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[
"an asteroid is larger than a meteorite.",
"material from space, upon hitting the earth, was eventually distributed.",
"the earth, at one time, had craters.",
"ocean were formerly craters."
] | The writer does not believe that | Exploration on the Origin of Continents
The origin of continental nuclei has long been a puzzle.Theories advanced so far have generally failed to explain the firststep in continent growth, or have been subject to seriousobjections. It is the purpose of this article to examine thepossible role of the impact of large met... | 209.txt | 3 |
[
"the origin of continents.",
"the relationship between astral phenomena and the moon.",
"differences of opinion among authoritative geologists.",
"the relationship between asteroids and meteorites."
] | The article is primarily concerned with | Exploration on the Origin of Continents
The origin of continental nuclei has long been a puzzle.Theories advanced so far have generally failed to explain the firststep in continent growth, or have been subject to seriousobjections. It is the purpose of this article to examine thepossible role of the impact of large met... | 209.txt | 0 |
[
"the broken rock resulting from the impact of a meteorite against the earth.",
"material that exists on planets other than the earth.",
"a composite of rock typical of continental areas of the earth.",
"material that is man-made to simulate materials that existed far back in geological history."
] | Sialic material refers to | Exploration on the Origin of Continents
The origin of continental nuclei has long been a puzzle.Theories advanced so far have generally failed to explain the firststep in continent growth, or have been subject to seriousobjections. It is the purpose of this article to examine thepossible role of the impact of large met... | 209.txt | 2 |
[
"Lake Tulainyo.",
"Mojave desert.",
"Death Valley.",
"The Salton Sea."
] | Which of the following is the lowest point in the United States? | California is a land of variety and contrast. Almost every type of physical land feature, sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another.
People living in Bakersfield, for instance, can visit the Pacific Ocean and the... | 22.txt | 2 |
[
"Lake Tahoe.",
"Sierra Nevada.",
"Mount Whitney.",
"Alaska."
] | Where is the highest point in the United States located? | California is a land of variety and contrast. Almost every type of physical land feature, sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another.
People living in Bakersfield, for instance, can visit the Pacific Ocean and the... | 22.txt | 3 |
[
"About 3 miles.",
"Only 100 miles.",
"282 feet.",
"14,494 feet."
] | How far away is Death Valley from Mount Whitney? | California is a land of variety and contrast. Almost every type of physical land feature, sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another.
People living in Bakersfield, for instance, can visit the Pacific Ocean and the... | 22.txt | 1 |
[
"The Pacific Ocean.",
"San Joaquin Valley.",
"Mojave Desert.",
"Oregon and Washington."
] | Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being within a radius of about 100 miles of Bakersfield? | California is a land of variety and contrast. Almost every type of physical land feature, sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another.
People living in Bakersfield, for instance, can visit the Pacific Ocean and the... | 22.txt | 3 |
[
"The highest lake in California is Lake Tulainyo.",
"It is possible to go surfing and snow skiing in some parts of California without having to travel long distance.",
"Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, Mojave Desert and the Pacific Ocean all lie within a radius of about 100 miles.",
"Owens Lake, in Death Va... | Which statement best demonstrates that California is a land of variety and contrast | California is a land of variety and contrast. Almost every type of physical land feature, sort of arctic ice fields and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one another.
People living in Bakersfield, for instance, can visit the Pacific Ocean and the... | 22.txt | 2 |
[
"The children enjoyed doing housework.",
"The author came from s well-off family",
"The mother raised her children in an unusual way",
"The children were fond of the US president's daughters."
] | What can we learn from the first two paragraphs? | Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it's true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn't turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.
My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it ... | 4115.txt | 2 |
[
"fell in love with it",
"stared at her mother",
"recognized it at once",
"went up to the bike guy"
] | When the author saw the basket in the window,she _ . | Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it's true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn't turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.
My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it ... | 4115.txt | 0 |
[
"She longed to do extra work.",
"She was eager to have the basket.",
"She felt tired after standing too long.",
"She wanted to be polite to her mother."
] | Why did the author say many "please" to her mother? | Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it's true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn't turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.
My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it ... | 4115.txt | 1 |
[
"something she could afford",
"something important to her",
"something impossible to get",
"something she could do without"
] | By using"naked" (Paragraph 12),the author seems to stress that the basket was _ . | Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it's true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn't turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.
