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"The effects of human activities on prehistoric wildlife",
"The origins of the hunter-gatherer way of life",
"The diets of large animals of the Pleistocene epoch",
"The change in climate at the end of the Pleistocene epoch"
] | What does the passage mainly discuss? | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 0 |
[
"occasionally",
"unexpectedly",
"previously",
"certainly"
] | The word "Undoubtedly" in line 1 is closest in meaning to | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 3 |
[
"parts",
"problems",
"changes",
"varieties"
] | The word "components" in line 2 is closest in meaning to | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 0 |
[
"Many of the animals that became extinct were quite large.",
"Humans migrated into certain regions around the time that major extinctions occurred.",
"There is evidence that new species were arriving in areas inhabited by humans.",
"Humans began to keep and care for certain animals."
] | Which of the following is mentioned as supporting the Pleistocene overkill hypothesis? | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 1 |
[
"caused by",
"whereas",
"in addition to",
"in favor of"
] | The word "Besides" in line 14 is closest in meaning to | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 2 |
[
"became extinct before the Pleistocene epoch",
"was unusually large for its time",
"was not able to compete with humans",
"caused the extinction of several species"
] | The author mentions saber-toothed cats in line 17 as an example of a carnivore that | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 2 |
[
"human hunters",
"game animals",
"other predators",
"large mammals"
] | The word "they" in line 22 refers to | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 2 |
[
"Some humans hunt more frequently than gray wolves.",
"Gray wolves hunt in larger groups than some humans.",
"Some humans can hunt larger animals than gray wolves can hunt.",
"Some humans prey on animals of all ages, but gray wolves concentrate their efforts on young animals."
] | According to the passage , what is one difference between the hunting done by some humans and the hunting done by gray wolves? | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 3 |
[
"large",
"escaping",
"preferred",
"local"
] | The word "favored" in line 26 is closest in meaning to | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 2 |
[
"the effect of climate changes on large game animals",
"large animals moving into a new environment",
"humans hunting some species more than others",
"older animals not being able to compete with younger animals"
] | According to the passage , the imbalances discussed in paragraph 3 may have resulted from | Many prehistoric people subsisted as hunters and gatherers. Undoubtedly, game animals, including some very large species, provided major components of human diets. An important controversy centering on the question of human effects on prehistoric wildlife concerns the sudden disappearance of so many species of large an... | 375.txt | 2 |
[
"Oil.",
"Technological skill.",
"Natural resources",
"Education"
] | What is the decisive factor in future competition between nations? | As citizens of advanced but vulnerable economies, we must either relentlessly increase the quality of our skills or see our standard of living erode. For the future, competition between nations will be increasingly based on technological skill. Oil and natural resources will still be important, but they no longer will ... | 324.txt | 1 |
[
"Knowledge of a Computer.",
"Importance of a Computer.",
"Function of Knowledge.",
"Function of Technology."
] | The main idea of this passage is | As citizens of advanced but vulnerable economies, we must either relentlessly increase the quality of our skills or see our standard of living erode. For the future, competition between nations will be increasingly based on technological skill. Oil and natural resources will still be important, but they no longer will ... | 324.txt | 1 |
[
"People want to so more jobs.",
"People want to attain this extraordinary level of education.",
"People would not rest on the past achievements.",
"What we know becomes obsolete."
] | Why does further study become indispensable? | As citizens of advanced but vulnerable economies, we must either relentlessly increase the quality of our skills or see our standard of living erode. For the future, competition between nations will be increasingly based on technological skill. Oil and natural resources will still be important, but they no longer will ... | 324.txt | 3 |
[
"flexibility.",
"diversity.",
"variety.",
"multiplicity."
