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"he could discuss the problem with me",
"he had not seem me for a long time",
"he was afraid of darkness",
"he felt quite lonely"
] | Grandpa was happy to see me because _ . | My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn't know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend's house. Though I knew I wouldn't tell her about my parents' situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I w... | 973.txt | 0 |
[
"The grandchild was eager to leave.",
"They would have more chats.",
"The lights would go our again.",
"It would no longer be dark."
] | What can be inferred from the passage? | My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn't know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend's house. Though I knew I wouldn't tell her about my parents' situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I w... | 973.txt | 1 |
[
"find entertainment in music",
"be friendly to music",
"express your feelings in music",
"discover the things and places in music"
] | In the first paragraph, the author tells us to _ . | As you research music, you will find music that isfamiliar to you. You will find music which tells ofinteresting places and exciting things to do. You willfind music which expresses feelings that are oftenyour own.
Music is an expression of the people. As youresearch, you will find music of people at work andplay. You ... | 2373.txt | 0 |
[
"if we love music, we will love the country, nature and home",
"music sings of the country, nature and home",
"you may listen to music at work or at play",
"music can express how people live, work and think"
] | From the second paragraph, we know that _ . | As you research music, you will find music that isfamiliar to you. You will find music which tells ofinteresting places and exciting things to do. You willfind music which expresses feelings that are oftenyour own.
Music is an expression of the people. As youresearch, you will find music of people at work andplay. You ... | 2373.txt | 1 |
[
"you would study with them",
"you would share his feelings and ideas",
"you would express your own feelings",
"you help discover ways of using music and new kinds of musical expression"
] | By means of music, the composer wishes that _ . | As you research music, you will find music that isfamiliar to you. You will find music which tells ofinteresting places and exciting things to do. You willfind music which expresses feelings that are oftenyour own.
Music is an expression of the people. As youresearch, you will find music of people at work andplay. You ... | 2373.txt | 1 |
[
"the music can express actions and feelings at the same time",
"bring understanding between people of different times and places",
"that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music at thesame time",
"that people of different time and places can get together"
] | The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible _ . | As you research music, you will find music that isfamiliar to you. You will find music which tells ofinteresting places and exciting things to do. You willfind music which expresses feelings that are oftenyour own.
Music is an expression of the people. As youresearch, you will find music of people at work andplay. You ... | 2373.txt | 0 |
[
"the feelings of our own",
"people's love of the country",
"the composer's feelings",
"people's musical ideas"
] | Which of the following statements is NOT true. Music expresses _ . | As you research music, you will find music that isfamiliar to you. You will find music which tells ofinteresting places and exciting things to do. You willfind music which expresses feelings that are oftenyour own.
Music is an expression of the people. As youresearch, you will find music of people at work andplay. You ... | 2373.txt | 3 |
[
"prepare people for international travel",
"declare the laws of different kinds",
"give advice to travellers to the country",
"inform people of the punishment for breaking laws"
] | The main purpose of this speech would be to _ . | Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, no... | 886.txt | 2 |
[
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five.",
"Six"
] | How many laws are there discussed in the speech? | Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, no... | 886.txt | 2 |
[
"In this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you.",
"You may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age.",
"Because the traffic moves on the left side of he road ,you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road.",
... | From the speech we learn that _ . | Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, no... | 886.txt | 1 |
[
"A policeman",
"A lawmaker",
"A teacher",
"A lawyer"
] | Who do you think is most likely to make the speech? | Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, no... | 886.txt | 0 |
[
"know you are unique",
"lose the bslance of life",
"begin to learn something new",
"get tired of routine practice"
] | Imitation proves useful when you _ . | Blind imitation is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their unique worth. Imitation appears attractive: to those who know their strenghth. Imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and turned out some... | 516.txt | 2 |
[
"forget daily fear and pain",
"choose the right example",
"ask others for decisions",
"stay away from stars"
] | To avoid the bad result of imitation, we should _ . | Blind imitation is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their unique worth. Imitation appears attractive: to those who know their strenghth. Imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and turned out some... | 516.txt | 1 |
[
"desperate to intruence others with their knowledge",
"ready to turn their original ideas into reality",
"eager to discover what their ancestors did",
"willing to accept others'ideas"
] | Acording to the author. The world moves on because of those who are _ . | Blind imitation is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their unique worth. Imitation appears attractive: to those who know their strenghth. Imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and turned out some... | 516.txt | 1 |
[
"the lack of strong motivation",
"the absence of practical ideas",
"how to search for more materials",
"how to use imagination creatively"
] | The trouble a creator faces is. | Blind imitation is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their unique worth. Imitation appears attractive: to those who know their strenghth. Imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and turned out some... | 516.txt | 3 |
[
"To highlight the importance of creatively.",
"To criticize the characters of role models.",
"To compare imitation with creation.",
"To explain the meaning of success."
