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[
"the crowd does it",
"you can't afford them",
"you don't look good in red",
"the situation isn't safe"
] | The author doesn't think it good wearing red sweaters if _ . | In every school there is a "top" crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. Let's say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater.
There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright red sweater is ... | 2897.txt | 2 |
[
"sometimes do things against their better judgment",
"make mistakes blindly",
"are willing to put their lives in danger",
"will in the end become pace-setters"
] | According to the passage, people who follow the crowd _ . | In every school there is a "top" crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. Let's say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater.
There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright red sweater is ... | 2897.txt | 0 |
[
"Our first twelve years represent the peak of human development.",
"People usually are unhappy when reminded of ageing.",
"Normally only a few of us can live to the eighties and nineties.",
"People are usually less likely to die at twelve years old."
] | Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? | At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence; but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progr... | 97.txt | 0 |
[
"remaining alive until 65.",
"remaining alive after 80.",
"dying before 65 or after 80.",
"dying between 65 and 80."
] | The word "it" in the last sentence of Paragraph Two refers to | At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence; but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progr... | 97.txt | 1 |
[
"It is usually a phenomenon of dying at an old age.",
"It is a fact that people cannot live any longer.",
"It is a gradual loss of vigor and resistance.",
"It is a phase when people are easily attacked by illness."
] | What is ageing? | At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence; but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progr... | 97.txt | 2 |
[
"Normally people are quite familiar with the ageing process.",
"All animals and other organisms undergo the ageing process.",
"The law of thermodynamics functions in the ageing process.",
"Human's ageing process is different from that of mechanisms."
] | What do the examples of watch show? | At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence; but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progr... | 97.txt | 3 |
[
"Argumentation.",
"Exposition.",
"Narration.",
"Description."
] | Which of the following best fits the style of this passage? | At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence; but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progr... | 97.txt | 1 |
[
"San Francisco Winery Tour.",
"Back to the Fifties Tour.",
"Spooky Hallowen Tour.",
"Holiday Lights Tour."
] | Which of the tours is available in March? | San Francisco Fire Engine Tours
San Francisco Winery Tour
Running: February 1st through April 30th
This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price... | 3619.txt | 0 |
[
"Go to Treasure Island.",
"Enjoy the holiday scenes.",
"Have free ice cream.",
"Visit the Presidio district."
] | What can tourists do on Back to the Fifties Tours? | San Francisco Fire Engine Tours
San Francisco Winery Tour
Running: February 1st through April 30th
This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price... | 3619.txt | 2 |
[
"Take some drinks.",
"Set off early in the morning.",
"Wear warm clothes.",
"Make reservations in advance."
] | What are tourists required to do to go on Holiday Lights Tour? | San Francisco Fire Engine Tours
San Francisco Winery Tour
Running: February 1st through April 30th
This delicious tour goes through the city on its way to Treasure Island where we will stop at the famous Winery SF. Here you can enjoy 4 pours of some of the best wine San Francisco has to offer.(Included in tickets price... | 3619.txt | 3 |
[
"To help students connect with the outside world.",
"To bring university students into closer contact.",
"To help students learn to live in a connected era.",
"To combine the world into an integral whole."
] | What was the purpose of Facebook when it was first created? | When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook, com in Feb.2004, even he could notimagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is whatthis website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.
To the children of this connected era, the world is one... | 1465.txt | 1 |
[
"Local knowledge and global knowledge will merge.",
"Students will become more ctirious and ambitious.",
"People are able to learn wherever they travel.",
"Sources of information are greatly expanded.,"
] | What difference does social media make to learning? | When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook, com in Feb.2004, even he could notimagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is whatthis website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.
To the children of this connected era, the world is one... | 1465.txt | 3 |
[
"Individuals and organizations may use it for evil purposes.",
"Government will find it hard to protect classified information.",
"People may disclose their friends' information unintentionally.",
"People's attention will be easily distracted from their work in hand."
] | What is the author's greatest concern with social media technology? | When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook, com in Feb.2004, even he could notimagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is whatthis website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.
To the children of this connected era, the world is one... | 1465.txt | 0 |
[
"Creating a good corporate image.",
"Anticipating the needs of customers.",
"Conducting large-scale market surveys.",
"Minimizing possible risks and dangers."
