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"women took care of children",
"women took jobs as servants",
"men were employee in industry",
"men seldom worked in industry"
] | Domestic service because a female job mainly because. | Important change took place in the lives of women in the 19th century. When men went out from their farms to cities to seek jobs in industry, peasant women had to take over the sowing, growing, and harvesting of the fields as well as caring for cattle and raising their children. When women also moved to the cities in s... | 3661.txt | 2 |
[
"more and more women began to work in domestic service",
"women mainly worked as servants, nurses, and miners",
"service and industrial jobs absorbed more women than men",
"women enjoyed working as sellers, teachers, and miners"
] | We knows from the passage that in the 1800s. | Important change took place in the lives of women in the 19th century. When men went out from their farms to cities to seek jobs in industry, peasant women had to take over the sowing, growing, and harvesting of the fields as well as caring for cattle and raising their children. When women also moved to the cities in s... | 3661.txt | 0 |
[
"service and industry",
"female and male jobs",
"women and their work",
"female jobs and the pay"
] | This passage is about In the 19th century. | Important change took place in the lives of women in the 19th century. When men went out from their farms to cities to seek jobs in industry, peasant women had to take over the sowing, growing, and harvesting of the fields as well as caring for cattle and raising their children. When women also moved to the cities in s... | 3661.txt | 2 |
[
"They enjoyed the highest reverence and value of real estate in Victoria's day.",
"They enjoyed the best privilege when Burlington House was built up.",
"They enjoyed special reward by the Queen of really substantial and grand houses.",
"They enjoyed most privileges in Queen Victoria's reign, much more than t... | Which one of the following statements is TRUE of the societies in Victoria' day? | It is quite a feat to be invisible while occupying substantial buildings in central London flanking the Royal Academy of Arts. But that's just what the Linnean Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Geological Society of London, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Astronomical Society managed to do... | 3477.txt | 2 |
[
"they were not asked to pay any rent when they were first awarded the houses.",
"the presence privilege was initially endowed by the royal monarch.",
"they are not exempt from public attention given their maintenance of low profile.",
"they have been cautious about keeping their invisibility for nearly a cent... | Questioning the societies' right to remain at Burlington House seems a bitter irony to the societies because _ | It is quite a feat to be invisible while occupying substantial buildings in central London flanking the Royal Academy of Arts. But that's just what the Linnean Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Geological Society of London, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Astronomical Society managed to do... | 3477.txt | 1 |
[
"free rent.",
"leaseless rent.",
"token rent.",
"rent in kind."
] | "peppercorn rent" (Line 3, Paragraph 2) most probably means _ | It is quite a feat to be invisible while occupying substantial buildings in central London flanking the Royal Academy of Arts. But that's just what the Linnean Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Geological Society of London, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Astronomical Society managed to do... | 3477.txt | 2 |
[
"show how great was the influence of the government.",
"make a simile to describe the reactions of societies.",
"make a metaphor to express the internal anxiety of the societies.",
"add more elements of drama satire to his description."
] | The author mentioned the feathers in Burlington House in order to _ | It is quite a feat to be invisible while occupying substantial buildings in central London flanking the Royal Academy of Arts. But that's just what the Linnean Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Geological Society of London, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Astronomical Society managed to do... | 3477.txt | 1 |
[
"people could see those treasures of the past in the societies.",
"the societies could present themselves before public now.",
"the societies need not avoid the public notice any more.",
"the societies could present the treasures of the past now."
] | "invisibility is a thing of the past" means _ | It is quite a feat to be invisible while occupying substantial buildings in central London flanking the Royal Academy of Arts. But that's just what the Linnean Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Geological Society of London, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Astronomical Society managed to do... | 3477.txt | 1 |
[
"did not like present",
"never got present",
"preferred ties",
"was difficult to choose a present for"
] | Edith's father _ . | As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on... | 1627.txt | 3 |
[
"attractive",
"interested in ties",
"tired",
"in need of comfort"
] | The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_ . | As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on... | 1627.txt | 1 |
[
"purosely",
"suddenly",
"unwillingly",
"accidentally"
] | Edith stopped at the next counter_ . | As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on... | 1627.txt | 3 |
[
"when he was obliged",
"on social occasions",
"from time to time",
"when he was delighted"
] | Edith's father smoked a pipe_ . | As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on... | 1627.txt | 2 |
[
"coustomers trod on each other's toes",
"coustomers poked each other with their elbows",
"customers knocked each other",
"customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry"
] | Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_ . | As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on... | 1627.txt | 3 |
[
"he believed Dutt was wronged and showed no sympathy.",
"he did not think Dutt had committed a crime.",
"he thought Dutt had committed a serious crime.",
"he thought Gregory Peck was Dutt's good example."
