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[
"it does little to help improve students' performance at school",
"it may cause leaming weariness",
"it will not have much educational value",
"it affects students' activities outside school"
] | Those against year-round schooling argue that | Some people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most other industrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned and schools... | 1534.txt | 3 |
[
"will enable students to raise their scores",
"is expected to get under way soon",
"remains a controversial issue",
"is approved by the govenment"
] | We leam from the passage that year-round schooling | Some people say the traditional calendar of 180 days no longer meets the needs of American society. They point out that students in most other industrial countries are in school more hours a day and more days a year. Critics also say a long summer vacation causes students to forget much of what they learned and schools... | 1534.txt | 2 |
[
"she had managed to save so much money",
"she gave her money to African Americans",
"she gave her life savings to help others through university",
"she only spent money on cheap things"
] | This woman shocked and inspired the world because _ . | Oseola McCarty
LATE ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON in September 1999，Oseola McCarty，an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life，but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. 1
In the summer o... | 1235.txt | 2 |
[
"she had ironed and washed clothes all her life",
"she had worked hard ，saved hard and invested carefully",
"she had opened a good bank account",
"she knew how to make money"
] | She managed to save so much mOI1y because_ . | Oseola McCarty
LATE ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON in September 1999，Oseola McCarty，an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life，but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. 1
In the summer o... | 1235.txt | 1 |
[
"she wanted to help -the university",
"she wanted others to have the chance to become nurses",
"she wanted others to have the opportunity to escape a hard life",
"she want to be remembered after her death"
] | She gave her money away because_ . | Oseola McCarty
LATE ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON in September 1999，Oseola McCarty，an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life，but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. 1
In the summer o... | 1235.txt | 2 |
[
"people donated billions",
"hundreds of students got scholarships",
"hundreds of people put money into the fund",
"she was sent to university"
] | When her generosity was made_ . | Oseola McCarty
LATE ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON in September 1999，Oseola McCarty，an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life，but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. 1
In the summer o... | 1235.txt | 2 |
[
"of her generosity",
"of her exceptional skills",
"she had saved $ 150，000",
"she travelled all over America"
] | McCarty became famous because _ . | Oseola McCarty
LATE ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON in September 1999，Oseola McCarty，an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life，but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. 1
In the summer o... | 1235.txt | 0 |
[
"The US economic situation is going from bad to worse.",
"Washington is taking drastic measures to provide more jobs.",
"The US government is slashing more jobs from its payrolls.",
"The recent economic crisis has taken the US by surprise."
] | What do we learn from the first paragraph? | The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was just as gloomy as anticipated. Unemployment in January jumped to a 16-year high of 7.6 percent, as 598000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December, 1974. With 1.8 million jobs lost in the last three months, there is urgent des... | 2362.txt | 0 |
[
"They form a solid basis for policy making.",
"They represent the current situation.",
"They signal future economic trends.",
"They do not fully reflect the reality."
] | What does the author think of the unemployment figures and other statistics? | The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was just as gloomy as anticipated. Unemployment in January jumped to a 16-year high of 7.6 percent, as 598000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December, 1974. With 1.8 million jobs lost in the last three months, there is urgent des... | 2362.txt | 3 |
[
"it does not include all the businesses",
"it fails to count in the self-employed",
"it magnifies the number of the jobless",
"it does not treat all companies equally"
] | One problem with the payroll survey is that _ . | The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was just as gloomy as anticipated. Unemployment in January jumped to a 16-year high of 7.6 percent, as 598000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December, 1974. With 1.8 million jobs lost in the last three months, there is urgent des... | 2362.txt | 1 |
[
"people tend to lie when talking on the phone",
"not everybody is willing or ready to respond",
"some people won't provide truthful information",
"the definition of unemployment is too broad"
] | The household survey can be faulty in that _ . | The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was just as gloomy as anticipated. Unemployment in January jumped to a 16-year high of 7.6 percent, as 598000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December, 1974. With 1.8 million jobs lost in the last three months, there is urgent des... | 2362.txt | 2 |
[
"statisticians improve their data assembling methods",
"decision makers view the statistics with a critical eye",
"politicians listen more before making policy decisions",
"Democrats and Republicans cooperate on crucial issues"
] | At the end of the passage, the author suggests that _ . | The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was just as gloomy as anticipated. Unemployment in January jumped to a 16-year high of 7.6 percent, as 598000 jobs were slashed from US payrolls in the worst single-month decline since December, 1974. With 1.8 million jobs lost in the last three months, there is urgent des... | 2362.txt | 1 |
