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[
"Damage to local ecology.",
"A decline in the park's income.",
"Preservation of vegetation.",
"An increase in the variety of animals."
] | What did the disappearance of gray wolves bring about? | After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.
Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the ... | 3566.txt | 0 |
[
"Doubtful.",
"Positive.",
"Disapproving.",
"Uncaring."
] | What is the author's attitude towards the Yellowstone wolf project? | After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park. By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.
Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the ... | 3566.txt | 1 |
[
"orbital patterns",
"coma and tails",
"brightness",
"size"
] | The passage focuses on comets primarily in terms of their | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 1 |
[
"equally fast",
"exactly alike",
"near each other",
"invisible"
] | The word "identical" in line 1 is closest in meaning to | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 1 |
[
"center",
"edge",
"tail",
"beginning"
] | The word "heart" in line 4 is closest in meaning to | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 0 |
[
"It had a relatively small and inconspicuous nucleus.",
"It was very similar to an asteroid.",
"It was covered with an unusual black dust.",
"It provided visual evidence of the makeup of a comet's nucleus."
] | Why does the author mention the Giotto probe in paragraph 3? | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 3 |
[
"dust and gas",
"ice and dust",
"hydrogen gas",
"electrically charged atoms"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that the nucleus of a comet is made up of | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 1 |
[
"mathematical",
"popular",
"unusual",
"vivid"
] | The word "graphic" in line 9 is closest in meaning to | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 3 |
[
"Black dust was left on the comet's surface.",
"The nucleus of the comet expanded.",
"The tail of the comet straightened out.",
"Jets of gas caused the comet to increase its speed."
] | Which of the following occurred as the ices from Halley's Comet evaporated? | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 0 |
[
"They can contain electrically charged or neutral particles.",
"They can be formed only when there is sufficient heat.",
"They are formed before the coma expands.",
"They always point in the direction away from the Sun."
] | All of the following statements about the tails of comets are true EXCEPT: | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 2 |
[
"visible",
"gaseous",
"separate",
"new"
] | The word "distinct" in line 17 is closest in meaning to | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 2 |
[
"long",
"curved",
"unpredictable",
"bright"
] | Compared to the tail of electrically charged atoms, the tail of neutral dust particles is relatively | No two comets ever look identical, but they have basic features in common, one of the most obvious of which is a coma. A coma looks like a misty, patch of light with one or more tails often streaming from it in the direction away from the sun.
At the heart of a comet's coma lies a nucleus of solid material, typically n... | 359.txt | 1 |
[
"Ten people died mysteriously during the last three days",
"Two people died mysteriously during the last three days",
"Two people have died mysteriously since the beginning of the year",
"Ten people died mysteriously before last Friday"
] | According to the passage _ . | SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who app... | 1779.txt | 1 |
[
"last Monday",
"last Thursday",
"last Thursday",
"last Sunday"
] | During the past three days, Thongchai Sombattra died last Friday, the other passed away _ . | SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who app... | 1779.txt | 2 |
[
"was aged 22",
"was in his mid twenties",
"was not more than 20 years old",
"was nearly 30 years old"
] | Thongchai Sombattra, who died mysteriously, _ . | SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who app... | 1779.txt | 0 |
[
"from 25 years old to 38 years old",
"from 20 years old to 39 years old",
"from 21 years old to 39 years old",
"from 29 years old to 38 years old"
] | Besides Thongchai Sombattra, the others could be _ . | SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who app... | 1779.txt | 3 |
[
"An unexpected accident",
"High blood pressure",
"Heart trouble",
"Something that was unknown"
] | _ caused the ten Thai construction workers' death. | SINGAPORE-Another Thai worker died in his sleep last Friday, the second such death in the past three days and the 10th since the beginning of the year. Thongehai Sombattra, 22, is said to be the youngest to have died mysteriously this year. A total of 10 young Thai construction workers in their late 20s and 30s who app... | 1779.txt | 3 |
[
"The services are oriented to the needs of people in rural area.",
"The services are based on sophisticated mobile technologies.",
"The services have great impact on the Indian society.",
"The services are on the horizon by implementing mobile banking."