] | What is the author's purpose in writing this passage? | Blind imitation is self-destruction.To those who do not recognize their unique worth. Imitation appears attractive: to those who know their strenghth. Imitation is unacceptable.
In the early stages of skill or character development, imitation is helpful. When I first learned to cook, I used recipes and turned out some... | 516.txt | 0 |
[
"George IIUs tyranny",
"heightened executive power during wartime",
"the suspension of habeas corpus by Abraham Lincoln",
"a host of reforms following Richard Nixons abuses of power"
] | Americas constant suspicion of government can be illustrated by_ | In one way, paranoia is one of Americas great strengths--part of its long-standing suspicion of government.America was born in a revolution against George IIIs tyranny.Hostility towards central government has been a constant of American history.Most periods of heightened executive power during wartime have been followe... | 1228.txt | 3 |
[
"the anger at the loss of relative power may cause mania",
"the north-east is losing influence to the South and the West",
"the government has lost its relative power to rising groups",
"the government is losing power to businessmen and suburbanites"
] | Hofstadter believes that_ | In one way, paranoia is one of Americas great strengths--part of its long-standing suspicion of government.America was born in a revolution against George IIIs tyranny.Hostility towards central government has been a constant of American history.Most periods of heightened executive power during wartime have been followe... | 1228.txt | 0 |
[
"Mr Bush using terrorism to divide his opponents.",
"A case for wire-tapping people in contact with al-Qaeda.",
"A case for asking people to rally around the flag at a time of war.",
"The claim that he would unite the country to fight against the enemy."
] | Which of the following can prove Mr Bush's paranoia? | In one way, paranoia is one of Americas great strengths--part of its long-standing suspicion of government.America was born in a revolution against George IIIs tyranny.Hostility towards central government has been a constant of American history.Most periods of heightened executive power during wartime have been followe... | 1228.txt | 0 |
[
"Mr Bush tends to exaggerate and monger conspiracy",
"Normal people are not interested in Mr Bushes cries at all",
"Americas left is not short of justified complaints about Mr Bush",
"Mr Bush has no ability to distinguish between justified complaints and hysteria"
] | According to Hofstadter, _ | In one way, paranoia is one of Americas great strengths--part of its long-standing suspicion of government.America was born in a revolution against George IIIs tyranny.Hostility towards central government has been a constant of American history.Most periods of heightened executive power during wartime have been followe... | 1228.txt | 2 |
[
"paranoia is healthy",
"paranoia is less healthy",
"the left is more paranoid than the right",
"both the left and the right manifest paranoid"
] | The author believes that_ | In one way, paranoia is one of Americas great strengths--part of its long-standing suspicion of government.America was born in a revolution against George IIIs tyranny.Hostility towards central government has been a constant of American history.Most periods of heightened executive power during wartime have been followe... | 1228.txt | 3 |
[
"who were born as aristocrat",
"who have the right to sit in the House of Lords",
"who speak in many different local accents",
"who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions"
] | The middle class mainly refers to people . | As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. 『This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid.』① But it still exists belo... | 776.txt | 3 |
[
"dress",
"work",
"accent",
"meal"
] | The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their . | As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. 『This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid.』① But it still exists belo... | 776.txt | 2 |
[
"Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment.",
"Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.",
"Because it is an impolite word.",
"Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person."
] | Why isn't the word " sir" commonly used in Britain? | As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. 『This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid.』① But it still exists belo... | 776.txt | 0 |
[
"are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to them",
"still uses old words like \" Sir\" in their everyday life",
"includes the hereditary aristocracy",
"refers only to the royal family"
] | The " upper class" in England today . | As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. 『This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid.』① But it still exists belo... | 776.txt | 2 |
[
"It is an embarrassing subject for English people.",
"Working-class students cannot receive a university education.",
"The class system is much less rigid than it was.",
"The class system still exists below the surface."
