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"regular art exhibitions in hospitals",
"transformations of older hospitals",
"exhibitions of paintings in galleries",
"establishment of studios in northeast England"
] | The phrase "these recent initiatives" (Line 1, Para .3) in this context refers to _ . | The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.
As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country's most talented artists have been called ... | 2807.txt | 0 |
[
"visitors to hospitals are warmly received",
"the role of the hospital environment is being recognized",
"the contribution of Peter Senior is highly appreciated",
"the hard edges of hospitals are being restored"
] | The writer mentions the six young art school graduates in order to show _ . | The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.
As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country's most talented artists have been called ... | 2807.txt | 1 |
[
"to alter the appearance of older buildings",
"to reduce the need for expensive drugs",
"to appeal to a larger audience",
"to improve the quality of the hospital environment"
] | The aim of art exhibitions British hospitals encouraged was _ . | The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.
As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country's most talented artists have been called ... | 2807.txt | 3 |
[
"making it unnecessary to give drugs to patients",
"helping the modern artists regain their status in society",
"helping patients recovering from illnesses",
"calling in more talented artists to hospitals"
] | The improvement of the hospital environment seems to be effective in _ . | The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.
As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country's most talented artists have been called ... | 2807.txt | 2 |
[
"suspicious",
"positive",
"neutral",
"unfavorable"
] | The writer's attitude towards the effect of art exhibitions in hospitals is _ . | The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.
As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the country's most talented artists have been called ... | 2807.txt | 1 |
[
"Only a few people are really proficient.",
"No one is really an expert in the skill.",
"There aren't many people who are even fairly good.",
"There are even some people who are moderately proficient."
] | What does the writer actually say about pronouncing foreign languages? | Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why peo... | 1412.txt | 2 |
[
"an obvious cause of not grasping the problem correctly",
"a fundamental consequence of not speaking well",
"a consequence of not grasping the problem correctly",
"not an obvious cause of speaking poorly"
] | The writer argues that going about the problem of pronunciation in the wrong ways _ . | Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why peo... | 1412.txt | 2 |
[
"picking it up naturally as a child",
"learning from a native speaker",
"not concentrating on pronunciation much",
"undertaking systematic work"
] | The best way of learning to speak a foreign language, he suggests, is by _ . | Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why peo... | 1412.txt | 3 |
[
"how closely he attends to the matter",
"whether it is English that is being taught",
"his teacher's approach to pronunciation",
"the importance normally given to grammar and spelling"
] | The value the student puts on correct speech habits depends upon _ . | Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why peo... | 1412.txt | 2 |
[
"By spending lesson time on pronunciation.",
"By making ill-informed comments upon pronunciation.",
"By not using books on phonetics in the classroom.",
"By not giving students a clear mental picture of the different between sounds."
] | How might the teacher find himself wasting lesson time? | Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there are many reasons for this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest that the fundamental reason why peo... | 1412.txt | 1 |
[
"The instructors taught the students how to work out a marketing plan.",
"The programme was started, designed and carried out by Motorola University.",
"The programme is very common in Tianjin",
"The programme aims at developing the children‘s ability to solve practical problems."
] | Which statement is true according to the passage? | Motorola set out a special training planprogramme for children last week with the aim ofdeveloping children‘s business skills and preparingthem for a future as entrepreneurs.
Eighty-seven children aged between 12 and 16from Beijing and Tianjin attended the one-weektraining programme called ―Youth Discovery‖directed by ... | 2576.txt | 3 |
[
"Presidents.",
"Directors.",
"Businessmen.",
"Employees."
] | What role do the educators play in the programme? | Motorola set out a special training planprogramme for children last week with the aim ofdeveloping children‘s business skills and preparingthem for a future as entrepreneurs.
Eighty-seven children aged between 12 and 16from Beijing and Tianjin attended the one-weektraining programme called ―Youth Discovery‖directed by ... | 2576.txt | 1 |
[
"its way agrees with children‘s characters of interest",
"it‘s designed by Motorola University",
"the children‘s parents took part in it",
"the children come from Beijing and Tianjin."
] | Youth Discovery is a great success because _ . | Motorola set out a special training planprogramme for children last week with the aim ofdeveloping children‘s business skills and preparingthem for a future as entrepreneurs.