] | The word "Proteus" is closest in meaning to | As citizens of advanced but vulnerable economies, we must either relentlessly increase the quality of our skills or see our standard of living erode. For the future, competition between nations will be increasingly based on technological skill. Oil and natural resources will still be important, but they no longer will ... | 324.txt | 0 |
[
"children have little time to play with their parents",
"children are not taken good care of by their working parents",
"both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time",
"both parents and children have trouble managing their time"
] | By mentioning "the same time crunch" (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means _ . | On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet . Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an averag... | 1253.txt | 3 |
[
"quite convincing",
"partially true",
"totally groundless",
"rather confusing"
] | According to the author, the reason given by Sandra Hofferth for the time crunch is _ . | On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet . Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an averag... | 1253.txt | 1 |
[
"he has plenty of time reading and studying",
"he is left to play with his peers in his own way",
"he has more time participating in school activities",
"he is free to interact with his working parents"
] | According to the author a child develops better if _ . | On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet . Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an averag... | 1253.txt | 3 |
[
"are engaged in more and more structured activities",
"are increasingly neglected by their working mothers",
"are spending more and more time watching TV",
"are involved less and less in household work"
] | The author is concerned about the fact that American kids _ . | On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet . Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an averag... | 1253.txt | 0 |
[
"extracurricular activities promote children's intelligence",
"most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off",
"efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful",
"most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children"
] | We can infer from the passage that _ . | On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet . Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an averag... | 1253.txt | 2 |
[
"it helps produce new cultural tools and technology",
"it can reflect the development of the nation",
"it helps understand the nation's Fast and present",
"it can demonstrate the nation's civilization"
] | Research into the material culture of a nation's of great importance ________. | Material culture refers to the touchable, material "things"-physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used-that a culture produces. Examining a culture's tools and technology can tell us about the group's history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the ... | 2495.txt | 2 |
[
"the existence of the symphony was attributed to the spread of Near Eastern and Chinese music",
"Near Eastern music had influence on the of the instruments in the symphony orchestra",
"the development of the symphony shows the mutual influence of Eastern and Western music",
"the musical instruments in the sym... | It can be learned from this passage that ________. | Material culture refers to the touchable, material "things"-physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used-that a culture produces. Examining a culture's tools and technology can tell us about the group's history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the ... | 2495.txt | 1 |
[
"it has a great effect on the music-culture as more and more people are able to read it",
"it tends to standard folk sings when it is used by folk musicians",
"it is the printed version of standardized folk music",
"it encourages people to popularize printed versions of songs"
] | According to the author, music notation is important because ________. | Material culture refers to the touchable, material "things"-physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used-that a culture produces. Examining a culture's tools and technology can tell us about the group's history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the ... | 2495.txt | 0 |
[
"has brought about an information revolution",
"has speeded up the arrival of a new generation of computers",
"has given rise to new forms of music culture",
"has given to the transformation of traditional musical instruments"
] | It can be concluded from the passage that the introduction of electronic media into the world of music ________. | Material culture refers to the touchable, material "things"-physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used-that a culture produces. Examining a culture's tools and technology can tell us about the group's history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the ... | 2495.txt | 2 |
[
"Musical instruments developed through the years will sooner later be replaced by computers.",
"Music cannot be passed on to future generation unless it is recorded.",
"Folk songs cannot spread far unless they are printed on music sheets.",
"The development of music culture is highly dependent or its material... | Which of the following best summarized the main idea of the passage? | Material culture refers to the touchable, material "things"-physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used-that a culture produces. Examining a culture's tools and technology can tell us about the group's history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us to understand the ... | 2495.txt | 3 |
[
"impatient",
"considerate",
"aggressive",
"agreeable"
] | According to the passage, A-type individuals are usually _ . | Personality is to a large extent inherent-A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents; it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children soak up A-characteristics ... | 1086.txt | 2 |
[
"the pressure is too great on the students",
"some students are bound to fail",
"failure rates are too high",
"the results of exanimations are doubtful"
] | The author is strongly opposed to the practice of examinations at schools because _ . | Personality is to a large extent inherent-A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents; it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children soak up A-characteristics ... | 1086.txt | 1 |
[
"candidates' sensitivity",
"academic achievements",
"competitive spirit",
"surer values"