[
"objectives and legal methods for directing technological development",
"technical approaches to the problem of controlling market activity",
"economic procedures for facilitating transactions between buyers and sellers",
"reasons for slowing technological development in light of environmentalist objections"
... | The passage is primarily concerned with describing | Four legal approaches may be followed in attempting to channel technological development in socially useful directions: specific directives. market incentive modifications, criminal prohibitions. and changes in decision- making structures. Specific directives involve the government's identifying one or more factors con... | 1944.txt | 0 |
[
"revise cost estimates calculated by including the costs of resources",
"evaluate legal methods used to prevent technological developments",
"give examples of costs not included in buyer-seller bargains",
"refute hypotheses not made on the basis of monetary exchange values"
] | The author cites air pollution from motor vehicles in line 73 in order to | Four legal approaches may be followed in attempting to channel technological development in socially useful directions: specific directives. market incentive modifications, criminal prohibitions. and changes in decision- making structures. Specific directives involve the government's identifying one or more factors con... | 1944.txt | 2 |
[
"are harmful when all factors are considered",
"give rise to ever-increasing resource costs",
"reflect an optimal allocation of natural resources",
"encompass more than the effects on the buyers and sellers alone"
] | According to the passage, transactions between private buyers and sellers have effects on society that generally | Four legal approaches may be followed in attempting to channel technological development in socially useful directions: specific directives. market incentive modifications, criminal prohibitions. and changes in decision- making structures. Specific directives involve the government's identifying one or more factors con... | 1944.txt | 3 |
[
"Protecting the environment for future use",
"Changing the balance of power between opposing interests in business",
"Intervening in the activity of the free market",
"Causing technological development to cease"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that the author does NOT favor which of the following? | Four legal approaches may be followed in attempting to channel technological development in socially useful directions: specific directives. market incentive modifications, criminal prohibitions. and changes in decision- making structures. Specific directives involve the government's identifying one or more factors con... | 1944.txt | 3 |
[
"a specific directive",
"a market incentive modification",
"an optimal resource allocation",
"an alteration of a decision-making structure"
] | A gasoline-conservation tax on the purchase of large automobiles. With the proceeds of the tax rebated to purchasers of small automobiles, is an example of | Four legal approaches may be followed in attempting to channel technological development in socially useful directions: specific directives. market incentive modifications, criminal prohibitions. and changes in decision- making structures. Specific directives involve the government's identifying one or more factors con... | 1944.txt | 1 |
[
"All technology-control methods would be effective.",
"Some resource allocations would be illegal.",
"Prices would include all costs to members of society.",
"Some decision-making structures would be altered."
] | If there were no external costs, as they are described in the passage, which of the following would be true? | Four legal approaches may be followed in attempting to channel technological development in socially useful directions: specific directives. market incentive modifications, criminal prohibitions. and changes in decision- making structures. Specific directives involve the government's identifying one or more factors con... | 1944.txt | 2 |
[
"assign monetary value to all damage resulting from the use of technology",
"combine legal methods to yield theoretical optimum",
"convince buyers to bear the burden of damage from technological developments",
"predict the costs of new technological development"
] | The author assumes that, in determining what would be an optimal allocation of resources, it would be possible to | Four legal approaches may be followed in attempting to channel technological development in socially useful directions: specific directives. market incentive modifications, criminal prohibitions. and changes in decision- making structures. Specific directives involve the government's identifying one or more factors con... | 1944.txt | 0 |
[
"The government should own technological operations.",
"The effects of technological development cannot be controlled.",
"Some technological developments are beneficial.",
"The current states of technological development results in a good allocation of resources."
] | On the basis of the passage, it can be inferred that the author would agree with which of the following statements concerning technological development? | Four legal approaches may be followed in attempting to channel technological development in socially useful directions: specific directives. market incentive modifications, criminal prohibitions. and changes in decision- making structures. Specific directives involve the government's identifying one or more factors con... | 1944.txt | 2 |
[
"A person ignorant of the hard work involved in experimentation.",
"A citizen of a society that restricts personal creativity.",
"A person who has had no education.",
"An individual who often comes up with new ideas by accident."
] | What does the author probably mean by "untaught mind" in the first paragraph? | Discoveries in science and technology are thought by "untaught minds" to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial subs... | 1453.txt | 0 |
[
"The variety of ideas they have.",
"The intelligence they possess.",
"The way they deal with problems.",
"The way they present their findings."