Eighty-seven children aged between 12 and 16from Beijing and Tianjin attended the one-weektraining programme called ―Youth Discovery‖directed by ... | 2576.txt | 0 |
[
"value of allelomimetic behavior in vertebrate and invertebrate species",
"definition and distribution of allelomimetic behavior",
"relationship of allelomimetic behavior to the survival of the fittest",
"personality factors that determine when an individual animal will show allelomimetic behavior"
] | The main topic of the passage is the _ . | A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individual animals do the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained. It is found primaril... | 861.txt | 1 |
[
"A lake.",
"A cave.",
"An underground tunnel.",
"A thick forest."
] | Which of the following places is the most likely setting for allelomimetic behavior? | A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individual animals do the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained. It is found primaril... | 861.txt | 0 |
[
"prey on other animals",
"are less intelligent than their enemies",
"move in groups",
"have one sense organ that dominates perception"
] | The author implies that allelomimetic behavior occurs most often among animals that _ . | A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individual animals do the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained. It is found primaril... | 861.txt | 2 |
[
"Bears hunting for carnivores.",
"Cattle fleeing from a fire.",
"Horses running at a racetrack.",
"Dogs working with police officers."
] | Which of the following is the most clear example of allelomimetic? | A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individual animals do the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained. It is found primaril... | 861.txt | 1 |
[
"defend nests against predators",
"look at each other",
"locate prey",
"warn against predators"
] | According to the passage the primary function of allelomimetic behavior in bird is to _ . | A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individual animals do the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained. It is found primaril... | 861.txt | 3 |
[
"Their allelomimetic behavior increases.",
"Continuous cooperation between them is maintained.",
"They become aggressive and attack each other.",
"They show little allelomimetic behavior."
] | According to the passage, what happens to the behavior of rodents when they are artificially crowded together | A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individual animals do the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained. It is found primaril... | 861.txt | 3 |
[
"A group of students taking a test.",
"Tennis players competing in a tournament.",
"A patrol of soldiers scouting for the enemy.",
"Drivers waiting for a traffic light to change."
] | Which of the following groups of human beings would probably show the greatest amount of allelomimetic behavior | A llelomimetic behavior may be defined as behavior in which two or more individual animals do the same thing, with some degree of mutual simulation and coordination. It can only involve in species with sense organs that are well enough developed so that continuous sensory contact can be maintained. It is found primaril... | 861.txt | 2 |
[
"can be avoided",
"is universal among parents",
"sets up dangerous states of worry in the child",
"will make him lose interest in learning new things"
] | Eagerly watching the child's acquisition of new skill _ . | In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill- the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and ... | 2167.txt | 1 |
[
"should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read",
"should not expect too much of them",
"should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own",
"should creative as many learning opportunities as possible"
] | In the process of children's learning new skills parents _ . | In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill- the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and ... | 2167.txt | 2 |
[
"parents should be strict with their children",
"parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community.",
"parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone.",
"parental vary in their strictness towards their children according to t... | The second paragraph mainly tells us that _ . | In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill- the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and ... | 2167.txt | 2 |
[
"Idea",
"punishment",
"behavior",
"instruction"
] | The word "precept" (Line3, Para.3) probably means " _ " | In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill- the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and ... | 2167.txt | 3 |
[
"observe the rules themselves",
"be aware of the marked difference between adults and children",
"forbid things which have no foundation in morality",
"consistently ensure the security of their children"
] | In moral matters, parents should _ . | In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill- the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and ... | 2167.txt | 0 |
[
"parts",
"bodies",
"combinations",
"characteristics"
] | The word "components" in the passage is closest in meaning to | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 0 |
[
"All chemical elements in the universe except lithium",
"About 25 different elements",
"About 96 percent of all known elements",
"Ninety-two naturally occurring elements"
] | According to paragraphs 1 and 2, living cells contain which of the following? | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 1 |
[
"To explain how it is that the elements required for life can be found everywhere.",
"To provide evidence that our solar system is relatively young.",
"To argue that some solar systems are more likely to support life than others.",
"To explain why heavy elements have greater mass than hydrogen and helium."