] | The selection of medical professionals is currently based on _ . | Personality is to a large extent inherent-A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents; it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children soak up A-characteristics ... | 1086.txt | 1 |
[
"the personality of a child is well established at birth",
"family influence dominates the shaping of one's characteristics",
"the development of one's personality is due to multiple factors",
"B-type characteristics can find no place in competitive society"
] | From the passage we can draw the conclusion that _ . | Personality is to a large extent inherent-A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since if competition is important to the parents; it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children soak up A-characteristics ... | 1086.txt | 2 |
[
"Bats and seals most probably originated in New Zealand and then migrated to other parts of the world.",
"Most mammal species were already present in Gondwanaland before it broke up, between 80 to 85 million years ago.",
"No mammals that evolved after New Zealand separated from Gondwanaland were able to migrate... | Paragraph 1 supports which of the following inferences about mammal evolution? | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 3 |
[
"abundant",
"attention getting",
"familiar",
"important"
] | The word "striking" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 1 |
[
"at the present time",
"officially",
"normally",
"easily"
] | The word "currently" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 0 |
[
"had large wings",
"hatched many eggs at one time",
"had no mammals that preyed on them",
"were ordinarily small in size and light in weight"
] | According to paragraph 2, moa | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 2 |
[
"To eliminate what might seem to be a plausible explanation of the extinction of moa.",
"To explain why some moa species may still have existed at the time of Captain Cook's first visit to New Zealand.",
"To explain why, in the late 1700s, moa most likely lived in remote areas of New Zealand.",
"To suggest th... | Why does the author include the information "Climatic conditions in New Zealand appear to have been relatively stable over the period during which moa became extinct"? | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 0 |
[
"gradual",
"complete",
"predicted",
"sudden"
] | The word "abrupt" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 3 |
[
"Forest burning was far less intense on New Zealand's South Island, where the majority of moa habitats were located.",
"Moa populations had already been significantly reduced before most of the forest burning started.",
"Moa became extinct long after the Maori had stopped the practice of forest burning.",
"Mo... | According to paragraph 4, why is forest burning considered only a partial explanation for the disappearance of moa? | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 1 |
[
"To indicate how large the moa population was before it was hunted.",
"To indicate that scientists were very interested in learning details about moa.",
"To illustrate the intensity with which the Maori hunted moa.",
"To suggest that moa hunting was largely limited to New Zealand's South Island."
] | Why does the author say that "At one excavated Maori site, moa remains filled six railway cars."? | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 2 |
[
"The length of the period during which moa were intensively hunted.",
"The decline in the size of the Maori population in the period after moa were intensively hunted.",
"The large number of Maori living today in areas that were moa habitats.",
"The large number of hunting weapons that archaeologists have exc... | Paragraph 5 presents which of the following as evidence that hunting was one of the factors responsible for the decline of moa? | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 1 |
[
"previous research to establish the role of diseases in the extinction of animals did not yield any significant findings.",
"scientists have difficulty identifying past diseases from paleoecological and archaeological data.",
"moa's fossilized remains contain no DNA.",
"conducting such research is time-consum... | According to paragraph 6, scientists may never know if diseases contributed to the extinction of moa because | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 1 |
[
"historically",
"remarkably",
"possibly",
"certainly"
] | The word "potentially" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Between 80 and 85 million years ago, Gondwanaland, a giant continent made up of what today is Africa, Antarctica, Australia, and South America, broke up, thus causing what is now New Zealand to become separated from the larger landmass. After the separation, any creature unable to cross a considerable distance of ocean... | 3169.txt | 2 |
[
"an unparalleled increase in the number of public relations companies",
"shrinking cultural differences and new communications technologies",
"the decreasing number of multinational corporations in the U.S.",
"increased efforts of other countries in public relations"
] | According to the passage, America's relations is being threatened because of _ . | The rise of multinational corporations , global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.
Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, America's relations is being threatened by PR efforts in ... | 2339.txt | 3 |
[
"British companies are more ambitious than U.S. companies",
"British companies place more importance on PR than U.S. companies",
"British companies are heavily involved in planning activities",
"four of the world's top public relations agencies are British-owned"
] | London could soon replace New York as the center of PR because _ . | The rise of multinational corporations , global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.
Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, America's relations is being threatened by PR efforts in ... | 2339.txt | 1 |
[
"limited in outlook",
"like people from the provinces",
"rigid in thinking",
"interested in world financial affairs"
] | The word "provincial" (Line 2, Para. 3) means " _ ". | The rise of multinational corporations , global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.
Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, America's relations is being threatened by PR efforts in ... | 2339.txt | 0 |
[
"speak at least one foreign language fluently",
"are ignorant about world geography",
"are not as sophisticated as their European counterparts",
"enjoy reading a great variety of English business publications"
] | We learn from the third paragraph that employees in the American PR industry _ . | The rise of multinational corporations , global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.
Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, America's relations is being threatened by PR efforts in ... | 2339.txt | 2 |
[
"American PR companies should be more internationally-minded.",
"The American PR industry should develop global communications technologies.",
"People working in PR should be more fluent in foreign languages.",
"People involved in PR should avoid using the word \"foreign\"."
] | What PR industry take from Ted Turner of CNN? | The rise of multinational corporations , global marketing, new communications technologies, and shrinking cultural differences have led to an unparalleled increase in global public relations or PR.
Surprisingly, since modern PR was largely an American invention, America's relations is being threatened by PR efforts in ... | 2339.txt | 0 |
[
"By its productivity.",
"By its sustainability.",
"By its impact on the environment.",
"By its contribution to economic growth."
] | How do people often measure progress in agriculture? | Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use. This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often take... | 933.txt | 1 |
[
"localised pollution",
"the shrinking of farmland",
"competition from overseas",
"the decrease of biodiversity"
] | Specialisation and the effort to increase yields have resulted in ________. | Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use. This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often take... | 933.txt | 3 |
[
"They have remained the same over the centuries.",
"They have not kept pace with population growth.",
"They are not necessarily sustainable.",
"They are environmentally friendly."
] | What does the author think of traditional farming practices? | Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use. This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often take... | 933.txt | 2 |
[
"It will go through radical changes.",
"It will supply more animal products.",
"It will abandon traditional farming practices.",
"It will cause zero damage to the environment."
] | What will agriculture be like in the 21st century? | Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use. This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often take... | 933.txt | 0 |
[
"To remind people of the need of sustainable development.",
"To suggest ways of ensuring sustainable food production.",
"To advance new criteria for measuring farming progress.",
"To urge people to rethink what sustainable agriculture is."
] | What is the author's purpose in writing this passage? | Sustainable development is applied to just about everything from energy to clean water and economic growth, and as a result it has become difficult to question either the basic assumptions behind it or the way the concept is put to use. This is especially true in agriculture, where sustainable development is often take... | 933.txt | 3 |
[
"most of us are consumers while most of them are producers of music",
"we are musical performers and they are semiprofessional musicians",
"most of us are passive spectators while they are active spectators",
"we are the audience and they are the additional performers"
] | The difference between us and Africans, as far as music is concerned, is that ________. | It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent. Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa, we are inclined to think that Africans are musicians. The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have beco... | 3694.txt | 2 |
[
"music is performed with the participation of the audience",
"music is performed without the participation of the audience",
"people tend to distinguish the audience from the performers",
"people have records, television sets and radio to fulfill their musical needs"
] | The word "such" (Line 6) refers to the fact that ________. | It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent. Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa, we are inclined to think that Africans are musicians. The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have beco... | 3694.txt | 1 |
[
"all Africans are musical and therefore much music is performed in Africa",
"not all Africans are born with musical talent although music is important in their lives",
"most Africans are capable of joining in the music by playing musical instruments",
"most Africans perform as well as professional musicians"
... | The author of the passage implies that ________. | It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent. Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa, we are inclined to think that Africans are musicians. The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have beco... | 3694.txt | 1 |
[
"musicians famous in Africa",
"musicians at the center of attention",
"musicians acting as the core in a performance",
"active participants in a musical performance"
] | The word "nucleus" (Line 13) probably refers to ________. | It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent. Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa, we are inclined to think that Africans are musicians. The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have beco... | 3694.txt | 3 |
[
"The Importance of Music to African People",
"Differences Between African Music and Music of Other Countries",
"The Relationship Between Musicians and Their Audience",
"A Characteristic Feature of African Musical Performances"
] | The best title for this passage would be ________. | It has been thought and said that Africans are born with musical talent. Because music is so important in the lives of many Africans and because so much music is performed in Africa, we are inclined to think that Africans are musicians. The impression is strengthened when we look at ourselves and find that we have beco... | 3694.txt | 3 |
[
"choose his career very carefully",
"make up his mind but be prepared to change it later",
"choose a career that fits the kind of life he leads",
"try to foresee how a career will affect his life"
] | The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that a person choosing a career should _ . | In order to give you as much help as possible, I have drawn up a list of questions that you ought to ask yourself.
"Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing in 15 to 20 years from now?" Bear in mind that the career you choose will affect the future course of your life. It will partially determine your rang... | 910.txt | 0 |
[
"Talents.",
"Preferences.",
"Standards.",
"Attitudes."
