | Different countries and different people have different manners. We must find out their customs, so that they will not think us ill mannered. Here are some examples of the things that a well mannered person does or does not do.
If you visit a Chinese family you should knock at the door first. When the door opens, you'l... | 650.txt | 1 |
[
"mismanagement",
"too few students",
"financial squeeze",
"their characteristics"
] | According to the author's opinion, schools are bad businesses because of _ . | Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, andperhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.
But many thriving institutions that deserve to... | 836.txt | 3 |
[
"get into difficulties",
"have low enrollment",
"have little money",
"bring in more money"
] | The author used the phrase " go under" in Para. 3 to mean " _ ". | Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, andperhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.
But many thriving institutions that deserve to... | 836.txt | 0 |
[
"public institution",
"private schools",
"uniformity of education",
"diversity of education"
] | We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support _ | Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, andperhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.
But many thriving institutions that deserve to... | 836.txt | 1 |
[
"High-quality private schools deserve to be saved.",
"If the tuition of the private schools is raised, the enrollment goes down.",
"There are many cases to show that public schools are better than private schools.",
"Private schools are more profitable than public schools."
] | Which of the following is NOT mentioned about private schools? | Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, andperhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.
But many thriving institutions that deserve to... | 836.txt | 3 |
[
"Raising tuition.",
"Full enrollment.",
"National awareness and support.",
"Reduction of rising costs."
] | Which of the following ways could possibly save private schools? | Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger. Not all will be saved, andperhaps not all deserve to be saved. There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality business.We have no obligation to save them simply because they exist.
But many thriving institutions that deserve to... | 836.txt | 2 |
[
"Chambers",
"Paintings",
"Beasts",
"Parades"
] | The word others in the passage refers to | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 2 |
[
"Ways",
"Shades",
"Stages",
"Rules"
] | The word Methods in the passage is closest in meaning to | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 0 |
[
"Wild animals sometimes lived in the cave chambers.",
"Artists painted pictures on both walls and bones.",
"Artists ground them into a fine powder to make paint.",
"Artists developed special techniques for painting the walls."
] | What are the bones found in the Lascaux caves believed to indicate? | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 3 |
[
"To suggest that ancient artists from all over the world painted animals on rocks",
"To contrast the location of their rock paintings to those found at Lascaux",
"To support the claim that early artists worked in cramped spaces",
"To give an example of other artists who painted in hidden locations"
] | Why does the author mention Bushmen in South Africa in paragraph 2? | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 1 |
[
"They also painted rocks outside caves.",
"They did not live close to the cave entrances.",
"They developed their own sources of light to use while painting.",
"Their painting practices did not last for many years."
] | What can be inferred from paragraph 2 about cave painters in France and Spain? | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 2 |
[
"To present a common opinion held by many scholars",
"To suggest a similarity between two opinions held by scholars",
"To suggest a possible explanation for a weakness in an opinion expressed in the passage",
"To give evidence that contradicts a major opinion expressed in the passage"
] | Why does the author mention secret ceremonies? | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 2 |
[
"Represented",
"Developed into",
"Were associated with",
"Came after"
] | The word accompanied in the passage is closest in meaning to | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 2 |
[
"Because some tools used for painting were also used for hunting",
"Because cave inhabitants were known to prefer animal food rather than plant food",
"Because some of the animals are shown wounded by weapons",
"Because many hunters were also typically painters"
] | According to paragraph 4, why do some scholars believe that the paintings were related to hunting? | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 2 |
[
"To explain the state of consciousness the artists were in when they painted their pictures",
"To demonstrate the mythical significance of the strange geometric shapes",
"To indicate that trance states were often associated with activities that took place inside caves",
"To give a possible reason for the stra... | According to paragraph 5, why do some scholars refer to a trance state to help understand the cave paintings? | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 3 |
[
"to look like an animal while a hunt took place",
"to frighten off other hunters competing for food",
"to prove that he is not a shaman",
"to resist forces of nature thought to be present in animals"
] | According to paragraph 5, if the man pictured with the birdlike head is not a shaman, he may have worn the headmask | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 0 |
[
"Keeping the paintings a mystery will increase their importance.",
"The artists hid their tools with great intelligence and skill.",
"Too many years have gone by since the images were painted.",
"Answering the questions is not very important to scholars."