] | According to the author, what distinguishes innovators from non-innovators? | Discoveries in science and technology are thought by "untaught minds" to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial subs... | 1453.txt | 2 |
[
"Rudolph Flesch is the best-known expert in the study of human creativity",
"the quotation strengthens the assertion that creative individuals look for new ways of doing things",
"the reader is familiar with Rudolph Flesch's point of view",
"the quotation adds a new idea to the information previously presente... | The author quotes Rudolph Flesch in Paragraph 3 because . | Discoveries in science and technology are thought by "untaught minds" to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial subs... | 1453.txt | 1 |
[
"diligent in pursuing their goals",
"reluctant to follow common ways of doing things",
"devoted to the progress of society",
"concerned about the advance of society"
] | The phrase "march to a different drummer" (the last line of the passage) suggests that highly creative individuals are . | Discoveries in science and technology are thought by "untaught minds" to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial subs... | 1453.txt | 1 |
[
"The Mississippi frequently floods the city.",
"The riverbed has raised inthe past 200 years.",
"The torrential rains flood the city frequently.",
"The high humidity cannot otherwise be comtrolled."
] | What accounts for the levees and pumps in New Orleans? | New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.
Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and it became strategically important to many nations. It was transferred from France to Spain, returned to France,and finally sold by Napoleon t... | 1636.txt | 1 |
[
"France",
"Britain",
"Spain",
"The North"
] | The battle of New Orleans was fought by jackson against_ . | New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.
Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and it became strategically important to many nations. It was transferred from France to Spain, returned to France,and finally sold by Napoleon t... | 1636.txt | 1 |
[
"an agreement to sell Louisiana",
"a body of laws",
"a city plan",
"a military code for the army"
] | The Code Napoleon was _ . | New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.
Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and it became strategically important to many nations. It was transferred from France to Spain, returned to France,and finally sold by Napoleon t... | 1636.txt | 1 |
[
"Pride in their French heritage.",
"A desire to retain picturesque colonial buildings.",
"A refusal to engage in trade and commerce",
"A praising of Dixieland Jazz."
] | Which of the following elements does not apply to the attiude of the inhabitants of New Orleans? | New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.
Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and it became strategically important to many nations. It was transferred from France to Spain, returned to France,and finally sold by Napoleon t... | 1636.txt | 2 |
[
"Creole food",
"Dixieland jazz",
"bustling city",
"authentic colonial homes"
] | Tourists visiting New Orleans are surprised to encounter_ . | New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.
Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and it became strategically important to many nations. It was transferred from France to Spain, returned to France,and finally sold by Napoleon t... | 1636.txt | 2 |
[
"The combination of two dictionaries into one.",
"The new approach to defining words.",
"The inclusion of cultural content.",
"The increase in the number of entries."
] | What feature sets apart the three dictionaries discussed in the passage from traditional ones? | Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a "ne w" feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner 's Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the L... | 10.txt | 2 |
[
"its scope of cultural entries goes beyond the culture of the Englishspeaking world",
"it pays little attention to the cultural content of the nonEnglishspeaking countries",
"it views the world purely from the standpoint of the Englishspeaking people",
"it fails to distinguish language from culture in its... | The Longman dictionary is more likely to be criticized for cultural prejudice because _ . | Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a "ne w" feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner 's Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the L... | 10.txt | 2 |
[
"the language levels of its users",
"the number of its prospective purchasers",
"the different tastes of its users",
"the various cultural backgrounds of its users"
] | It is implied in the last paragraph that, in approaching sociocultural content in a dictionary,social thought should be given to _ . | Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to possessing a "ne w" feature. The BBC English Dictionary contains background information on 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner 's Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the L... | 10.txt | 3 |
[
"Optimistic.",
"Imaginative.",
"Ambitious.",
"Proud."
] | What does the writer think of the reporter? | Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With g... | 2290.txt | 2 |
[
"Finding the news value of his stories.",
"Giving him financial support.",
"Helping him to find issues.",
"Improving his good ideas."
] | What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks? | Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With g... | 2290.txt | 3 |
[
"An editor.",
"An artist.",
"A reporter.",
"A reader."
] | Who probably wrote the letter? | Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With g... | 2290.txt | 0 |
[
"keep their best reporters at all costs",
"give more freedom to their reporters",
"be aware of their reporters' professional development",
"appreciate their reporters' working styles and attitudes"
] | The letter aims to remind editors that they should _ . | Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.
Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With g... | 2290.txt | 2 |
[
"gained great popularity",
"created many jobs",
"strengthened community ties",
"become an official festival"
] | According to Paragraph1, Parkrun has __________. | Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents；their time... | 400.txt | 0 |
[
"boost population growth",
"promote sport participation",
"improve the city's image",
"increase sport hours in schools"
] | The author believes that London's Olympic "legacy" has failed to ________. | Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents；their time... | 400.txt | 1 |
[
"aims at discovering talents",
"focuses on mass competition",
"does not emphasize elitism",
"does not attract first-timers"
] | Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that it ______. | Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents；their time... | 400.txt | 2 |
[
"organize \"grassroots\" sports events",
"supervise local sports associations",
"increase funds for sports clubs",
"invest in public sports facilities"
] | With regard to mass sport, the author holds that governments should ________. | Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents；their time... | 400.txt | 3 |
[
"tolerant",
"critical",
"uncertain",
"sympathetic"
] | The author's attitude to what UK governments have done for sports is ______. | Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents；their time... | 400.txt | 1 |
[
"stay at home after leaving school",
"marry men younger than themselves",
"start working again later in life",
"marry while still at school"
] | According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _ . | The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ? and would ... | 908.txt | 2 |
[
"many children died before they lived to more than five",
"seven or eight children lived to be more than five",
"the youngest child would be fifteen",
"four or five children died when they were five"
] | We are told that in an average family about 1900 _ . | The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ? and would ... | 908.txt | 0 |
[
"give up their jobs for good after they are married",
"leave school as soon as they can",
"marry so that they can get a job",
"continue working until they are going to have a baby"
] | Many girls, the passage claims, are now likely to _ . | The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ? and would ... | 908.txt | 3 |
[
"is younger when her children are old enough to look after .themselves",
"does not like children herself",
"need not worry about food for her children",
"can retire from family responsibilities when she reaches sixty"
] | One reason why a woman today may take a job is that she _ . | The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ? and would ... | 908.txt | 0 |
[
"play a greater part in looking after the children",
"help his wife by doing much of the housework",
"feel dissatisfied with his role in the family",
"take a part-time job so that he can help in the home"
] | Nowadays, a husband tends to _ . | The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for the children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties ? and would ... | 908.txt | 1 |
[
"regret",
"condescension",
"expectation",
"impulse"
] | According to the passage，once in Paris one might experience all the following feelings EXCEPT | Paris is like pornography. You respond even if you don't want to. You turn a corner and see a vista, and your imagination bolts away. Suddenly you are thinking about what it would be like to live in Paris, and then you think about all the lives you have not lived. Sometimes, though, when you are lucky, you only think a... | 254.txt | 0 |
[
"Fashionable Parisian women return to Paris",
"More entertainment activities are staged",
"There are more good restaurants to choose from",
"There are fewer tourists in Paris"
] | Winter is the best season to visit Paris. Which of the following does NOT support this statement? | Paris is like pornography. You respond even if you don't want to. You turn a corner and see a vista, and your imagination bolts away. Suddenly you are thinking about what it would be like to live in Paris, and then you think about all the lives you have not lived. Sometimes, though, when you are lucky, you only think a... | 254.txt | 0 |
[
"expect to be happy",
"hope to be as happy as others",
"would be happier if they wanted",
"can be happy if they want"
] | "Most people are about as happy as they set their mind to being. "This statement means that most people | Paris is like pornography. You respond even if you don't want to. You turn a corner and see a vista, and your imagination bolts away. Suddenly you are thinking about what it would be like to live in Paris, and then you think about all the lives you have not lived. Sometimes, though, when you are lucky, you only think a... | 254.txt | 3 |
[
"the atmosphere of its evenings",
"its implications for life",
"the contrast it brings",
"the discovery one makes"
] | In the eyes of the author, winter in Paris is significant because of | Paris is like pornography. You respond even if you don't want to. You turn a corner and see a vista, and your imagination bolts away. Suddenly you are thinking about what it would be like to live in Paris, and then you think about all the lives you have not lived. Sometimes, though, when you are lucky, you only think a... | 254.txt | 1 |
[
"excitement",
"thoughtfulness",
"loneliness",
"joyfulness"
] | At the end of the passage, the author found himself in a mood of | Paris is like pornography. You respond even if you don't want to. You turn a corner and see a vista, and your imagination bolts away. Suddenly you are thinking about what it would be like to live in Paris, and then you think about all the lives you have not lived. Sometimes, though, when you are lucky, you only think a... | 254.txt | 1 |
[
"Praising.",
"Critical.",
"Ironical.",
"Distaste."
] | What is the author' s attitude toward Holmes? | Holmes'Knowledge
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally th... | 197.txt | 0 |
[
"By deduction.",
"By explanation.",
"By contrast.",
"By analysis."