] | Which one of the following statements is NOT true of the "voice broadcast" services? | Mobile phones are making life better for people in remote, underserved areas of India. They no longer have to walk kilometers to public call offices to use a telephone-an essential tool for buying and selling goods based on the latest market data, getting credit from lenders and other commonplace activities. So far, mo... | 3437.txt | 2 |
[
"they want to bridge the digital gap between urban and rural areas.",
"people in the rural areas are becoming prosperous and are eager to take advantage of the motile technology.",
"they have almost exhausted the potential of urban markets.",
"the technologies for services of rural areas are now well develope... | Golbal giants like Nokia are turning their focus on the rural areas because _ | Mobile phones are making life better for people in remote, underserved areas of India. They no longer have to walk kilometers to public call offices to use a telephone-an essential tool for buying and selling goods based on the latest market data, getting credit from lenders and other commonplace activities. So far, mo... | 3437.txt | 2 |
[
"it adopts the fingerprints as the security data.",
"it uses a voice-recognition system.",
"it give each customer an electronic ID.",
"it uses a biometric recognition system."
] | The system developed by A. Little. World. is more secure than the traditional banking because _ | Mobile phones are making life better for people in remote, underserved areas of India. They no longer have to walk kilometers to public call offices to use a telephone-an essential tool for buying and selling goods based on the latest market data, getting credit from lenders and other commonplace activities. So far, mo... | 3437.txt | 3 |
[
"reducing the cost of transactions.",
"preventing fraud in public service.",
"making the poor's life more convenient.",
"diminishing the function of cash."
] | Mobile banking services have the following advantages except _ | Mobile phones are making life better for people in remote, underserved areas of India. They no longer have to walk kilometers to public call offices to use a telephone-an essential tool for buying and selling goods based on the latest market data, getting credit from lenders and other commonplace activities. So far, mo... | 3437.txt | 3 |
[
"the use of Mobile Phone in India.",
"India's mobile technologies.",
"Mobile banking services in India.",
"the development of mobile transactions."
] | The passage is mainly about _ | Mobile phones are making life better for people in remote, underserved areas of India. They no longer have to walk kilometers to public call offices to use a telephone-an essential tool for buying and selling goods based on the latest market data, getting credit from lenders and other commonplace activities. So far, mo... | 3437.txt | 2 |
[
"A lawyer.",
"An environmentalist.",
"A sailor.",
"A photographer."
] | What was Rebecca Hosking? | A small town in southwest Britain is banning plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste-a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.
Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1,500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth... | 3369.txt | 3 |
[
"most of the people in Modbury cntinue to use plastic bags",
"fewer and fewer plastic bags will be used in the world.",
"San Francisco is the first city to ban plastic bags in the world",
"most countries in the world have passed laws to ban plastic bags"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that. | A small town in southwest Britain is banning plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste-a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.
Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1,500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth... | 3369.txt | 1 |
[
"Environmental Protection",
"Big Cities Banning Plastic Bags",
"Effect of Plastic Fags on Sea Animals",
"British Town Banning Plastic Bags"
] | Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? | A small town in southwest Britain is banning plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste-a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.