] | According to paragraph 6, why might the puzzling questions about the paintings never be answered? | In Southwest France in the 1940's, playing children discovered Lascaux Grotto, a series of narrow cave chambers that contain huge prehistoric paintings of animals. Many of these beasts are as large as 16 feet (almost 5 meters). Some follow each other in solemn parades, but others swirl about, sideways and upside down. ... | 1554.txt | 2 |
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"easy availability",
"flexibility in pricing",
"successful promotion",
"popularity with households"
] | In paragraphs 1 and 2, the text shows PTK's . | It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom - or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad. All he needs to do is shell our $30 for paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore - and another $120 to get the results.
More than 60,000 people have purchased t... | 2462.txt | 0 |
[
"locate one's birth place",
"promote genetic research",
"identify parent-child kinship",
"choose children for adoption"
] | PTK is used to . | It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom - or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad. All he needs to do is shell our $30 for paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore - and another $120 to get the results.
More than 60,000 people have purchased t... | 2462.txt | 2 |
[
"trace distant ancestors",
"rebuild reliable bloodlines",
"fully use genetic information",
"achieve the claimed accuracy"
] | Skeptical observers believe that ancestry testing fails to . | It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom - or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad. All he needs to do is shell our $30 for paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore - and another $120 to get the results.
More than 60,000 people have purchased t... | 2462.txt | 3 |
[
"disorganized data collection",
"overlapping database building",
"excessive sample comparison",
"lack of patent evaluation"
] | In the last paragraph, a problem commercial genetic testing faces is . | It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom - or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad. All he needs to do is shell our $30 for paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore - and another $120 to get the results.
More than 60,000 people have purchased t... | 2462.txt | 0 |
[
"Fors and Againsts of DNA testing",
"DNA testing and It's problems",
"DNA testing outside the lab",
"lies behind DNA testing"
] | An appropriate title for the text is most likely to be . | It is a wise father that knows his own child, but today a man can boost his paternal (fatherly) wisdom - or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad. All he needs to do is shell our $30 for paternity testing kit (PTK) at his local drugstore - and another $120 to get the results.
More than 60,000 people have purchased t... | 2462.txt | 1 |
[
"There is a lot of violence in the real world today.",
"Something has gone wrong with today's society.",
"Many people are fond of gunplay and bloodshed.",
"Showing violence is thought to be entertaining."
] | Why is there so much violence shown in movies, TV and video games? | There are good reasons to be troubled by the violence that spreads throughout the media. Movies, Television and video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what's wrong with a society that presents videos of domestic violence as entertainment.
Most researchers agree that the causes of re... | 668.txt | 3 |
[
"Violence on television is a fairly accurate reflection of real-world life.",
"Most studies exaggerate the effect of media violence on the viewers.",
"A causal relationship exists between media and real-world violence.",
"The influence of media violence on children has been underestimated."
] | What is the skeptics (Line 3. Para. 3) view of media violence? | There are good reasons to be troubled by the violence that spreads throughout the media. Movies, Television and video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what's wrong with a society that presents videos of domestic violence as entertainment.
Most researchers agree that the causes of re... | 668.txt | 1 |
[
"use standardized measurements in the studies of media violence",
"initiated the debate over the influence of violent media on reality",
"assert a direct link between violent media and aggressive behavior",
"use appropriate methodology in examining aggressive behavior"
] | The author uses the term "alarmists" (Line 1. Para. 5) to refer to those who ________. | There are good reasons to be troubled by the violence that spreads throughout the media. Movies, Television and video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what's wrong with a society that presents videos of domestic violence as entertainment.
Most researchers agree that the causes of re... | 668.txt | 2 |
[
"the source and amount of their data",
"the targets of their observation",
"their system of measurement",
"their definition of violence"
] | In refuting the alarmists, the author advances his argument by first challenging ________. | There are good reasons to be troubled by the violence that spreads throughout the media. Movies, Television and video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what's wrong with a society that presents videos of domestic violence as entertainment.
Most researchers agree that the causes of re... | 668.txt | 3 |
[
"More studies should be conducted before conclusions are drawn.",
"It should come to an end since the matter has now been settled.",
"The past studies in this field have proved to be misleading.",
"He more than agrees with the views held by the alarmists."
] | What does the author think of the debate concerning the relationship between the media and violence? | There are good reasons to be troubled by the violence that spreads throughout the media. Movies, Television and video games are full of gunplay and bloodshed, and one might reasonably ask what's wrong with a society that presents videos of domestic violence as entertainment.