] | What do businesses use social media for? | When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook, com in Feb.2004, even he could notimagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is whatthis website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.
To the children of this connected era, the world is one... | 1465.txt | 1 |
[
"It will enable ,human society to advance at a faster pace.",
"It will pose a grave threat to our traditional ways of life.",
"It is bound to bring about another information revolution.",
"It breaks down the final barriers in human communication."
] | What does the author think of social media as a whole? | When Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook, com in Feb.2004, even he could notimagine the forces it would let loose. His intent was to connect college students. Facebook, which is whatthis website rapidly evolved into, ended up connecting the world.
To the children of this connected era, the world is one... | 1465.txt | 0 |
[
"One hundred dollars.",
"Two hundred dollars.",
"Three hundred dollars.",
"Four hundred dollars."
] | How much did the lottery winner lose? | Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive?When someone tells you something that is true,but leaves out important information that should be included,he can give you a false picture.
For example,someone might say,"I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery.It was great.I took that dollar ticket back to the st... | 3434.txt | 0 |
[
"buy lottery tickets",
"make use of half-truths",
"not take anything at face value",
"not trust the Yucky Company"
] | We may infer that the author believes people should. | Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive?When someone tells you something that is true,but leaves out important information that should be included,he can give you a false picture.
For example,someone might say,"I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery.It was great.I took that dollar ticket back to the st... | 3434.txt | 2 |
[
"False statements are easy to see through.",
"Half-truths are often used to mislead people.",
"Doctors like to act in advertisements.",
"Advertisements are based on facts."
] | What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement? | Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive?When someone tells you something that is true,but leaves out important information that should be included,he can give you a false picture.
For example,someone might say,"I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery.It was great.I took that dollar ticket back to the st... | 3434.txt | 1 |
[
"In the 1940s.",
"In the 1960s.",
"In the 1970s.",
"In the 1980s."
] | When did American stop using DDT? | The World Health Organization now supports the use of DDT in homes to control malaria. The agency supported indoor spraying with DDT and other insect poisons until the early 1980s. It stopped as health and environmental concerns about DDT increased.
But last Friday, an assistant director-general of the United Nations a... | 984.txt | 2 |
[
"About the harm DDT does to humans.",
"About DDT in the water from a spring.",
"About DDT in the water used for controlling insects.",
"About DDT used for people and crops."
] | What do you think the book "Silent Spring" is about? | The World Health Organization now supports the use of DDT in homes to control malaria. The agency supported indoor spraying with DDT and other insect poisons until the early 1980s. It stopped as health and environmental concerns about DDT increased.
But last Friday, an assistant director-general of the United Nations a... | 984.txt | 0 |
[
"DDT may be harmful when used incorrectly.",
"Environmental Defense admits DDT can control malaria.",
"DDT may be harmful to the environment and crops.",
"All scientists agree to spray DDT indoors now."
] | Which of the following is not true? | The World Health Organization now supports the use of DDT in homes to control malaria. The agency supported indoor spraying with DDT and other insect poisons until the early 1980s. It stopped as health and environmental concerns about DDT increased.
But last Friday, an assistant director-general of the United Nations a... | 984.txt | 3 |
[
"\"The use of DDT\"",
"\"Mosquito\"",
"\"The WHO\"",
"\"Malaria\""
] | What does the word "It" in the last sentence of Para. 1 refer to? | The World Health Organization now supports the use of DDT in homes to control malaria. The agency supported indoor spraying with DDT and other insect poisons until the early 1980s. It stopped as health and environmental concerns about DDT increased.
But last Friday, an assistant director-general of the United Nations a... | 984.txt | 0 |
[
"People's knowledge of a thing is always developing.",
"DDT is very useful.",
"There are many tools to control malaria.",
"India has never stopped using DDT."
] | What can you infer from the passage? | The World Health Organization now supports the use of DDT in homes to control malaria. The agency supported indoor spraying with DDT and other insect poisons until the early 1980s. It stopped as health and environmental concerns about DDT increased.