] | Why does the author provide the information that "Heavy elements are continually being manufactured by stars and released into space by stellar deaths"? | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 0 |
[
"Older star systems are likely to have fewer planets, moons, asteroids, and comets than newer star systems.",
"Newer star systems probably contain more hydrogen and helium than older star systems.",
"Newer star systems probably contain more heavy elements than older star systems.",
"The process of solar-syste... | Paragraph 3 suggests that which of the following may be a difference between very old star systems and newer star systems? | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 2 |
[
"additionally",
"however",
"in particular",
"on the contrary"
] | The word "Nevertheless" in the passage is closest in meaning to | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 1 |
[
"typically",
"unsurprisingly",
"necessarily",
"naturally"
] | The word "inevitably" in the passage is closest in meaning to | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 2 |
[
"It cannot be based on silicon or nitrogen.",
"It could not survive on Earth.",
"It probably would not be made of elements produced by stars.",
"It is likely to have carbon as its chemical basis."
] | According to paragraph 4, which of the following is true about possible life on other planets? | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 3 |
[
"Some of them were probably brought to Earth by asteroids or comets.",
"Some of them probably formed in the atmosphere and oceans.",
"They were probably significantly different from the organic molecules present on other planets in the solar system.",
"They included complex molecules."
] | According to paragraph 5, all of the following are true of the organic molecules on early Earth EXCEPT: | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 2 |
[
"buried",
"whole",
"confined",
"active"
] | The word "intact" in the passage is closest in meaning to | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 1 |
[
"Organic molecules must be protected from solar radiation by a surface layer of liquid.",
"Planets that lack both of these features are probably too small to have been hit by many asteroids or comets carrying organic matter.",
"Organic molecules need a liquid or gaseous environment to bring them together so the... | According to paragraph 6, why is life unlikely to be found on any planet that lacks both an atmosphere and a surface or subsurface liquid medium? | The creation of life requires a set of chemical elements for making the components of cells. Life on Earth uses about 25 of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, although just 4 of these elements-oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen-make up about 96 percent of the mass of living organisms. Thus, a first requi... | 3205.txt | 2 |
[
"the grandfather",
"the grandmother",
"the father",
"the mother"
] | The child had never met _ . | Although I had never met him, I knew that my grandfather had been five feet, six inches tall, while my stately grandmother stood five feet, eleven inches. As a teen-ager leafing through old photographs with Grandma, I finally realized how unusual they must have looked together.
"Grandma, " I asked, "how could you have ... | 3555.txt | 0 |
[
"five feet",
"six inches",
"four inches",
"five inches"
] | The grandmother was _ taller than the grandfather. | Although I had never met him, I knew that my grandfather had been five feet, six inches tall, while my stately grandmother stood five feet, eleven inches. As a teen-ager leafing through old photographs with Grandma, I finally realized how unusual they must have looked together.
"Grandma, " I asked, "how could you have ... | 3555.txt | 3 |
[
"to turn page by page",
"to put leaves in an album",
"to took for",
"to take out from"
] | "Leafing through" in "leafing through old photographs" means _ . | Although I had never met him, I knew that my grandfather had been five feet, six inches tall, while my stately grandmother stood five feet, eleven inches. As a teen-ager leafing through old photographs with Grandma, I finally realized how unusual they must have looked together.
"Grandma, " I asked, "how could you have ... | 3555.txt | 0 |
[
"how strange they must have looked together",
"how wonderful they must have looked together",
"how shameful they must have looked together",
"how unusual they must have looked together"
] | The child realized _ . | Although I had never met him, I knew that my grandfather had been five feet, six inches tall, while my stately grandmother stood five feet, eleven inches. As a teen-ager leafing through old photographs with Grandma, I finally realized how unusual they must have looked together.
"Grandma, " I asked, "how could you have ... | 3555.txt | 0 |
[
"the grandmother loved her husband deeply",
"the grandmother regretted to have married her husband",
"the grandfather had been out for at least ten years",
"the grandfather had been dead for nearly eight years"
] | From the passage we can see that _ . | Although I had never met him, I knew that my grandfather had been five feet, six inches tall, while my stately grandmother stood five feet, eleven inches. As a teen-ager leafing through old photographs with Grandma, I finally realized how unusual they must have looked together.
"Grandma, " I asked, "how could you have ... | 3555.txt | 0 |
[
"curious",
"tired",
"awful",
"funny"
] | After realising an email accident, you are likely to feel _ . | Realisation will probably set in seconds after you've clicked "send". You freeze in horrors and burn with shame.
What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.
Clicking "send" too soon
Don't waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you... | 3906.txt | 2 |
[
"apologise in a serious manner",
"tell the receiver to ignore the error",
"learn to write the name correctly",
"send a short notice to everyone"
] | If you have written the wrong name in an email, it is best to _ . | Realisation will probably set in seconds after you've clicked "send". You freeze in horrors and burn with shame.