My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it ... | 4115.txt | 1 |
[
"something spoiled her paying plan",
"the basket cost more than she had saved",
"a neighborhood girl had bought a new bike",
"someone else had got a basket of the same kind"
] | To the author, it seemed to be a horrible turn of events that _ . | Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it's true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn't turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.
My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it ... | 4115.txt | 3 |
[
"Save money for a rainy day",
"Good advice is beyond all price.",
"Earn your bread with your sweat",
"God helps those who help themselves"
] | What is the life lesson the author learned from her mother? | Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and it's true. I would be a different person if my mom hadn't turned a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.
My mother and father were united in their way of raising children, but it ... | 4115.txt | 2 |
[
"explanation",
"introduction",
"comment",
"background."
] | The first paragraph serves as a(n). | Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month.
If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clampeduntil they pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found n... | 3518.txt | 1 |
[
"￡60",
"￡300",
"￡900",
"￡980"
] | The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up to. | Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month.
If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clampeduntil they pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found n... | 3518.txt | 3 |
[
"many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police",
"300,000German vehicles enter Britain every year",
"25percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests",
"British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law"
] | We can learn from the passage that. | Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month.
If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clampeduntil they pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found n... | 3518.txt | 3 |
[
"limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain",
"increase the British movement's additional income",
"lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries",
"get foreign drives to appear in count"
] | The new traffic law is mainly intended to. | Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month.
If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clampeduntil they pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found n... | 3518.txt | 2 |
[
"her friends could answer none of the problems",
"she tore the test paper to pieces",
"she stepped her shoes on the test paper",
"she did not want to fail in the math test"
] | According to Paragraph 1, Charlene took the test out because _ . | Charlene, a 16-year-old student at a high school, found herself faced with a maths test to which sh e knew none of the answers. Rather than fail, she took the test out with her and filled in the answer s with the help of her friends. During a break, she got back into the classroom without being seen, crumpled the test ... | 2833.txt | 3 |
[
"she answered all the questions by herself",
"she did the test by cheating",
"she persuaded her teacher to give her a B",
"she returned to the classroom to redo the test"
] | Charlene passed the test because _ . | Charlene, a 16-year-old student at a high school, found herself faced with a maths test to which sh e knew none of the answers. Rather than fail, she took the test out with her and filled in the answer s with the help of her friends. During a break, she got back into the classroom without being seen, crumpled the test ... | 2833.txt | 1 |
[
"A student pays another for doing a test paper.",
"A student writes down something to be tested before an exam.",
"A student gets well prepared in his studies before an exam.",
"A student gets homework from his classmate and then copies it."
] | Which of the following is not an example to show that cheating is becoming more and more co mmon? | Charlene, a 16-year-old student at a high school, found herself faced with a maths test to which sh e knew none of the answers. Rather than fail, she took the test out with her and filled in the answer s with the help of her friends. During a break, she got back into the classroom without being seen, crumpled the test ... | 2833.txt | 2 |
[
"only students in the 24 high schools cheated in examinations",
"both good and poor students cheated in examinations",
"boys liked cheating while girls did not like it",
"more girls cheated in examinations than boys did"
] | The 1978 study of cheating in Georgia shows that _ . | Charlene, a 16-year-old student at a high school, found herself faced with a maths test to which sh e knew none of the answers. Rather than fail, she took the test out with her and filled in the answer s with the help of her friends. During a break, she got back into the classroom without being seen, crumpled the test ... | 2833.txt | 1 |
[
"more and more public things are damaged",
"good values disappoint students",
"more and more students begin to steal",
"honest people are in higher positions"
] | One of the facts for the rise of cheating is that _ . | Charlene, a 16-year-old student at a high school, found herself faced with a maths test to which sh e knew none of the answers. Rather than fail, she took the test out with her and filled in the answer s with the help of her friends. During a break, she got back into the classroom without being seen, crumpled the test ... | 2833.txt | 0 |
[
"find their work online too stressful",
"go online mainly for entertainment",
"are fearful about using the cellphone or computer",
"can hardly tear themselves away from the Internet"
] | Alex Pang's new book is aimed for readers who _ . | Alex Pang's amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we're not online, where we spend four months annually, we're engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.
The Distraction Addiction i... | 2505.txt | 3 |
[
"Offer advice on how to use the Internet effectively.",
"Warn people of the possible dangers of Internet use.",
"Predict the trend of future technological development.",
"Examine the influence of technology on the human mind."