] | The judge said no because _ | After receiving a six-year prison sentence on July 31st, Sanjay Dutt, an Indian film star, begged for bail while he appealed against it. "Sir, I made a mistake," he said. But the judge said no. Mr. Dutt's crime-to have procured two guns from Muslim mobsters who were responsible for bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993-was se... | 3658.txt | 2 |
[
"Bollywood stars are more sympathetic than their Hollywood peers.",
"Bollywood stars express their support in a modest way.",
"Bollywood stars back up Dutt with strong support and full passion.",
"Bollywood stars are also concerned with environmental issues."
] | The comparison of Bollywood stars' support for Dutt to Holleywood's worries about global warming implies _ | After receiving a six-year prison sentence on July 31st, Sanjay Dutt, an Indian film star, begged for bail while he appealed against it. "Sir, I made a mistake," he said. But the judge said no. Mr. Dutt's crime-to have procured two guns from Muslim mobsters who were responsible for bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993-was se... | 3658.txt | 1 |
[
"present oneself in the courts.",
"appeal against the courts.",
"be sentenced by the courts.",
"show respect to the courts."
] | The phrase "grace the courts" (Line 3, Paragraph 4) most probably means _ | After receiving a six-year prison sentence on July 31st, Sanjay Dutt, an Indian film star, begged for bail while he appealed against it. "Sir, I made a mistake," he said. But the judge said no. Mr. Dutt's crime-to have procured two guns from Muslim mobsters who were responsible for bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993-was se... | 3658.txt | 0 |
[
"venerated.",
"vain and brash.",
"reckless and mindless.",
"cruel."
] | Accroding to the passage, the following adjectives can be used to describe Mr. Khan except _ | After receiving a six-year prison sentence on July 31st, Sanjay Dutt, an Indian film star, begged for bail while he appealed against it. "Sir, I made a mistake," he said. But the judge said no. Mr. Dutt's crime-to have procured two guns from Muslim mobsters who were responsible for bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993-was se... | 3658.txt | 0 |
[
"The Shady Bollywood.",
"Mr Dutt's Legal History.",
"Shady Stars of Bollywood.",
"Bollywood or Bullywood."
] | The best title of this passage can be _ | After receiving a six-year prison sentence on July 31st, Sanjay Dutt, an Indian film star, begged for bail while he appealed against it. "Sir, I made a mistake," he said. But the judge said no. Mr. Dutt's crime-to have procured two guns from Muslim mobsters who were responsible for bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993-was se... | 3658.txt | 3 |
[
"UK wastes a lot of money importing food products",
"some imported goods cause environmental damage",
"growing certain vegetables damages the environment",
"people waste energy buying food from other countries"
] | The Food Commission is angry because it thinks that _ . | An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sale of bottled water from Japan. The water, it angrily argues an public, has traveled 10,000 "food miles" before it reaches Western customers. "Transporting water halfway across the world is
surely the extremely stupid use of ... | 3302.txt | 3 |
[
"that a food product travels to a market",
"that a food product travels from one market to another",
"between UK and other food producing countries",
"between a Third World country and a First World food market"
] | The phrase "food miles" in the passage refers to the distance _ . | An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sale of bottled water from Japan. The water, it angrily argues an public, has traveled 10,000 "food miles" before it reaches Western customers. "Transporting water halfway across the world is
surely the extremely stupid use of ... | 3302.txt | 0 |
[
"British tomatoes are healthier than Ghanaian ones",
"Ghanaian tomatoes taste better than British ones",
"cutting down food miles may not necessarily save fuel",
"protecting the environment may cost a lot of money"
] | By comparing tomatoes raised in Britain and in Ghana, the author tries to explain that _ . | An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sale of bottled water from Japan. The water, it angrily argues an public, has traveled 10,000 "food miles" before it reaches Western customers. "Transporting water halfway across the world is
surely the extremely stupid use of ... | 3302.txt | 2 |
[
"a supporter of free global trade",
"a member of the Food Commission",
"a supporter of First World food markets",
"a member of an energy development group"
] | From the passage we know that the author is most probably _ . | An environmental group called the Food Commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sale of bottled water from Japan. The water, it angrily argues an public, has traveled 10,000 "food miles" before it reaches Western customers. "Transporting water halfway across the world is
surely the extremely stupid use of ... | 3302.txt | 0 |
[
"An early winter morning.",
"A cold winter afternoon.",
"An early summer morning.",
"A windy summer afternoon."
] | At what time was the story set? | I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me o... | 969.txt | 0 |
[
"Cold and frightening.",
"Dirty and crowded.",
"Empty and dead.",
"Unusual and unpleasant."
] | Which of the following words best describe the writer's impression of the town? | I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me o... | 969.txt | 2 |
[
"the man inside was still wearing a raincoat",
"he didn't expect it to be taken up",
"the man had his back with him",
"the man did not seem to be moving"
] | The author was astonished to a stop as he went forward to the call box because _ . | I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me o... | 969.txt | 1 |
[
"He was annoyed at being seen by the writer.",
"He was angry at being disturbed by the writer.",
"He was probably fast asleep.",
"He was probably killed."