What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.
Clicking "send" too soon
Don't waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you... | 3906.txt | 0 |
[
"Try offering other choices.",
"Avoid further involvement.",
"Meet other staff members.",
"Make a light-hearted apology."
] | What should you do when an unpleasant conversation is started by your "reply all" email? | Realisation will probably set in seconds after you've clicked "send". You freeze in horrors and burn with shame.
What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.
Clicking "send" too soon
Don't waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you... | 3906.txt | 1 |
[
"By promising not to offend the receiver again.",
"By seeking support from the receiver's friends.",
"By asking the receiver to control his anger.",
"By talking to the receiver face to face."
] | How should you deal with the problem caused by an offensive email? | Realisation will probably set in seconds after you've clicked "send". You freeze in horrors and burn with shame.
What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.
Clicking "send" too soon
Don't waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you... | 3906.txt | 3 |
[
"Defining email errors.",
"Reducing email mistakes.",
"Handling email accidents.",
"Improving email writing."
] | What is the passage mainly about? | Realisation will probably set in seconds after you've clicked "send". You freeze in horrors and burn with shame.
What to do? Here are four common email accidents, and how to recover.
Clicking "send" too soon
Don't waste your time trying to find out if the receivers has read it yet. Write another email as swiftly as you... | 3906.txt | 2 |
[
"has been striving to expand its market",
"intended to follow a fanciful fashion",
"tried but in vain to control the market",
"has been booming for one year or so"
] | We learn from the beginning of the passage that Web business . | In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because businesspeople... | 994.txt | 0 |
[
"the technology is popular with many Web users",
"businesses have faith in the reliability of online transactions",
"there is a radical change in strategy",
"it is accessible limitedly to established partners"
] | Speaking of the online technology available for marketing, the author implies that . | In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because businesspeople... | 994.txt | 2 |
[
"there should be no marketing messages in online culture",
"money making should be given priority to on the Web",
"the Web should be able to function as the television set",
"there should be no online commercial information without requests"
] | In the view of Net purists, . | In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because businesspeople... | 994.txt | 3 |
[
"pushing information on the Web is essential to Internet commerce",
"interactivity, hospitality and security are important to online customers",
"leading companies began to take the online plunge decades ago",
"setting up shops in silicon is independent of the cost of computing power"
] | We learn from the last paragraph that . | In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market. More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion, companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another. Such business-to-business sales make sense because businesspeople... | 994.txt | 1 |
[
"Interactive television advertising will become popular in 10-12 years.",
"Interactive television advertising has been under debate for the last decade or so.",
"Interactive television advertising is successful when incorporated into situation comedies.",
"Interactive television advertising has not achieved t... | What does Colin Dixon mean by saying"It's been the year of interactive television advertising for the last ten or twelve years"(Lines 4-5, Para.1)? | Interactive television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been pushed for years. Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of "Friends", a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on the... | 1716.txt | 2 |
[
"Pretty positive.",
"Totally indifferent.",
"Somewhat doubtful.",
"Rather critical."
] | What is the public's response to Cablevision's planned interactive TV advertising program? | Interactive television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been pushed for years. Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of "Friends", a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on the... | 1716.txt | 2 |
[
"It has made TV advertising easily accessible to viewers.",
"It helps advertisers to measure the click-through rates.",
"It has placed TV advertising at a great disadvantage.",
"It enables viewers to check the sales items with ease."
] | What is the impact of the wide use of digital video recorders on TV advertising? | Interactive television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been pushed for years. Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of "Friends", a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on the... | 1716.txt | 0 |
[
"It proves the advantage of TV advertising.",
"It has done well in engaging the viewers.",
"It helps attract investments in the company.",
"it has boosted the TV advertising industry."
] | What do we learn about Unilever's interactive campaign? | Interactive television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been pushed for years. Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of "Friends", a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on the... | 1716.txt | 1 |
[
"They may be due to the novel way of advertising.",
"They signify the popularity of interactive advertising.",
"They point to the growing curiosity ofTV viewers.",
"They indicate the future direction of media reform."