] | Which of these words is nearest in meaning to "aptitudes"? | In order to give you as much help as possible, I have drawn up a list of questions that you ought to ask yourself.
"Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing in 15 to 20 years from now?" Bear in mind that the career you choose will affect the future course of your life. It will partially determine your rang... | 910.txt | 0 |
[
"the present",
"education",
"long-term prospects",
"immediate advantages"
] | The fifth paragraph is mainly concerned with _ . | In order to give you as much help as possible, I have drawn up a list of questions that you ought to ask yourself.
"Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing in 15 to 20 years from now?" Bear in mind that the career you choose will affect the future course of your life. It will partially determine your rang... | 910.txt | 2 |
[
"demanding",
"easy",
"well-paid",
"satisfying"
] | When we say that a career has "challenge", we mean that it is _ . | In order to give you as much help as possible, I have drawn up a list of questions that you ought to ask yourself.
"Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing in 15 to 20 years from now?" Bear in mind that the career you choose will affect the future course of your life. It will partially determine your rang... | 910.txt | 0 |
[
"how you can choose the right career",
"whether you know your abilities and aptitudes",
"whether you have weighed the immediate advantages against the long-term prospects offered by the job",
"whether you have talked about your job preferences with your careers master, your parents, teachers and headmaster"
] | This passage focuses on _ . | In order to give you as much help as possible, I have drawn up a list of questions that you ought to ask yourself.
"Have I given thought to what I would like to be doing in 15 to 20 years from now?" Bear in mind that the career you choose will affect the future course of your life. It will partially determine your rang... | 910.txt | 0 |
[
"dreams cannot be said to be prophetic even though a few have come true",
"dreams are prophetic because some of them did come true",
"dreams may come true if clearly remembered",
"dreams and reality are closely related"
] | In the first paragraph the author states that _ . | People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic because a few have come true; they fail to notice the many that have not. Consider also the belief that "the phone always rings when I'm in the shower." If it does ring while you are ... | 3140.txt | 0 |
[
"personal misfortunes tend to happen every now and then",
"personal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths usually happen together",
"misfortunes tend to occur according to certain patterns",
"misfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime"
] | By "things like..." "happen in threes" (Para. 3, Line 2), the author indicates that people believe _ . | People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic because a few have come true; they fail to notice the many that have not. Consider also the belief that "the phone always rings when I'm in the shower." If it does ring while you are ... | 3140.txt | 2 |
[
"good manners",
"appropriate speech",
"friendly relations",
"satisfactory service"
] | Ten word "courtesy" (Para. 4, line 6) probably means _ . | People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic because a few have come true; they fail to notice the many that have not. Consider also the belief that "the phone always rings when I'm in the shower." If it does ring while you are ... | 3140.txt | 0 |
[
"Happenings that go unnoticed deserve more attention.",
"In a series of misfortunes the third one is usually the most serious.",
"People tend to make use of evidence that supports their own beliefs.",
"Believers of misfortunes happening in threes are cautious in interpreting events."
] | What can be inferred from the passage? _ . | People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic because a few have come true; they fail to notice the many that have not. Consider also the belief that "the phone always rings when I'm in the shower." If it does ring while you are ... | 3140.txt | 0 |
[
"there is some truth even in the wildest dreams",
"one should take notice of other people's merits",
"there is no order or pattern in world events",
"we should not base our conclusions on accidental evidence"
] | It can be concluded from the passage that _ . | People tend to be more impressed by evidence that seems to confirm some relationship. Thus many are convinced their dreams are prophetic because a few have come true; they fail to notice the many that have not. Consider also the belief that "the phone always rings when I'm in the shower." If it does ring while you are ... | 3140.txt | 3 |
[
"an unwritten agreement",
"a U.S. Supreme Court decision",
"an international conference",
"a written agreement"
] | The idea that the sea‖ belongs equally to all‖ was put out by _ . | The sea is the common possession of allnations. It belongs equally to all. No one can take itentirely to themselves; nor is it‘foreign'to any one.
This was the decision of John Marshall, chiefJustice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. Itwas made known as a basic rule of the sea that noone, and therefore everyone, ... | 2563.txt | 1 |
[
"any powerful nation may control the sea",
"any area of the sea belongs to the nation closest to it",
"no one has whole rights to the open sea",
"no nation has any sea rights"
] | The basic rule of the sea means that _ . | The sea is the common possession of allnations. It belongs equally to all. No one can take itentirely to themselves; nor is it‘foreign'to any one.