] | Why didn't the man raise his head when the writer came near? | I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call. My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA. Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me o... | 969.txt | 3 |
[
"not possible",
"difficult",
"more difficult",
"easier"
] | It was _ for people to find work before than today. | Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everyone. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines ... | 3418.txt | 3 |
[
"people will have no jobs",
"people can still have jobs as before",
"4% of the people will have jobs",
"97% of the people will have jobs"
] | If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _ . | Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everyone. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines ... | 3418.txt | 1 |
[
"40% of the people",
"4% of the people in the world",
"40 people",
"75,000 people"
] | One machine can do as much work as _ . | Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everyone. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines ... | 3418.txt | 2 |
[
"70% of the people.",
"4% of the people in the world.",
"More than 75,000.",
"About 75,000 people."
] | How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day? | Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everyone. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines ... | 3418.txt | 3 |
[
"Machines are taking work instead of people.",
"Now more people are out of work.",
"Machines need more money and longer holidays.",
"Most people want to have jobs."
] | Which of the following is NOT true? | Most people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today's world to find work for everyone. The economy of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines ... | 3418.txt | 2 |
[
"puzzling.",
"uncommon.",
"questionable.",
"undocumented."
] | The word "infrequent" in the passage (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 1 |
[
"recognized that many different groups of Aborigines created Australian rock art.",
"concentrated on a limited range of Aboriginal rock art.",
"examined Aboriginal art from an Aboriginal rather than from a European perspective.",
"focused more intensely on understanding and documenting rock art."
] | According to paragraph 1, the twentieth-century approach to studying Australian rock art was different from earlier approaches because the twentieth-century approach | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 3 |
[
"completely.",
"comparatively.",
"apparently.",
"particularly."
] | The word "relatively" in the passage (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 1 |
[
"indicate.",
"apply.",
"identify.",
"repeat."
] | The word "discern" in the passage (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 2 |
[
"discussed.",
"raised.",
"challenged.",
"changed."
] | The word "revised" in the passage (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 3 |
[
"Images found at Panaramitee North and images found in other parts of Australia.",
"Images found in a particular type of rock layer and images found in other types of rock layers.",
"Images that have geometric elements and images that have figurative elements.",
"Images that are typically found and image that... | According to paragraph 4, researchers have organized and structured Australian rock art by distinguishing between which of the following? | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 2 |
[
"The engravings consisted of simple animal drawings.",
"The engravings were covered with a layer of a substance known as \"desert varnish\".",
"Local Aborigines who were asked knew nothing about the origin of the engravings.",
"Geologic changes had occurred after the engravings were made."
] | According to paragraph 4, all of the following are signs of the great age of the Panaramitee engravings EXCEPT: | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 0 |
[
"To provide evidence that the Panaramitee style is widespread and of great age.",
"To prove that Aboriginal Australians could not have made the carvings in Tasmania.",
"To indicate how researchers have determined how long ago Tasmania separated from the mainland.",
"To illustrate the importance of geometric r... | Why does the author include information about Tasmania in paragraph 4? | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 0 |
[
"varies significantly from region to region.",
"is more meaningful.",
"appears on only a few types of rocks.",
"has changed little overtime."
] | According to paragraph 5, the complex figurative style differs from the geometric style in that the complex figurative style | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 0 |
[
"There were a pattern of human figures being represented in a more complex style than animal figures.",
"Australian archaeology should concentrate on determining the sequence of styles that led up to the Panaramitee style.",
"The great antiquity of Australian rock art would probably make it impossible to determ... | According to paragraph 5, Lesley Maynard made which of the following suggestions about Australian rock art? | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 3 |
[
"emphasize that it may not be possible to determine what the figures in ancient rock art represent.",
"suggest a reply to those who have questioned Maynard's interpretation of the sequence of Australian rock art.",
"provide a counterexample to Maynard's interpretation of the sequence of Australian rock art.",
... | In paragraph 5, the author indicates that twentieth century art has shown that naturalism does not necessarily follow abstraction in some kind of predetermined sequence in order to | Ever since European first explored Australia, people have been trying to understand the ancient rock drawings and cavings created by the Aborigines, the original inhabitants of the continent. Early in the nineteenth century, encounters with Aboriginal rock art tended to be infrequent and open to speculative interpretat... | 4248.txt | 2 |
[
"large numbers of people do not need sleep",
"a person was found who actually didn't need any sleep",
"everyone needs some sleep to stay alive",
"people can live longer by trying not to sleep"
] | The main idea of this passage is that _ . | It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors ... | 1342.txt | 1 |
[
"cure him of his sleeplessness",
"find that his sleeplessness was not really true",
"find a way to free people from the need of sleeping",
"find out why some old people didn't need any sleep"
] | The doctors came to visit Herpin , expecting to _ . | It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors ... | 1342.txt | 1 |
[
"was too old to need any sleep",
"often slept in a chair",
"needed no sleep at all",
"needed some kind of sleep"
] | After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that AL Herpin _ . | It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors ... | 1342.txt | 2 |
[
"that he hadn't got a bed",
"that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit",
"his mother's injury before he was born",
"his magnificent physical condition"
] | One reason that might explain Herpin's sleeplessness was _ . | It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors ... | 1342.txt | 2 |
[
"a common one",
"one that could be cured",
"very healthy",
"a rare one"
] | AI Herpin's condition could be regarded as _ . | It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's what all doctors thought, until they heard about AI Herpin. AI Herpin, it was said, never slept, Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.