Shopkeepers in Modbury population 1,500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth... | 3369.txt | 3 |
[
"something flies to or drops on the president's desk",
"something is put on the president's desk for decoration",
"something is sent for the president's approval",
"something is presented to the president as a gift"
] | The expression" land on the president's desk" （Line 2, Paragraph 1）means that _ . | Both the House and the Senate have recently passed bills to reform student lending, and observers think a final bill may land on the president's desk in a month. Democrats have always been critical of federal interest-rate subsidies to private lenders, which is how student loans are organised. They are spurred on by sc... | 549.txt | 2 |
[
"it might leave students few choices to borrow money",
"it might lead to a huge loss for banks and private lenders",
"it might make government programmes less profitable",
"it might damage the whole student-loan system"
] | Cutting the interest-rate subsidies is risky because _ . | Both the House and the Senate have recently passed bills to reform student lending, and observers think a final bill may land on the president's desk in a month. Democrats have always been critical of federal interest-rate subsidies to private lenders, which is how student loans are organised. They are spurred on by sc... | 549.txt | 0 |
[
"government will support their own programmes rather than private lenders",
"the government is unwilling to subsidize private lenders",
"private lenders fail to lobby the congressmen",
"the Congress is determined to make some big changes"
] | The writer mentioned the" 50-55 basis points" at the end of the 2nd paragraph to show that _ . | Both the House and the Senate have recently passed bills to reform student lending, and observers think a final bill may land on the president's desk in a month. Democrats have always been critical of federal interest-rate subsidies to private lenders, which is how student loans are organised. They are spurred on by sc... | 549.txt | 3 |
[
"the increase of high-education cost is mainly due to inflation in recent years",
"the bill is believed by some people to be unpromising since it does not grasp the key problem",
"the rising tuition cost is solely caused by the decreasing productivity of university professors",
"more competition will be soon ... | It can be indicated from the last paragraph that _ . | Both the House and the Senate have recently passed bills to reform student lending, and observers think a final bill may land on the president's desk in a month. Democrats have always been critical of federal interest-rate subsidies to private lenders, which is how student loans are organised. They are spurred on by sc... | 549.txt | 1 |
[
"indifferent",
"unsatisfactory",
"objective",
"biased"
] | Toward the issue of student lending and high-education costs, the attitude of many experts seems to be _ . | Both the House and the Senate have recently passed bills to reform student lending, and observers think a final bill may land on the president's desk in a month. Democrats have always been critical of federal interest-rate subsidies to private lenders, which is how student loans are organised. They are spurred on by sc... | 549.txt | 1 |
[
"It is mainly confined to youngsters.",
"It competes with traditional writing.",
"It will ruin the written language.",
"It is often hard to understand."
] | What do critics say about texting? | Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn't writing at all. It's a "spoken" language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.
First, some historical perspective. Writin... | 1318.txt | 2 |
[
"It is crafted with specific skills.",
"It expresses ideas more accurately.",
"It does not have as long a history.",
"It is not as easy to comprehend."
] | In what way does the author say writing is different from talking? | Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn't writing at all. It's a "spoken" language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.
First, some historical perspective. Writin... | 1318.txt | 0 |
[
"It brings texters closer to each other. .",
"It shows the texter's sophistication.",
"It is a trendy way to communicate",
"It adds to the humor of the text."
] | Why is LOL much used in texting? | Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn't writing at all. It's a "spoken" language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.
First, some historical perspective. Writin... | 1318.txt | 0 |
[
"the difference between writing and talking",
"how differently words are used in texting",
"why people use the words the way they do",
"the gradual change of word meaning"
] | Examples like meat and silly are cited to show . | Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn't writing at all. It's a "spoken" language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.
First, some historical perspective. Writin... | 1318.txt | 3 |
[
"It facilitates exchange of ideas among people.",
"It is a new form of verbal communication.",
"It deteriorates people's composition skills.",
"It hastens the decline of the written word.Passage Two"
] | What does the author think of texting? | Texting has long been bemoaned as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn't writing at all. It's a "spoken" language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.
First, some historical perspective. Writin... | 1318.txt | 1 |
[
"They are effectively tackling real or imagined problems.",
"They often fail to combine teaching with research.",
"They are over-burdened with administrative staff.",
"They lack talent to fix their deepening problems."
] | What does the author say about present-day universities? | Recently I attended several meetings where we talked about ways to retain students and keep younger faculty members from going elsewhere.
It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task it is to "solve" problemsreal or imagined. And in my position as a professor at three different college... | 2442.txt | 2 |
[
"Good classroom teachers.",
"Efficient administrators.",
"Talented researchers.",
"Motivated students."
] | According to the author, what kind of people do universities lack most? | Recently I attended several meetings where we talked about ways to retain students and keep younger faculty members from going elsewhere.
It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task it is to "solve" problemsreal or imagined. And in my position as a professor at three different college... | 2442.txt | 0 |
[
"They facilitate students' independent learning.",
"They help students form closer relationships.",
"They have more older students than before.",
"They are much bigger than is desirable."
] | What does the author imply about the classes at present? | Recently I attended several meetings where we talked about ways to retain students and keep younger faculty members from going elsewhere.
It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task it is to "solve" problemsreal or imagined. And in my position as a professor at three different college... | 2442.txt | 3 |
[
"It requires talent and practice.",
"It is closely related to research.",
"It is a chief factor affecting students' learning.",
"It can be acquired through persistent practice."