] | What does Alex Pang try to do in his new book? | Alex Pang's amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we're not online, where we spend four months annually, we're engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.
The Distraction Addiction i... | 2505.txt | 3 |
[
"It enables people to work more efficiently.",
"It is in a way quite similar to switch-tasking.",
"It makes people's work and life even harder.",
"It distracts people's attention from useful work."
] | What is the common view on multitasking? | Alex Pang's amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we're not online, where we spend four months annually, we're engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.
The Distraction Addiction i... | 2505.txt | 0 |
[
"It considerably cuts down the cost of building design.",
"It somewhat restrains architects' productive thinking.",
"It is indispensable in architects' work process.",
"It can free architects from laborious drawing."
] | What does the author think of computer-aided design? | Alex Pang's amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we're not online, where we spend four months annually, we're engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.
The Distraction Addiction i... | 2505.txt | 1 |
[
"They use the Internet as little as possible.",
"They keep a record of their computer use time.",
"They exercise self-control over their time online.",
"They entertain themselves online on off-days only."
] | What is Ales Pang's recommendation for Internet users? | Alex Pang's amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we're not online, where we spend four months annually, we're engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.
The Distraction Addiction i... | 2505.txt | 2 |
[
"currently wealth flows from old generation to younger generation",
"traditionally wealth flows from younger generation to old generation",
"with the increasingly big population of over 50, the trend arises that wealth flows from younger generation to old generation",
"with more and more people of over 50, tr... | By saying "the growth of the proportion...to younger generations." (Line 2, Para. 5), Anthea Tinker really means that _ . | The age of gilded youth is over. Today's under-thirties are the first generation for a century who can expect a lower living standard than their parents.
Research into the lifestyles and prospects of people who were born since 1970 shows that they are likely to face a lifetime of longer working hours, lower job securit... | 2653.txt | 2 |
[
"Because they made relatively small contributions in tax, but younger generation will possibly hand over more than a third of their lifetime's earnings for the care of them.",
"Because they contributed a lot in tax and now can claim much on the welfare system.",
"Because they made small contributions, but now c... | Why are today's older middle-aged and elderly becoming the new winners? | The age of gilded youth is over. Today's under-thirties are the first generation for a century who can expect a lower living standard than their parents.
Research into the lifestyles and prospects of people who were born since 1970 shows that they are likely to face a lifetime of longer working hours, lower job securit... | 2653.txt | 0 |
[
"Many young men, who live alone, have increased demand for houses.",
"Many young men need to rent more houses.",
"It is easy to apply for a mortgage for young generation.",
"The number of older people, many of whom live alone, becomes bigger and bigger."
] | Which factor pushed up house prices? | The age of gilded youth is over. Today's under-thirties are the first generation for a century who can expect a lower living standard than their parents.
Research into the lifestyles and prospects of people who were born since 1970 shows that they are likely to face a lifetime of longer working hours, lower job securit... | 2653.txt | 3 |
[
"By taking photographs for magazines.",
"By marring a rich man.",
"By subletting the lounge sofa-bed to her brother.",
"By preparing food for photographs for some magazines."
] | In what way does Laura Lenox-Conyngham make her living? | The age of gilded youth is over. Today's under-thirties are the first generation for a century who can expect a lower living standard than their parents.
Research into the lifestyles and prospects of people who were born since 1970 shows that they are likely to face a lifetime of longer working hours, lower job securit... | 2653.txt | 3 |
[
"today's under-thirties are leading a miserable life in Britain",
"Laura Lenox-Conyngham's attitude to work and life represents that of many young professionals in Britain",
"Life can get harder for under-thirties in Britain",
"elders enjoy extremely high living standards in Britain"
] | We can conclude from the passage that _ . | The age of gilded youth is over. Today's under-thirties are the first generation for a century who can expect a lower living standard than their parents.
Research into the lifestyles and prospects of people who were born since 1970 shows that they are likely to face a lifetime of longer working hours, lower job securit... | 2653.txt | 2 |
[
"derives from social inequalities",
"has been the privilege of social 61ites",
"is more refined than nature",
"is as soDhisticated as civilization"
] | According to the European notion of culture，culture_ | Many people today have an idea of"culture"that developed in Europe during the 18th and early 19th centuries.This notion of culture reflected inequalities within European societies，and between European powers and their colonies around the world.
