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"ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending",
"the company is financially ill-managed",
"the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable",
"the theatre attendance is on the rise"
] | According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because | Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry-William Shakespeare-but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk ... | 237.txt | 3 |
[
"is supportive of both sides",
"favors the townsfolk's view",
"takes a detached attitude",
"is sympathetic to the RSC."
] | From the text we can conclude that the author | Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry-William Shakespeare-but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk ... | 237.txt | 3 |
[
"Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses.",
"Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.",
"Cottages with thatched roofs.",
"Churches with cottages around them."
] | Which of the following remains a unique feature of the English countryside? | The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lines with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside... | 3023.txt | 2 |
[
"It is a collective activity.",
"It is practised on farms all over England.",
"It is quite different from what it used to be.",
"It is in most cases handed down among family members."
] | What do we know about thatching as a craft? | The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lines with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside... | 3023.txt | 3 |
[
"their style and comfort",
"their durability",
"their easy maintenance",
"their cheap and ready-made materials"
] | Thatched houses are still preferred because of _ . | The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lines with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside... | 3023.txt | 0 |
[
"thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction",
"thatched roof houses are the cheapest",
"thatch is an effective defense against the heat",
"they like thatched houses better than other buildings"
] | People in developing countries also live under thatch because _ . | The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lines with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside... | 3023.txt | 1 |
[
"thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient times",
"thatching is a building craft first created by the English people",
"the English people have a special liking for thatched houses",
"most thatched cottages in England are located on hillsides"
] | We can learn from the passage that _ . | The view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lines with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight in parts of England. Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside... | 3023.txt | 0 |
[
"The Kingdom of Bicycles",
"A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an",
"Marco Polo and the Silk Road",
"An American Achieving His Aims"
] | The best headline for this newspaper article would be. | On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles."
Ro... | 2117.txt | 3 |
[
"he asked to see the manager",
"he entered the hall with a bike",
"the manager had to know about all foreign guests",
"the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him"
] | The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because. | On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles."
Ro... | 2117.txt | 1 |
[
"China, India, and Pakistan",
"India, China, and Pakistan",
"Pakistan, China, and India",
"China, Pakistan, and India"
] | Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order,. | On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles."
Ro... | 2117.txt | 1 |
[
"The stories about Marco Polo.",
"The famous sights in Xi'an.",
"His interest in Chinese silk.",
"His childhood dreams about bicycles."
] | What made Friedlander want to come to China? | On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles."
Ro... | 2117.txt | 0 |
[
"clever",
"friendly",
"hardworking",
"strong-minded"
] | Friedlander can be said to be. | On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in "the kingdom of bicycles."
Ro... | 2117.txt | 3 |
[
"it cannot make up the deficits caused by the dalays in delivering A380.",
"it wants to move its production abroad to handle the problem of dollar's decline.",
"it has not predicted the dollar decline at the beginning.",
"it wants to raise money to build new production sector in low-cost countries."
] | Airbus carries out Power 8 because _ | Despite bulging order books, the mood at Airbus and Boeing is far from celebratory. Both aviation giants are moaning loudly that their production systems and supply chains are flawed, albeit for ostensibly different reasons. This week Louis Gallois, the boss of EADS, the Franco-German aerospace consortium that owns Air... | 3642.txt | 0 |
[
"it should not adopt outsourcing at all given its uncertainty and insecurity.",
"it should not coopearte with partners in designing.",
"it should not waste time in flying the semi-finished sections of the aircraft.",
"it should make use of the local manufacturing expertise instead of international partners."
... | The lesson Airbus learns from Boeing's case of 787 Dreamliner is _ | Despite bulging order books, the mood at Airbus and Boeing is far from celebratory. Both aviation giants are moaning loudly that their production systems and supply chains are flawed, albeit for ostensibly different reasons. This week Louis Gallois, the boss of EADS, the Franco-German aerospace consortium that owns Air... | 3642.txt | 3 |
[
"the parteners are not incapable of building the plane.",
"The suppliers are far away from the main assembly operation.",
"80% of it has been outsourced to other countries which affected efficiency.",
"the executive is not qualified incapable of finding qualified partners."