] | What way did the author take to stick out Holmes'uniqueness? | Holmes'Knowledge
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally th... | 197.txt | 2 |
[
"Learning what every body learned.",
"Learning what was useful to you.",
"Learning whatever you came across.",
"Learning what was different to you."
] | What was the Holmes'idea about knowledge-learning? | Holmes'Knowledge
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally th... | 197.txt | 1 |
[
"One may master the way of reasoning through observation.",
"One may become rather critical through observation and analysis.",
"One may become rather sharp through observation and analysis.",
"One may become practical through observation and analysis."
] | What did the article mentioned in the passage talk about? | Holmes'Knowledge
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing. Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle, he inquired in the naivest way who he might be what he had done. My surprise reached a climax, however, when I found incidentally th... | 197.txt | 2 |
[
"confrontation",
"dissatisfaction",
"separation",
"contempt"
] | The word "schism" (Line 4, Paragraph 1) in the context probably means . | Science has long had an uneasy relationship with other aspects of culture. Think of Gallileo's 17th-century trial for his rebelling belief before the Catholic Church or poet William Blake's harsh remarks against the mechanistic worldview of Isaac Newton. The schism between science and the humanities has, if anything, d... | 1091.txt | 2 |
[
"discuss the cause of the decline of science's power",
"show the author's sympathy with scientists",
"explain the way in which science develops",
"exemplify the division of science and the humanities"
] | Paragraphs 2 and 3 are written to . | Science has long had an uneasy relationship with other aspects of culture. Think of Gallileo's 17th-century trial for his rebelling belief before the Catholic Church or poet William Blake's harsh remarks against the mechanistic worldview of Isaac Newton. The schism between science and the humanities has, if anything, d... | 1091.txt | 3 |
[
"Environmentalists were blamed for anti-science in an essay.",
"Politicians are not subject to the labeling of anti-science.",
"The \"more enlightened\" tend to tag others as anti-science.",
"Tagging environmentalists as \"anti-science\" is justifiable."
] | Which of the following is true according to the passage? | Science has long had an uneasy relationship with other aspects of culture. Think of Gallileo's 17th-century trial for his rebelling belief before the Catholic Church or poet William Blake's harsh remarks against the mechanistic worldview of Isaac Newton. The schism between science and the humanities has, if anything, d... | 1091.txt | 0 |
[
"impartial",
"subjective",
"biased",
"puzzling"
] | The author's attitude toward the issue of "science vs. anti-science" is . | Science has long had an uneasy relationship with other aspects of culture. Think of Gallileo's 17th-century trial for his rebelling belief before the Catholic Church or poet William Blake's harsh remarks against the mechanistic worldview of Isaac Newton. The schism between science and the humanities has, if anything, d... | 1091.txt | 0 |
[
"person who has a strange habit",
"famous person all over the world",
"healthy man",
"man who lived a long life"
] | The man the writer tells us about is a _ . | The 17th-century Irish farmer Rober Cook was the most unusual person in County Waterford. he always wore white linen. His underwear, night clothes and shirts were all in white, and so were his suits, coats and hats. He became so famous for his clothes and his love for white that he was known all over Ireland as "Linen ... | 918.txt | 0 |
[
"he wasn't married all his life",
"he didn't wear leather shoes or woolen clothes",
"he disliked the colour brown most",
"he died at the age of 80"
] | From the passage we can know that _ . | The 17th-century Irish farmer Rober Cook was the most unusual person in County Waterford. he always wore white linen. His underwear, night clothes and shirts were all in white, and so were his suits, coats and hats. He became so famous for his clothes and his love for white that he was known all over Ireland as "Linen ... | 918.txt | 1 |
[
"buy animals",
"kill animals",
"eat animals",
"keep animals"
] | "Vegetarians"are people who do not _ . | The 17th-century Irish farmer Rober Cook was the most unusual person in County Waterford. he always wore white linen. His underwear, night clothes and shirts were all in white, and so were his suits, coats and hats. He became so famous for his clothes and his love for white that he was known all over Ireland as "Linen ... | 918.txt | 2 |
[
"it could understand what it did was bad after Robert gave it a talk on the evils of murder.",
"it had sports together with Robert's farm workers",
"it was given a chance to run away",
"it had got a beat from Robert's farm workers"
] | We can inferred from the passage that the fox wasn't killed by Robert Cook, but perhaps _ . | The 17th-century Irish farmer Rober Cook was the most unusual person in County Waterford. he always wore white linen. His underwear, night clothes and shirts were all in white, and so were his suits, coats and hats. He became so famous for his clothes and his love for white that he was known all over Ireland as "Linen ... | 918.txt | 3 |
[
"the conclusion drawn by the writer",
"the words of Robert Cook",
"a saying",
"the belief of a certain famous person"
] | "water for drink, vegetables for food and linen and other plant life for clothing were enough to live on." That is _ . | The 17th-century Irish farmer Rober Cook was the most unusual person in County Waterford. he always wore white linen. His underwear, night clothes and shirts were all in white, and so were his suits, coats and hats. He became so famous for his clothes and his love for white that he was known all over Ireland as "Linen ... | 918.txt | 1 |
[
"A large increase in food production led to industrialization.",
"Population changes occurred at the same pace in the major regions.",
"The standard of living rose to the level of that in most parts of the world.",
"The tremendous rise in population led to greater agricultural output in every region."