But last Friday, an assistant director-general of the United Nations a... | 984.txt | 0 |
[
"new computers had been installed in the buildings",
"it occurred in the residential areas rather than on the highways",
"large numbers of Los Angeles residents had gone for a holiday",
"improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways"
] | One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that _ . | After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and... | 3072.txt | 3 |
[
"counterbalance an earthquake's action on the building",
"predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy",
"help strengthen the foundation of the building",
"measure the impact of an earthquake's vibrations"
] | The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to _ . | After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and... | 3072.txt | 0 |
[
"would cause serious financial problems",
"would be worthwhile though costly",
"would increase the complexity of architectural design",
"can reduce the ground vibrations caused by earthquakes"
] | The smart buildings discussed in the passage _ . | After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and... | 3072.txt | 1 |
[
"the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction",
"the development of flexible building materials",
"the reduction of the impact of ground vibrations",
"early forecasts of earthquakes"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing the damage caused by earthquakes attention should be focused on _ . | After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and... | 3072.txt | 2 |
[
"compare the consequences of the earthquakes that occurred in the U.S.",
"encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use of computers",
"outline the history of the development of quake-resistant building materials",
"report new developments in constructing quake-resistant buildings"
] | The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to _ . | After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.
More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, as earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.
Injuries and... | 3072.txt | 3 |
[
"It further widens the gap between the old and the young.",
"It often leads to innovations in other related fields.",
"It contributes greatly to the advance of society as a whole.",
"It usually draws different reactions from different age groups."
] | What happens when a new technology emerges? | Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.
It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide. ... | 2249.txt | 3 |
[
"It does not seem to create a generational divide.",
"It will not necessarily reduce road accidents.",
"It may start a revolution in the car industry.",
"It has given rise to unrealistic expectations."
] | What does the author say about the driverless car? | Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.
It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide. ... | 2249.txt | 0 |
[
"It saves their energy.",
"It helps with their mobility.",
"It adds to the safety of their travel.",
"It stirs up their interest in life."
] | Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people? | Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.
It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide. ... | 2249.txt | 1 |
[
"The location of their residence.",
"The field of their special interest",
"The amount of training they received.",
"The length of their driving experience."
] | What is likely to affect one's attitude toward the driverless car? | Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.
It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide. ... | 2249.txt | 0 |
[
"The senior.",
"The educated.",
"The wealthy.",
"The tech fans."
] | Who are likely to be the first to buy the driverless car? | Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.
It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn't seem to be a clear generational divide. ... | 2249.txt | 2 |
[
"Terrestrial planets are closer to the Sun than Jovian planets.",
"Terrestrial planets have smaller diameters than Jovian planets.",
"Terrestrial planets have smaller masses than Jovian planets.",
"Terrestrial planets travel in a different direction than Jovian planets do."
] | According to the passage, each of the following statements comparing terrestrial planets with Jovian planets is true EXCEPT: | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 3 |
[
"Essentially",
"Typically",
"Consistently",
"Noticeably"
] | The word markedly in the passage (paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 3 |
[
"They are made up of three groups of substances.",
"They are composed mainly of rocky and metallic materials.",
"They contain more ice than Jovian planets.",
"They contain relatively small amounts of water."
] | Paragraph 4 mentions which of the following as a reason why terrestrial planets are dense? | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 1 |
[
"It is less dense than any of the terrestrial planets.",
"It contains no rocky material.",
"It contains ices.",
"It contains a large percentage of gases."
] | Paragraph 4 supports each of the following statements about Saturn EXCEPT: | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 1 |
[
"rich",
"thin",
"unique",
"complex"
] | The word meager in the passage (paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 1 |
[
"The thicker the atmosphere, the smaller the planet's mass",
"The more varied the gases in the atmosphere, the higher the temperature",
"The higher the surface gravity, the higher the escape velocity",
"The less the atmosphere contributes to the total mass, the lower the temperature"
] | According to paragraph 5, which of the following statements is true of both Jovian and terrestrial planets? | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 2 |
[
"Jovian planets have lower surface gravities",
"Jovian planets have lower temperatures",
"Jovian planets have lower escape velocities",
"Jovian planets' gas molecules have higher average speeds"
] | According to paragraph 5, what is a major reason that Jovian planets have much thicker atmospheres than terrestrial planets do? | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 1 |
[
"More-massive planets are less able to retain gases than less-massive ones.",
"Planets are more likely to retain heavy gases than light gases.",
"Jovian planets are unlikely to retain the lightest gases.",
"Only terrestrial planets have been able to retain carbon dioxide."