] | Which of the following is not true about the English class system? | As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. 『This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid.』① But it still exists belo... | 776.txt | 1 |
[
"corn borer",
"Japanese beetle",
"gypsy moth",
"fire ant"
] | An insecticide was used in Louisiana to kill the troublesome _ . | For as long as humans have raised crops as a source of food and other products, insects have damaged them. Between 1870 and 1880, locusts ate millions of dollars' worth of crops in the Mississippi Valley. Today in the United States the cotton boll weevil damages about 300 million dollars' worth of crops each year. Addi... | 957.txt | 3 |
[
"insecticides are not dangerous to any small animals",
"insecticides do not always accomplish their purposes",
"insecticides are no longer being used to kill insects",
"insecticides do no harm to people"
] | While it is not directly stated, the article suggests that _ . | For as long as humans have raised crops as a source of food and other products, insects have damaged them. Between 1870 and 1880, locusts ate millions of dollars' worth of crops in the Mississippi Valley. Today in the United States the cotton boll weevil damages about 300 million dollars' worth of crops each year. Addi... | 957.txt | 1 |
[
"the appetites of plant-eating insects",
"the best way to kill boll weevils",
"the dangers in using insecticides",
"the best way to grow crops"
] | On the whole, the article tells about _ . | For as long as humans have raised crops as a source of food and other products, insects have damaged them. Between 1870 and 1880, locusts ate millions of dollars' worth of crops in the Mississippi Valley. Today in the United States the cotton boll weevil damages about 300 million dollars' worth of crops each year. Addi... | 957.txt | 2 |
[
"All changes are predictable.",
"Nothing ever changes in nature.",
"Nature is not always predictable.",
"Nature always serves man well."
] | Which statement does this article lead you to believe? | For as long as humans have raised crops as a source of food and other products, insects have damaged them. Between 1870 and 1880, locusts ate millions of dollars' worth of crops in the Mississippi Valley. Today in the United States the cotton boll weevil damages about 300 million dollars' worth of crops each year. Addi... | 957.txt | 2 |
[
"they must learn to destroy all the insects that we need",
"they must be sure one insect pest is not traded for another",
"research keeps them from inventing new insecticide for the crops",
"research helps them find a way to kill all insects"
] | Scientists perform careful experiments and do wide research because _ . | For as long as humans have raised crops as a source of food and other products, insects have damaged them. Between 1870 and 1880, locusts ate millions of dollars' worth of crops in the Mississippi Valley. Today in the United States the cotton boll weevil damages about 300 million dollars' worth of crops each year. Addi... | 957.txt | 1 |
[
"They tend to exaggerate the healthful effect of \"light\" beer.",
"They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight.",
"They prefer \"light\" beer and low-calorie bread to other drinks and food.",
"They know the factors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight."
] | What is said about the average American in the passage? | Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion. The Centers for Disease Control, for example,... | 719.txt | 1 |
[
"they think it is physically exhausting",
"they find it hard to exercise while on a diet",
"they don't think it possible to walk 3 miles every day",
"they find consulting caloric-expenditure charts troublesome"
] | Some people dislike exercise because _ . | Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion. The Centers for Disease Control, for example,... | 719.txt | 1 |
[
"agree that the calories in a small piece of pastry can be difficult to work off by exercise",
"partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction",
"are not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one's new weight",
"are not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in los... | "Even exercise professionals concede half a point here" (Line 3, Para. 2) means "They _ ". | Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion. The Centers for Disease Control, for example,... | 719.txt | 1 |
[
"Controlling one's calorie intake is more important than doing exercise.",
"Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight.",
"Weight reduction is impossible without exercise.",
"One could lose ten pounds in a year's time if there's no increase in food intake."
] | What was confirmed by the 's study? | Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion. The Centers for Disease Control, for example,... | 719.txt | 2 |
[
"To justify the study of the .",
"To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight.",
"To support the statement made by York Onnen.",
"To show the most effective way to lose weight."
] | What is the author's purpose in writing this article? | Exercise is one of the few factors with a positive role in long-term maintenance of body weight. Unfortunately, that message has not gotten through to the average American, who would rather try switching to "light" beer and low-calorie bread than increase physical exertion. The Centers for Disease Control, for example,... | 719.txt | 3 |
[
"doctors used to increase drug dosages to control their patients' pain",
"it is still illegal for doctors to help the dying end their lives",
"the Supreme Court strongly opposes physician-assisted suicide",
"patients have no constitutional right to commit suicide"
] | From the first three paragraphs, we learn that _ . | The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of "double effect," ... | 3360.txt | 1 |
[
"Doctors will be held guilty if they risk their patients' death.",
"Modern medicine has assisted terminally ill patients in painless recovery.",
"The Court ruled that high-dosage pain-relieving medication can be prescribed.",
"A doctor's medication is no longer justified by his intentions."
] | Which of the following statements is true according to the text? | The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of "double effect," ... | 3360.txt | 2 |
[
"prolonged medical procedures",
"inadequate treatment of pain",
"systematic drug abuse",
"insufficient hospital care"
] | According to the NAS's report, one of the problems in end-of-life care is _ . | The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of "double effect," ... | 3360.txt | 1 |
[
"Bold",
"Harmful",
"Careless",
"Desperate"
] | Which of the following best defines the word "aggressive" (Line 3, Paragraph 7)? | The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of "double effect," ... | 3360.txt | 0 |
[
"manage their patients incompetently",
"give patients more medicine than needed",
"reduce drug dosages for their patients",
"prolong the needless suffering of the patients"
] | George Annas would probably agree that doctors should be punished if they _ . | The Supreme Court's decisions on physician-assisted suicide carry important implications for how medicine seeks to relieve dying patients of pain and suffering.