] | According to the passage, the 787 programme is delayed probably because _ | Despite bulging order books, the mood at Airbus and Boeing is far from celebratory. Both aviation giants are moaning loudly that their production systems and supply chains are flawed, albeit for ostensibly different reasons. This week Louis Gallois, the boss of EADS, the Franco-German aerospace consortium that owns Air... | 3642.txt | 1 |
[
"unite.",
"combine.",
"meet.",
"cooperate."
] | The word "converge" (Line 6, Paragraph 5) most probably means _ | Despite bulging order books, the mood at Airbus and Boeing is far from celebratory. Both aviation giants are moaning loudly that their production systems and supply chains are flawed, albeit for ostensibly different reasons. This week Louis Gallois, the boss of EADS, the Franco-German aerospace consortium that owns Air... | 3642.txt | 2 |
[
"Boeing quits the global supply chain while Airbus adopts it.",
"Both of them need to adopt greater flexibility in the working process.",
"Both of them need to make their foreign purchases and outsourcing more skillful and powerful.",
"Both of them have to take measures to deal with problmes caused by weak do... | Why Airbus and Boeing are more likely to converge than to diverge? | Despite bulging order books, the mood at Airbus and Boeing is far from celebratory. Both aviation giants are moaning loudly that their production systems and supply chains are flawed, albeit for ostensibly different reasons. This week Louis Gallois, the boss of EADS, the Franco-German aerospace consortium that owns Air... | 3642.txt | 2 |
[
"consume half of the oil produced in the world",
"have serious consequences for the well-being of all nations",
"widen the gap between the developed and developing countries",
"impose an intolerable economic burden on residents of large cities"
] | From the passage we know that the increased use of cars will ________. | Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S., about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse gases. They take a similar toll of resources in other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world. As vehicle use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U.S. and other countries w... | 3722.txt | 1 |
[
"most Americans are reluctant to switch to public transportation systems",
"the present level of oil prices is considered unacceptable",
"other countries will protest its increasing greenhouse emissions",
"it should take a lead in conserving natural resources"
] | The U.S. has to deal with the problems arising from vehicle use because ________. | Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S., about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse gases. They take a similar toll of resources in other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world. As vehicle use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U.S. and other countries w... | 3722.txt | 2 |
[
"The designing of highly efficient car engines.",
"A reduction of vehicle use in cities.",
"The development of electric cars.",
"The use of less polluting fuels."
] | Which of the following is the best solution to the problems mentioned in the passage? | Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S., about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse gases. They take a similar toll of resources in other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world. As vehicle use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U.S. and other countries w... | 3722.txt | 2 |
[
"The use of fuels other than gasoline.",
"Improved energy efficiency.",
"The introduction of less polluting driving systems.",
"Reducing car use by carpooling."
] | Which of the following is practical but only makes a marginal contribution to solving the problem of greenhouse emissions? | Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S., about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse gases. They take a similar toll of resources in other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world. As vehicle use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U.S. and other countries w... | 3722.txt | 1 |
[
"The decline of public transportation accounts for increased car use in Western Europe.",
"Cars are popular in Western Europe even though fuel prices are fairly high.",
"The reduction of vehicle use is the only sustainable option in densely populated Western Europe.",
"Western European oil companies cannot su... | Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? | Cars account for half the oil consumed in the U.S., about half the urban pollution and one fourth the greenhouse gases. They take a similar toll of resources in other industrial nations and in the cities of the developing world. As vehicle use continues to increase in the coming decade, the U.S. and other countries w... | 3722.txt | 1 |
[
"know nothing",
"know about",
"dislike",
"like"
] | "To be familiar with" means to _ . | We are already familiar with computers-computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not? Many people who do not know about computers think of ... | 3414.txt | 1 |
[
"Yes, they do.",
"No, not everyone thinks so.",
"They don't know.",
"They are not sure."
] | Does everyone think computers are good for children? | We are already familiar with computers-computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not? Many people who do not know about computers think of ... | 3414.txt | 1 |
[
"To think clearly, to do homework and to write.",
"To play games, to do math and to copy.",
"To think clearly, to get information and to use it well.",
"To count, to clean the house and to get information."
] | What can computers help children to do? | We are already familiar with computers-computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not? Many people who do not know about computers think of ... | 3414.txt | 2 |
[
"It isn't mentioned.",
"No, he doesn't think so.",
"He doesn't know.",
"Yes, he does."