AI Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors ... | 1342.txt | 3 |
[
"discuss the place of Coltrane in the world of jazz and describe his musical explorations.",
"examine the nature of bebop and contrast it with improvisational jazz.",
"analyze the musical sources of Coltrane''s style and their influence on his work.",
"acknowledge the influence of Coltrane''s music on rock mu... | The primary purpose of the text is to | Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that their predecessor''s musical style did not include essential characteristics that define jazz as jazz. Thus, 1940''s swing was belittled by beboppers of the 1950''s who were themselves attacked by free jazzes of the 1960''s. The neoboppers of the 1980''s and 1... | 1039.txt | 0 |
[
"A thesis referred to earlier in the text is mentioned and illustrated with three specific examples.",
"A thesis is stated and three examples are given each suggesting that a correction needs to be made to a thesis referred to earlier in the text.",
"A thesis referred to earlier in the text is mentioned, and th... | Which of the following best describes the organization of the fourth paragraph? | Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that their predecessor''s musical style did not include essential characteristics that define jazz as jazz. Thus, 1940''s swing was belittled by beboppers of the 1950''s who were themselves attacked by free jazzes of the 1960''s. The neoboppers of the 1980''s and 1... | 1039.txt | 2 |
[
"improvise on melodies from a number of different cultures.",
"perform as leader as well as soloist.",
"spend time improving his technical skills.",
"eliminate the influence of bebop on his own music."
] | According to the text, John Coltrane did all of the following during his career EXCEPT | Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that their predecessor''s musical style did not include essential characteristics that define jazz as jazz. Thus, 1940''s swing was belittled by beboppers of the 1950''s who were themselves attacked by free jazzes of the 1960''s. The neoboppers of the 1980''s and 1... | 1039.txt | 3 |
[
"degree to which Coltrane''s music encompassed all of jazz.",
"repetition of motifs that Coltrane used in his solos.",
"number of his own compositions that Coltrane recorded.",
"indifference Coltrane maintained to musical technique."
] | According to the text a major difference between Coltrane and other jazz musicians was the | Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that their predecessor''s musical style did not include essential characteristics that define jazz as jazz. Thus, 1940''s swing was belittled by beboppers of the 1950''s who were themselves attacked by free jazzes of the 1960''s. The neoboppers of the 1980''s and 1... | 1039.txt | 0 |
[
"dogmatic explanation.",
"indignant denial.",
"enthusiastic praise.",
"speculative study."
] | In terms of its tone and form, the text can best be characterized as | Proponents of different jazz styles have always argued that their predecessor''s musical style did not include essential characteristics that define jazz as jazz. Thus, 1940''s swing was belittled by beboppers of the 1950''s who were themselves attacked by free jazzes of the 1960''s. The neoboppers of the 1980''s and 1... | 1039.txt | 2 |
[
"sat on either side of man and woman",
"could read the magazine",
"was leading the woman",
"belonged to the woman"
] | The poodle _ . | A man was sitting in the park watching the duckson the pond. When a woman approached him. Shehad a white poodle on a leash .
She sat down on a bench, took out a magazineand began to read.
After it had been sitting quietly for about tenminutes, the poodle turned and looked up at the man.
―Excuse me,‖ the dog whispered. ... | 2574.txt | 3 |
[
"insulted the man",
"asked the man to buy it",
"started talking as soon as it sat down",
"couldn‘t speak properly"
] | The dog _ . | A man was sitting in the park watching the duckson the pond. When a woman approached him. Shehad a white poodle on a leash .
She sat down on a bench, took out a magazineand began to read.
After it had been sitting quietly for about tenminutes, the poodle turned and looked up at the man.
―Excuse me,‖ the dog whispered. ... | 2574.txt | 1 |
[
"to hear it speak",
"to see it feed",
"to hear it bark",
"to see if being beaten"
] | The man was surprised _ . | A man was sitting in the park watching the duckson the pond. When a woman approached him. Shehad a white poodle on a leash .
She sat down on a bench, took out a magazineand began to read.
After it had been sitting quietly for about tenminutes, the poodle turned and looked up at the man.