It identifies"culture"with"civilization"and contrasts it with"nature".Accor... | 1203.txt | 1 |
[
"the notion of culture developed in Europe",
"the difference between culture and social chaos",
"the progressive refinement of human behavior",
"the pursuit of total perfection of human behavior"
] | The definition of culture given by Matthew Arnold is used to illustrate_ | Many people today have an idea of"culture"that developed in Europe during the 18th and early 19th centuries.This notion of culture reflected inequalities within European societies，and between European powers and their colonies around the world.
It identifies"culture"with"civilization"and contrasts it with"nature".Accor... | 1203.txt | 0 |
[
"no more than one culture exists",
"there exist many different cultures",
"working-class people can also be highly refined",
"few cultured people can be found in each society"
] | Those who identify culture with cultivation argue that_ | Many people today have an idea of"culture"that developed in Europe during the 18th and early 19th centuries.This notion of culture reflected inequalities within European societies，and between European powers and their colonies around the world.
It identifies"culture"with"civilization"and contrasts it with"nature".Accor... | 1203.txt | 0 |
[
"social corruption",
"being original, but superficial",
"honest expression of natural life",
"something against human nature"
] | According to some social critics, refinement can be thought of as_ | Many people today have an idea of"culture"that developed in Europe during the 18th and early 19th centuries.This notion of culture reflected inequalities within European societies，and between European powers and their colonies around the world.
It identifies"culture"with"civilization"and contrasts it with"nature".Accor... | 1203.txt | 3 |
[
"high culture is closely related to pop culture",
"high culture might be produced by the masses",
"the single definition of culture has been out of date",
"pop culture is more likely to be consumed by the masses"
] | Most social scientists today believe that | Many people today have an idea of"culture"that developed in Europe during the 18th and early 19th centuries.This notion of culture reflected inequalities within European societies，and between European powers and their colonies around the world.
It identifies"culture"with"civilization"and contrasts it with"nature".Accor... | 1203.txt | 2 |
[
"the latter uses ready-made internal features",
"panels are cast in a level position",
"the former is used to build walls and floors while the latter to construct bathrooms or bedrooms",
"the former is more expensive than the latter"
] | The main difference between panel method and the method discussed in the last paragraph is_ . | In the last two hundred years there have been great changes in the method of production of goods. This is now also true of the building industry; for mechanization has been introduced. System building can save both time and money. The principle of system building is that the building is made from a set of standard unit... | 1759.txt | 0 |
[
"It employs more men.",
"It is difficult and dangerous.",
"It can save both time and money.",
"It means less mechanization."
] | Which of these statements is TRUE of system building? | In the last two hundred years there have been great changes in the method of production of goods. This is now also true of the building industry; for mechanization has been introduced. System building can save both time and money. The principle of system building is that the building is made from a set of standard unit... | 1759.txt | 2 |
[
"construction methods are safer",
"buildings are made from a set of standardized units",
"similar buildings can be produced",
"all units are produced on the site"
] | According to the passage, the principle of system building is that_ . | In the last two hundred years there have been great changes in the method of production of goods. This is now also true of the building industry; for mechanization has been introduced. System building can save both time and money. The principle of system building is that the building is made from a set of standard unit... | 1759.txt | 1 |
[
"twenty centimeters",
"ten millimeters",
"fifty centimeters",
"ten centimeters"
] | The usual fixed length in the modular system is_ . | In the last two hundred years there have been great changes in the method of production of goods. This is now also true of the building industry; for mechanization has been introduced. System building can save both time and money. The principle of system building is that the building is made from a set of standard unit... | 1759.txt | 3 |
[
"Cranes.",
"Man-power.",
"Pulleys.",
"Hydraulic jacks."
] | What lifts the concrete panels onto the building? | In the last two hundred years there have been great changes in the method of production of goods. This is now also true of the building industry; for mechanization has been introduced. System building can save both time and money. The principle of system building is that the building is made from a set of standard unit... | 1759.txt | 0 |
[
"man possesses as many senses as animals",
"man possesses a few more senses than animals",
"man possesses far more senses than the five major ones",
"man has fully utilised his senses"
] | From the passage, we realise that ________. | The world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at close range, touch and taste.
Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky or slippery. From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into... | 3162.txt | 0 |
[
"The honey-bee is blind to red.",
"Man is more colour-conscious than the honey-bee.",
"The honey-bee can see far more colours than man.",
"Man is sensitive to the ultra-violet."