] | Does the writer think computer is a good thing? | We are already familiar with computers-computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not? Many people who do not know about computers think of ... | 3414.txt | 3 |
[
"To show how water can be forced deep under Earth's surface.",
"To show why groundwater is more plentiful than surface freshwater.",
"To correct a commonly made error about the location of groundwater.",
"To explain why most groundwater lies near Earth's surface."
] | In paragraph 1, why does the author mention "the pressure of the overlying rock"? | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 3 |
[
"portability.",
"usefulness.",
"abundance.",
"cost."
] | According to paragraph 1, groundwater differs from the water in riversand lakes in terms of its | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 2 |
[
"used.",
"poured.",
"removed.",
"kept out."
] | The word "extracted" in the passage(paragraph 2)is closest in meaning to | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 2 |
[
"considered.",
"called.",
"limited to.",
"caused by."
] | The word "termed" in the passage(paragraph 2)is closest in meaning to | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 1 |
[
"The rate at which the aquifer's water overcomes resistance to flow.",
"The amount of water that the aquifer can hold.",
"The likelihood that fractures and joints will occur in the aquifer.",
"The depth underground at which the aquifer lies."
] | According to paragraph 2, what does porosity determine? | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 1 |
[
"The more pores a rock has, the higher its porosity but the lower its permeability.",
"Rocks with many internal spaces that are not connected with each other will have high porosity but low permeability.",
"If water flows through a rock easily, it has high permeability but low porosity.",
"Rocks that have hig... | According to paragraph 2, what is the relationship between permeability and porosity? | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 1 |
[
"hard.",
"compressed.",
"heavy.",
"deeply buried."
] | The word "compacted" in the passage(paragraphy 3)is closest in meaning to | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 1 |
[
"When it has many connected fractures.",
"When it lies next to metamorphic rock.",
"When it lies relatively near the surface.",
"When it is crystalline."
] | According to paragraph 3, when can igneous rock serve as an aquifer? | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 0 |
[
"stream.",
"barrier.",
"amount.",
"layer."
] | The word "coating" in the passage(paragraph 4)is closest in meaning to | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 3 |
[
"They prevent water from reaching the vadose zone.",
"They mark the boundary between the vadose zone and the water table",
"They do not typically get their water from the water table.",
"They help keep the water table from dropping farther."
] | Paragraph 4 implies which of the following about the rootsof plants? | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 2 |
[
"It may rise or fall from year to year, depending on annual rainfall.",
"It does not vary in arid regions.",
"It rarely intersects the land surface of most regions.",
"It is unrelated to the rate at which groundwater flows."
] | Paragraph 5 implies which of the following about the level of the water | Most of the world's potable waterfreshwater suitable for drinkingis accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks. There is more than 50 times as much freshwater stored underground than in all the freshwater rivers and lakes at the surface. Nearly 50 percent of all groundwater is sto... | 3964.txt | 0 |
[
"China intends to conduct a spacewalk for the first time",
"China plans to launch her third manned space flight",
"China tries to live broadcast her first-time spacewalk",
"China prepares to start her third-stage space program"
] | The news mainly tells its readers that _ . | BEIJING，Feb.28，2008(Xinhua)-China plans to carry out its first spacewalk in second half of the year，an official of the nation's manned space program said here on Thursday.
The Shenshou Ⅶ spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu late in the year and the a... | 1244.txt | 0 |
[
"Creating an ever-lasting space station for astronauts",
"Placing a man-staffed lab into orbit for long periods.",
"Carrying out large-scale experiments in laboratories.",
"Setting up a fully-equipped space engineering System."
] | What is included in the second stage of China's three-stage space program? | BEIJING，Feb.28，2008(Xinhua)-China plans to carry out its first spacewalk in second half of the year，an official of the nation's manned space program said here on Thursday.
The Shenshou Ⅶ spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu late in the year and the a... | 1244.txt | 3 |
[
"important technique about spacewalk remains uncertain in spite of researches.",
"spacewalk is the only factor that leads to Shenzbou Ⅶ mission's complexity.",
"due to Shenzhou Ⅶ's inability，it's uncertain how to broadcast the spacewalk.",
"our country is getting along quite well with developing spaceship and... | It can be learned from the passage that _ . | BEIJING，Feb.28，2008(Xinhua)-China plans to carry out its first spacewalk in second half of the year，an official of the nation's manned space program said here on Thursday.