] | Paragraph 5 supports which of the following statements about the ability of planets to retain gases? | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 1 |
[
"immense in size",
"composed of similar particles",
"present at the very beginning of our solar system's formation",
"created from a great variety of different materials"
] | In calling the cloud of gas and dust from which the Sun and all the planets are thought to have condensed "primordial",(in paragraph 6) the author means that the cloud was | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 2 |
[
"over time",
"long ago",
"simply",
"certainly"
] | The word eventually in the passage (paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 0 |
[
"The location of terrestrial planets caused them to lose some of the materials they once contained.",
"Terrestrial planets were formed much later than Jovian planets.",
"The composition of terrestrial planets was different from that of Jupiter.",
"Terrestrial planets were formed out of different material than... | According to paragraph 6, what is a possible explanation for the lack of light gases and ices on terrestrial planets? | The Sun is the hub of a huge rotating system consisting of nine planets, their satellites, and numerous small bodies, including asteroids, comets, and meteoroids. An estimated 99.85 percent of the mass of our solar system is contained within the Sun, while the planets collectively make up most of the remaining 0.15 per... | 671.txt | 0 |
[
"Farms using windmills to pump water",
"Research centers exploring the uses of wind",
"Types of power plant common in North Dakota",
"Collections of wind turbines producing electric power"
] | Based on the information in paragraph 1, which of the following best explains the term wind farms? | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 3 |
[
"Use",
"Require",
"Release",
"Destroy"
] | The word emit in the passage is closest in meaning to | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 2 |
[
"They rely largely on coal-fired power plants.",
"They contain remote areas where the winds rarely die down.",
"Over 1 percent of the electricity in these states is produced by wind farms.",
"Wind farms in these states are being expanded to meet the power needs of the United States."
] | Based on the information in paragraph 3 and paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas mentioned at the end of paragraph 1? | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 1 |
[
"These periods are times when wind turbines are powered by hydrogen gas.",
"These periods provide the opportunity to produce and store energy for future use.",
"These periods create storage problems for all forms of power generation.",
"These periods occur as often as periods when the demand for electricity i... | According to paragraph 3, which of the following is true about periods when the demand for electricity is relatively low? | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 1 |
[
"Power does not reach all customers",
"Wind farms cannot be used",
"Solar power is more appropriate",
"Backup systems are needed"
] | In paragraph 4, the author states that in areas where winds are not steady | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 3 |
[
"Both problems affect the efficiency of wind farms.",
"Possible solutions are known for both problems.",
"Wind power creates more noise than visual pollution.",
"People are more concerned about visual pollution than noise."
] | According to paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the problems of visual pollution and noise associated with wind farms? | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 1 |
[
"Interference with the flight patterns of migrating birds in certain areas",
"Building ridge lines that are ideal for wind turbines",
"The killing of birds of prey by wind turbines",
"Meeting the demands of environmentalists who promote renewable wind energy"
] | The phrase this problem in the passage refers to | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 2 |
[
"To argue that wind farms should not be built along ridge lines",
"To point out that the deaths of migratory birds exceed the deaths of birds of prey",
"To explain why some environmentalists oppose wind energy",
"To suggest that wind turbines result in relatively few bird deaths"
] | In paragraph 5, why does the author give details about the estimated numbers of birds killed each year? | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 3 |
[
"Can identify",
"Change",
"Are reduced by",
"Total"
] | The phrase amount to in the passage is closest in meaning to | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 3 |
[
"Estimate",
"Respond",
"Argue",
"Plan"
] | The word "project" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 0 |
[
"Wind energy production should be limited to large wind farms.",
"The advantages of wind energy outweigh the disadvantages.",
"The technology to make wind energy safe and efficient will not be ready until the middle of the twenty-first century.",
"Wind energy will eventually supply many countries with most of... | Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the author's opinion about wind energy? | Since 1980, the use of wind to produce electricity has been growing rapidly. In 1994 there were nearly 20,000 wind turbines worldwide, most grouped in clusters called wind farms that collectively produced 3,000 megawatts of electricity. Most were in Denmark (which got 3 percent of its electricity from wind turbines) an... | 1570.txt | 1 |
[
"friendly man he never made any enemies",
"healthy man he lived longer than all his enemies",
"lucky man his enemies had all died",
"terrible man he had got rid of all his enemies"
] | The old man said he had not an enemy in the world, which shows that he was a very. | A well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday.