Most researchers agree that the causes of re... | 668.txt | 0 |
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"sheltered in thick rainforest",
"would not leave their jungle homeland",
"lived a self-contained existence",
"would stand in their way"
] | Miners flocked into the forest and shot those Yanomano who _ . | The moden world only recently reached the Yanomano, a native people of the Amazon basin. Sheltered by thick rainforest,the Yanomano lived a self-contained existence until gold was discovered in their jungle homeland. Miners flocked into the forests, cutting down trees and bringing disease and shot those Yanomano who wo... | 3971.txt | 3 |
[
"most primitive people",
"most backward people",
"most advanced people",
"oldest people"
] | The organization called Hands Around the World believes that culturally, the Yanomano is the world's _ . | The moden world only recently reached the Yanomano, a native people of the Amazon basin. Sheltered by thick rainforest,the Yanomano lived a self-contained existence until gold was discovered in their jungle homeland. Miners flocked into the forests, cutting down trees and bringing disease and shot those Yanomano who wo... | 3971.txt | 0 |
[
"In South America, the cultures are on the verge of extinction.",
"In South America, the traditions are on the verge of extinction.",
"In South America, the Yanomano can survive extinction.",
"In South America, some tribes are on the verge of extinction."
] | Which of the following is NOT true according to an American cultural association report? | The moden world only recently reached the Yanomano, a native people of the Amazon basin. Sheltered by thick rainforest,the Yanomano lived a self-contained existence until gold was discovered in their jungle homeland. Miners flocked into the forests, cutting down trees and bringing disease and shot those Yanomano who wo... | 3971.txt | 2 |
[
"The shortage of women resulting from polygamy",
"The difference in wealth resulting from polygamy",
"The shortage of women resulting from monogamy",
"The difference in wealth resulting from monogamy"
] | _ caused the Yanomano to have inter-tribal wars. | The moden world only recently reached the Yanomano, a native people of the Amazon basin. Sheltered by thick rainforest,the Yanomano lived a self-contained existence until gold was discovered in their jungle homeland. Miners flocked into the forests, cutting down trees and bringing disease and shot those Yanomano who wo... | 3971.txt | 2 |
[
"it is a clturally most intact people",
"it is a primitive people deep in jungle",
"it is a native people of the Amazon basin",
"it is primitive people in danger of disappearing"
] | We can infer from the passage that it is imperative for us to protect the Yanomano because _ . | The moden world only recently reached the Yanomano, a native people of the Amazon basin. Sheltered by thick rainforest,the Yanomano lived a self-contained existence until gold was discovered in their jungle homeland. Miners flocked into the forests, cutting down trees and bringing disease and shot those Yanomano who wo... | 3971.txt | 3 |
[
"should be further cultivated",
"should be changed gradually",
"are deeply rooted in history",
"are basically private concerns"
] | According to Dr. Curtis, habits like hand washing with soap . | Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors - habits - among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks or wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.
"There are f... | 2659.txt | 0 |
[
"perfected art of products",
"automatic behavior creation",
"commercial promotions",
"scientific experiments"
] | The example of brushing teeth shows that some of consumer's habits are developed due to . | Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors - habits - among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks or wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.
"There are f... | 2659.txt | 2 |
[
"show the urgent need of daily necessities",
"reveal their impact on people' habits",
"indicate their effect on people' buying power",
"manifest the significant role of good habits"
] | Bottled water, chewing gun and skin moisturizers are mentioned in Paragraph 5 so as to . | Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors - habits - among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks or wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.
"There are f... | 2659.txt | 1 |
[
"It may not bring huge profits for companies.",
"It has become a new field of scientific research.",
"It means a heavy investment for companies.",
"It is necessary for the success of new products."
] | How did Carol Berning see creating automatic behaviors among consumers? | Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors - habits - among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks or wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.
"There are f... | 2659.txt | 3 |
[
"Indifferent.",
"Negative.",
"Positive.",
"Biased."
] | What is the author's attitude toward the influence of advertising on people's habits? | Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors - habits - among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks or wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.
"There are f... | 2659.txt | 1 |
[
"It is a welcome sign of the coming of spring.",
"It is their major source of protein in winter.",
"It can easily be made into a work of art.",
"It can bring wealth and honor to them."
] | Why do people in many cultures prize the egg? | In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter's end. So it's no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.
Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others elevate the egg into a fancy art, like the ... | 1659.txt | 0 |
[
"They are shaped like jewel cases.",
"They are cherished by the rich.",
"They are heavily painted in red.",
"They are favored as a form of art."
] | What do we learn about the decorated "eggs" in Russia? | In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter's end. So it's no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.
Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others elevate the egg into a fancy art, like the ... | 1659.txt | 3 |
[
"Eggs serve as an enduring symbol of new life.",
"Eggs have an oval shape appealing to artists.",
"Eggs reflect the anxieties of people today.",
"Eggs provide a unique surface to paint on."