] | According to paragraph 1, which of the following is true about Europe in the nineteenth century? | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 0 |
[
"Replacement of seventeenth-century farming techniques with more modern ones",
"Improved grain harvests in most European countries",
"Reduced demand for food as a result of a decreased population",
"Use of new land to grow crops"
] | According to paragraph 2, which of the following caused the food supply to increase in most of Western Europe during the nineteenth century? | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 3 |
[
"To identify a crop that was more successful in the United States than it was in Western Europe",
"To support a claim about regional agricultural failures",
"To give an example of a problematic trend that had started in the late seventeenth century",
"To provide evidence that many countries in Europe experien... | In paragraph 2, why does the author mention the potato blight that occurred in Ireland? | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 1 |
[
"exceeded",
"matched the increase in",
"increased the rate of",
"caused"
] | The phrase "kept pace with" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 1 |
[
"increased agricultural research in Germany",
"introduction of new crops",
"development of food-processing devices",
"agricultural programs in universities in the United States"
] | According to paragraph 3 all of the following factors helped the supply of food meet the needs of a growing population EXCEPT | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 1 |
[
"variety of goods",
"distance",
"reliability",
"available storage space"
] | The word "capacity" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 3 |
[
"the decline of malnutrition",
"the construction of more food-storage facilities",
"faster means of transportation",
"improved agricultural methods in Eastern Europe"
] | According to paragraph 4, famine became less of a problem in Western Europe during the nineteenth century because of | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 2 |
[
"unexplainable",
"undesirable",
"unavoidable",
"unpredictable"
] | The word "inevitable" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 2 |
[
"The destruction of many farms due to bad harvests",
"The reduction in the amount of good-quality farmland",
"The rise in death rates in the countryside",
"The lack of jobs in the countryside"
] | According to paragraph 5, which of the following factors led to rapid urbanization in the first half of the nineteenth century? | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 3 |
[
"exceed",
"influence",
"equal",
"differ from"
] | The word "surpass" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 0 |
[
"They became common in most of Western Europe in the 1830s.",
"They helped reduce deaths caused by disease in cities.",
"They led to the discovery that disease could be caused by germs.",
"They encouraged people to leave rural areas and move to the cities."
] | Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 6 about underground sewers? | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 1 |
[
"the greater reliability of food supplies",
"improvements in sanitation",
"advances in the treatment of disease",
"provisions for inspecting houses"
] | Paragraph 6 mentions all of the following as factors that contributed to the rapid decline of urban death rates EXCEPT | Because of industrialization, but also because of a vast increase in agricultural output without which industrialization would have been impossible, Western Europeans by the latter half of the nineteenth century enjoyed higher standards of living and longer, healthier lives than most of the world's peoples. In Europe a... | 1011.txt | 2 |
[
"to tell people how to raise greyhounds",
"to let people know more about greyhounds",
"to explain why greyhounds are aggressive",
"to describe greyhounds of different colors"
] | The text is written mainly _ . | Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quiet lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another ... | 985.txt | 1 |
[
"love big doghouses",
"like staying in bed all day",
"make the best guard dogs",
"need some exercise outdoors"
] | It can be inferred that greyhounds _ . | Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quiet lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another ... | 985.txt | 3 |
[
"They are big in size.",
"They live a very long life.",
"They can run races for some time.",
"They are quiet and easy to look after."
] | Why does the author say that greyhounds make great pets? | Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quiet lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another ... | 985.txt | 3 |
[
"to keep it slim",
"to keep it warm",
"to take special care of its legs",
"to take it to animal doctors regularly"
] | If you keep a pet greyhound, it is important _ . | Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quiet lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another ... | 985.txt | 1 |
[
"Of course , it loves me , since I love it.",
"If I love it , it should love me.",
"I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it.",
"I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger."
