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"native.",
"rate.",
"most.",
"numerous."
] | The word "indigenous" in the passage(paragraph 1)is closest in meaning to | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 0 |
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"To indicate that Darwin understood the importance of competition.",
"To illustrate that competition can lead to the extinction of species.",
"To identify where the idea of competition among species first arose.",
"To argue against the idea that the process of selection is a natural occurrence."
] | In paragraph 1, why does the author mention what happened in New Zealand? | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 1 |
[
"one of the species has only recently moved into the territory of the other.",
"the species are closely related to each other.",
"the population of one species is much larger than that of the other.",
"both of the species are herbivores."
] | According to paragraph 2, competition is not usually a significant factor among two coexisting species when | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 3 |
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"vividly.",
"frequently.",
"broadly.",
"typically."
] | The word "graphically" in the passage(paragraph 2)is closest in meaning to | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 0 |
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"To make the point that predation can have as much effect on species survival as competition does.",
"To show how the ability to switch to an alternative resource can give a species a competitive advantage.",
"To account for the current species composition of North and South America.",
"To provide an example ... | In paragraph 2, why does the author talk about what happened as a result of North and South America becoming joined at the Isthmus of Panama? | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 3 |
[
"provided a situation in which competition could be removed from the interaction between two species.",
"showed that previous ideas about the extent to which competition determines the composition of a community were completely mistaken.",
"helped establish that competition will remove all but one species from ... | Paragraph 3 supports the idea that Gause's experiments were important because they | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 2 |
[
"It results in the evolution of physical structures that allow the species to compete with each other more effectively.",
"It results I the evolutionary extinction of all but one of the competing species.",
"It results in the competing species evolving in such a way that they no longer compete for the same reso... | According to paragraph 4, how does competition affect evolution? | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 2 |
[
"overemphasizes the role of selection pressure in species extinction.",
"suggests that selection pressures directly influence whole species.",
"does not make a distinction between species extinction and species evolution.",
"suggests that extinction always results whenever there is a competition."
] | According to paragraph 4, "species selection" is a misleading term because it | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 1 |
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"controlling.",
"explaining.",
"observing.",
"stopping."
] | The word "regulating" in the passage(paragraph 5)is closest in meaning to | When several individuals of the same species or of several different species depend on the same limited resource, a situation may arise that is referred to as competition. The existence of competition has been long known to naturalists; its effects were described by Darwin in considerable detail. Competition among indi... | 3924.txt | 0 |
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"Because the name reminded people of a food made of animal meat.",
"Because changing the name can prevent people from eating hamburgers.",
"Because it can bring children much food to change the name.",
"Because hamburgers cause so many diseases every year."
] | Why did PETA suggest changing the name "Hamburg"? | The German port of Hamburg has been offered $ 10,500 to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city's association with hamburgers. "Hamburg could improve animal welfare and bring kindness to animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment o... | 975.txt | 0 |
[
"Stopping eating meat.",
"Eating vegetables instead of meat.",
"It's better for children to eat vegetables.",
"Treating animals better."
] | What does the new name "Veggieburg" suggest? | The German port of Hamburg has been offered $ 10,500 to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city's association with hamburgers. "Hamburg could improve animal welfare and bring kindness to animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment o... | 975.txt | 1 |
[
"The name came from a kind of food.",
"The name came from the old German language.",
"The name has a long history.",
"The name has something to do with sailors."
] | Which of the following statements of the German name "Hamburg" is true? | The German port of Hamburg has been offered $ 10,500 to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city's association with hamburgers. "Hamburg could improve animal welfare and bring kindness to animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment o... | 975.txt | 2 |
[
"The two cities will have new names.",
"The present names of the two cities will last.",
"The children in Hamburg will have nothing to eat.",
"People won't eat hamburgers in the future."