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assisted suicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of "double effect," ... | 3360.txt | 3 |
[
"Digicel thought highly of the future profit.",
"Digicel was confident that it could make a success.",
"Haiti was surprised at Digicel's plan.",
"Haiti was happy about Digicel's decision."
] | In the first sentence of the first paragraph, "it raised eyebrows" means _ | When Digicel, an Irish mobile-phone operator, decided to invest heavily in Haiti last year, it raised eyebrows. How on earth did Digicel's maverick owner, Dennis O'Brien, hope to make money in such a poor country? "You don't look at GDP. You ignore that," says Mr O'Brien. Sure enough, Digicel signed up new customers so... | 3556.txt | 2 |
[
"Innovative services include providing customers with a series of free text messages.",
"The poor people will pay for the services in advance.",
"People enjoys cheap roaming fees for calling the other regions of Jamaica.",
"Digicel has greatly liberated the communication potential of the poor country."
] | Which one of the following is NOT true of the mobile service of Digitel in Haiti? | When Digicel, an Irish mobile-phone operator, decided to invest heavily in Haiti last year, it raised eyebrows. How on earth did Digicel's maverick owner, Dennis O'Brien, hope to make money in such a poor country? "You don't look at GDP. You ignore that," says Mr O'Brien. Sure enough, Digicel signed up new customers so... | 3556.txt | 0 |
[
"It owns innovative technology and services.",
"It enjoys the tariff reduction provided by the invested regions.",
"Its brand has gained fame in mobile industry.",
"It provides the mobile services at low price."
] | América Móvil can have such a big market share due to the following reasons except _ | When Digicel, an Irish mobile-phone operator, decided to invest heavily in Haiti last year, it raised eyebrows. How on earth did Digicel's maverick owner, Dennis O'Brien, hope to make money in such a poor country? "You don't look at GDP. You ignore that," says Mr O'Brien. Sure enough, Digicel signed up new customers so... | 3556.txt | 1 |
[
"reversed.",
"overrun.",
"refused.",
"retorted."
] | The word "overruled" (Line 4, Paragraph 5) most probably means _ | When Digicel, an Irish mobile-phone operator, decided to invest heavily in Haiti last year, it raised eyebrows. How on earth did Digicel's maverick owner, Dennis O'Brien, hope to make money in such a poor country? "You don't look at GDP. You ignore that," says Mr O'Brien. Sure enough, Digicel signed up new customers so... | 3556.txt | 0 |
[
"He sounds skeptical about whether Digicel has violated the international stardards.",
"He doubts that Digicel maintains special close relation with the government and media of the region.",
"He is discreet and careful not to reveal his own view on relevant criticism of Digicel.",
"He holds positive view on t... | Which one of the following statement is TRUE of the author's opinions on the rumors on Digicel? | When Digicel, an Irish mobile-phone operator, decided to invest heavily in Haiti last year, it raised eyebrows. How on earth did Digicel's maverick owner, Dennis O'Brien, hope to make money in such a poor country? "You don't look at GDP. You ignore that," says Mr O'Brien. Sure enough, Digicel signed up new customers so... | 3556.txt | 2 |
[
"present a commonplace idea and its inaccuracies.",
"describe a situation and its potential drawbacks.",
"propose a temporary solution to a problem.",
"analyze a frequent source of disagreement."
] | The primary purpose of the text is to | Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United Statesunprecedented opportunities - as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have longargued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics, and other minoritygroups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that... | 1096.txt | 1 |
[
"experience frustration but not serious financial harm.",
"face potentially crippling fixed expenses.",
"have to record its efforts on forms filed with the government.",
"increase its spending with minority subcontractors."
] | The text suggests that the failure of a large business to have itsbids for subcontracts result quickly in orders might causes it to | Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United Statesunprecedented opportunities - as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have longargued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics, and other minoritygroups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that... | 1096.txt | 0 |
[
"more popular with large corporations.",
"more concrete.",
"less controversial.",
"less expensive to enforce."