This was the decision of John Marshall, chiefJustice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. Itwas made known as a basic rule of the sea that noone, and therefore everyone, ... | 2563.txt | 2 |
[
"Canada had no sealing rights off Alaska",
"the Canadians could hunt the seals",
"the United States could own the seals",
"the Americans could not hunt the seals"
] | International judges decided that _ . | The sea is the common possession of allnations. It belongs equally to all. No one can take itentirely to themselves; nor is it‘foreign'to any one.
This was the decision of John Marshall, chiefJustice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. Itwas made known as a basic rule of the sea that noone, and therefore everyone, ... | 2563.txt | 1 |
[
"overrunning those waters",
"guarding the waters",
"using the waters regularly",
"spreading out their territorial waters"
] | Nations may obtain special rights on open waters by _ . | The sea is the common possession of allnations. It belongs equally to all. No one can take itentirely to themselves; nor is it‘foreign'to any one.
This was the decision of John Marshall, chiefJustice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. Itwas made known as a basic rule of the sea that noone, and therefore everyone, ... | 2563.txt | 2 |
[
"the rule of the sea was made known by John Marshall",
"some nations are able to acquire special open-sea rights.",
"every nation owns its territorial waters",
"the laws of the sea should be set up by international agreements"
] | The main idea of this passage is that _ . | The sea is the common possession of allnations. It belongs equally to all. No one can take itentirely to themselves; nor is it‘foreign'to any one.
This was the decision of John Marshall, chiefJustice of the United States from 1801 to 1835. Itwas made known as a basic rule of the sea that noone, and therefore everyone, ... | 2563.txt | 3 |
[
"showed the size and speed of the mass of locusts",
"suggested the great damage that locusts can cause",
"warned that locusts would sweep the continent like rain clouds",
"both A and B"
] | By using "dark cloud" to describe locusts in the first para-graph, the author of thearticle _ . | Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But thisis no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions oflocusts that are traveling across the continenteating everything in their path.
And now in the battle to stop this disaster, a radiostation in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners50 kilograms of rice i... | 2364.txt | 3 |
[
"West Africa's united effort in fighting a disaster",
"the difficulty in controlling locusts",
"how locusts caused great damage to West Africa",
"a struggle to fight against a disaster brought by locusts in West Africa"
] | The story is mainly about _ . | Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But thisis no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions oflocusts that are traveling across the continenteating everything in their path.
And now in the battle to stop this disaster, a radiostation in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners50 kilograms of rice i... | 2364.txt | 3 |
[
"would be even more serious in Asia",
"is(was)out of control",
"affected only the warning areas",
"can not be stopped unless twice as much pesticide is provided for the affected areas"
] | The locust disaster _ . | Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But thisis no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions oflocusts that are traveling across the continenteating everything in their path.
And now in the battle to stop this disaster, a radiostation in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners50 kilograms of rice i... | 2364.txt | 1 |
[
"Sud-Fm offered a reward for fighting locusts so that more people would join in the effort.",
"Senegal is to the southwest of Sudan.",
"The locusts can cause such damage mainly because it has no natural enemy in West Africa.",
"12 countries affected by locusts have united but still lack pesticide."
] | Which of the following is WRONG? | Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But thisis no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions oflocusts that are traveling across the continenteating everything in their path.
And now in the battle to stop this disaster, a radiostation in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners50 kilograms of rice i... | 2364.txt | 2 |
[
"Because every coin has two sides，without the exception of export of palm oil.",
"Because it is both a stimulation of economy increase and climate warming.",
"Because it both makes contribution to climate improvement and economy decline.",
"Because it is both the driver of large income and huge destruction of... | Why is the great export of palm oil both a blessing and a curse? | Until recently,I had liale idea what palm oilis and why some people consider it one of the most controversial ingredients found in nearly half of our supermarket products.But when I found out why people were upset，1 was moved to take action.
The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of pa... | 1238.txt | 3 |
[
"The dramatic decrease of biological diversity in rain forests.",
"Huge profits benefit from the great exportation of palm oil.",
"Frequent clashes with people who live on those rain forests.",
"Increasing release of a great deal of greenhouse gases."