The Shenshou Ⅶ spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu late in the year and the a... | 1244.txt | 3 |
[
"To keep an eye on the Shenzhou Ⅶ's performance",
"To keep watch on the weather changes.",
"To broadcast the TV programmers.",
"To work as a detector for the space flight."
] | What's the main function of the inspection satellite? | BEIJING，Feb.28，2008(Xinhua)-China plans to carry out its first spacewalk in second half of the year，an official of the nation's manned space program said here on Thursday.
The Shenshou Ⅶ spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern province of Gansu late in the year and the a... | 1244.txt | 0 |
[
"there will be no air pollution in Tianjin",
"the natives can enjoy good air quality most of the year",
"liquid natural gas will have taken the place of coal and petrol",
"people will pay less attention to environmental protection"
] | If "Blue Sky Project" is completed _ . | North China's Tianjin Municipality has started a "Blue Sky Project" to control the air pollution.
Under the project requirements, the air quality in Tianjin is expected to measure up to the national standard by 2007, when two thirds of days in the year will enjoy fairly good or excellent air quality.
In order to achiev... | 2320.txt | 1 |
[
"rebuild the wall",
"help local Miao minority people",
"discover the history",
"arouse foreigners' interest"
] | According to Mr. Yuan from Hunan, the opening of the Southern China Great Wall is a good way to _ . | North China's Tianjin Municipality has started a "Blue Sky Project" to control the air pollution.
Under the project requirements, the air quality in Tianjin is expected to measure up to the national standard by 2007, when two thirds of days in the year will enjoy fairly good or excellent air quality.
In order to achiev... | 2320.txt | 3 |
[
"prices are higher in their native places",
"railway service is getting better and better",
"they are tired of meeting relatives and friends at home",
"they have longer holidays and more money"
] | The Chinese would like to go sightseeing or travel during the Spring Festival this year mainly because _ . | North China's Tianjin Municipality has started a "Blue Sky Project" to control the air pollution.
Under the project requirements, the air quality in Tianjin is expected to measure up to the national standard by 2007, when two thirds of days in the year will enjoy fairly good or excellent air quality.
In order to achiev... | 2320.txt | 3 |
[
"common",
"friendly",
"poor",
"equal"
] | Generally speaking,relationships between students and their professors are . -- | Many instructors believe that an informal,relaxed classroom environment is good to learning and innovation.It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing andfriendly relationships with their professors.The casual
professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still respected by students.Although students may be in a... | 3994.txt | 1 |
[
"Professors can set up good social relationship with students outside the classroom.",
"In the classroom,professors should be in a position of authority.",
"Professors may treat their students differently in evaluating school work",
"If a student has good relationship with a professor,he'll still have to take... | Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? | Many instructors believe that an informal,relaxed classroom environment is good to learning and innovation.It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing andfriendly relationships with their professors.The casual
professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still respected by students.Although students may be in a... | 3994.txt | 2 |
[
"the professor invites him to have coffee together",
"he is in need of help",
"the professor changes his role",
"the professor gives him extra attention"
] | A student must learn to change his behaviour and attitude when . | Many instructors believe that an informal,relaxed classroom environment is good to learning and innovation.It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing andfriendly relationships with their professors.The casual
professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still respected by students.Although students may be in a... | 3994.txt | 2 |
[
"changing relationship",
"the teacher student relationship",
"professors' authority",
"students' positions"
] | The main subject discussed in the text is" _ | Many instructors believe that an informal,relaxed classroom environment is good to learning and innovation.It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing andfriendly relationships with their professors.The casual
professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still respected by students.Although students may be in a... | 3994.txt | 1 |
[
"The writer thinks the prices of houses will go down.",
"The writer thinks the prices of houses will go up.",
"The writer thinks the prices of houses will keep stable.",
"The writer just reports the facts and data objectively."
] | What is the opinion of the writer in this passage? | China's Housing Prices to Keep on Rising in 2008
BEIJING, Jan. 11th (Xinhua)， a report by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) predicted that housing prices in China would keep on rising this year and the increase rate would roughly equal that of 2007.