] | It can be inferred from the text that, compared with the requirementsof law, the percentage goals set by "some federal and local agencies" (line 9, paragraph 1) are | Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United Statesunprecedented opportunities - as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have longargued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics, and other minoritygroups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that... | 1096.txt | 1 |
[
"Corporate contracts with minority-owned businesses totaled $2 billionin 1979.",
"Between 1970 and 1972, corporate contracts with minority-ownedbusinesses declined by 25 percent.",
"The figures collected in 1977 underrepresented the extent ofcorporate contracts with minority-owned businesses.",
"The $1.1 bill... | Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's assertion that, in the 1970's, corporate response to federalrequirements (line 1, paragraph 2) was substantial? | Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United Statesunprecedented opportunities - as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have longargued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics, and other minoritygroups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that... | 1096.txt | 3 |
[
"Annoyed by the proliferation of \"front\" organizations, corporations arelikely to reduce their efforts to work with minority-owned subcontractors inthe near future.",
"Although corporations showed considerable interest in working withminority businesses in the 1970's, their aversion to government paperwork made... | The author would most likely agree with which of the followingstatements about corporate response to working with minority subcontractors? | Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United Statesunprecedented opportunities - as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have longargued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics, and other minoritygroups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that... | 1096.txt | 2 |
[
"A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet.",
"Fraud on the Internet.",
"Many Web sites are destroyed.",
"Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet."
] | What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage? | The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site. Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never
receive the goods they thought they bought.
The ... | 2652.txt | 1 |
[
"cheating",
"sale",
"payment",
"safety"
] | What is the meaning of "fraud"? | The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site. Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never
receive the goods they thought they bought.
The ... | 2652.txt | 0 |
[
"The customers give them the information.",
"The thieves steal the information from Web sites.",
"The customers sell the information to them.",
"Both A and"
] | How can the thieves get the information of the credit-card? | The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site. Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never
receive the goods they thought they bought.
The ... | 2652.txt | 1 |
[
"Four.",
"Three.",
"Five.",
"Six."
] | How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you? | The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site. Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never
receive the goods they thought they bought.
The ... | 2652.txt | 0 |
[
"Order the TV set at once.",
"Do not buy the TV set on this site.",
"E-mail the site your credit-card information.",
"Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you."
] | You are shopping on the site: http: //www.shopping.com,and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest doing? | The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site. Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never
receive the goods they thought they bought.
The ... | 2652.txt | 1 |
[
"defining the Modernist attitude toward art.",
"explaining how photography emerged as a fine art.",
"explaining the attitude of serious contemporary photographers toward photography as art and placing those attitudes in their historical context.",
"defining the various approaches that serious contemporary pho... | What is the author mainly concerned with? The author is concerned with | The earliest controversies about the relationship between photography and art centered on whether photograph's fidelity to appearances and dependence on a machine allowed it to be a fine art as distinct from merely a practical art. Throughout the nineteenth century, the defence of photography was identical with the str... | 1621.txt | 2 |
[
"Objective",
"Mechanical.",
"Superficial.",
"Paradoxical."
] | Which of the following adjectives best describes "the concept of art imposed by the triumph of Modernism" as the author represents it in lines 12-13? | The earliest controversies about the relationship between photography and art centered on whether photograph's fidelity to appearances and dependence on a machine allowed it to be a fine art as distinct from merely a practical art. Throughout the nineteenth century, the defence of photography was identical with the str... | 1621.txt | 3 |
[
"He wants to provide an example of artists who, like serious contemporary photographers, disavowed traditionally accepted aims of modern art.",
"He wants to set forth an analogy between the Abstract Expressionist painters and classical Modernist painters.",
"He wants to provide a contrast to Pop artist and othe... | Why does the author introduce Abstract Expressionist painter? | The earliest controversies about the relationship between photography and art centered on whether photograph's fidelity to appearances and dependence on a machine allowed it to be a fine art as distinct from merely a practical art. Throughout the nineteenth century, the defence of photography was identical with the str... | 1621.txt | 0 |
[
"They stressed photography was a means of making people happy.",
"It was art for recording the world.",
"It was a device for observing the world impartially.",
"It was an art comparable to painting."