] | What do you think is the result of the suggestion raised by PETA? | The German port of Hamburg has been offered $ 10,500 to change its name to "Veggieburg" by animal rights activists who are unhappy about the city's association with hamburgers. "Hamburg could improve animal welfare and bring kindness to animals by changing its name to Veggieburg," the People for the Ethical Treatment o... | 975.txt | 1 |
[
"is receiving more criticism",
"is no longer an educational ritual",
"is not required for advanced courses",
"is gaining more preferences"
] | It is implied in paragraph I that nowadays homework | Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on this educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible polic... | 3886.txt | 0 |
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"tend to have moderate expectations for their education",
"have asked for a different educational standard",
"may have problems finishing their homework",
"have voiced their complaints about homework"
] | L.A. Unified has made tbe rule about homework mainly because poor students _ . | Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on this educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible polic... | 3886.txt | 2 |
[
"discourage students from doing homework",
"result in students' indifference to their report cards",
"undermine the authority of state tests",
"restrict teachers' power in education"
] | According to Paragraph 3, one problem with the policy is that it may _ . | Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on this educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible polic... | 3886.txt | 0 |
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"it should be eliminated",
"it counts much in schooling",
"it places extra burdens on teachers",
"it is important for grades"
] | As mentioned in Paragraph 4, a key question unanswered about homework is whether _ . | Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on this educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible polic... | 3886.txt | 3 |
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"Wrong Interpretation ofan Educational Policy",
"A Welcomed Policy for Poor Students",
"Thomy Questions about Homework",
"A Faulty Approach to Homework"
] | A suitable title for this text could be | Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on this educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible polic... | 3886.txt | 3 |
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"the introductions of driving skills",
"the dangaga of drinking to your body",
"the effect of drinking on driving",
"the process of alcohol being absorbed"
] | The first paragraph is mainly about _ . | Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected , When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant ，damaging eyesight, judgment and co-ordination ，slowing down... | 336.txt | 2 |
[
"Drinking below the drink driving limit has no effect on driving.",
"Alcohol is taken in more quickly when drunk with fruit juice.",
"Having a cup of tea helps to get rid of alcohol from the body.",
"50 milligrams of alcohol per 100ml of breath is below the drink limit"
] | Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected , When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant ，damaging eyesight, judgment and co-ordination ，slowing down... | 336.txt | 1 |
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"Should provide specimens for testing.",
"be forbidden to drive for 3years",
"Will be punished for 10 driving-offence points",
"Should pay a maximum fine of HK$25,000"
] | A drive suspeced of drink driving _ . | Driving a car is not just handling controls and judging speed and distance. It requires you to predict what other road users will do and get ready to react to something unexpected , When alcohol is consumed, it enters your bloodstream and acts as a depressant ，damaging eyesight, judgment and co-ordination ，slowing down... | 336.txt | 0 |
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"illustrate that the boundaries of tectonic plates are neat, thin lines.",
"explain why some tectonic plates carry islands or continents while others form the seafloor.",
"explain the complex nature of the edges of tectonic plates.",
"provide examples of areas of tectonic plates where little geologic action o... | The author mentions "spreading ridges", "subduction zones", and"transform faults" in order to | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 2 |
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"expand.",
"form.",
"rise.",
"move closer."
] | The word "converge" in the passage is closest in meaning to | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 3 |
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"clear.",
"detailed.",
"informative.",
"familiar."
] | The word "instructive" in the passage(paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 2 |
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"worm down.",
"scattered.",
"developed.",
"deserted."
] | The word "eroded" in the passage(paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 0 |
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"Wilson provided an explanation for the observations made by Daly.",
"Wilson challenged the theory proposed by Daly.",
"Wilson found numerous examples of island chains that supported Daly's theory.",
"Wilson popularized the explanation of volcanic island formation formulated by Daly."
] | In paragraph 3, what is the relationship between the scientific contribution of James Daly and Tuzo Wilson? | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 0 |
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"To point out differences between the Hawaii island chain and other volcanic island chains.",
"To question the idea that all the islands in an island chain have been formed by volcanic activity.",
"To explain why Wilson hypothesis was initially difficult to accept.",
"To provide evidence in support of Daly's ... | Why does the author provide the information that "the dating of lavas in the Hawaii (and other) chains showedthat their ages increase away from the presently active volcano"? | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 3 |
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"They exist close to the surface of tectonic plates.",
"They cause most of the volcanic activity that occurs in the interiors of plates.",
"They are rarely active for long period of time.",
"They get increasingly older away from the present hot spots."
] | According to paragraph 4, which of the following is true of mantleplumes? | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 1 |
[
"reconstruct past geography.",
"detect changes in mantle plumes.",
"measure the rigidity of tectonic plates.",
"explain why the seafloor spreads."