The sale of residential buildings this year would hit 697.99 millio... | 2796.txt | 3 |
[
"697.99 million square meters.",
"347.5 million square meters.",
"About 683 million square meters.",
"It hasn't been mentioned."
] | How many square meters of residential buildings were sold in 2007? | China's Housing Prices to Keep on Rising in 2008
BEIJING, Jan. 11th (Xinhua)， a report by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) predicted that housing prices in China would keep on rising this year and the increase rate would roughly equal that of 2007.
The sale of residential buildings this year would hit 697.99 millio... | 2796.txt | 2 |
[
"2.24 percent.",
"7.4 percent.",
"7.3 percent.",
"8.2 percent."
] | What was the highest monthly gain since July 2005? | China's Housing Prices to Keep on Rising in 2008
BEIJING, Jan. 11th (Xinhua)， a report by the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) predicted that housing prices in China would keep on rising this year and the increase rate would roughly equal that of 2007.
The sale of residential buildings this year would hit 697.99 millio... | 2796.txt | 2 |
[
"has little to do with culture",
"has much to do with culture",
"is ever changing",
"is different from place to place"
] | Ray Birdwhistell believes that physical appearance _ . | Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks-we are not born with them. A baby has generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, lear... | 2817.txt | 1 |
[
"before birth",
"as soon as one's teeth are newly set",
"sometime after new teeth are set",
"around 15 years old"
] | According to the passage, the final mouth shape is formed _ . | Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks-we are not born with them. A baby has generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, lear... | 2817.txt | 2 |
[
"how much he or she laughs",
"how he or she raises his or her eyebrows",
"what he or she likes best",
"the way he or she talks"
] | Ray Birdwhistell can tell what area of the United States a person is from by _ . | Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks-we are not born with them. A baby has generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, lear... | 2817.txt | 0 |
[
"physics",
"chemistry",
"biology",
"none of the above"
] | This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with _ . | Perhaps the most famous theory, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our looks-we are not born with them. A baby has generally informed face features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, lear... | 2817.txt | 3 |
[
"the outer appearance of bank buildings",
"unfriendliness of customers toward banks",
"economic pressure of the time",
"the attitude of hankers"
] | The author believes that the unfriendly atmosphere in banks many years ago was chiefly due to ________. | Time was-and not so many years ago, either-when the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to be-and a few still are-forbidding structures. Behind the little barred windows were, more ... | 2938.txt | 3 |
[
"regular visitors",
"rich customers",
"friendly businessmen",
"elderly gentlemen"
] | The banks of many years ago showed interest only in ________. | Time was-and not so many years ago, either-when the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to be-and a few still are-forbidding structures. Behind the little barred windows were, more ... | 2938.txt | 1 |
[
"Sometime before the war.",
"A few years ago.",
"During the war.",
"In the last century."
] | When did banks begin to grow human? | Time was-and not so many years ago, either-when the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to be-and a few still are-forbidding structures. Behind the little barred windows were, more ... | 2938.txt | 0 |
[
"More and more \"little\" people became customers of banks.",
"The elderly gentlemen in banks were replaced by women.",
"More banks were set up in small and medium-sized towns.",
"The size of the customer's account was greatly increased."
] | What helped to push the "humanization" of banks? | Time was-and not so many years ago, either-when the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to be-and a few still are-forbidding structures. Behind the little barred windows were, more ... | 2938.txt | 1 |
[
"the bank buildings looked forbidding",
"they were comparatively rich before the war",
"they thought it was not proper to be in debt",
"they rarely spent more than they could earn"
] | Average People seldom borrowed money from bank in the bank because ________. | Time was-and not so many years ago, either-when the average citizen took a pretty dim view of banks and Banking. That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves. Banks used to be-and a few still are-forbidding structures. Behind the little barred windows were, more ... | 2938.txt | 2 |
[
"are all related to economic considerations",
"are not as decisive as push factors",
"include a range of considerations",
"are more important than push factors"
] | The author thinks that pull factors _ . | Migration is usually defined as "permanent or semipermanent change o f residence".
" This broad definition, of course, would include a move across the street or a cross a city. Our concern is with movement between nations, not with internal mi gration within nations, although such movements often exceed international m... | 13.txt | 2 |
[
"personalities",
"education",
"marital status",
"abilities"
] | People's decisions to migrate might be influenced by all the following EXCEPT _ . | Migration is usually defined as "permanent or semipermanent change o f residence".