] | When Fiona McFee said "---I just hope it loves me." What she meant was _ . | Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans ... | 979.txt | 2 |
[
"she thinks it will be very exciting",
"she likes sports and enjoys canoeing",
"she has decided to realize a childhood dream",
"she wants to be still active when she gets old"
] | The reason why she would like to have the sail is that _ . | Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans ... | 979.txt | 3 |
[
"Someone who does not show what she is feeling.",
"Someone who is very proud and sure of her success.",
"Someone who doesn't use her head much.",
"Someone who is open , honest and brave."
] | What kind of person would you say the old woman is ? | Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans ... | 979.txt | 3 |
[
"Life Begins at Sixty",
"A Round Coast Sail",
"An Old Woman Sailor",
"An Unusual Hobby"
] | The best title for this passage is _ . | Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans ... | 979.txt | 0 |
[
"they are derived from a branch of early Neanderthals called Homo heidelbergensis.",
"they are existent descendant of Homo neanderthalensis.",
"they are Homo sapiens's closest relatives.",
"they are officially named Homo neanderthalensis in the academic circle."
] | Which one of the following statements is NOT true of Neanderthal men? | If you found yourself in a cocktail bar with a Neanderthal man, what would he say? A good conversation is one of the great joys of being human, but it is not clear just how far back in the hominid lineage the ability to use language stretches. The question of when grunts and yelps turned into words and phrases is a tri... | 3546.txt | 2 |
[
"trace the appearance and evolution of the speech ability.",
"find out how far back in the hominid lineage the ability to use language stretches.",
"find evidence proving the gene which controls the motion of speech.",
"identify the crucial changes that had taken place on this gene and the consequent influenc... | Svante Pääbo and his team carried out a study on FOXP2 in order to _ | If you found yourself in a cocktail bar with a Neanderthal man, what would he say? A good conversation is one of the great joys of being human, but it is not clear just how far back in the hominid lineage the ability to use language stretches. The question of when grunts and yelps turned into words and phrases is a tri... | 3546.txt | 0 |
[
"it was found in Neanderthal remains from northern Spain.",
"it was found that sudden change of FOXP2 may lead to speech disorder.",
"it was linked to the production of birdsong and the ultrasonic musings of mice.",
"it does not change much from species to species."
] | The gene of FOXP2 is regarded as a gene with a direct connection with speech because _ | If you found yourself in a cocktail bar with a Neanderthal man, what would he say? A good conversation is one of the great joys of being human, but it is not clear just how far back in the hominid lineage the ability to use language stretches. The question of when grunts and yelps turned into words and phrases is a tri... | 3546.txt | 1 |
[
"deny.",
"defeat.",
"demolish.",
"destory."
] | The word "scupper" (Line 8, Paragraph 6) most probably means _ | If you found yourself in a cocktail bar with a Neanderthal man, what would he say? A good conversation is one of the great joys of being human, but it is not clear just how far back in the hominid lineage the ability to use language stretches. The question of when grunts and yelps turned into words and phrases is a tri... | 3546.txt | 0 |
[
"FOXP2 is the gene that enables the speech ability in both humans and Neanderthals.",
"the fork seprating the line leading to Homo sapiens from that to Homo neanderthalensis is wrong.",
"more important genes should be identified which control speech ability and cognitive pcrocess.",
"the establishment of huma... | From the findings of Dr Pääbo's research it may be inferred that _ | If you found yourself in a cocktail bar with a Neanderthal man, what would he say? A good conversation is one of the great joys of being human, but it is not clear just how far back in the hominid lineage the ability to use language stretches. The question of when grunts and yelps turned into words and phrases is a tri... | 3546.txt | 1 |
[
"UBS again becomes a victim of America's mortgage market.",
"UBS's capital base has obtained adequate financial support to digest its debt.",
"those measures will forcefully stop UBS from further loss.",
"good news from those measures would prevent UBS from bankruptcy."
] | The author uses the metaphor "hot iron" to imply that _ | Controled bleeding or cauterisation? That was the unappealing choice facing UBS, a Swiss bank which has been badly hurt by the carnage in America's mortgage market. The bank opted for the latter. First it opened the wound, by announcing a hefty $10 billion write-down on its exposure to subprime-infected debt. UBS now e... | 3611.txt | 2 |
[
"slow down the worsening in credit quality.",
"present the effect of instantly crystallization of all expected future loss.",
"show data against a worsening the credit quality.",
"accelerate the deterioration in credit quality."