] | According to paragraph 5, volcanic islands help geologists to | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 0 |
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"The hot spots on the Pacific Plate are much older than the ones located on the other tectonic plates.",
"Most of the volcanic sources beneath the Pacific Plate have become extinct.",
"The Pacific Plate has moved a distance equal to the length of the Hawaiian Island chain in the past 80 million years.",
"The ... | What can be inferred about the Pacific Plate from paragraph 5? | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 2 |
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"original.",
"ideal.",
"relative.",
"present."
] | The word "current" in the passage(paragraph 5)is closest in meaning to | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 3 |
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"Hot spots have existed for only about 5 percent of geologic time.",
"Hawaii did not exist 50 millions years ago.",
"Oceanic basins that contained old hot-spot trails disappeared a long time ago.",
"Hot-spot trails can be reconstructed only for island chains."
] | According to paragraph 5, why are geologists unable to trace back theentire geologic of continents from hot-spot trails? | Earth's surface is not made up of a single sheet of rock that forms a crust but rather a number of "tectonic plates" that fit closely, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Some plates carry islands or continents others form the seafloor. All are slowly moving because the plates float on a denser semi-liquid mantle... | 4029.txt | 2 |
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"It serves as a complement to online reading.",
"It should be preserved before it is too late.",
"It is mainly suitable for reading literature.",
"It is an indispensable part of education."
] | What does the author say about "deep reading"? | "Deep reading"--as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web--is an ending erer practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art. Its disappearance would jeopardize the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online, a... | 1389.txt | 1 |
[
"It helps promote readers' intellectual and emotional growth.",
"It enables readers to appreciate the complexity of language.",
"It helps readers build up immersive reading habits.",
"It is quickly becoming an endangered practice."
] | Why does the author advocate the reading of literature? | "Deep reading"--as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web--is an ending erer practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art. Its disappearance would jeopardize the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online, a... | 1389.txt | 0 |
[
"It ensures the reader's cognitive growth.",
"It enables the reader to be fully engaged.",
"It activates a different region of the brain.",
"It helps the reader learn rhetorical devices."
] | In what way does printed-page reading differ from online reading? | "Deep reading"--as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web--is an ending erer practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art. Its disappearance would jeopardize the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online, a... | 1389.txt | 1 |
[
"It gradually impairs one's eyesight.",
"It keeps arousing readers' curiosity.",
"It provides up-to-date information.",
"It renders reading less enjoyable."
] | What do the studies show about online reading? | "Deep reading"--as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web--is an ending erer practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art. Its disappearance would jeopardize the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online, a... | 1389.txt | 3 |
[
"Onscreen readers may be less competent readers.",
"Those who do reading in print are less informed.",
"Young people find reading onscreen more enjoyable.",
"It is now easier to find a favorite book online to read."
] | What do we learn from the study released by Britain's National Literacy Trust? | "Deep reading"--as opposed to the often superficial reading we do on the Web--is an ending erer practice, one we ought to take steps to preserve as we would a historic building or a significant work of art. Its disappearance would jeopardize the intellectual and emotional development of generations growing up online, a... | 1389.txt | 0 |
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"can do without mass transit.",
"finds public transportation too expensive.",
"needs public transportation.",
"has an insufficient mass transit system."
] | Hong Kong _ . | Hong Kong, major commercial center for Asia, and with a population which has grown at an alarming rate to over 5 million, is a city highly dependent on mass transit of all sorts, both local and long distance. The average Hong Kong worker or businessman, going about his daily activities, simply must use public transport... | 928.txt | 2 |
[
"over hills and valleys.",
"across land and water.",
"through mountains.",
"throughout the Kowloon area."
] | Hong Kong Public transportation extends _ . | Hong Kong, major commercial center for Asia, and with a population which has grown at an alarming rate to over 5 million, is a city highly dependent on mass transit of all sorts, both local and long distance. The average Hong Kong worker or businessman, going about his daily activities, simply must use public transport... | 928.txt | 1 |
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"heavy",
"light",
"fast",
"dangerous"
] | The traffic in the underwater traffic tunnel is _ . | Hong Kong, major commercial center for Asia, and with a population which has grown at an alarming rate to over 5 million, is a city highly dependent on mass transit of all sorts, both local and long distance. The average Hong Kong worker or businessman, going about his daily activities, simply must use public transport... | 928.txt | 0 |
[
"by far the most economical method.",
"the most pleasant method.",
"the least pleasant method.",
"the fastest method."