"That's right."said the old man. "Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world. They're all dead."
"Well, sir,"said the interviewer, "I hope very much to have the honour of in... | 1851.txt | 1 |
[
"he was trying to make the old man happy",
"he wished he himself would live another year",
"he did not believe the old man would live to be one hundred",
"he did not believe he would interview the old man again"
] | When the interviewer said that he hoped very much to have the honour of interviewing the old man again the following year,. | A well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday.
"That's right."said the old man. "Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world. They're all dead."
"Well, sir,"said the interviewer, "I hope very much to have the honour of in... | 1851.txt | 0 |
[
"\"You must try to live another year to interview me again next year.\"",
"\"Of course, you can see me again since you're so fit and healthy.\"",
"\"If I live to a hundred years, you should interview me again.\"",
"\"Unless you live another year, you wouldn't be able to interview me again.\""
] | When the old man said "I can't see why you shouldn't", what he meant was： | A well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday.
"That's right."said the old man. "Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world. They're all dead."
"Well, sir,"said the interviewer, "I hope very much to have the honour of in... | 1851.txt | 1 |
[
"He was silly.",
"He was unpleasant.",
"He was very proud and sure of his health.",
"He was very impolite to young people."
] | What kind of man would you say the old man was? | A well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday.
"That's right."said the old man. "Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world. They're all dead."
"Well, sir,"said the interviewer, "I hope very much to have the honour of in... | 1851.txt | 2 |
[
"Parents are eager to cure their children's disease.",
"Many parents are wasting money for their children's frightening disease.",
"Many parents fail to find the effective way for their children's disease.",
"Parents feel worried about their children's disease."
] | What does the study by Dr. Michael Cabana indicate? | Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anything-including spending a lot of money-to keep an attack at bay. Trouble is, more than half of parents are trying strategies that simply don't work and wastin... | 580.txt | 2 |
[
"Humidifier.",
"Second-hand smoke.",
"Plant pollen.",
"Dust mites."
] | Which of the following is NOT the trigger of asthma attacks? | Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anything-including spending a lot of money-to keep an attack at bay. Trouble is, more than half of parents are trying strategies that simply don't work and wastin... | 580.txt | 0 |
[
"to ease the attack",
"to lessen the attack",
"to continue the attack",
"to prevent the attack"
] | The expression" to keep an attack at bay" （Line 3, Paragraph 1）most probably means _ . | Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anything-including spending a lot of money-to keep an attack at bay. Trouble is, more than half of parents are trying strategies that simply don't work and wastin... | 580.txt | 3 |
[
"The doctors are not responsible enough.",
"Parents are influenced much by ads.",
"Parents are ignorant of the disease.",
"The quality of medical products is not good."
] | Why are the parents in such a dilemma? | Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anything-including spending a lot of money-to keep an attack at bay. Trouble is, more than half of parents are trying strategies that simply don't work and wastin... | 580.txt | 1 |
[
"Parents shouldn't spend too much money on the children.",
"The expensive products are not always good.",
"To know the real trigger of the disease is very important.",
"Parents often make mistakes."
] | Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? | Watching a child struggle to breathe during an asthma attack is frightening for any parent. So it is only natural that most moms and dads will try just about anything-including spending a lot of money-to keep an attack at bay. Trouble is, more than half of parents are trying strategies that simply don't work and wastin... | 580.txt | 2 |
[
"Interpreting the News.",
"Choosing Facts.",
"Subjective versus Objective Processes.",
"Everything Counts."
] | The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is | Analysis and Interpretation of the News
The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, unalloyed, unslanted, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more; it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is the most important assignment confronting American journ... | 241.txt | 0 |
[
"Space is limited.",
"His editor is prejudiced.",
"The subject is not important.",
"He is entering choppy and dangerous."
] | Why does the writer of an article select ten out of 50 available facts? | Analysis and Interpretation of the News
The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, unalloyed, unslanted, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more; it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is the most important assignment confronting American journ... | 241.txt | 0 |
[
"Interpretation.",
"His editor is prejudiced.",
"Placement.",
"Concentration."