―Excuse me,‖ the dog whispered. ... | 2574.txt | 0 |
[
"stopped a fireman from saving three children",
"never been in the war",
"acted heroically in dangerous situations",
"refused a medal in the last war"
] | The dog explained that it had _ . | A man was sitting in the park watching the duckson the pond. When a woman approached him. Shehad a white poodle on a leash .
She sat down on a bench, took out a magazineand began to read.
After it had been sitting quietly for about tenminutes, the poodle turned and looked up at the man.
―Excuse me,‖ the dog whispered. ... | 2574.txt | 2 |
[
"advertising her dog",
"happy to sell her dog",
"reluctant to sell her dog",
"Hoping her dog would earn thousand of dollars on television"
] | The woman was _ . | A man was sitting in the park watching the duckson the pond. When a woman approached him. Shehad a white poodle on a leash .
She sat down on a bench, took out a magazineand began to read.
After it had been sitting quietly for about tenminutes, the poodle turned and looked up at the man.
―Excuse me,‖ the dog whispered. ... | 2574.txt | 1 |
[
"a technical failure",
"a technical wonder",
"a good life-saver",
"an effective means to treat heart disease"
] | According to the passage, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart proved to be _____. | Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark-alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had arrived. It hadn't. After monitoring ... | 3200.txt | 0 |
[
"has been banned by the government from producing artificial hearts",
"will review the effects of artificial hearts before designing new models",
"may continue to work on new models of reliable artificial hearts",
"can make new models of artificial hearts available on the market in 10 to 20 years"
] | From the passage we know that Symbion Inc. _____. | Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark-alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had arrived. It hadn't. After monitoring ... | 3200.txt | 2 |
[
"to have a working life of 10 or 20 years",
"to be set fully in the patient's chest",
"to be equipped with an external power source",
"to create a new passage for infection"
] | The new models of artificial hearts are expected ______. | Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark-alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had arrived. It hadn't. After monitoring ... | 3200.txt | 1 |
[
"doctors who treat heart diseases",
"makers of artificial hearts",
"America's health-care programs",
"New model of artificial hearts"
] | The word "them" in Line 7, Para. 2 refers to _____. | Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark-alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had arrived. It hadn't. After monitoring ... | 3200.txt | 3 |
[
"artificial hearts are seldom effective",
"the country should not spend so much money on artificial hearts",
"the country is not spending enough money on artificial hearts",
"America's health-care programs are not doing enough for the nation's health"
] | Some people feel that ______. | Just seven years ago, the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was being cheered as the model of human creativeness. The sight of Barney Clark-alive and conscious after trading his diseased heart for a metal-and-plastic pump-convinced the press, the public and many doctors that the future had arrived. It hadn't. After monitoring ... | 3200.txt | 1 |
[
"he is in favour of it.",
"his view is balanced.",
"he is slightly critical of it.",
"he is strongly critical of it."
] | When the book reviewer discusses the Internet University, | Text A
The University in Transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 highly varied outlooks on tomorrow's universities by writers representing both Western and non-Western perspectives.Their essays raise a broad range of issues,questioning nearly every key ass... | 1841.txt | 1 |
[
"Internetbased courses may be less costly than traditional ones.",
"Teachers in traditional institutions may lose their jobs.",
"Internetbased courseware may lack variety in course content.",
"The Internet University may produce teachers with a lot of publicity."
] | Which of the following is NOT seen as a potential danger of the Internet University? | Text A
The University in Transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 highly varied outlooks on tomorrow's universities by writers representing both Western and non-Western perspectives.Their essays raise a broad range of issues,questioning nearly every key ass... | 1841.txt | 0 |
[
"Knowledge learning and career building.",
"Learning how to solve existing social problems.",
"Researching into solutions to current world problems.",
"Combining research efforts of teachers and students in learning."
] | According to the review,what is the fundamental mission of traditional university education? | Text A
The University in Transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 highly varied outlooks on tomorrow's universities by writers representing both Western and non-Western perspectives.Their essays raise a broad range of issues,questioning nearly every key ass... | 1841.txt | 0 |
[
"are required to conduct more independent research.",
"are required to offer more courses to their students.",
"are supposed to assume more demanding duties.",
"are supposed to supervise more students in their specialty."
] | Judging from the three new roles envisioned for tomorrows university faculty,university teachers | Text A
The University in Transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 highly varied outlooks on tomorrow's universities by writers representing both Western and non-Western perspectives.Their essays raise a broad range of issues,questioning nearly every key ass... | 1841.txt | 2 |
[
"Narration.",
"Description.",
"Persuasion.",
"Exposition."
] | Which category of writing does the review belong to? | Text A
The University in Transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 highly varied outlooks on tomorrow's universities by writers representing both Western and non-Western perspectives.Their essays raise a broad range of issues,questioning nearly every key ass... | 1841.txt | 3 |
[
"Parents help their children develop interests in more activities.",
"Parents put more trust in their children's abilities.",
"Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs.",
"Parents share more interests with their children."
] | Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing? | Parents and kids today dress alike,listen to the same music,and are friends.Is this a good thing? Sometimes,when Mr.Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Eliza-
beth,listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy,such as pop culture,he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he ... | 3476.txt | 3 |
[
"more confusion among parents",
"new equality between parents and children",
"less respect for parents from children",
"more strictness and authority on the part of parents"
] | The change in today's parent-child relationship is. | Parents and kids today dress alike,listen to the same music,and are friends.Is this a good thing? Sometimes,when Mr.Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Eliza-
beth,listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy,such as pop culture,he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he ... | 3476.txt | 1 |
[
"follow the trend of the change",
"can set a limit to the change",
"fail to take the change seriously",
"have little difficulty adjusting to the change"
] | By saying "today's parents,the 40-year-olds,were on the'after'side,"the author means that today's parents. | Parents and kids today dress alike,listen to the same music,and are friends.Is this a good thing? Sometimes,when Mr.Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Eliza-
beth,listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy,such as pop culture,he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he ... | 3476.txt | 0 |
[
"describe the difficulties today's parents have met with",
"discuss the development of the parent-child relationship",
"suggest the ways to handle the parent-child relationship",
"compare today's parent-child relationship with that in the past"
] | The purpose of the passage is to. | Parents and kids today dress alike,listen to the same music,and are friends.Is this a good thing? Sometimes,when Mr.Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter, Eliza-
beth,listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy,such as pop culture,he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he ... | 3476.txt | 1 |
[
"during the 1970's, old building in many cities were recycled for modern use",
"recent interest in ecology issues has led to the cleaning up of many rivers",
"the San Antonio example shows that bulldozers are not the right way to fight urban decay",
"strong government support has made adaptive rehabilitation ... | The main idea of the passage is_ . | The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970's was the enthusiasm for refurnishing older building. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the whole scale in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation ( ). A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San Fra... | 1511.txt | 0 |
[
"Boston",
"San Francisco",
"Minneapolis",
"San Antonio"
] | According to the passage, Benjamin Thompson was the designer for a project in | The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970's was the enthusiasm for refurnishing older building. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the whole scale in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation ( ). A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San Fra... | 1511.txt | 0 |
[
"Boston's new city hall",
"sports and recreational facilities",
"commercial and industrial warehouses",
"restaurants, offices, and stores"
] | The space at Quincy Market is now used as_ . | The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970's was the enthusiasm for refurnishing older building. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the whole scale in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation ( ). A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San Fra... | 1511.txt | 3 |
[
"It is clearly the best of the projects discussed.",
"It is a good project that could be copied by other cities.",
"The extensive use of bulldozers made the project unnecessarily costly.",
"The work done on the river was more important than work done on the buildings."
] | What is the author's opinion of the San Antonio's project? | The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970's was the enthusiasm for refurnishing older building. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the whole scale in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation ( ). A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San Fra... | 1511.txt | 2 |
[
"it consisted primarily of new buildings",
"it occurred in the business district",
"it involved the environment as well as buildings",
"it was designed to combat urban decay"
] | The passage states that the San Antonio project differed from those in Boston and Minneapolis in that_ . | The most interesting architectural phenomenon of the 1970's was the enthusiasm for refurnishing older building. Obviously, this was not an entirely new phenomenon. What is new is the whole scale in reusing the past, in recycling, in adaptive rehabilitation ( ). A few trial efforts, such as Ghirardelli Square in San Fra... | 1511.txt | 1 |
[
"cannot cause a suture to develop",
"has no effect on where a suture will occur",
"cannot provide information about the nature of underlying rocks",
"is similar on the two sides of a rift unless a suture divides the two sides"
] | Part of the Harris and Gass hypothesis about the Red Sea rift would be weakened if it could be demonstrated that the composition of upper rock layers | Geologists Harris and Gass hypothesized that the Red Sea rift developed along the line of a suture (a splice in the Earth's crust) formed during the late Proterozoic era, and that significant observable differences in the composition of the upper layers of rocks deposited on either side of the suture give clues to the ... | 1931.txt | 2 |
[
"Similar geological features along both sides of a possible suture imply the existence of that suture",
"Sutures can be discovered only where they are not obscured by superimposed geological features.",
"The composition of igneous rocks permits pre- diction of the likelihood of a rift developing through them.",... | It can be inferred from the passage that the "Other geologists" (line 8) would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements? | Geologists Harris and Gass hypothesized that the Red Sea rift developed along the line of a suture (a splice in the Earth's crust) formed during the late Proterozoic era, and that significant observable differences in the composition of the upper layers of rocks deposited on either side of the suture give clues to the ... | 1931.txt | 3 |
[
"Drawn detailed diagrams of the Red Sea rift.",
"Based their conclusions on the way in which sutures develop in the Earth's crust.",
"Rejected other geologists objections to their hypothesis about the Red Sea rift.",
"Suggested that the presence of rare metals in rocks indicates an underlying suture."