] | How did the nineteenth-century defenders of photography stress the photography? | The earliest controversies about the relationship between photography and art centered on whether photograph's fidelity to appearances and dependence on a machine allowed it to be a fine art as distinct from merely a practical art. Throughout the nineteenth century, the defence of photography was identical with the str... | 1621.txt | 3 |
[
"Risk prediction fails in the stock market but succeeds in predicting crime probability.",
"Risk prediction is always effective when being applied to groups.",
"Risk prediction is not dependable when it comes to individual behavior.",
"Risk prediction of groups lacks reliability because of high margin error."... | What do the clinical forensic psychologists think of risk prediction? | Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. That, at least, is the advice given to investors. But can the likelihood of a person committing a crime be predicted by looking at his record? The answer, according to a team of clinical forensic psychologists, is that it cannot. Not only is risk prediction unreli... | 527.txt | 2 |
[
"longitudinal",
"very tricky",
"convincing enough",
"unreasonable"
] | We can learn from the text that tests of risk assessment are _ . | Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. That, at least, is the advice given to investors. But can the likelihood of a person committing a crime be predicted by looking at his record? The answer, according to a team of clinical forensic psychologists, is that it cannot. Not only is risk prediction unreli... | 527.txt | 0 |
[
"Two groups should be designed for the tests, with one test group and the other for comparison.",
"Both risk assessment and risk prediction should be considered in the tests.",
"People selected for the tests should vary greatly from each other so as to guarantee the representativeness of the sample.",
"Given ... | What premise did Dr Hart follow when conducting his research? | Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. That, at least, is the advice given to investors. But can the likelihood of a person committing a crime be predicted by looking at his record? The answer, according to a team of clinical forensic psychologists, is that it cannot. Not only is risk prediction unreli... | 527.txt | 3 |
[
"is as easy as using them for groups",
"yields ineffective statistics",
"can help attain precise results",
"might be influenced by confidence level"
] | According to Dr Hart, using standard methods to predict individuals _ . | Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. That, at least, is the advice given to investors. But can the likelihood of a person committing a crime be predicted by looking at his record? The answer, according to a team of clinical forensic psychologists, is that it cannot. Not only is risk prediction unreli... | 527.txt | 1 |
[
"Ecological fallacy is originally a psychological phenomenon, which is later adopted in the field of statistics.",
"Statisticians have been dealing with ecological fallacy for a long time and have almost succeeded in figuring out a solution.",
"The statistics from a life insurance company on the longevity of a ... | Which of the following statements is TRUE? | Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. That, at least, is the advice given to investors. But can the likelihood of a person committing a crime be predicted by looking at his record? The answer, according to a team of clinical forensic psychologists, is that it cannot. Not only is risk prediction unreli... | 527.txt | 2 |
[
"rude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the US",
"small-minded officials deserve a serious comment",
"Canadians are not so friendly as their neighbors",
"most Americans are ready to offer help"
] | In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, . | A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters... | 1153.txt | 3 |
[
"culture exercises an influence over social interrelationship",
"courteous convention and individual interest are interrelated",
"various virtues manifest themselves exclusively among friends",
"social interrelationships equal the complex set of cultural conventions"
] | It could be inferred from the last paragraph that . | A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters... | 1153.txt | 0 |
[
"to improve their hard life",
"in view of their long-distance travel",
"to add some flavor to their own daily life",
"out of a charitable impulse"
] | Families in frontier settlements used to entertain strangers . | A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters... | 1153.txt | 2 |
[
"tends to be superficial and artificial",
"is generally well kept up in the United States",
"is always understood properly",
"has something to do with the busy tourist trails"
] | The tradition of hospitality to strangers . | A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly, courteous, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters... | 1153.txt | 1 |
[
"improving economic efficiency.",
"ending the free-trade practice",
"lowering moral standard",
"raising trade tariffs"
] | It can be inferred that ¡°protection¡± (Line 1, Para.1) means_ ¡£ | ¡°The word ¡®protection¡¯ is no longer taboo (½û¼ÉÓï)¡±. This short sentence, uttered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy last month, may have launched a new era in economic history. Why? For decades, Western leaders have believed that lowering trade barriers and tariffs was a natural good. Doing so, they reasoned, wou... | 1182.txt | 3 |
[
"it is beneficial to their economies",
"it is supported by developing countries",
"it makes them keep faith in their principles",
"it is advocated by Joseph Schumpeter and Adam Smith"
] | The Western leaders preach free trade because_ ¡£ | ¡°The word ¡®protection¡¯ is no longer taboo (½û¼ÉÓï)¡±. This short sentence, uttered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy last month, may have launched a new era in economic history. Why? For decades, Western leaders have believed that lowering trade barriers and tariffs was a natural good. Doing so, they reasoned, wou... | 1182.txt | 0 |
[
"the Western leaders have turned self-centered",
"the Asian leaders have become advocates of free trade",
"the developed economies have turned less competitive",
"the developing economies have become more independent"
] | By ¡°the tables have turned¡± (Line 3-4, Para. 2) the author implies that_ ¡£ | ¡°The word ¡®protection¡¯ is no longer taboo (½û¼ÉÓï)¡±. This short sentence, uttered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy last month, may have launched a new era in economic history. Why? For decades, Western leaders have believed that lowering trade barriers and tariffs was a natural good. Doing so, they reasoned, wou... | 1182.txt | 2 |