] | What is the least effective way of "slanting" news/ | Analysis and Interpretation of the News
The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, unalloyed, unslanted, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more; it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is the most important assignment confronting American journ... | 241.txt | 0 |
[
"It will influence the reader to continue.",
"It will be the best way to write.",
"Some readers do not read beyond the first paragraph.",
"It will gratify the editor."
] | Why should the lead sentence present the most important fact? | Analysis and Interpretation of the News
The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, unalloyed, unslanted, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more; it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is the most important assignment confronting American journ... | 241.txt | 2 |
[
"Wrote in ways that did not challenge accepted literary practice.",
"Described scenes from their own lives.",
"Aroused patriotic feelings by expressing devotion to the land",
"Expressed complex feeling in the words of ordinary people."
] | According to the passage, most turn-of-the-century Black poets generally did which of the following? | The making of classifications be literary historians can be a somewhat risky enterprise. When Black poets are discussed separately as a group, for instance, the extent to which their work reflects the development of poetry in general should not be forgotten, or a distortion of literary history may result. This caution ... | 1954.txt | 0 |
[
"seek a consensus on new techniques of poetry",
"write exclusively about and for Blacks",
"withdraw their support from a repressive society",
"turn away from social questions to recollect the tranquillity of nature"
] | According to the passage, an issue facing Black poets in the 1920's was whether they should | The making of classifications be literary historians can be a somewhat risky enterprise. When Black poets are discussed separately as a group, for instance, the extent to which their work reflects the development of poetry in general should not be forgotten, or a distortion of literary history may result. This caution ... | 1954.txt | 1 |
[
"these poets wrote in very similar styles",
"these poets all wrote about nature in the same way",
"these poets were fundamentally united by a sense of racial achievement despite differences in poetic style",
"such a method of classification would fail to take account of the influence of general poetic practic... | It can be inferred from the passage that classifying a poet as either conservative or experimental would be of "little significance" (lines 26-27) when discussing Black poets of the 1910's and the 1920's because | The making of classifications be literary historians can be a somewhat risky enterprise. When Black poets are discussed separately as a group, for instance, the extent to which their work reflects the development of poetry in general should not be forgotten, or a distortion of literary history may result. This caution ... | 1954.txt | 2 |
[
"present an interpretation of some Black poets that contradicts the author's own assertion about their acceptance of various poetic styles",
"Introduce a distinction between Black poets who used dialect and White poets who did not",
"disprove James Weldon Johnson's claim that race is what \"the Negro poet knows... | The author quotes Sterling Brown in line 63 in order to | The making of classifications be literary historians can be a somewhat risky enterprise. When Black poets are discussed separately as a group, for instance, the extent to which their work reflects the development of poetry in general should not be forgotten, or a distortion of literary history may result. This caution ... | 1954.txt | 3 |
[
"unexciting",
"calming",
"confusing",
"delightful"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that the author finds the work of the majority of the Black poets at the turn of the century to be | The making of classifications be literary historians can be a somewhat risky enterprise. When Black poets are discussed separately as a group, for instance, the extent to which their work reflects the development of poetry in general should not be forgotten, or a distortion of literary history may result. This caution ... | 1954.txt | 0 |
[
"express a love of nature",
"declaim noble emotions",
"avoid technical questions about style'",
"write from personal experience"
] | The author would be most likely to agree that poets tend to produce better poems when they | The making of classifications be literary historians can be a somewhat risky enterprise. When Black poets are discussed separately as a group, for instance, the extent to which their work reflects the development of poetry in general should not be forgotten, or a distortion of literary history may result. This caution ... | 1954.txt | 3 |
[
"Enthusiastic",
"Indifferent",
"Wary",
"Derisive"
] | Which of the following best describes the attitude of the author toward classification as a technique in literary history? | The making of classifications be literary historians can be a somewhat risky enterprise. When Black poets are discussed separately as a group, for instance, the extent to which their work reflects the development of poetry in general should not be forgotten, or a distortion of literary history may result. This caution ... | 1954.txt | 2 |
[
"Its market meltdown has been easily halted.",
"It has increased trade with the newspaper industry.",
"It has encountered utter failure since its stock debut.",
"Its shareholders have invested $ 50 billion in a social network."