] | Crossing the harbor by train is _ . | Hong Kong, major commercial center for Asia, and with a population which has grown at an alarming rate to over 5 million, is a city highly dependent on mass transit of all sorts, both local and long distance. The average Hong Kong worker or businessman, going about his daily activities, simply must use public transport... | 928.txt | 3 |
[
"Kowloon",
"the Central District",
"the Hong Kong Metro",
"the Hong Kong's harbor."
] | The business area on the island side of Hong Kong is referred to be as _ . | Hong Kong, major commercial center for Asia, and with a population which has grown at an alarming rate to over 5 million, is a city highly dependent on mass transit of all sorts, both local and long distance. The average Hong Kong worker or businessman, going about his daily activities, simply must use public transport... | 928.txt | 1 |
[
"one million people",
"approximately 12.3 million of people",
"250,000 people",
"roughly 0.6 million people"
] | Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected _ . | They are among the 250,000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that accounts for 40 percent of the nation's unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies.
"We study for jobs that don't exist." Nico... | 2738.txt | 3 |
[
"school education is not sufficient",
"the students' aim in study is not clear",
"the students can't get work after graduation",
"the students lose their motivation in their study"
] | What Nicollete Steggerda said(Para.2) suggests that _ . | They are among the 250,000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that accounts for 40 percent of the nation's unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies.
"We study for jobs that don't exist." Nico... | 2738.txt | 2 |
[
"are trying to seek their fortune on the Continent",
"are indifferent to the unemployed on the Continent",
"have been the first to show their disappointment over joblessness",
"are sympathetic to the unemployed in France and Belgium"
] | British youths _ . | They are among the 250,000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that accounts for 40 percent of the nation's unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies.
"We study for jobs that don't exist." Nico... | 2738.txt | 2 |
[
"European youths are worried about a new world war in the future",
"Widespread unemployment is beyond European youths' expectation",
"the rock song \"No Future\" is an expression of the disappointment of European youth",
"about 40% of the guest workers are out of work in Western Europe now"
] | The author states all the items listed except _ . | They are among the 250,000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that accounts for 40 percent of the nation's unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies.
"We study for jobs that don't exist." Nico... | 2738.txt | 3 |
[
"are more like Americans than their elders in their way of thinking",
"look on life as their elders do",
"look more like Americans than their elders do",
"expect more from Americans than from their elders"
] | It seems that young Europeans _ . | They are among the 250,000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that accounts for 40 percent of the nation's unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government-sponsored youth center, even among those who are continuing their studies.
"We study for jobs that don't exist." Nico... | 2738.txt | 0 |
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"listening to music",
"playing card",
"going out for fishing",
"boxing match"
] | According to the passage, perhaps the followings are our ordinary ways ofrelaxation for common people except _ . | "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is apopular saying in the United States. Other countrieshave similar sayings. It is true that all of us needrecreation. We cannot work all the time if we aregoing to keep good health and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps themost popular way is to take... | 2323.txt | 3 |
[
"The popular British saying mentioned in the passage has familiar doing in other countries.",
"All of us need recreation in our lives if we cannot work all the time.",
"Sometimes those who enjoy sports events like to take part in them, too.",
"It is almost impossible for everyone who wants to watch an importa... | Which of the following statements is TRUE to the passage? | "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is apopular saying in the United States. Other countrieshave similar sayings. It is true that all of us needrecreation. We cannot work all the time if we aregoing to keep good health and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps themost popular way is to take... | 2323.txt | 2 |
[
"to finish the writing course",
"to realize her own dream",
"to satisfy readers' wish",
"to earn more money"
] | The author decided to write a novel _ . | I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn't think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publis... | 3742.txt | 1 |
[
"Disturbed.",
"Ashamed.",
"Confident.",
"Uncertain."
] | How did the writer feel halfway with the novel? | I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn't think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publis... | 3742.txt | 3 |
[
"It pays to stick to one's goal.",
"Hard work can lead to success.",
"She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.",
"There is no end in sight when starting to do something."
] | What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph? | I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn't think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publis... | 3742.txt | 0 |
[
"It will help your company expand more rapidly.",
"It will create a harmonious working atmosphere.",
"It may prevent your business and career from advancing.",
"It may make you feel uncertain about your own decisions."