] | What does the author think of teaching ability? | Recently I attended several meetings where we talked about ways to retain students and keep younger faculty members from going elsewhere.
It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task it is to "solve" problemsreal or imagined. And in my position as a professor at three different college... | 2442.txt | 0 |
[
"Creating an environment for teachers to share their teaching experiences.",
"Hiring more classroom teachers and allowing them to teach in their own way.",
"Using high technology in classrooms and promoting exchange of information.",
"Cutting down meetings and encouraging administrative staff to go to classro... | What is the author's suggestion for improving university teaching? | Recently I attended several meetings where we talked about ways to retain students and keep younger faculty members from going elsewhere.
It seems higher education has become an industry of meeting-holders whose task it is to "solve" problemsreal or imagined. And in my position as a professor at three different college... | 2442.txt | 1 |
[
"Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to concentrate on the separate symbols.",
"Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape.",
"Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols.",
"Teachers shou... | Which of the following is closest in meaning to the first paragraph? | The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.
When a good reader is at work he d... | 2637.txt | 0 |
[
"several words",
"several phrases",
"several sentences",
"several lines"
] | In a single moment, a good reader picks up ________. | The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.
When a good reader is at work he d... | 2637.txt | 0 |
[
"The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps.",
"The eyes of a bad reader take in the meaning of one word at a time.",
"The eyes of a bad reader take only short jumps.",
"The eyes of a good reader move steadily."
] | According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE? | The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.
When a good reader is at work he d... | 2637.txt | 3 |
[
"there is enough time",
"one reads too fast",
"the passage is very long",
"one reads word by word"
] | One may have to read something a second time if ________. | The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.
When a good reader is at work he d... | 2637.txt | 3 |
[
"word-by-word reading is highly inefficient",
"the pupil's eyes should focus on groups of syllables instead of single syllables",
"pupils have to move their eyes back and forth when reading",
"finger pointing in reading helps the pupil concentrate on meaning"
] | The main idea of the last paragraph is that ________. | The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words and phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of the separate letters.
When a good reader is at work he d... | 2637.txt | 0 |
[
"Give out brochures.",
"Do something similar.",
"Write books for children",
"Retire from being a teacher."
] | What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library? | Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.
N... | 2906.txt | 0 |
[
"a well-known surgeon",
"a mother of a four-year-old",
"a singer born in Tennessee",
"a computer programmer"
] | According to the text, Dollly Parton is _ . | Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.
N... | 2906.txt | 1 |
[
"To avoid signing up online.",
"To meet Dollywood board members.",
"To make sure the books were the newest.",
"To see if the books were of good quality."
] | Why did the Richters go to Dollywood? | Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.
N... | 2906.txt | 2 |
[
"He needs more money to help the children.",
"He wonders why some people are so busy.",
"He tries to save those waiting to die.",
"He considers his efforts worthwhile."
] | What can we learn from Tim's words in the last paragraph? | Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.
N... | 2906.txt | 3 |
[
"help children to be prepared for disasters",
"receive all kinds of support from their children",
"have rich experience in bringing up their offspring",
"experience watching children grow up"
] | It can be inferred from the first paragraph that parents of gap students may _ . | Talk to any parent of a student who took anadventurous gap year (a year between school anduniversity when some students earn money, travel,etc.) and a misty look will come into their eyes. There are some disasters and even the mostmotivated, organised gap student does require family back-up, financial, emotional andphy... | 203.txt | 3 |
[
"The popularity of gap years results from an increasing number of charities.",
"Prince William was working hard during his gap year.",
"Gap years are not as fashionable as they were ten years ago.",
"A well-structured gap year is a guarantee of university success."
] | According to the text, which of the following is true? | Talk to any parent of a student who took anadventurous gap year (a year between school anduniversity when some students earn money, travel,etc.) and a misty look will come into their eyes. There are some disasters and even the mostmotivated, organised gap student does require family back-up, financial, emotional andphy... | 203.txt | 1 |
[
"parcels carried in traveling",
"a comprehensive set of activities",
"something presented in a particular way",
"charity actions"
] | The word "packages" (Line 3, Para. 2) means _ . | Talk to any parent of a student who took anadventurous gap year (a year between school anduniversity when some students earn money, travel,etc.) and a misty look will come into their eyes. There are some disasters and even the mostmotivated, organised gap student does require family back-up, financial, emotional andphy... | 203.txt | 1 |
[
"Intervention of parents.",
"Irresponsibility of the companies.",
"A lack of insurance.",
"Low expectation."