] | Which one is not included in the negative consequences of rain forests destruction? | Until recently,I had liale idea what palm oilis and why some people consider it one of the most controversial ingredients found in nearly half of our supermarket products.But when I found out why people were upset，1 was moved to take action.
The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of pa... | 1238.txt | 1 |
[
"People who killed or maimed those scared animals.",
"People who cut down the rain forests in abundance.",
"The extension of oil palm and pulpwood cultivation.",
"The loss of lain forests owing to palm plantations."
] | What is responsible for the destruction of Sumatlan tiger habitat? | Until recently,I had liale idea what palm oilis and why some people consider it one of the most controversial ingredients found in nearly half of our supermarket products.But when I found out why people were upset，1 was moved to take action.
The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of pa... | 1238.txt | 2 |
[
"Global brands should not be at cost of forest destruction.",
"They should guarantee the protection of lain forests.",
"They should pay attention to law materials of products.",
"They should not demand anything from rain forests."
] | What advice does the author give to the productive process of global brands? | Until recently,I had liale idea what palm oilis and why some people consider it one of the most controversial ingredients found in nearly half of our supermarket products.But when I found out why people were upset，1 was moved to take action.
The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of pa... | 1238.txt | 0 |
[
"Critical.",
"Positive.",
"Partial.",
"Negative."
] | What is the attitude of author to plentiful palm oil production? | Until recently,I had liale idea what palm oilis and why some people consider it one of the most controversial ingredients found in nearly half of our supermarket products.But when I found out why people were upset，1 was moved to take action.
The Southeast Asian country of Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of pa... | 1238.txt | 0 |
[
"One individual at a time viewed a film.",
"Customers could view one film after another.",
"Prizefights were the most popular subjects for films.",
"Each film was short."
] | According toparagraph 1, all of the following were true of viewing films in Kinetoscopeparlors EXCEPT: | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 2 |
[
"Explain Edison's financial success",
"Describe the model used to design Kinetoscope parlors",
"Contrast their popularity to that of Kinetoscope parlors",
"Illustrate how much more technologically advanced Kinetoscope parlors were"
] | The authordiscusses phonograph parlors in paragraph 2 in order to | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 1 |
[
"Frequently",
"Easily",
"Intelligently",
"Obviously"
] | The wordreadily(paragraph 3)in the passage is closest in meaning to | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 1 |
[
"Criticism",
"Leadership",
"Help",
"Approval"
] | The wordassistance in the passage is closest in meaning to | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 2 |
[
"They were a more expensive form of entertainment.",
"They were view edby larger audiences.",
"They were more educational.",
"They did not require live entertainers."
] | According toparagraph 4, how did the early movies differ from previous spectacles that werepresented to large audiences? | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 3 |
[
"They decided how to combine various components of the film program.",
"They advised film-makers on appropriate movie content.",
"They often took part in the live-action performances.",
"They produced and prerecorded the material that was shown in the theaters."
] | According toparagraph 5, what role did early exhibitors play in the presentation of moviesin theaters? | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 0 |
[
"Sound and motion were simultaneously produced in the Mutoscope.",
"More than one person could view the images at the same time with the Mutoscope.",
"The Mutoscope was a less sophisticated earlier prototype of the Kinetoscope.",
"A different type of material was used to produce the images used in the Mutocop... | Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 6 as one of the ways the Mutoscope differedfrom the Kinetoscope? | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 3 |
[
"The advent of projection",
"The viewer's relationship with the image",
"A similar machine",
"Celluloid"
] | The word it inthe passage refers to | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 1 |
[
"Small in size",
"Inexpensive to create",
"Unfocused",
"Limited in subject matter"
] | According toparagraph 6, the images seen by viewers in the earlier peepshows, compared tothe images projected on the screen, were relatively | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 0 |
[
"Was enlarged",
"Was improved",
"Was varied",
"Was rejected"
] | The wordexpanded in the passage is closest in meaning to | The cinema did not emerge as a form of mass consumption until its technology evolved from the initial "peepshow" format to the point where images were projected on a screen in a darkened theater. In the peepshow format, a film was viewed through a small opening in a machine that was created for that purpose. Thomas Edi... | 1360.txt | 0 |
[
"Professor Walker's Research",
"How to Make Big Money.",
"Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees.",
"Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome."