] | What can be inferred about Facebook from the first paragraph? | It would be all too easy to say that Facebook's market meltdown is coming to an end. After all, Mark Zuckerberg's social network burned as much as $ 50 billion of shareholders' wealth in just a couple months. To put that in context, since its debut on NASDAQ in May, Facebook has lost value nearly equal to Yahoo, AOL, Z... | 879.txt | 2 |
[
"have been disclosed in the IPO prospectus",
"are the universal risks Wall Street confronts",
"disappoint its faithful users",
"have existed for a long time"
] | The crises Facebook is facing _ | It would be all too easy to say that Facebook's market meltdown is coming to an end. After all, Mark Zuckerberg's social network burned as much as $ 50 billion of shareholders' wealth in just a couple months. To put that in context, since its debut on NASDAQ in May, Facebook has lost value nearly equal to Yahoo, AOL, Z... | 879.txt | 3 |
[
"narrow the IPO price range",
"cooperate with Google",
"keep enormously profitable",
"invest additional $ 2.6 billion"
] | To make its stock price reasonable, Facebook has to _ | It would be all too easy to say that Facebook's market meltdown is coming to an end. After all, Mark Zuckerberg's social network burned as much as $ 50 billion of shareholders' wealth in just a couple months. To put that in context, since its debut on NASDAQ in May, Facebook has lost value nearly equal to Yahoo, AOL, Z... | 879.txt | 2 |
[
"deadly weakness",
"problem unsolved",
"indisputable fact",
"potential risk"
] | It can be inferred from the context that the "Achilles' heel" (Line 1, Para. 5) refers to _ | It would be all too easy to say that Facebook's market meltdown is coming to an end. After all, Mark Zuckerberg's social network burned as much as $ 50 billion of shareholders' wealth in just a couple months. To put that in context, since its debut on NASDAQ in May, Facebook has lost value nearly equal to Yahoo, AOL, Z... | 879.txt | 0 |
[
"Its users' benefits will be threatened.",
"Talented hackers will take down the website.",
"The CEO will hold the super-voting stock.",
"The company's innovation strength will be damaged."
] | What effect will Facebook's failure in the market have? | It would be all too easy to say that Facebook's market meltdown is coming to an end. After all, Mark Zuckerberg's social network burned as much as $ 50 billion of shareholders' wealth in just a couple months. To put that in context, since its debut on NASDAQ in May, Facebook has lost value nearly equal to Yahoo, AOL, Z... | 879.txt | 3 |
[
"he thought scientific research is useless in the long term.",
"he thought launching people into space was not the first priority.",
"he thought NASA should manage its own business.",
"he thought research was not so practical."
] | George Bush redirected NASA away from scientific research because _ | Launching people into space may make headlines but it does little useful science. So when George Bush redirected America's space agency, NASA, away from scientific research and towards a manned return to the moon in 2004, many scientists were disappointed. Now the agency has finally offered some small morsels of comfor... | 3583.txt | 3 |
[
"The radio telescope could look back at the structures of galaxies and stars when they were firstly formed.",
"The device would be interfering with shorter-wavelength radio waves used for communication on Earth.",
"The device could protect long wavelength from being absorbed by the outermost layers of the plane... | Which one of the following statements is TURE of the radio telescope? | Launching people into space may make headlines but it does little useful science. So when George Bush redirected America's space agency, NASA, away from scientific research and towards a manned return to the moon in 2004, many scientists were disappointed. Now the agency has finally offered some small morsels of comfor... | 3583.txt | 3 |
[
"it could let the astrophysicists examine all the planets in unprecedented detail.",
"it could find out the magnetic field which could protect beings from being attacked by space particles.",
"it could detect any star and exoplanet surrounding the Earth.",
"it could search out the promising sign for finding e... | The radio telescope might also be useful in searching for extraterrestrial beings in that _ | Launching people into space may make headlines but it does little useful science. So when George Bush redirected America's space agency, NASA, away from scientific research and towards a manned return to the moon in 2004, many scientists were disappointed. Now the agency has finally offered some small morsels of comfor... | 3583.txt | 1 |
[
"slender.",
"dilute.",
"flimsy.",
"thick."