] | Why have contemporary artists continued the egg art tradition? | In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter's end. So it's no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.
Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others elevate the egg into a fancy art, like the ... | 1659.txt | 2 |
[
"She never knows if the egg will break before the design is completed.",
"She can add multiple details to the design to communicate her idea.",
"She always derives great pleasure from designing something new.",
"She is never sure what the final design will look like until the end."
] | Why does Chast enjoy the process of decorating eggs? | In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter's end. So it's no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.
Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others elevate the egg into a fancy art, like the ... | 1659.txt | 0 |
[
"It originated in the eastern part of Europe.",
"It has a history of over two thousand years.",
"It is the most time-honored form of fancy art.",
"It is especially favored as a church decoration."
] | What do we learn from the passage about egg-painting? | In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter's end. So it's no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.
Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others elevate the egg into a fancy art, like the ... | 1659.txt | 1 |
[
"One",
"Two",
"Three",
"Four"
] | How many people did the farmer hire to work in his field? | A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working. One morning, he told the farmhand, "It's such a nuisance to come in from the field,, wash up for lunch and take time to eat. Why don't we save time and eat lunch now?"
The hired man agreed. The farm's wife brought in some cold meat and fried potatoes, ... | 3549.txt | 0 |
[
"to come back from the field",
"to wash up for lunch",
"to take time to eat",
"All of the above."
] | What, according to the farmer, was a nuisance? | A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working. One morning, he told the farmhand, "It's such a nuisance to come in from the field,, wash up for lunch and take time to eat. Why don't we save time and eat lunch now?"
The hired man agreed. The farm's wife brought in some cold meat and fried potatoes, ... | 3549.txt | 3 |
[
"Because the farmhand was always hungry.",
"Because the farmer's wife prepared three meals at one time.",
"Because he was not willing to let the farmhand have a rest.",
"Because the crops in the field had to be harvested in no time."
] | Why did the farmer urge the farmhand to eat three meals together? | A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working. One morning, he told the farmhand, "It's such a nuisance to come in from the field,, wash up for lunch and take time to eat. Why don't we save time and eat lunch now?"
The hired man agreed. The farm's wife brought in some cold meat and fried potatoes, ... | 3549.txt | 2 |
[
"was too vicious",
"did not like the farmhand",
"was too mean",
"was very hospitable"
] | We can see from the passage that the farmer | A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working. One morning, he told the farmhand, "It's such a nuisance to come in from the field,, wash up for lunch and take time to eat. Why don't we save time and eat lunch now?"
The hired man agreed. The farm's wife brought in some cold meat and fried potatoes, ... | 3549.txt | 2 |
[
"was slow-witted",
"was very greedy",
"was very lazy",
"was a clever man"
] | We can infer from the passage that the farmhand | A penny-pinching farmer didn't want his hired hand to stop working. One morning, he told the farmhand, "It's such a nuisance to come in from the field,, wash up for lunch and take time to eat. Why don't we save time and eat lunch now?"
The hired man agreed. The farm's wife brought in some cold meat and fried potatoes, ... | 3549.txt | 3 |
[
"Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.",
"A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.",
"Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.",
"A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight."
] | Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage? | A rectal study, published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk o... | 463.txt | 1 |
[
"their frequent driving at night",
"their improper way of driving",
"their lack of driving experience",
"their driving with passengers"
] | According to Robert Foss. The high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to _ . | A rectal study, published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk o... | 463.txt | 2 |
[
"Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.",
"Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.",
"Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.",
"The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents."
] | According to Paragraph 3. which of the following statements is TRUE? | A rectal study, published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk o... | 463.txt | 3 |
[
"driving in the presence of an adult should be made a rule",
"they should be prohibited from taking on passengers",
"they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.",
"the licensing system should be improved"
] | A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that _ . | A rectal study, published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk o... | 463.txt | 3 |
[
"is under discussion",
"is about to be set up",
"has been put into effect",
"has been perfected"
] | The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduated licensing system _ . | A rectal study, published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk o... | 463.txt | 2 |
[
"By searching openings in a job database.",
"By posting a matching position in a database.",
"By using a special service of a database.",
"By E-mailing his resume to a database."
] | How did Redmon find his job? | Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the site's "personal search agent." It's an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails... | 3167.txt | 2 |
[
"Lack of counseling.",
"Limited number of visits.",
"Lower efficiency.",
"Fewer successful matches."