] | How does the author view the hitherto high click-through rates? | Interactive television advertising, which allows viewers to use their remote controls to click on advertisements, has been pushed for years. Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of "Friends", a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on the... | 1716.txt | 0 |
[
"studying abroad cost almost the same as staying in U.S. for higher education.",
"American students were encouraged to study overseas to enrich their experience.",
"the cost of living at abroad was moderate for American students.",
"the U.S. dollar was the strongest currency in the world."
] | The fact that American students blithely flocked overseas to nibble on affordable sconesa and croissants implies that _ | Once upon a time-when the U.S. dollar was king-American students blithely flocked overseas to nibble on affordable scones and croissants between classes. How times have changed.As the dollar dips to all-time lows, college students are feeling the pinch. Especially in the United Kingdom and countries that use the euro-w... | 3660.txt | 2 |
[
"students' enthusiasm of studying abroad in short period does not disappear but vice versa.",
"students become hesitant when considering long-term overseas programs.",
"programmes in western Europe and Australia suffer declining popularity.",
"students who chose to study at certain continents are at a rapid g... | The changes of study-abroad caused by the dollar's depreciation are the following ones except _ | Once upon a time-when the U.S. dollar was king-American students blithely flocked overseas to nibble on affordable scones and croissants between classes. How times have changed.As the dollar dips to all-time lows, college students are feeling the pinch. Especially in the United Kingdom and countries that use the euro-w... | 3660.txt | 1 |
[
"the United States are now more readily influenced by the other countries than before.",
"shift in the mainland may also be caused by factors outside of America.",
"Europe can no longer influnece the United States as before.",
"the United States are extending its influence beyond its boraders."
] | Rebecca Hover's statement implies that _ | Once upon a time-when the U.S. dollar was king-American students blithely flocked overseas to nibble on affordable scones and croissants between classes. How times have changed.As the dollar dips to all-time lows, college students are feeling the pinch. Especially in the United Kingdom and countries that use the euro-w... | 3660.txt | 1 |
[
"The international exchange students.",
"The students who have got scholarships.",
"The students at costly private schools.",
"The students at public universities."
] | Who are probably most affected by the dollar's dip? | Once upon a time-when the U.S. dollar was king-American students blithely flocked overseas to nibble on affordable scones and croissants between classes. How times have changed.As the dollar dips to all-time lows, college students are feeling the pinch. Especially in the United Kingdom and countries that use the euro-w... | 3660.txt | 2 |
[
"Impact of the Dollar's Devaluation.",
"American Students at Abroad.",
"Study-abroad Costs for American Students.",
"Shift of American Students' Foreign Study."
] | The best title for this passage is _ | Once upon a time-when the U.S. dollar was king-American students blithely flocked overseas to nibble on affordable scones and croissants between classes. How times have changed.As the dollar dips to all-time lows, college students are feeling the pinch. Especially in the United Kingdom and countries that use the euro-w... | 3660.txt | 3 |
[
"It varies from person to person.",
"It weakens in one's later years.",
"It gradually expands with age.",
"It indicates one's health condition."
] | What is the common view of mental function? | Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions-including measures of ... | 2241.txt | 1 |
[
"Some diseases inevitably lead to their decline.",
"They reach a peak at the age of 20 for most people.",
"They are closely related to physical and mental exercise.",
"Some of them begin to decline when people are still young."
] | What does the new study find about mental functions? | Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions-including measures of ... | 2241.txt | 3 |
[
"They tend to decline in people's later years.",
"Their flexibility determines one's abilities.",
"They function quite well even in old age.",
"Their functioning is still a puzzle to be solved."
] | What does Timothy Salthouse say about people's minds in most cases? | Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions-including measures of ... | 2241.txt | 2 |
[
"may be better at solving puzzles",
"can memorize things with more ease",
"may have greater facility in abstract reasoning",
"can put what they have learnt into more effective use"
] | Although people's minds may function less flexibly as they age, they _ . | Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions-including measures of ... | 2241.txt | 3 |
[
"find ways to slow down our mental decline",
"find ways to boost our memories",
"understand the complex process of mental functioning",
"understand the relation between physical and mental health"
] | According to Salthouse, their study may help us _ . | Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their decline in young adulthood, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60, found that certain mental functions-including measures of ... | 2241.txt | 0 |
[
"people might become lazy as a result of too much sleep",
"there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habits",
"people tended to sleep more peacefully in cold weather",
"winter was a season for people to sleep for months on end"
] | The example of the French peasants shows the fact that _ . | Have you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating.It's too bad that humans can't hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did.