] | What can cause the disasters of gap years? | Talk to any parent of a student who took anadventurous gap year (a year between school anduniversity when some students earn money, travel,etc.) and a misty look will come into their eyes. There are some disasters and even the mostmotivated, organised gap student does require family back-up, financial, emotional andphy... | 203.txt | 0 |
[
"lives up to his/her parents'expectations",
"spends time being lazy and doing nothing",
"learns skills by spending parents'money",
"earns his or her living and gains working experience"
] | An 18-year-old is believed to take a meaningful gap year when he/she. _ | Talk to any parent of a student who took anadventurous gap year (a year between school anduniversity when some students earn money, travel,etc.) and a misty look will come into their eyes. There are some disasters and even the mostmotivated, organised gap student does require family back-up, financial, emotional andphy... | 203.txt | 3 |
[
"enables man to alter the weather",
"makes weather prediction easier",
"gives the scientist information not obtained readily otherwise",
"uses electronic instruments"
] | The observation of weather conditions by satellites is advantageous because it_ . | A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps presents a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of air masses and fronts; to determine whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is ... | 1443.txt | 2 |
[
"fronts",
"thermal changes",
"frost",
"wind speed"
] | One characteristic of weather maps NOT mentioned by the author in this passage is | A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps presents a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of air masses and fronts; to determine whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is ... | 1443.txt | 1 |
[
"daily weather maps",
"upper air levels",
"satellite reports",
"changing fronts"
] | The thirty-day forecast is determined by examining_ . | A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps presents a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of air masses and fronts; to determine whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is ... | 1443.txt | 1 |
[
"30-day \"outlook\"",
"controlling storms",
"controlling weather",
"determining density of pressure groups"
] | At the present time, experiments are being conducted in_ | A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps presents a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of air masses and fronts; to determine whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is ... | 1443.txt | 2 |
[
"lake area",
"western slope of mountains",
"grass lands",
"windward side of mountains"
] | Artificial rainmaking has been most successful in the_ . | A weather map is an important tool for geographers. A succession of three or four maps presents a continuous picture of weather changes. Weather forecasters are able to determine the speed of air masses and fronts; to determine whether an individual pressure area is deepening or becoming shallow and whether a front is ... | 1443.txt | 3 |
[
"How it was made",
"Its value as a product for export",
"How it differs from other alkalis",
"Its importance in colonial North America"
] | What aspect of potash does the passage mainly discuss? | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 3 |
[
"They are alkalis.",
"They are made from sea plants.",
"They are used in making soap.",
"They are used in making glass."
] | All of the following statements are true of both potash and soda EXPECT: | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 1 |
[
"alkali",
"glass",
"sand",
"soap"
] | They phrase "the latter" in line 4 refers to | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 3 |
[
"defined",
"emphasized",
"adjusted",
"mentioned"
] | The word "stressed" in line 6 is closest in meaning to | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 1 |
[
"convenient",
"identifiable",
"equivalent",
"advantageous"
] | The word "interchangeable" in line 7 is closest in meaning to | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 2 |
[
"the materials needed for making soda were not readily available",
"making potash required less time than making soda",
"potash was better than soda for making glass and soap",
"the colonial glassworks found soda more difficult to use"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that potash was more common than soda in colonial North America because | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 0 |
[
"wood",
"fire",
"sand",
"water"
] | According to paragraph 4, all of the following were needed for making potash EXCEPT | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 2 |
[
"addition",
"answer",
"problem",
"possibility"
] | The word "adjunct" in line 22 is closest in meaning to | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 0 |
[
"it could be exported to Europe in exchange for other goods",
"it helped finance the creation of farms",
"it could be made with a variety of materials",
"stimulated the development of new ways of glassmaking"
] | According to the passage , a major benefit of making potash was that | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 1 |
[
"The softwoods were not very plentiful.",
"The softwoods could not be used to build houses.",
"The softwoods were not very marketable.",
"The softwoods were not very useful for making potash."