[
"set a long-term rather than short-turn goal",
"was an essential part of capitalist development",
"contained a positive rather than negative mentality",
"was meant to be the destruction of developing economies"
] | The Western economies used to like the idea of ¡°creative destruction¡± because it_ ¡£ | ¡°The word ¡®protection¡¯ is no longer taboo (½û¼ÉÓï)¡±. This short sentence, uttered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy last month, may have launched a new era in economic history. Why? For decades, Western leaders have believed that lowering trade barriers and tariffs was a natural good. Doing so, they reasoned, wou... | 1182.txt | 3 |
[
"European leaders are reluctant to admit they are hypocritical",
"there is an inconsistency between Western theory and practice",
"global institutions are not being led by true globalization advocates",
"European countries¡¯ interests are being ignored by economic leaders"
] | The author uses ¡°IMF¡± was an example to illustrate the point that_ ¡£ | ¡°The word ¡®protection¡¯ is no longer taboo (½û¼ÉÓï)¡±. This short sentence, uttered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy last month, may have launched a new era in economic history. Why? For decades, Western leaders have believed that lowering trade barriers and tariffs was a natural good. Doing so, they reasoned, wou... | 1182.txt | 2 |
[
"The suppression of the activity of serotonin- secreting neurons by the administration of hallucinogens",
"The observed similarities in the chemical structures of serotonin and hallucinogens",
"The effects the administration of hallucinogens has on serotonin production in the human brain",
"Serotonin-induced ... | According to the passage, which of the following is one of the primary factors that led researchers studying hallucinogenic drugs to focus on serotonin? | Much of the research on hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD has focused on the neurotransmitter serotonin, a chemical that when released from a presynaptic serotonin-secreting neuron causes the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse to an adjacent postsynaptic, or target, neuron. There are two major reasons for ... | 1940.txt | 1 |
[
"a new and more attractive hypothesis was suggested",
"no research was reported that supported the hypothesis",
"research results provided evidence to counter the hypothesis",
"the hypothesis was supported only by studies of animals and not by studies of human beings"
] | It can be inferred that researchers abandoned the presynaptic hypothesis because | Much of the research on hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD has focused on the neurotransmitter serotonin, a chemical that when released from a presynaptic serotonin-secreting neuron causes the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse to an adjacent postsynaptic, or target, neuron. There are two major reasons for ... | 1940.txt | 2 |
[
"Research has suggested that the neurotransmitter serotonin is responsible for the effects of hallucinogenic drogs on the brain and on behavior.",
"Researchers have spent an inadequate amount of time developing theories concerning the way in which the effects of hallucinogenic drugs occur.",
"Research results s... | Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? | Much of the research on hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD has focused on the neurotransmitter serotonin, a chemical that when released from a presynaptic serotonin-secreting neuron causes the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse to an adjacent postsynaptic, or target, neuron. There are two major reasons for ... | 1940.txt | 2 |
[
"How can researchers control the effects that LSD has on behavior",
"How are animals' reactions to LSD different from those of human beings",
"What triggers the effects that LSD has on human behavior",
"What technical advances would permit researchers to predict more accurately the effects of LSD on behavior"... | The research described in the passage is primarily concerned with answering which of the following questions? | Much of the research on hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD has focused on the neurotransmitter serotonin, a chemical that when released from a presynaptic serotonin-secreting neuron causes the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse to an adjacent postsynaptic, or target, neuron. There are two major reasons for ... | 1940.txt | 2 |
[
"The series of behaviors, usually associated with the administration of serotonin, that also occurs when LSD is administered to animals whose brains are depleted of serotonin",
"The series of behaviors, usually associated with the administration of LSD, that also occurs when the amount of serotonin in the brain i... | Which of the following best defines "serotonin syndrome" (line 46) as the term is used in the passage? | Much of the research on hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD has focused on the neurotransmitter serotonin, a chemical that when released from a presynaptic serotonin-secreting neuron causes the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse to an adjacent postsynaptic, or target, neuron. There are two major reasons for ... | 1940.txt | 0 |
[
"Two approaches to testing a hypothesis are described, and the greater merits of one approach are indicated.",
"The assumptions underlying two hypotheses are outlined, and evidence for and against each hypothesis is discussed.",
"A phenomenon is described, and hypotheses concerning its occurrence are considered... | Which of the following best describes the organization of the argument that the author of the passage presents in the last two paragraphs? | Much of the research on hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD has focused on the neurotransmitter serotonin, a chemical that when released from a presynaptic serotonin-secreting neuron causes the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse to an adjacent postsynaptic, or target, neuron. There are two major reasons for ... | 1940.txt | 3 |
[
"complete agreeement",
"reluctant support",
"subtle condescension",
"irreverent dismissal"
] | The author's attitude toward early researchers'reasoning concerning the implications of similarities in the structures of serotonin and LSD molecules can best be described as one of | Much of the research on hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD has focused on the neurotransmitter serotonin, a chemical that when released from a presynaptic serotonin-secreting neuron causes the transmission of a nerve impulse across a synapse to an adjacent postsynaptic, or target, neuron. There are two major reasons for ... | 1940.txt | 1 |