" This broad definition, of course, would include a move across the street or a cross a city. Our concern is with movement between nations, not with internal mi gration within nations, although such movements often exceed international m... | 13.txt | 1 |
[
"the problems of international migrants",
"the motives of international migrants",
"migration inside the country",
"migration between countries"
] | The purpose of the passage is to discuss _ . | Migration is usually defined as "permanent or semipermanent change o f residence".
" This broad definition, of course, would include a move across the street or a cross a city. Our concern is with movement between nations, not with internal mi gration within nations, although such movements often exceed international m... | 13.txt | 1 |
[
"poverty can result in water-borne diseases",
"people have no access to clean drinking water",
"women's rights are denied in some developing countries",
"safe drinking water should be a primary concern"
] | The three facts presented in the passage are used to illustrate that _ . | Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation.
The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the de... | 3252.txt | 3 |
[
"Americans",
"overseas sponsors",
"Congressmen",
"U.S.-based water organizations"
] | The intended readers of the passage are _ . | Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation.
The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the de... | 3252.txt | 0 |
[
"get rid of water-related diseases in developing countries",
"donate money to people short of water through religious groups",
"fight against the worldwide water shortage and sanitation problem",
"take joint action in support of some nonprofit water organizations"
] | The main purpose of the passage is to call on people to _ . | Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation.
The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the de... | 3252.txt | 2 |
[
"A variety of companies and their worldwide operation.",
"A list of nonprofit water organizations to make contact with.",
"Some ways to get financial aids from U.S. Congress.",
"A few water resources exploited by some world-famous organizations."
] | What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph? | Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation.
The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the de... | 3252.txt | 1 |
[
"The artwork of James and Sarah Miriam Peale",
"How Philadelphia became a center for art in the nineteenth century",
"Nineteenth-century still-life paintings in the United States",
"How botanical art inspired the first still-life paintings"
] | What does the passage mainly discuss? | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 2 |
[
"simplicity",
"symbolism",
"smooth texture",
"social commentary"
] | Which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of the still lifes of James and Sarah Miriam Peale? | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 0 |
[
"simple",
"sorrowful",
"frequent",
"sharp"
] | The word "biting" in line 8 is closest in meaning to | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 3 |
[
"Luncheon Still Life",
"one of the Peales' pieces",
"a larger scale",
"the number of objects"
] | The word "It" in line 13 refers to | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 0 |
[
"complicated",
"directed",
"observed",
"increased"
] | The word "heightened" in line 16 is closest in meaning to | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 3 |
[
"careful",
"significant",
"appropriate",
"believable"
] | The word "meticulous" in line 23 is closest in meaning to | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 0 |
[
"\"repertoire\" (line 5)",
"\"satire\" (line 8)",
"\"additive\" (line 17)",
"\"rendering\" (line 23)"
] | Which of the following terms is defined in the passage ? | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 2 |
[
"are symbolic",
"use simplified representations of flowers and fruit",
"include brilliant colors",
"are large in size"
] | All of the following are mentioned as characteristics of Roesen's still lifes EXCEPT that they | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 1 |
[
"Fertility",
"Freedom",
"Impermanence",
"Abundance"
] | Which of the following is mentioned as the dominant theme in Roesen's painting? | In eighteenth-century colonial America, flowers and fruit were typically the province of the botanical artist interested in scientific illustration rather than being the subjects of fine art. Early in the nineteenth century, however, the Peale family of Philadelphia established the still life, a picture consisting main... | 403.txt | 3 |
[
"to keep track of people who tend to forget things",
"to report their embarrassing lapses at random",
"to analyse their awkward experiences scientifically",
"to keep a record of what they did unintentionally"
] | In his study Professor Smith asked the subjects _ . | Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entir... | 1284.txt | 1 |
[
"certain patterns can be identified in the recorded incidents",
"many people were too embarrassed to admit their absent-mindedness",
"men tend to be more absent-minded than women",
"absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness"
] | Professor Smith discovered that _ . | Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entir... | 1284.txt | 3 |
[
"often fail to programme their routines beforehand",
"tend to make mistakes when they are in a hurry",
"unconsciously change the sequence of doing things",
"are likely to mess things up if they are too tired"
] | "Programme assembly failures" (Line 6, Para. 2) refers to the phenomenon that people _ . | Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entir... | 1284.txt | 3 |
[
"absent-mindedness tends to occur during certain hours of the day",
"women are very careful to perform actions during peak periods",
"women experience more peak periods of absent-mindedness",
"men's absent-mindedness often results in funny situations"
] | We learn from the third paragraph that _ . | Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entir... | 1284.txt | 0 |
[
"people should avoid doing important things during peak periods of lapses",
"hazards can be avoided when people do things they are good at",
"people should be careful when programming their actions",
"lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentration"
] | It can be concluded from the passage that _ . | Professor Smith recently persuaded 35 people, 23 of them women, to keep a diary of all their absent-minded actions for a fortnight. When he came to analyse their embarrassing lapses in a scientific report, he was surprised to find that nearly all of them fell into a few groupings, Nor did the lapses appear to be entir... | 1284.txt | 0 |
[
"Women are more likely to substitute alcohol for food.",
"Men drink alcohol much faster than women.",
"Men and women metabolize alcohol differently.",
"Men have different effects on eating habits with women."