] | What happens when you have like-minded people around you all the while? | It's nice to have people of like mind around. Agreeable people boost your confidence and allow you to relax and feel comfortable. Unfortunately, that comfort can hinder the very learning that can expand your company and your career.
It's nice to have people agree, but you need conflicting perspectives to dig out the tr... | 2221.txt | 2 |
[
"Avoid arguments with business partners.",
"Encourage people to disagree and argue.",
"Build a wide and strong business network.",
"Seek advice from their worthy competitors."
] | What does the author suggest leaders do? | It's nice to have people of like mind around. Agreeable people boost your confidence and allow you to relax and feel comfortable. Unfortunately, that comfort can hinder the very learning that can expand your company and your career.
It's nice to have people agree, but you need conflicting perspectives to dig out the tr... | 2221.txt | 1 |
[
"To find out the truth about an issue.",
"To build up people's moral strength.",
"To remove misunderstandings.",
"To look for worthy opponents."
] | What is the purpose of holding a debate? | It's nice to have people of like mind around. Agreeable people boost your confidence and allow you to relax and feel comfortable. Unfortunately, that comfort can hinder the very learning that can expand your company and your career.
It's nice to have people agree, but you need conflicting perspectives to dig out the tr... | 2221.txt | 0 |
[
"They listen carefully to their opponents' views.",
"They show due respect for each other's beliefs.",
"They present their views clearly and explicitly.",
"They take care not to hurt each other's feelings."
] | What advice does the author give to people engaged in a fierce debate? | It's nice to have people of like mind around. Agreeable people boost your confidence and allow you to relax and feel comfortable. Unfortunately, that comfort can hinder the very learning that can expand your company and your career.
It's nice to have people agree, but you need conflicting perspectives to dig out the tr... | 2221.txt | 3 |
[
"Try to make peace with them.",
"Try to make up the differences.",
"Invite them to the ring next time.",
"Acknowledge their contribution."
] | How should we treat our rivals after a successful debate? | It's nice to have people of like mind around. Agreeable people boost your confidence and allow you to relax and feel comfortable. Unfortunately, that comfort can hinder the very learning that can expand your company and your career.
It's nice to have people agree, but you need conflicting perspectives to dig out the tr... | 2221.txt | 3 |
[
"Home schoolers engage private teachers to provide additional education for their children.",
"Home schoolers don't go to school but are educated at home by their parents.",
"Home schoolers educate their children at home instead of sending them to school.",
"Home schoolers advocate combining public education ... | Which of the following statements is true? | The estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U. S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher at about a million.
Home school advocates take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perc... | 2731.txt | 2 |
[
"they want to show their tolerance for different teaching systems",
"there isn't much they can do to change the present situation",
"public schools have so many problems that they cannot offer proper education for all children",
"home schooling provides a new variety of education for children"
] | Public schools are softening their position on home schooling because _ . | The estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U. S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher at about a million.
Home school advocates take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perc... | 2731.txt | 1 |
[
"concern with the cost involved",
"worry about the inefficiency of public schools",
"devotion to religion",
"respect fro the interests of individuals"
] | Most home schoolers' opposition to public education stems from their _ . | The estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U. S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher at about a million.
Home school advocates take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perc... | 2731.txt | 2 |
[
"home schooling is superior and therefore they will not easily give in",
"their increased cooperation with public school will bring about the improvement of public education",
"things in public schools are not so bad as has often been said",
"their tolerance of public education will attract more kids to publi... | From the passage we know that home school advocates think that _ . | The estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U. S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher at about a million.
Home school advocates take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perc... | 2731.txt | 0 |
[
"teachers in public schools are not as responsible as they should be",
"public schools take up a herdlike approach to teaching children",
"public schools are the source of bureaucracy and inefficiency in modern society",
"public schools cannot provide education that is good enough for their children"
] | It can be concluded from Van Galen's research that some home schoolers believe that _ . | The estimates of the numbers of home-schooled children vary widely. The U. S. Department of Education estimates there are 250,000 to 350,000 home-schooled children in the country. Home school advocates put the number much higher at about a million.
Home school advocates take a harsh attitude toward home schoolers, perc... | 2731.txt | 3 |
[
"the use of seat belts was not compulsory for the majority of the population",
"a new law requiring the use of seat belts had just been passed",
"people had to choose between the use of seat belts or the use of air bags",
"almost fifty percent of the people involved in car accidents were saved by seat Belts"
... | Before 1989, in the United States _ . | Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless states representing two-thirds of the country's population pass compulsory seat-belt-use laws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seat belts.