Apparently, at times in the past , peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation. So writes ... | 3786.txt | 1 |
[
"to set traps to catch animals",
"to wake up their family and neighbours",
"to remind others of the time",
"to guard against possible dangers"
] | The late night was called "The Watch"because it was a time for people _ . | Have you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating.It's too bad that humans can't hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did.
Apparently, at times in the past , peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation. So writes ... | 3786.txt | 3 |
[
"Sleep in the way animals do.",
"Consult a doctor if they can't sleep.",
"Follow their natural sleep rhythm.",
"Keep to the eight-hour sleep pattern."
] | What does the author advise people to do ? | Have you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating.It's too bad that humans can't hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did.
Apparently, at times in the past , peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation. So writes ... | 3786.txt | 2 |
[
"To give a prescription for insomnia.",
"To urge people to sleep less.",
"To analyze the sleep pattern of modern people.",
"To throw new light on human sleep."
] | What is the author's purpose in writing the passage? | Have you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating.It's too bad that humans can't hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did.
Apparently, at times in the past , peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation. So writes ... | 3786.txt | 3 |
[
"large animal were vulnerable to the changing environment",
"small species survived as large animals disappeared",
"large sea animals may face the same threat today",
"slow-growing fish outlive fast-growing ones"
] | The extinction of large prehistoric animals is noted to suggest that _. | When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange happened to the large animals. They suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived. The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.
That the seas ar... | 2943.txt | 2 |
[
"the stock of large predators in some old fisheries has reduced by 90%",
"there are only half as many fisheries as there were 15 years ago",
"the catch sizes in new fisheries are only 20% of the original amount",
"the number of larger predators dropped faster in new fisheries than in the old"
] | We can infer from Dr. Myers and Dr. Worm's paper that . | When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange happened to the large animals. They suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived. The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.
That the seas ar... | 2943.txt | 0 |
[
"fishing technology has improved rapidly",
"the catch-sizes are actually smaller than recorded",
"the marine biomass has suffered a greater loss",
"the data collected so far are out of date"
] | By saying "these figures are conservative" (Line 1, paragraph 3), Dr. Worm means that. | When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange happened to the large animals. They suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived. The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.
That the seas ar... | 2943.txt | 2 |
[
"people should look for a baseline that can work for a longer time",
"fisheries should keep their yields below 50% of the biomass",
"the ocean biomass should be restored to its original level",
"people should adjust the fishing baseline to the changing situation"
] | Dr. Myers and other researchers hold that . | When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange happened to the large animals. They suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived. The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.
That the seas ar... | 2943.txt | 3 |
[
"management efficiency",
"biomass level",
"catch-size limits",
"technological application"
] | The author seems to be mainly concerned with most fisheries' . | When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strange happened to the large animals. They suddenly became extinct. Smaller species survived. The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction. Now something similar could be happening in the oceans.
That the seas ar... | 2943.txt | 1 |
[
"a news item",
"part of an introduction of a book",
"part of a lecture",
"an advertisement"
] | This passage is most probably ________. | As supplier of most of the food we eat and of raw materials for many industrial processes, agriculture is clearly an important area of the economy. But the industrial performance of agriculture is even more important than this. For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is n... | 2565.txt | 1 |
[
"the amount of food it produces",
"the per capital income of farmers",
"its industrial performance",
"the production of investment goods"
] | What is most important to agriculture is ________. | As supplier of most of the food we eat and of raw materials for many industrial processes, agriculture is clearly an important area of the economy. But the industrial performance of agriculture is even more important than this. For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is n... | 2565.txt | 2 |
[
"the provision of food and raw materials",
"the productivity of farmers",
"the production of investment goods",
"the economy as a whole"
] | The word "this" in Line 4 refers to ________. | As supplier of most of the food we eat and of raw materials for many industrial processes, agriculture is clearly an important area of the economy. But the industrial performance of agriculture is even more important than this. For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is n... | 2565.txt | 0 |
[
"the size of the working population",
"the organization of agriculture",
"the market structure",
"the general development of economy"
] | The performance of farmers essentially determines ________. | As supplier of most of the food we eat and of raw materials for many industrial processes, agriculture is clearly an important area of the economy. But the industrial performance of agriculture is even more important than this. For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is n... | 2565.txt | 3 |
[
"the structure of American farming population",