] | That men regular drinkers gained more weight than women regular drinkers is due to the following except _ . | Dieters are often advised to stop drinking alcohol to avoid the extra calories lurking in a glass of wine or a favorite cocktail. But new research suggests that women who regularly consume moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to gain weight than nondrinkers and are at lower risk for obesity (fatness).
The findin... | 3188.txt | 1 |
[
"Women should try to drink alcohol to lose weight.",
"To advise to stop drinking alcohol to avoid the extra calories",
"The extra calories may not come from alcoholic drinks for many women..",
"There may be differences in how men and women metabolize."
] | What do the findings really mean in this passage? | Dieters are often advised to stop drinking alcohol to avoid the extra calories lurking in a glass of wine or a favorite cocktail. But new research suggests that women who regularly consume moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to gain weight than nondrinkers and are at lower risk for obesity (fatness).
The findin... | 3188.txt | 2 |
[
"Rush to drink alcohol to lose weight",
"Add alcohol to his or her daily caloric intake.",
"Face the weight problems alone.",
"Try to stop drinking any alcohol or wine."
] | What can a dieter probably do before reading this passage? | Dieters are often advised to stop drinking alcohol to avoid the extra calories lurking in a glass of wine or a favorite cocktail. But new research suggests that women who regularly consume moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to gain weight than nondrinkers and are at lower risk for obesity (fatness).
The findin... | 3188.txt | 3 |
[
"there is no solid and convincing scientific hypothesis on these subjects.",
"they question about what the healthiest food is has no answers.",
"opinions on these subjects are quite contradictory.",
"there is no authoritative answer to these questions."
] | One can be forgiven for feeling whipsawed by feeling whipsawed by those headlines because _ | Everyone is interested in whether different foods or nutrients affect our odds of getting diseases like cancer or of developing risk factors for those diseases, such as too much weight or high blood pressure. But there are many barriers to studying dietary change, which is why we still have no easy answers to the quest... | 3603.txt | 3 |
[
"Women who stick to the five-a-day recommendation are less likely to have a recurrence.",
"Women who eat extra greens and vegetables are less likely to escape a recurrence.",
"Women could not depend on fruit diet to avoid the breast cancer recurrence.",
"Fruits and vegetables are no good to women with breast ... | Which one of the following statements is TURE of the conclusion of the study on breast cancer recurrence ? | Everyone is interested in whether different foods or nutrients affect our odds of getting diseases like cancer or of developing risk factors for those diseases, such as too much weight or high blood pressure. But there are many barriers to studying dietary change, which is why we still have no easy answers to the quest... | 3603.txt | 1 |
[
"the amount of calories set in diet could not help people to lose weight.",
"people are reluctant to take part in such studies.",
"it is difficult to get valuable conclusion from these studies.",
"this kind of studies is not objective enough."
] | From the results of the studies focusing on diet, it can be inferred that _ | Everyone is interested in whether different foods or nutrients affect our odds of getting diseases like cancer or of developing risk factors for those diseases, such as too much weight or high blood pressure. But there are many barriers to studying dietary change, which is why we still have no easy answers to the quest... | 3603.txt | 3 |
[
"you should re-examine the standard size of the food you intake.",
"you tend to give an inaccurate report of your actual diet.",
"you fail to cooperate with the doctor by false record of your daily food.",
"you make a mistake in noting down the size of standard serving."