The rule wouldn't have been necessary but for one ... | 3219.txt | 0 |
[
"held up in a traffic jam",
"confined in the car",
"caught in an accident",
"pulled into a car"
] | The word "trapped" (Para. 3, Line 3) means to be _ . | Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless states representing two-thirds of the country's population pass compulsory seat-belt-use laws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seat belts.
The rule wouldn't have been necessary but for one ... | 3219.txt | 1 |
[
"they don't think that it is comfortable to wear seat belts",
"they don't believe that an accident involving a terrible driver is highly probable",
"they believe that no danger is involved in just driving a few blocks",
"they think that few drivers are willing to wear seat belts"
] | One of the reasons why many drivers refuse to wear seat belts is because _ . | Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless states representing two-thirds of the country's population pass compulsory seat-belt-use laws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seat belts.
The rule wouldn't have been necessary but for one ... | 3219.txt | 2 |
[
"seat belts should be replaced by air bags",
"eighty-five percent of all drivers are likely to Break traffic rules",
"all drivers, whether good or bad, are liable to have an accident at one time or another",
"wearing seat belts will get drivers out of dangerous situations"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that _ . | Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless states representing two-thirds of the country's population pass compulsory seat-belt-use laws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seat belts.
The rule wouldn't have been necessary but for one ... | 3219.txt | 2 |
[
"to urge the government to pass the law sooner",
"to tell how dangerous car-driving can be",
"to criticise those who refuse to use seat belts",
"to prove the necessity of the new rule"
] | The purpose of the writer in writing this passage is _ . | Last summer, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole announced a new rule: Unless states representing two-thirds of the country's population pass compulsory seat-belt-use laws by April 1989, all new vehicles will have to be fitted with air bags or automatic seat belts.
The rule wouldn't have been necessary but for one ... | 3219.txt | 1 |
[
"his grandfather died in the state of Kentucky",
"his family settled down in the countryside of Indiana",
"Kentucky joined the Union as a member state",
"his family had to move from place to place"
] | When the writer was a child _ . | My father, at the death of his father, was six years old, and he grew up without education. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when I was seven. We reached our new home about the time the state came into the Union. It was a wild area, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. I grew up there. There were... | 784.txt | 1 |
[
"educated people were greatly respected",
"only a few had a knowledge of Latin",
"people were often killed by wild animals",
"the land had yet to be farmed"
] | When the writer was seven, his family moved to an area where _ . | My father, at the death of his father, was six years old, and he grew up without education. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when I was seven. We reached our new home about the time the state came into the Union. It was a wild area, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. I grew up there. There were... | 784.txt | 3 |
[
"were of poor quality ",
"offered all kinds of subjects",
"respected those who knew Latin",
"had teachers good at reading, writing, and adding"
] | The schools in the area _ . | My father, at the death of his father, was six years old, and he grew up without education. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when I was seven. We reached our new home about the time the state came into the Union. It was a wild area, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. I grew up there. There were... | 784.txt | 0 |
[
"He believed he met the school requirements.",
"He thought he was well-educated.",
"He thought it was not satisfactory.",
"He believed he was poorly educated."
] | How did the writer look at his early education? | My father, at the death of his father, was six years old, and he grew up without education. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when I was seven. We reached our new home about the time the state came into the Union. It was a wild area, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. I grew up there. There were... | 784.txt | 2 |
[
"had to learn to read, write and add",
"found it necessary to receive advanced education",
"was probably fairly well-educated",
"was dissatisfied with his level of education"
] | At the time he wrote, the writer _ . | My father, at the death of his father, was six years old, and he grew up without education. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when I was seven. We reached our new home about the time the state came into the Union. It was a wild area, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. I grew up there. There were... | 784.txt | 2 |
[
"natural species",
"animals developed by people",
"inbred dogs",
"domesticated animals"
] | The expression" breeds" （Line 3, Paragraph 2）most probably means _ . | A dog may be man's best friend. But man is not always a dog's. Over the centuries selective breeding has pulled at the canine body shape to produce grotesque distortion. Indeed, some of these distortions are, when found in people, regarded as pathologies.