"the market structure of American agriculture",
"the various functions of American agriculture",
"the organization of American agriculture"
] | This passage will most probably be followed by a discussion of ________. | As supplier of most of the food we eat and of raw materials for many industrial processes, agriculture is clearly an important area of the economy. But the industrial performance of agriculture is even more important than this. For in nations where the productivity of farmers is low, most of the working population is n... | 2565.txt | 1 |
[
"find out the role taste preference plays in a person's drinking",
"reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkers",
"show that a person's opinion about taste is mere guess-work",
"compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks"
] | According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to _ . | Taste is such a subjective matter that we don't usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone's preference, is that it's one person's opinion. But because the two big cola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we've wondered how big a role taste preference actua... | 3112.txt | 0 |
[
"Coca-Cola and Pepsi are people's two most favorite drinks",
"there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi",
"few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi",
"people's tastes differ from one another"
] | The statistics recorded in the preference tests show _ . | Taste is such a subjective matter that we don't usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone's preference, is that it's one person's opinion. But because the two big cola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we've wondered how big a role taste preference actua... | 3112.txt | 1 |
[
"the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colas",
"the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies",
"the competition between the two colas is very strong",
"blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans"
] | It is implied in the first paragraph that _ . | Taste is such a subjective matter that we don't usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone's preference, is that it's one person's opinion. But because the two big cola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we've wondered how big a role taste preference actua... | 3112.txt | 2 |
[
"being seriously burnt in the skin",
"being unable to burn for lack of fuel",
"being badly damaged by fire",
"being unable to function because of excessive use"
] | The word "burnout" (Line 4, Para. 5) here refers to the state of _ . | Taste is such a subjective matter that we don't usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone's preference, is that it's one person's opinion. But because the two big cola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we've wondered how big a role taste preference actua... | 3112.txt | 3 |
[
"show that taste preference is highly subjective",
"argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy",
"emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other",
"recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas"
] | The author's purpose in writing this passage is to _ . | Taste is such a subjective matter that we don't usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone's preference, is that it's one person's opinion. But because the two big cola companies-Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we've wondered how big a role taste preference actua... | 3112.txt | 0 |
[
"arrogant",
"frank",
"self-centered",
"impulsive"
] | When McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described as being . | When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving "to pursue my goal of running a company." Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision," McGee say... | 2123.txt | 1 |
[
"their expectation of better financial status",
"their need to reflect on their private life",
"their strained relations with the boards",
"their pursuit of new career goals"
] | According to Paragraph 2, senior executives' quitting may be spurred by . | When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving "to pursue my goal of running a company." Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision," McGee say... | 2123.txt | 3 |
[
"approved of",
"attended to",
"hunted for",
"guarded against"
] | The word "poached" (Line 3, Paragraph 4) most probably means . | When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving "to pursue my goal of running a company." Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision," McGee say... | 2123.txt | 2 |
[
"top performers used to cling to their posts",
"loyalty of top performers is getting out-dated",
"top performers care more about reputations",
"it's safer to stick to the traditional rules"
] | It can be inferred from the last paragraph that . | When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving "to pursue my goal of running a company." Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision," McGee say... | 2123.txt | 0 |
[
"CEOs: Where to Go",
"CEOs: All the Way Up",
"Top Managers Jump without a Net",
"The Only Way Out for Top Performers"
] | Which of the following is the best title for the text? | When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving "to pursue my goal of running a company." Broadcasting his ambition was "very much my decision," McGee say... | 2123.txt | 1 |
[
"Doctors usually have a poor eye sight.",
"Moviegoers often wear 3D glasses to watch films.",
"Some doctors are moviegoers.",
"Moviegoers know how to perform surgery."
] | What can be inferred about 3D glasses from the second paragraph? | 3D glasses help doctors perform invasive surgery when their hands are obscured from view.
Moviegoers aren't the only ones wearing 3D glasses nowadays-doctors could benefit from them, too, a new study suggests.
In the past, doctors have been skeptical of using 3D technology in their work, preferring to rely on their own... | 894.txt | 1 |
[
"Apathetic.",
"Positive.",
"Disappointed.",
"Doubtful."
] | What was the doctors' attitude toward 3D technology in the past? | 3D glasses help doctors perform invasive surgery when their hands are obscured from view.
Moviegoers aren't the only ones wearing 3D glasses nowadays-doctors could benefit from them, too, a new study suggests.