] | It can be inferred from the passage that Harris and Gass have done which of the following? | Geologists Harris and Gass hypothesized that the Red Sea rift developed along the line of a suture (a splice in the Earth's crust) formed during the late Proterozoic era, and that significant observable differences in the composition of the upper layers of rocks deposited on either side of the suture give clues to the ... | 1931.txt | 2 |
[
"age of the upper layers of rock",
"structure of the upper layers of rocks",
"geochemical content of the upper layers of rocks",
"age of the underlying igneous rocks"
] | According to the passage, Harris and Gass have mentioned all of the following properties of rocks along the Red Sea rift EXCEPT | Geologists Harris and Gass hypothesized that the Red Sea rift developed along the line of a suture (a splice in the Earth's crust) formed during the late Proterozoic era, and that significant observable differences in the composition of the upper layers of rocks deposited on either side of the suture give clues to the ... | 1931.txt | 3 |
[
"It makes attempts to help the poor on a social level.",
"It is aimed at treating poor people for free.",
"It is designed to help the poor rise from poverty.",
"It offers community help to those who are poor."
] | What makes the "Partners in Health" system unique compared with traditional hospitals? | When it comes to health, the poor are doubly cursed. Not only are they more prone to deadly infectious diseases than the rich, but they have far less access to the means of improvement. Twenty years ago, Paul Farmer, an American doctor and anthropologist, set out to do something about this. Amid the political turmoilan... | 2771.txt | 0 |
[
"Hands should not be dried in the dirt after washing.",
"Medicine is also needed for cleaning hands.",
"Medicine is not a long term cure to their poor health.",
"Food can cure their disease better than any medicine."
] | What can be inferred from the last sentence of the second paragraph? | When it comes to health, the poor are doubly cursed. Not only are they more prone to deadly infectious diseases than the rich, but they have far less access to the means of improvement. Twenty years ago, Paul Farmer, an American doctor and anthropologist, set out to do something about this. Amid the political turmoilan... | 2771.txt | 2 |
[
"the plots in the book are not attractive enough",
"the way he tells the stories is not compelling enough",
"the anger he expresses at \"stupid deaths\" is too strong",
"the tone is not strong enough to arouse people's attention"
] | The disadvantage of Dr. Farmer's book seems to be that. | When it comes to health, the poor are doubly cursed. Not only are they more prone to deadly infectious diseases than the rich, but they have far less access to the means of improvement. Twenty years ago, Paul Farmer, an American doctor and anthropologist, set out to do something about this. Amid the political turmoilan... | 2771.txt | 3 |
[
"Mr. Kidder himself has never been involved in Dr. Farmer's life",
"Mr. Kidder is afraid of making true comments on Dr. Farmer",
"Mr. Kidder's emotions prevent him from independent writing",
"Mr. Kidder is always waiting for Dr. Farmer's forgiveness"
] | Mr. Kidder's book also makes for uncomfortable reading because . | When it comes to health, the poor are doubly cursed. Not only are they more prone to deadly infectious diseases than the rich, but they have far less access to the means of improvement. Twenty years ago, Paul Farmer, an American doctor and anthropologist, set out to do something about this. Amid the political turmoilan... | 2771.txt | 2 |
[
"Dr. Farmer only helped those who are lucky enough",
"Dr. Farmer may have severely criticized the society",
"Dr. Farmer was not actually making his patients comfortable",
"Dr. Farmer's job is not to make people comfortable"
] | It can be inferred from the last paragraph that . | When it comes to health, the poor are doubly cursed. Not only are they more prone to deadly infectious diseases than the rich, but they have far less access to the means of improvement. Twenty years ago, Paul Farmer, an American doctor and anthropologist, set out to do something about this. Amid the political turmoilan... | 2771.txt | 1 |
[
"For years, scientists' endeavor of imitating opals' unique characteristics has reached to nil.",
"Opals could be brilliant mainly because they have some kind of iridescent properties.",
"Opals could be brilliant because they have tiny crystals which could scatter light.",
"Opals could be used to make a spark... | Which one of the following statement is NOT true of the opals according to the passage? | William Illiam Morris (the wallpaper designer, rather than the carmaker) suggested that nothing should have a place that is not known to be useful or believed to be beautiful. Opals, though, might be both. A group of researchers from the University of Southampton, in England, and the German Plastics Institute in Darmst... | 3577.txt | 0 |
[
"the face-centred cubic structure of the opals.",
"the light scattering properties of the opals.",
"the tiny polystyrene spheres of the opals.",
"the flexible film of crystals of the opals."