] | The fact that a 4-ounce bagel hasn't been sighted in any major city for a decade implies that _ | Everyone is interested in whether different foods or nutrients affect our odds of getting diseases like cancer or of developing risk factors for those diseases, such as too much weight or high blood pressure. But there are many barriers to studying dietary change, which is why we still have no easy answers to the quest... | 3603.txt | 1 |
[
"they could only assess the proportion of fruits and veggies study subjects have taken.",
"they could not have the subjects follow exactly the food proportion of their diet.",
"they could not identify the levels of all the nutrients in patients' blood.",
"they could not tell the exact proportions of nutrients... | The limitation of the objective measurements mentioned in the last paragraph is that _ | Everyone is interested in whether different foods or nutrients affect our odds of getting diseases like cancer or of developing risk factors for those diseases, such as too much weight or high blood pressure. But there are many barriers to studying dietary change, which is why we still have no easy answers to the quest... | 3603.txt | 3 |
[
"He should determine the completion time himself.",
"He should provide free repairs within three months.",
"He should make sure the service meets proper standards.",
"He should reach an agreement on the payment with his workers."
] | What should the supplier do when offering a service? | Goods must be of proper quality ,must be as described on the package and must be fit for any particular purpose made known by the seller.Those three rules used for the goods you buy can also be used for the goods you get on hire ,or for the goods you get as part of a service.
There are also rules which deal with the st... | 3193.txt | 2 |
[
"ask the customer to buy goods and services of high quality",
"advise the buyer how to pay a reasonable price for a service",
"tell the customer what rights he has once he pays for something",
"warn the seller what he sells must meet the buyer's requirements"
] | The passage is trying to. | Goods must be of proper quality ,must be as described on the package and must be fit for any particular purpose made known by the seller.Those three rules used for the goods you buy can also be used for the goods you get on hire ,or for the goods you get as part of a service.
There are also rules which deal with the st... | 3193.txt | 2 |
[
"lose weight",
"live in the darkness",
"are under good conditions",
"don't eat and are kept in the dark"
] | Some sea worms grow smaller when they _ . | We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even "grow backwards." If... | 2086.txt | 3 |
[
"will die when they become a ball of cells",
"do not grow old",
"will die without food",
"will stop growing any time they want"
] | According to the passage, some sea animals _ . | We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even "grow backwards." If... | 2086.txt | 1 |
[
"We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.",
"Human beings will grow old and die.",
"An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.",
"Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years."
] | According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true? | We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even "grow backwards." If... | 2086.txt | 3 |
[
"sea animals",
"cells",
"aging",
"anemones"
] | This passage is mainly about _ . | We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even "grow backwards." If... | 2086.txt | 2 |
[
"most history books were written by conquerors, generals and soldiers.",
"those who truly helped civilization forward is rarely mentioned in history books.",
"history books focus more on conquerors than on those who helped civilization forward.",
"conquerors, generals and soldiers should not be mentioned in h... | In the opening sentence the author indicates that _ . | Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length ... | 760.txt | 1 |
[
"certainly both the greatest and the most civilized",
"neither the most influential nor the most civilized.",
"possibly the most civilized but not the most powerful.",
"likely the greatest in some sense but not the most civilized."
] | In the author's opinion, the countries that ruled over a large number of other countries are _ . | Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length ... | 760.txt | 3 |
[
"those who fight believe that the winner is right and the loser wrong.",
"only those who are powerful have the right to go to war.",
"those who are right should fight against those who are wrong.",
"in a war only those who are powerful will win."
] | The meaning of " That is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right." (Last sentence of Paragraph 2) is that _ . | Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length ... | 760.txt | 0 |
[
"World War I and World War II are different from previous wars.",
"our age is not much better than those of the past.",
"modern time is not so civilized compared with the past.",
"we have fought fewer wars but suffered heavier casualties."
] | In the third paragraph, what the author wants to convey to us is that _ . | Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length ... | 760.txt | 1 |
[
"War and World Peace",
"Creators of Civilization",
"Civilization and History",
"Who Should Be Remembered"
] | This passage is most likely taken from an article entitled _ . | Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length ... | 760.txt | 2 |
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