In the past, doctors have been skeptical of using 3D technology in their work, preferring to rely on their own... | 894.txt | 3 |
[
"enabled each eye to receive separate images",
"separated images for each eye",
"delivered images of each eye through a camera",
"delivered to each glass separate images"
] | To create a 3D effect in the brain, an eye-tracking camera system | 3D glasses help doctors perform invasive surgery when their hands are obscured from view.
Moviegoers aren't the only ones wearing 3D glasses nowadays-doctors could benefit from them, too, a new study suggests.
In the past, doctors have been skeptical of using 3D technology in their work, preferring to rely on their own... | 894.txt | 0 |
[
"less precision and less time",
"improved precision and less time",
"improved precision and more time",
"obscured views"
] | The benefits that 3D technology may bring to surgeons are | 3D glasses help doctors perform invasive surgery when their hands are obscured from view.
Moviegoers aren't the only ones wearing 3D glasses nowadays-doctors could benefit from them, too, a new study suggests.
In the past, doctors have been skeptical of using 3D technology in their work, preferring to rely on their own... | 894.txt | 1 |
[
"3D glasses system has the highest technology.",
"3D glasses system is no better than 2D one.",
"The glasses-free system is superior to the 2D one.",
"3D glasses system is more helpful than the glasses-free system."
] | What can be inferred from the feedbacks of the surgeons? | 3D glasses help doctors perform invasive surgery when their hands are obscured from view.
Moviegoers aren't the only ones wearing 3D glasses nowadays-doctors could benefit from them, too, a new study suggests.
In the past, doctors have been skeptical of using 3D technology in their work, preferring to rely on their own... | 894.txt | 3 |
[
"offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practice",
"senior citizen discounts have enabled many old people to live a decent life",
"giving senior citizens discounts has boosted the market for the elderly",
"senior citizens have to show their birth certificates to get a discount"
] | We learn from the first paragraph that ________. | Age has its privileges in America. And one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age-in some cases as low as 55-is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one's need... | 706.txt | 0 |
[
"Businesses, having made a lot of profits, should do something for society in return.",
"Old people are entitled to special treatment for the contribution they made to society.",
"The elderly, being financially underprivileged, need humane help from society.",
"Senior citizen discounts can make up for the ina... | What assumption lies behind the practice of senior citizen discounts? | Age has its privileges in America. And one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age-in some cases as low as 55-is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one's need... | 706.txt | 2 |
[
"make old people even more dependent on society",
"intensify conflicts between the young and the old",
"have adverse financial impact on business companies",
"bring a marked increase in the companies revenues"
] | According to some politicians and scholars, senior citizen discounts will ________. | Age has its privileges in America. And one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age-in some cases as low as 55-is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one's need... | 706.txt | 1 |
[
"It encourages elderly people to retire in time.",
"It opens up broad career prospects for young people.",
"It benefits the old at the expense of the young.",
"It should be reinforced by laws and court decisions."
] | How does the author view the Social Security system? | Age has its privileges in America. And one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age-in some cases as low as 55-is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one's need... | 706.txt | 2 |
[
"Senior citizens should fight hard against age discrimination.",
"The elderly are selfish and taking senior discounts for granted.",
"Priority should be given to the economic needs of senior citizens.",
"Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age discrimination."
] | Which of the following best summarizes the author's main argument? | Age has its privileges in America. And one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age-in some cases as low as 55-is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one's need... | 706.txt | 3 |
[
"wouldsurprise the brightest minds of the 18th century Enlightenment",
"willproduce results which cannot be foreseen",
"will helppeople to make the right choice in advance",
"willbring about disturbing results"
] | According to the author, really good science _ . | It is hard to predict howscience is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossibleto predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by definitionunknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. You either havescience or you don't, and if you have it you are obliged to acc... | 1715.txt | 1 |
[
"thought that they knew a great deal andcould solve most problems of science",
"wereafraid of facing up to the realities of scientific research",
"knew thatthey were ignorant and wanted to know more about nature",
"did moreharm than good in promoting man's understanding of nature"
] | It can be inferred from the passage thatscientists of the 18th century . | It is hard to predict howscience is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossibleto predict. If the things to be found are actually new, they are by definitionunknown in advance. You cannot make choices in this matter. You either havescience or you don't, and if you have it you are obliged to acc... | 1715.txt | 0 |
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