] | According to paragraph 5, the softwoods in the South posed which of the following problems for southern settles? | Potash (the old name for potassium carbonate) is one of the two alkalis (the other being soda, sodium carbonate) that were used from remote antiquity in the making of glass, and from the early Middle Ages in the making of soap: the former being the product of heating a mixture of alkali and sand, the latter a product o... | 4257.txt | 3 |
[
"Sending pre-litigation letters to students who have violated copyright law.",
"Blocking the access to downloading music to the students.",
"Asking schools to sign up for music download services.",
"Providing schools with charged legal access of music downloading services."
] | Which one of the following is not the measure taken by RIAA to fight against music piracy on campus? | For many college students, back to school also means back to downloading music over the university's high-speed Internet connection. But not so fast: The music industry's crackdown on piracy on campus didn't stop with the end of the spring semester.
In August, the Recording Industry Association of America sent pre-liti... | 3691.txt | 2 |
[
"they wanted to protect the students' privacy.",
"they thought RIAA's request was inappropriate.",
"they considered that actions should be carried through legal procedures.",
"they did not want to made an alliance with the RIAA."
] | University of Wisconsin declined to assist the RIAA because _ | For many college students, back to school also means back to downloading music over the university's high-speed Internet connection. But not so fast: The music industry's crackdown on piracy on campus didn't stop with the end of the spring semester.
In August, the Recording Industry Association of America sent pre-liti... | 3691.txt | 2 |
[
"perplexed.",
"irritated.",
"annoyed.",
"disturbed."
] | The word "flummoxed" (Line 1, Paragraph 4) most probably means _ | For many college students, back to school also means back to downloading music over the university's high-speed Internet connection. But not so fast: The music industry's crackdown on piracy on campus didn't stop with the end of the spring semester.
In August, the Recording Industry Association of America sent pre-liti... | 3691.txt | 0 |
[
"the students shows unexpected willingness to work with the RIAA on how to make the settlement fees more reasonable.",
"there exists contradiciton between RIAA's payment plan and the actual payment requirment.",
"there exists some problems in RIAA's acion against the students' piracy.",
"RIAA attempts to assi... | The case of Cassandra Hunt implies that _ | For many college students, back to school also means back to downloading music over the university's high-speed Internet connection. But not so fast: The music industry's crackdown on piracy on campus didn't stop with the end of the spring semester.
In August, the Recording Industry Association of America sent pre-liti... | 3691.txt | 2 |
[
"Those who are friended by the users of Rucks can download the songs in seconds given that both ends have access to Ruckus server.",
"Music downloaded from the Ruckus server can only be played on the Ruckus player.",
"Users can download songs freely and legally but have to face the problem of incompatibility.",... | About services provided by Rucks to the students, which one of the following is NOT true? | For many college students, back to school also means back to downloading music over the university's high-speed Internet connection. But not so fast: The music industry's crackdown on piracy on campus didn't stop with the end of the spring semester.
In August, the Recording Industry Association of America sent pre-liti... | 3691.txt | 1 |
[
"the reader's expectations agree with what is said in the text",
"the reader has trouble understanding what the author says",
"the reader asks questions and gets answers",
"the reader understands a text very well"
] | Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when ________. | Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on.
For most of the time this "conversation" goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we becom... | 3512.txt | 1 |
[
"read a text slowly",
"read without thinking hard",
"interpret a text in their own way",
"concentrate on the meaning of words only"
] | At a lower level of comprehension, readers tend to ________. | Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on.
For most of the time this "conversation" goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we becom... | 3512.txt | 3 |
[
"the application of reading strategies",
"matching our expectations with the meaning of a text",
"the development of our ability to check the details",
"determining the main idea of a text"
] | A "process" conversation has to do with ________. | Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on.
For most of the time this "conversation" goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we becom... | 3512.txt | 0 |
[
"conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension",
"the reader's expectations and the meaning of a text",
"lower and higher levels of comprehension",
"interpreting and criticizing a text"
] | According to the passage, it is of great importance for readers at a higher level to maintain a balance between ________. | Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on.