] | Which of the following can be a disadvantage of search agents? | Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the site's "personal search agent." It's an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails... | 3167.txt | 0 |
[
"advisory",
"compensation",
"interaction",
"reminder"
] | The expression "tip service" (Line 4, Paragraph 3) most probably means . | Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the site's "personal search agent." It's an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails... | 3167.txt | 3 |
[
"To focus on better job matches.",
"To attract more returning visits.",
"To reserve space for more messages.",
"To increase the rate of success."
] | Why does CareerSite's agent offer each job hunter only three job options? | Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the site's "personal search agent." It's an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails... | 3167.txt | 1 |
[
"Personal search agents are indispensable to job-hunters.",
"Some sites keep E-mailing job seekers to trace their demands.",
"Personal search agents are also helpful to those already employed.",
"Some agents stop sending information to people once they are employed."
] | Which of the following is true according to the text? | Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet. He searched it with no success but was attracted by the site's "personal search agent." It's an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails... | 3167.txt | 2 |
[
"deserves the lowest status in society",
"is unworthy of proper consideration",
"receives high quality treatment",
"is the victim of modern organizations"
] | The writer feels that nowadays a customer _ . | I have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happen to be that put-upon member of society ------ a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I am convinced the things are being run solely to sui... | 790.txt | 3 |
[
"customers' demands have greatly changed",
"the staff receive more consideration than customers",
"customers' needs have become more complex",
"the staff are less considerate than their employers"
] | The writer argues that the quality of service is changing because _ . | I have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happen to be that put-upon member of society ------ a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I am convinced the things are being run solely to sui... | 790.txt | 1 |
[
"inadequate staffing arrangement",
"difficulties in hiring more efficient staff",
"lack of cooperation between staff members",
"deliberate understaffingexamda.com"
] | According to the writer, long queues at counters are caused by _ . | I have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happen to be that put-upon member of society ------ a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I am convinced the things are being run solely to sui... | 790.txt | 3 |
[
"demands by cashiers for a pay raise",
"insignificant benefits for the customers",
"a rise in the price for providing service",
"the need to purchase more expensive equipment"
] | Service organizations claim that keeping all checkout counters operated would result in _ | I have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happen to be that put-upon member of society ------ a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I am convinced the things are being run solely to sui... | 790.txt | 2 |
[
"few people are willing to do that kind of job",
"machines are more reliable than human beings",
"the personal touch is no longer appreciated",
"automation has provided cheaper alternatives"
] | The old-style hotel porters disappeared mainly because _ . | I have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happen to be that put-upon member of society ------ a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I am convinced the things are being run solely to sui... | 790.txt | 3 |
[
"be patient when queuing before checkout counters",
"put up with the rude manners of the staff",
"try to control his temper when ill-treated",
"go to other places where good service is available"
] | The writer suggests that a customer _ . | I have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happen to be that put-upon member of society ------ a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I am convinced the things are being run solely to sui... | 790.txt | 3 |
[
"a new way to look at the learning of language",
"a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language",
"an approach to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language",
"an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language"
] | The study of sign language is thought to be _ . | Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique-a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language, com... | 635.txt | 1 |
[
"a famous scholar in the study of the human brain",
"a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts",
"an English teacher in a university for the deaf",
"some senior experts in American Sign Language"
] | The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by _ . | Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique-a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language, com... | 635.txt | 2 |
[
"a substandard language",
"a genuine language",
"an artificial language",
"an international language"
] | According to Stokoe, sign language is _ . | Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique-a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language, com... | 635.txt | 1 |
[
"sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people",
"sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted",
"a language should be easy to use and understand",
"a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds"
] | Most educators objected to Stokoe's idea because they thought _ . | Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique-a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language, com... | 635.txt | 3 |
[
"sign language is as efficient as any other language",
"sign language is derived from natural language",
"language is a system of meaningful codes",
"language is a product of the brain"
] | Stokoe's argument is based on his belief that _ _. | Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists in language study realized that signed languages are unique-a speech of the hand. They offer a new way to probe how the brain generates and understands language, and throw new light on an old scientific controversy whether language, com... | 635.txt | 3 |
[
"they find foreign employees are usually more talented",
"they need original ideas from employees hired overseas",
"they want to expand their business beyond home borders",
"they have difficulty finding qualified personnel at home"
] | Companies are hiring more foreign employees because _ . | Interest in pursuing international careers has soared in recent years, enhanced by chronic personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.
Professionals seek career experience outside of their home countries for a variety of reasons. They may feel the need to recharge the... | 1530.txt | 3 |
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