[
"work time is equal to rest time",
"many people have a day off on Monday,",
"it is hard for people to decide when to rest",
"the line between work time and rest time is unclear"
] | By saying" Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be," the writer means that _ . | Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be, Places of business that used to keep daytime "business hours" are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant . A half century ago in the United states, most people experienced strong and precise div... | 3527.txt | 3 |
[
"fail to make full use of their time",
"enjoy working overtime for extra pay",
"are unaware of the law of time",
"welcome flexible working hours"
] | The author raises the questions in Paragraph 2 to introduce the fact that people _ . | Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be, Places of business that used to keep daytime "business hours" are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant . A half century ago in the United states, most people experienced strong and precise div... | 3527.txt | 2 |
[
"need to acquire knowledge",
"have to obey their parents",
"need to find companions",
"have to observe the law"
] | According to the passage, most children tend to believe that they go to school because they _ . | Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be, Places of business that used to keep daytime "business hours" are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant . A half century ago in the United states, most people experienced strong and precise div... | 3527.txt | 1 |
[
"Our life is governed by the law of time",
"How to organize time is not worth debating.",
"New ways of using time change our society.",
"Our time schedule is decided by social customs"
] | What is the main idea of the passage? | Sunday is more like Monday than it used to be, Places of business that used to keep daytime "business hours" are now open late into the night. And on the Internet, the hour of the day and the day of the week have become irrelevant . A half century ago in the United states, most people experienced strong and precise div... | 3527.txt | 0 |
[
"doing business.",
"making whisky.",
"cheating.",
"buying and selling land."
] | Johnson became a rich man through | Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children's playground.
As a result of h... | 1701.txt | 0 |
[
"had no children.",
"was a strange man.",
"was very fond of children.",
"wanted people to know how rich he was."
] | The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson | Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children's playground.
As a result of h... | 1701.txt | 2 |
[
"what kind of whisky he had.",
"how to live longer.",
"how to become wealthy.",
"in which part of the neck to have an injection."
] | Many people wrote to Johnson to find out | Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children's playground.
As a result of h... | 1701.txt | 3 |
[
"should have reported what Johnson had told him.",
"shouldn't have asked Johnson what injection he had.",
"was eager to live a long life.",
"should have found out what Johnson really meant."
] | The newspaperman | Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children's playground.
As a result of h... | 1701.txt | 3 |
[
"he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.",
"he needed an injection in the neck.",
"a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.",
"there was something wrong with his neck."
] | When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that | Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children's playground.
As a result of h... | 1701.txt | 0 |
[
"The nest-building techniques of plovers",
"How predators search for plovers",
"The strategies used by plovers to deceive predators",
"Why plovers are vulnerable to predators"
] | What does the passage mainly discuss? | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 2 |
[
"often",
"only",
"usually",
"at first"
] | The word "merely" in fine 3 is closest in meaning to | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 1 |
[
"Their eggs and chicks are difficult to find.",
"They are generally defenseless when away from their nests.",
"They are slow to react in dangerous situations.",
"Their nests are on the surface of the ground."
] | Which of the following is mentioned in the passage about plovers? | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 3 |
[
"bringing",
"attracting",
"producing",
"minimizing"
] | The word "emitting" in line 10 is closest in meaning to | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 2 |
[
"stay close to her nest",
"attract the predator's attention",
"warn other plovers of danger",
"frighten the approaching predator"
] | In the deception technique described in paragraph 2, the plover tries to | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 1 |
[
"covering",
"selecting",
"developing",
"explaining"
] | The word "spanning" in line 19 is closest in meaning to | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 0 |
[
"Abnormal body position",
"Irregular escape route",
"Unnatural wing movement",
"Unusual amount of time away from the nest"
] | According to paragraph 4, which of the following aspects of the plover's behavior gives the appearance that it is frightened? | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 1 |
[
"catch",
"notice",
"defend",
"chase"
] | The word "pursue" in line 25 is closest in meaning to | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 3 |
[
"appearing to be injured",
"sounding like another animal",
"pretending to search for prey",
"pretending to sit on her eggs"
] | According to the passage , a female plover utilizes all of the following deception techniques EXCEPT | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 2 |
[
"A description of the sequence of steps involved in plovers nest building",
"A generalization about plover behavior followed by specific examples",
"A comparison and contrast of the nesting behavior of plovers and other ground nesting birds",
"A cause-and-effect analysis of the relationship between a prey and... | Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage ? | The most thoroughly studied cases of deception strategies employed by ground-nesting birds involve plovers, small birds that typically nest on beaches or in open fields, their nests merely scrapes in the sand or earth. Plovers also have an effective repertoire of tricks for distracting potential nest predators from the... | 357.txt | 1 |
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