Dog breeding does, though, offer a chance to those who would lik... | 510.txt | 1 |
[
"enthusiastic interest",
"reserved indifference",
"slight doubt",
"strong contempt"
] | The attitude of those who wish to identify the genetic basis of the features of particular pedigrees towards dogs is one of _ . | A dog may be man's best friend. But man is not always a dog's. Over the centuries selective breeding has pulled at the canine body shape to produce grotesque distortion. Indeed, some of these distortions are, when found in people, regarded as pathologies.
Dog breeding does, though, offer a chance to those who would lik... | 510.txt | 0 |
[
"the research is divided into two parts",
"the research is important in two senses",
"the results of the research involve two types of dogs",
"the research has achieved two important results"
] | By saying" the upshots of this work are twofold" （Line 1, Last Paragraph）, the author implies that _ . | A dog may be man's best friend. But man is not always a dog's. Over the centuries selective breeding has pulled at the canine body shape to produce grotesque distortion. Indeed, some of these distortions are, when found in people, regarded as pathologies.
Dog breeding does, though, offer a chance to those who would lik... | 510.txt | 1 |
[
"Dachshunds can also explain another aspect of Dr Ostrander's theory.",
"Dachshunds are responsible for two aspects of Dr Ostrander's theory.",
"Dachshunds feature special genes of hair.",
"Dachshunds are special because of their distinctive hair."
] | What does the author mean by saying" Dachshunds also featured in her third example-the genetics of dog-hair" （Line 1, Paragraph 5）? | A dog may be man's best friend. But man is not always a dog's. Over the centuries selective breeding has pulled at the canine body shape to produce grotesque distortion. Indeed, some of these distortions are, when found in people, regarded as pathologies.
Dog breeding does, though, offer a chance to those who would lik... | 510.txt | 0 |
[
"What was found about the Portuguese water dog is likely applicable to other dogs as well.",
"Short legs in dogs have something to do with gene reactivation.",
"What was found about chondrodysplasia in dogs can also apply to dwarfism in human.",
"The variation of dog coat does not involve a large quantity of ... | Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? | A dog may be man's best friend. But man is not always a dog's. Over the centuries selective breeding has pulled at the canine body shape to produce grotesque distortion. Indeed, some of these distortions are, when found in people, regarded as pathologies.
Dog breeding does, though, offer a chance to those who would lik... | 510.txt | 2 |
[
"getting worse because of the Internet",
"the rich countries are responsible for",
"the world must guard against",
"considered positive today"
] | Digital divide is something . | A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide -- the division of the world into the info (information) rich and the info poor. And that divide does exist today. My wife and I lectured about this looming danger twenty years ago. What was less visible then, however, were the new, positive ... | 832.txt | 2 |
[
"offers economic potentials",
"can bring foreign funds",
"can soon wipe out world poverty",
"connects people all over the world"
] | Governments attach importance to the Internet because it . | A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide -- the division of the world into the info (information) rich and the info poor. And that divide does exist today. My wife and I lectured about this looming danger twenty years ago. What was less visible then, however, were the new, positive ... | 832.txt | 0 |
[
"providing financial support overseas",
"preventing foreign capital's control",
"building industrial infrastructure",
"accepting foreign investment"
] | The writer mentioned the case of the United States to justify the policy of . | A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide -- the division of the world into the info (information) rich and the info poor. And that divide does exist today. My wife and I lectured about this looming danger twenty years ago. What was less visible then, however, were the new, positive ... | 832.txt | 3 |
[
"how well-developed it is electronically",
"whether it is prejudiced against immigrants",
"whether it adopts America's industrial pattern",
"how much control it has over foreign corporations"
] | It seems that now a country's economy depends much on . | A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide -- the division of the world into the info (information) rich and the info poor. And that divide does exist today. My wife and I lectured about this looming danger twenty years ago. What was less visible then, however, were the new, positive ... | 832.txt | 3 |
[
"most Americans are heavy drinkers.",
"Americans are now less shocked by road accidents.",
"accidents attract so much publicity.",
"drinking is a socially accepted habit in America."
] | Drunken driving had become a major problem in America because _ . | Drunken driving--sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder--has become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alco... | 937.txt | 3 |
[
"Because detailed statistics are now available.",
"Because the news media have highlighted the problem.",
"Because judges are giving more severe sentences.",
"Because drivers are more conscious of their image."
] | Why has public opinion regarding drunken driving changed? | Drunken driving--sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder--has become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alco... | 937.txt | 1 |
[
"many drivers were not of legal age.",
"young drivers were often bad drivers.",
"the level of drinking increased in the 1960s.",
"the legal drinking age should be raised."
] | Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that _ . | Drunken driving--sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder--has become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alco... | 937.txt | 3 |
[
"reduced the number of convictions.",
"resulted in fewer serious accidents.",
"prevented bars from serving drunken customers.",
"specified the amount drivers can drink."
] | Laws recently introduced in some states have _ . | Drunken driving--sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder--has become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alco... | 937.txt | 1 |
[
"Because alcohol is easily obtained.",
"Because drinking is linked to organized crime.",
"Because legal prohibition has already failed.",
"Because legislation alone is not sufficient."
] | Why is the problem of drinking and driving difficult to solve? | Drunken driving--sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder--has become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alco... | 937.txt | 3 |
[
"parents play in bringing up their children",
"men play in a family",
"women play in a family",
"equality plays in a family"
] | From the passage we know that the author is very concerned with the role that . | In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home... | 1821.txt | 1 |
[
"a man's place is in the home",
"a woman's place is in the home",
"a woman should be equal to a man",
"a man should have an equal share in family matters"
] | The author means to tell us that . | In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home... | 1821.txt | 3 |
[
"cooperation",
"momism",
"authoritarianism",
"neo-popism"
] | According to the author, a healthy family should be based on . | In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home... | 1821.txt | 0 |
[
"The children.",
"The man.",
"The woman",
"The psychologist."
] | Who will benefit most from a family pattern of sharing in tasks and decisions? | In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home... | 1821.txt | 0 |
[
"male superiority maintains a healthy family",
"authority and democracy are very essential to a healthy family",
"authoritarianism does no good to a healthy family",
"women should be equal to men"
] | We may safely conclude from the passage that . | In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such a home... | 1821.txt | 1 |
[
"their life was as luxurious as that of royalty.",
"They enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty.",
"They are rather rich.",
"Their way of living was the same as that of the royalty."
] | The sentence Pop stars' style of living was once the prerogative only of Royalty means _ . | Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty.Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them.The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols.The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, privat... | 274.txt | 1 |
[
"Approval.",
"Disapproval.",
"Ironical.",
"Critical."
] | What is the author's attitude toward top stars' high income? | Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty.Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them.The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols.The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, privat... | 274.txt | 0 |
[
"there exists fierce competition in climbing to the top.",
"People are blind in idolizing stars.",
"Successful Pop stars give great entertainment.",
"The tax they have paid are great."
] | It can be inferred from the passage _ . | Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty.Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them.The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols.The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, privat... | 274.txt | 0 |
[
"Successful man should get high-income repayment.",
"Pop stars made great contribution to a country.",
"Pop stars can enjoy the life of royalty.",
"Successful men represent the tip of the iceberg."
] | What can we learn from the passage? | Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty.Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them.The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols.The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, privat... | 274.txt | 3 |
[
"The first.",
"The second.",
"The third.",
"The fourth."
] | Which paragraph covers the main idea? | Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty.Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them.The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols.The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls-Royces, privat... | 274.txt | 3 |
[
"identifying",
"associating",
"assimilating",
"monopolizing"
] | The word "homogenizing" (Line 2, Paragraph 1) most probably means . | In spite of "endless talk of difference," American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is "the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference" characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into "a culture of consumption" launched by the 19t... | 2870.txt | 2 |
[
"played a role in the spread of popular culture",
"became intimate shops for common consumers",
"satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite",
"owed its emergence to the culture of consumption"
] | According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century . | In spite of "endless talk of difference," American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is "the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference" characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into "a culture of consumption" launched by the 19t... | 2870.txt | 0 |
[
"are resistant to homogenization",
"exert a great influence on American culture",
"are hardly a threat to the common culture",
"constitute the majority of the population"
] | The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S. . | In spite of "endless talk of difference," American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is "the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference" characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into "a culture of consumption" launched by the 19t... | 2870.txt | 2 |
[
"To prove their popularity around the world.",
"To reveal the public's fear of immigrants.",
"To give examples of successful immigrants.",
"To show the powerful influence of American culture."
] | Why are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph 5? | In spite of "endless talk of difference," American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is "the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse, and the casualness and absence of deference" characteristic of popular culture. People are absorbed into "a culture of consumption" launched by the 19t... | 2870.txt | 3 |
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