] | The opalescent material that Dr Baumberg and his team have developed model itself on _ | William Illiam Morris (the wallpaper designer, rather than the carmaker) suggested that nothing should have a place that is not known to be useful or believed to be beautiful. Opals, though, might be both. A group of researchers from the University of Southampton, in England, and the German Plastics Institute in Darmst... | 3577.txt | 0 |
[
"it can be used to coat malleable surfaces so that the currency could have iridescent hues.",
"the colour change as the film is bent so that the currency could be identified precisely.",
"different colours could be produced as the film could be tailored to scatter particular wavelengths of light.",
"certain c... | The flexible film of crystals Dr Baumberg has finally got is an ideal material for currency because _ | William Illiam Morris (the wallpaper designer, rather than the carmaker) suggested that nothing should have a place that is not known to be useful or believed to be beautiful. Opals, though, might be both. A group of researchers from the University of Southampton, in England, and the German Plastics Institute in Darmst... | 3577.txt | 1 |
[
"the carbon particles Dr Baumberg adds into the film could react to specific toxic chemicals.",
"the polystyrene spheres could scatter light from more angeles.",
"carbon particles positioned among the spheres could be adjusted to be sensitive to addled materials.",
"carbon particles added into the polystyrene... | The logic that food spoilage could be detected by use of the film is that _ | William Illiam Morris (the wallpaper designer, rather than the carmaker) suggested that nothing should have a place that is not known to be useful or believed to be beautiful. Opals, though, might be both. A group of researchers from the University of Southampton, in England, and the German Plastics Institute in Darmst... | 3577.txt | 2 |
[
"paint.",
"banknote.",
"chemical sensors.",
"wallpaper."
] | The film of crystals with opalescent properties can be used to make the following materials except _ | William Illiam Morris (the wallpaper designer, rather than the carmaker) suggested that nothing should have a place that is not known to be useful or believed to be beautiful. Opals, though, might be both. A group of researchers from the University of Southampton, in England, and the German Plastics Institute in Darmst... | 3577.txt | 0 |
[
"take advantage of different kinds of audience.",
"make fun of the disorganized people.",
"address different problems to different people.",
"show sympathy for your listeners."
] | To make your humor work, you should? | If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Dependi
ng on... | 2646.txt | 2 |
[
"impolite to new arrivals.",
"very conscious of their godlike role.",
"entitled to some privileges.",
"very busy even during lunch hours."
] | The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are? | If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Dependi
ng on... | 2646.txt | 1 |
[
"have benefited many people.",
"are the focus of public attention.",
"are an inappropriate subject for humor.",
"have often been the laughing stock."
] | It can be inferred from the text that public services? | If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Dependi
ng on... | 2646.txt | 3 |
[
"in well-worded language.",
"as awkwardly as possible.",
"in exaggerated statement.",
"as casually as possible."
] | To achieve the desired result, humorous stories should be delivered? | If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Dependi
ng on... | 2646.txt | 3 |
[
"Use Humor Effectively.",
"Various Kinds of Humor.",
"Add Humor to Speech.",
"Different Humor Strategies."
] | The best title for the text may be? | If you intend using humor in your talk to make people smile, you must know how to identify shared experiences and problems. Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. Dependi
ng on... | 2646.txt | 0 |
[
"Scared.",
"Confused.",
"Upset.",
"Curious."
] | How did the writer feel when he saw the fence and bulldozers? | My family and I lived across the street from Southway Park since I was four years old. Then just last year they city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complex. When I saw the fence and bulldozers, I asked myself, "Why don't they just leave... | 3766.txt | 2 |
[
"It was being rebuilt.",
"It was dangerous.",
"It because crowded.",
"It had turned into a desert."
] | Why was the writer told not to go to the park by his mother? | My family and I lived across the street from Southway Park since I was four years old. Then just last year they city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complex. When I saw the fence and bulldozers, I asked myself, "Why don't they just leave... | 3766.txt | 1 |
[
"The drought.",
"The crime.",
"The beggars and the rubbish.",
"The decisions of the city."
] | According to the writer, what eventually brought about the disappearance of the park? | My family and I lived across the street from Southway Park since I was four years old. Then just last year they city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complex. When I saw the fence and bulldozers, I asked myself, "Why don't they just leave... | 3766.txt | 3 |
[
"the situation would be much worse",
"people would have to desert their homes",
"the city would be fully prepared in advance",
"the city would have to redevelop the neighborhood"
] | The last sentence of the passage implies that if another drought came, _ . | My family and I lived across the street from Southway Park since I was four years old. Then just last year they city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complex. When I saw the fence and bulldozers, I asked myself, "Why don't they just leave... | 3766.txt | 0 |
[
"Musical concerts.",
"Fresh air.",
"Song of birds.",
"Close contact with nature."
] | What can't country people often enjoy? | People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.
They are in close contact with nature. They make friends with trees and stones. owns can dogs. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.
This contact with nature is good for ... | 1406.txt | 0 |
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