For most of the time this "conversation" goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we becom... | 3512.txt | 2 |
[
"learn to use different approaches in reading different texts",
"make our reading process more conscious",
"pay more attention to the content of a text",
"take a critical attitude towards the author's idea"
] | If we want to develop our reading ability at an advanced level, we should ________. | Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text. The reader puts questions, as it were, to the text and gets answers. In the light of these he puts further questions, and so on.
For most of the time this "conversation" goes on below the level of consciousness. At times, however, we becom... | 3512.txt | 0 |
[
"how long it has stayed in space",
"how far it has traveled",
"how much investment it has involved",
"how many facilities it has been equipped with"
] | Opportunity is a record-breaking rover in the sense of _ . | NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has boldly gone where no rover has gone before-- at least in terms of distance. Since arriving on the Red Planet in 2004, Opportunity has traveled 25.01 miles,more than any other wheeled vehicle has on another world. On July 27, after years of moving about on Martian ground, the golf-cart:... | 1277.txt | 1 |
[
"It hasn't met scientists' expectation yet.",
"It hasn't been appreciated appropriately.",
"It is secondary to what has been discovered.",
"It is what scientists have been aiming at."
] | What does John Callas say about Opportunity's long distance travel? | NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has boldly gone where no rover has gone before-- at least in terms of distance. Since arriving on the Red Planet in 2004, Opportunity has traveled 25.01 miles,more than any other wheeled vehicle has on another world. On July 27, after years of moving about on Martian ground, the golf-cart:... | 1277.txt | 2 |
[
"collect soil and send back to Earth",
"develop multinational space experiments",
"test how well solar-powered rovers work in solar space",
"look for the possible presence of life"
] | One of the objectives of sending Opportunity and Spirit to Mars is to_ . | NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has boldly gone where no rover has gone before-- at least in terms of distance. Since arriving on the Red Planet in 2004, Opportunity has traveled 25.01 miles,more than any other wheeled vehicle has on another world. On July 27, after years of moving about on Martian ground, the golf-cart:... | 1277.txt | 3 |
[
"It will come back to Earth soon.",
"Another rover will be sent to replace it.",
"It is traveling to another important star.",
"It will work with other rovers exploring Mars."
] | Which of the following statements is TRUE of Opportunity? | NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has boldly gone where no rover has gone before-- at least in terms of distance. Since arriving on the Red Planet in 2004, Opportunity has traveled 25.01 miles,more than any other wheeled vehicle has on another world. On July 27, after years of moving about on Martian ground, the golf-cart:... | 1277.txt | 3 |
[
"experts know how far Opportunity will walk on Mars",
"researchers are working on sending many rovers to Mars",
"Mars' ancient environment might be explored with the help of Opportunity",
"Opportunity is supposed to collect clay minerals from Marathon Valley"
] | It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _ . | NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has boldly gone where no rover has gone before-- at least in terms of distance. Since arriving on the Red Planet in 2004, Opportunity has traveled 25.01 miles,more than any other wheeled vehicle has on another world. On July 27, after years of moving about on Martian ground, the golf-cart:... | 1277.txt | 2 |
[
"is still unknown",
"is usually neglected",
"is being closely studied",
"has been fully recognized"
] | According to the author, the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment ________. | Greenspace facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present, it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than ... | 343.txt | 3 |
[
"the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighbourhood",
"the location of recreation facilities far from home",
"relatively little attention for recreative possibilities",
"the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighbourhood"
] | The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to ________. | Greenspace facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present, it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than ... | 343.txt | 1 |
[
"in special areas",
"in the suburbs",
"in the neighbourhood of the house",
"in gardens and parks"
] | The author suggests that the recreative possibilities of green space should be provided ________. | Greenspace facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present, it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than ... | 343.txt | 2 |
[
"more obligatory activities might take on a recreative aspect",
"more and more people might have access to them",
"an increasing number of recreative activities might be developed",
"recreative activities might be brought into our homes"
] | According to the author, greenspace facilities should be designed in such a way that ________. | Greenspace facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present, it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than ... | 343.txt | 0 |
[
"better use of greenspace facilities should be made so as to improve the quality of our life",
"attention must be directed to the improvement of recreative possibilities",
"the urban environment is providing more recreation activities than it did many years ago",
"priority must be given to the development of ... | The main idea of this passage is that ________. | Greenspace facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present, it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than ... | 343.txt | 0 |
[
"It aims at stimulating the intellectual curiosity of college students.",
"It fails to prepare students to face the challenges of modern times.",
"It has experienced dramatic changes in recent years.",
"It has tried hard to satisfy students' various needs."