] | Compared with the mark-to-market valuations, the mark-to-model approach could _ | Controled bleeding or cauterisation? That was the unappealing choice facing UBS, a Swiss bank which has been badly hurt by the carnage in America's mortgage market. The bank opted for the latter. First it opened the wound, by announcing a hefty $10 billion write-down on its exposure to subprime-infected debt. UBS now e... | 3611.txt | 0 |
[
"this change was unexpected to take place in such a situation.",
"this change was result of the advice of auditors and regulators.",
"this change was not favorite to UBS's speculation about the bank's exposure.",
"this change was taken to make people dispel their guess."
] | The reason that Marcel Rohner thought the change of approach was "distracting" is _ | Controled bleeding or cauterisation? That was the unappealing choice facing UBS, a Swiss bank which has been badly hurt by the carnage in America's mortgage market. The bank opted for the latter. First it opened the wound, by announcing a hefty $10 billion write-down on its exposure to subprime-infected debt. UBS now e... | 3611.txt | 3 |
[
"rich people.",
"wealthy saviors.",
"generous investors.",
"brave fighters."
] | The phrase "the white knights" (Line 4, Paragraph 5) most probably means _ | Controled bleeding or cauterisation? That was the unappealing choice facing UBS, a Swiss bank which has been badly hurt by the carnage in America's mortgage market. The bank opted for the latter. First it opened the wound, by announcing a hefty $10 billion write-down on its exposure to subprime-infected debt. UBS now e... | 3611.txt | 1 |
[
"optimistic.",
"pessimistic.",
"uncertain.",
"none of the above."
] | The author's attitude towards UBS's future is _ | Controled bleeding or cauterisation? That was the unappealing choice facing UBS, a Swiss bank which has been badly hurt by the carnage in America's mortgage market. The bank opted for the latter. First it opened the wound, by announcing a hefty $10 billion write-down on its exposure to subprime-infected debt. UBS now e... | 3611.txt | 2 |
[
"definite",
"illuminating",
"misleading",
"exceptional"
] | The word illusory in the passage is closest in meaning to | Buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, topi, and Thomson's gazelles live in huge groups that together make up some 90 percent of the total weight of mammals living on the Serengeti Plain of East Africa. They are all herbivores (plant-eating animals), and they all appear to be living on the same diet of grasses, herbs, and small... | 1602.txt | 2 |
[
"widely",
"thinly",
"clearly",
"freshly"
] | The word sparsely in the passage is closest in meaning to | Buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, topi, and Thomson's gazelles live in huge groups that together make up some 90 percent of the total weight of mammals living on the Serengeti Plain of East Africa. They are all herbivores (plant-eating animals), and they all appear to be living on the same diet of grasses, herbs, and small... | 1602.txt | 1 |
[
"Which of the herbivores studied is the only one to eat much fruit",
"Which part of the plants do wildebeests prefer to eat",
"Where did the study of herbivores' eating habits take place",
"Why were buffalo excluded from the research study"
] | Which of the following questions about Richard Bell's research is NOT answered in paragraph 1? | Buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, topi, and Thomson's gazelles live in huge groups that together make up some 90 percent of the total weight of mammals living on the Serengeti Plain of East Africa. They are all herbivores (plant-eating animals), and they all appear to be living on the same diet of grasses, herbs, and small... | 1602.txt | 3 |
[
"obvious",
"significant",
"expected",
"connected"
] | The word associated in the passage is closest in meaning to | Buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, topi, and Thomson's gazelles live in huge groups that together make up some 90 percent of the total weight of mammals living on the Serengeti Plain of East Africa. They are all herbivores (plant-eating animals), and they all appear to be living on the same diet of grasses, herbs, and small... | 1602.txt | 3 |
[
"distinguish the functioning of their digestive systems from those of East African animals",
"emphasize that their relatively large body size leads them to have feeding practices similar to those of East African mammals",
"illustrate differences between ruminants and nonruminants through the use of animals like... | The author mentions the cow and the horse in paragraph 2 in order to | Buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, topi, and Thomson's gazelles live in huge groups that together make up some 90 percent of the total weight of mammals living on the Serengeti Plain of East Africa. They are all herbivores (plant-eating animals), and they all appear to be living on the same diet of grasses, herbs, and small... | 1602.txt | 2 |
[
"The gazelle",
"The wildebeest",
"The zebra",
"The topi"
] | According to paragraph 2, which of the following herbivores has to eat large quantities of plant stems because it gains relatively little energy from each given quantity of this food? | Buffalo, zebras, wildebeests, topi, and Thomson's gazelles live in huge groups that together make up some 90 percent of the total weight of mammals living on the Serengeti Plain of East Africa. They are all herbivores (plant-eating animals), and they all appear to be living on the same diet of grasses, herbs, and small... | 1602.txt | 2 |
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