] | What is the best title for the passage? | One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students'earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlif... | 837.txt | 3 |
[
"they provide the students with very prosperous subjects to learn",
"they assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paid",
"they don't get financial support from the government",
"they need much revenue to support the educational expenses"
] | Universities charge students a rather high tuition mainly because _ | One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students'earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlif... | 837.txt | 1 |
[
"sensible",
"creative",
"profitable",
"reliable"
] | The word " lucrative" (Line 1, Para. 4) most probably means _ | One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students'earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlif... | 837.txt | 2 |
[
"education graduates",
"arts graduates",
"those who had not studied at the university",
"the average income"
] | Law, medical and business graduates could earn 25% more than _ | One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students'earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlif... | 837.txt | 2 |
[
"regards arts degrees as meaningless",
"finds this result disappointing and unfair",
"wants the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in college",
"holds that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns"
] | We can safely conclude that the author _ | One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students'earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlif... | 837.txt | 3 |
[
"The Problems and Frustrations of a Business Student",
"The Importance of Business Studies",
"The Capitalization of Federal Express",
"The Implementation of a Successful Business"
] | The most appropriate title for this passage is " _ " . | Federal Express is a company that specializes in rapid overnight delivery of high-priority packages. The first company of its type, Federal Express was founded by the youthful Fred Smith in 1971, when he was only28 years old. Smith had actually developed the idea for the rapid delivery service in a term paper for an ec... | 4138.txt | 3 |
[
"Smith submitted it through a delivery service.",
"It was written by a student of Smith's.",
"The grade was not quite satisfactory.",
"The professor thought it had great potential."
] | What is stated in the passage about Smith's term paper? | Federal Express is a company that specializes in rapid overnight delivery of high-priority packages. The first company of its type, Federal Express was founded by the youthful Fred Smith in 1971, when he was only28 years old. Smith had actually developed the idea for the rapid delivery service in a term paper for an ec... | 4138.txt | 2 |
[
"That he should focus on passenger service.",
"That package delivery should be separate from passenger service.",
"That packages could be delivered on other companies' planes.",
"That passenger service had to be efficient."
] | What was Smith's key idea? | Federal Express is a company that specializes in rapid overnight delivery of high-priority packages. The first company of its type, Federal Express was founded by the youthful Fred Smith in 1971, when he was only28 years old. Smith had actually developed the idea for the rapid delivery service in a term paper for an ec... | 4138.txt | 1 |
[
"was near the middle of the country",
"had a large number of passenger aircraft",
"already had a large package delivery service",
"was a favorite passenger airport"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that Smith selected Memphis as his hub city because it _ . | Federal Express is a company that specializes in rapid overnight delivery of high-priority packages. The first company of its type, Federal Express was founded by the youthful Fred Smith in 1971, when he was only28 years old. Smith had actually developed the idea for the rapid delivery service in a term paper for an ec... | 4138.txt | 0 |
[
"remains",
"evidence",
"results",
"reminders"
] | The word "remnants" in the passage is closest in meaning | During the peak of the last ice age, northeast Asia (SiberiA. and Alaska were connected by a broad land mass called the Bering Land Bridge. This land bridge existed because so much of Earth's water was frozen in the great ice sheets that sea levels were over 100 meters lower than they are today. Between 25,000 and 10,0... | 2464.txt | 0 |
[
"field of expertise",
"challenge",
"interest",
"responsibility"
] | The word "domain" in the passage is closest in meaning to | During the peak of the last ice age, northeast Asia (SiberiA. and Alaska were connected by a broad land mass called the Bering Land Bridge. This land bridge existed because so much of Earth's water was frozen in the great ice sheets that sea levels were over 100 meters lower than they are today. Between 25,000 and 10,0... | 2464.txt | 0 |
[
"There was little vegetation.",
"The mammal species there all survived into modern versions.",
"The climate was drier than it is today.",
"There were mountains with glaciers."
] | According to paragraph 3, all of the following are true of the Beringian landscape EXCEPT. | During the peak of the last ice age, northeast Asia (SiberiA. and Alaska were connected by a broad land mass called the Bering Land Bridge. This land bridge existed because so much of Earth's water was frozen in the great ice sheets that sea levels were over 100 meters lower than they are today. Between 25,000 and 10,0... | 2464.txt | 1 |
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