] | What is Arum and Roksa's finding about higher education in America? | Across the board, American colleges and universities are not doing a very good job of preparing their students for the workplace or their post-graduation lives. This was made clear by the work of two sociologists, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa.In 2011 they released a landmark study titled"Academically Adrift," which do... | 1670.txt | 1 |
[
"The diluted college curriculum.",
"The boring classroom activities.",
"The absence of rigorous discipline.",
"The outdated educational approach."
] | What is responsible for the students' lack of higher-level skills? | Across the board, American colleges and universities are not doing a very good job of preparing their students for the workplace or their post-graduation lives. This was made clear by the work of two sociologists, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa.In 2011 they released a landmark study titled"Academically Adrift," which do... | 1670.txt | 0 |
[
"They fail to give adequate help to the needy students.",
"They tend to offer too many less challenging courses.",
"They seem to be out of touch with society.",
"They prioritize non-academic activities."
] | What does Laura Hamilton say about college administrations? | Across the board, American colleges and universities are not doing a very good job of preparing their students for the workplace or their post-graduation lives. This was made clear by the work of two sociologists, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa.In 2011 they released a landmark study titled"Academically Adrift," which do... | 1670.txt | 3 |
[
"They tend to have a sense of superiority over their peers.",
"They can afford to choose easier majors in order to enjoy themselves.",
"They spend a lot of time building strong connections with businesses.",
"They can climb the social ladder even without a degree."
] | What can be learned about the socially and financially privileged students? | Across the board, American colleges and universities are not doing a very good job of preparing their students for the workplace or their post-graduation lives. This was made clear by the work of two sociologists, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa.In 2011 they released a landmark study titled"Academically Adrift," which do... | 1670.txt | 1 |
[
"American higher education has lost its global competitiveness.",
"People should not expect too much from American higher education.",
"The current situation in American higher education may not last long.",
"It will take a long time to change the current trend in higher education."
] | What does the author suggest in the last paragraph? | Across the board, American colleges and universities are not doing a very good job of preparing their students for the workplace or their post-graduation lives. This was made clear by the work of two sociologists, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa.In 2011 they released a landmark study titled"Academically Adrift," which do... | 1670.txt | 2 |
[
"The disappearance of hotels, houses and gardens.",
"The experts' lack of knowledge.",
"The rising of the sea level.",
"The washing-away of limestone cliffs."
] | What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of England face? | People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying th... | 2360.txt | 3 |
[
"will soon become a problem for people living in central England",
"has now become a threat to the local residents",
"is quickly changing the map of England",
"can be stopped if proper measures are taken"
] | The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England _ . | People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying th... | 2360.txt | 1 |
[
"lead to its eventual solution",
"provide an effective way to slow it down",
"help to prevent it from worsening",
"warn people whose homes are in danger"
] | The experts' study on the problem of erosion can _ . | People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying th... | 2360.txt | 3 |
[
"it is too costly and will endanger neighbouring areas",
"the government is too slow in taking action",
"they will be easily knocked down by waves and currents",
"house agents along the coast do not support the idea"
] | It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because _ . | People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying th... | 2360.txt | 0 |
[
"be aware of the potential danger involved",
"guard against being cheated by the house agent",
"take the quality of the house into consideration",
"examine the house carefully before making a decision"
] | According to the author, when buying a house along the south coast of England, people should _ . | People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered, to their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs on which they had been built. While experts were studying th... | 2360.txt | 0 |
[
"Behavior based on beliefs",
"Behavior based on formal rules",
"Celebrations whose purpose is play",
"Routines directed toward practical ends"
] | According to the passage, which of the following does Turner exclude from his conception of ritual? | lthough Victor Turner's writings have proved fruitful for fields beyond anthropology, his definition of ritual is overly restrictive. Ritual, he says, is "pre- list scribed formal behavior for occasions not given over to technological routine, having reference to beliefs in mystical beings or powers," " Technological r... | 1953.txt | 3 |
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