] | The word "tenuous" (Line 3, Paragraph 5) most probably means _ | Launching people into space may make headlines but it does little useful science. So when George Bush redirected America's space agency, NASA, away from scientific research and towards a manned return to the moon in 2004, many scientists were disappointed. Now the agency has finally offered some small morsels of comfor... | 3583.txt | 1 |
[
"the position of the reflectors remains on the lunar surface.",
"more advanced applications will be adopted for research.",
"the scope of reflectors will be expanded on the lunar equator.",
"more surface of the moon will be covered."
] | The third and fourth projects are different from earlier ventures dropped on the moon in the following aspects except _ | Launching people into space may make headlines but it does little useful science. So when George Bush redirected America's space agency, NASA, away from scientific research and towards a manned return to the moon in 2004, many scientists were disappointed. Now the agency has finally offered some small morsels of comfor... | 3583.txt | 0 |
[
"to a party",
"to his office",
"home after work",
"to work from home"
] | Mr Williams was driving _ one evening. | As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead.At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have ei... | 661.txt | 2 |
[
"was driving at a high speed",
"was driving onto the main road",
"was going to stop his car",
"was driving slowly"
] | When he was stopped by a policeman, he _ . | As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead.At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have ei... | 661.txt | 1 |
[
"he didn't see any \" STOP\" sign there",
"he paid no attention to the traffic rules",
"he didn't have to stop",
"he was eager to get home"
] | Though slowly, Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because _ . | As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead.At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have ei... | 661.txt | 2 |
[
"he met a mad man",
"he realized that he himself was mistaken",
"Mr Williams dared to speak to him like that",
"Mr Williams would not apologize to him"
] | Looking round Mr Williams, the policeman was surprised because _ . | As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead.At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have ei... | 661.txt | 1 |
[
"Lack of money.",
"Subprime crisis.",
"Unemployment.",
"Social instability."
] | What do many people think is the biggest problem facing Janet Yellen? | When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (FeD. in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is... | 1519.txt | 2 |
[
"Take effective measures to curb inflation.",
"Deflate the bubbles in the American economy.",
"Formulate policies to help financial institutions.",
"Pour money into the market through asset buying."
] | What did Yellen help the Fed do to tackle the 2008 financial crisis? | When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (FeD. in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is... | 1519.txt | 3 |
[
"Recession.",
"Deflation.",
"Inequality.",
"Income."
] | What is a greater concern of the general public? | When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (FeD. in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is... | 1519.txt | 1 |
[
"Develop a new monetary program.",
"Restore public confidence.",
"Tighten financial regulation.",
"Reform the credit system."
] | What is Yellen likely to do in her position as the Fed chief? | When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (FeD. in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is... | 1519.txt | 2 |
[
"She possesses strong persuasive power.",
"She has confidence in what she is doing.",
"She is one of the world's greatest economists.",
"She is the most powerful Fed chief in history."
] | How does Alan Blinder portray Yellen? | When the right person is holding the right job at the right moment, that person's influence is greatly expanded. That is the position in which Janet Yellen, who is expected to be confirmed as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Bank (FeD. in January, now finds herself. If you believe, as many do, that unemployment is... | 1519.txt | 0 |
[
"Drug and Food",
"Cancer and Health",
"Food and Health",
"Health and Drug"
] | What is the best possible title of the passage? | The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is relat... | 3232.txt | 2 |
[
"Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons",
"Some of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals",
"Researchers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.",
"Food may cause forty percent of cancer in wor... | Which of the following statements is NOT ture? | The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is relat... | 3232.txt | 0 |
[
"Because of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.",
"It has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.",
"Because of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food.",
"The scientists have preserved the color of meats... | How has science done something harmful to mankind? | The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is relat... | 3232.txt | 2 |
[
"They preserve flavor in packaged foods.",
"They preserve the color of meats.",
"They are the objects of research.",
"They cause the animals to become fatter."
] | What are nitrates used for? | The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is relat... | 3232.txt | 1 |
[
"trouble-making",
"color-retaining",
"money-making",
"cancer-causing"
] | The word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means ' _ '. | The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health.Although science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is relat... | 3232.txt | 3 |
[
"They will be moved.",
"They will be annoyed.",
"They will be delighted.",
"They will be discouraged."
] | How will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names? | Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.
Recite and repeat in conversation.
When you hear a person's name，repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.
Ask the ot... | 3543.txt | 2 |
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