] | Which of the following is TRUE? | The world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at close range, touch and taste.
Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky or slippery. From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into... | 3162.txt | 1 |
[
"from the sense of direct touch",
"through skin contact",
"from the even distribution of pressure",
"through the difference in temperature"
] | We can realise how deeply a finger is put into water at body temperature ________. | The world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at close range, touch and taste.
Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky or slippery. From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into... | 3162.txt | 3 |
[
"skins that are sticky or slippery",
"skins that are delicate",
"skins that are completely dry",
"skins that are quick to feel and respond"
] | The phrase "sensitive skins" (Para. 2 Line 6) most probably means ________. | The world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at close range, touch and taste.
Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky or slippery. From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into... | 3162.txt | 0 |
[
"All senses have their limitations.",
"Man has not fully utilized all his senses.",
"Insects are more sensitive to colours than man.",
"Man is not as good as animals in learning about the environment."
] | What is the main idea of the passage? | The world is known to us through many senses, not just hearing, smell, vision, and at close range, touch and taste.
Our skins let us know whether the air is moist or dry, whether surfaces are wet without being sticky or slippery. From the uniformity of slight pressure, we can be aware how deeply a finger is thrust into... | 3162.txt | 2 |
[
"How to avoid car crash.",
"How to design safer baby equipment.",
"How to educate children properly.",
"How to properly secure children in the ear."
] | What does the author mainly discuss in this passage? | Car crashes are the leading cause of injury and death among U.S. children, and though most of us now think of car seats as standard baby equipment, about half of all children under the age of four who died in vehicle accidents last year were not
restrained. It is calculated that only about two-thirds of children aged f... | 884.txt | 3 |
[
"They don't know where best to place the child.",
"They don't have the safety equipment for the child.",
"They don't use the proper restraint for the kid's age and weight.",
"They don't install the safety seats properly."
] | Which of the following is NOT among the "improper ways" mentioned in the passage? | Car crashes are the leading cause of injury and death among U.S. children, and though most of us now think of car seats as standard baby equipment, about half of all children under the age of four who died in vehicle accidents last year were not
restrained. It is calculated that only about two-thirds of children aged f... | 884.txt | 1 |
[
"Forward-facing seats.",
"Rear-facing seats.",
"Front seats.",
"Back seats."
] | Which of the following is the best seat for the children under 12? | Car crashes are the leading cause of injury and death among U.S. children, and though most of us now think of car seats as standard baby equipment, about half of all children under the age of four who died in vehicle accidents last year were not
restrained. It is calculated that only about two-thirds of children aged f... | 884.txt | 3 |
[
"might not be dangerous if switched off",
"is designed for the safety of children",
"is discharged at 320 km/h and will not triggered by other factors",
"is not working ifa child sits in the seat"
] | The author indicates that a passenger-side air bag _ | Car crashes are the leading cause of injury and death among U.S. children, and though most of us now think of car seats as standard baby equipment, about half of all children under the age of four who died in vehicle accidents last year were not
restrained. It is calculated that only about two-thirds of children aged f... | 884.txt | 0 |
[
"Finish schooling.",
"Change to something else.",
"Collapse.",
"Stand."
] | What does the word "graduate" (Line 2, Para. 4) mean? | Car crashes are the leading cause of injury and death among U.S. children, and though most of us now think of car seats as standard baby equipment, about half of all children under the age of four who died in vehicle accidents last year were not
restrained. It is calculated that only about two-thirds of children aged f... | 884.txt | 1 |
[
"that American farmers manage to feed the total population of the U. S.",
"the leading position of the U. S. farming in the world",
"how important American people consider their farming",
"that many people in the world rely on the export of the agricultural products of the U. S. A."
] | The last sentence in the first paragraph gives an example to show _ . | Agriculture is the number one industry in the United States and agricultural products are the country's leading export. American farmers manage to feed not only the total population of the United States, but also millions of other people throughout the rest of the world. Corn and soybean exports alone account for appro... | 829.txt | 3 |
[
"planting less corn and soybean",
"putting fertilizers on their fields",
"preventing soil erosion",
"decreasing the supply of top soil"
] | In order to compensate for the loss of fertile topsoil, farmers have been _ . | Agriculture is the number one industry in the United States and agricultural products are the country's leading export. American farmers manage to feed not only the total population of the United States, but also millions of other people throughout the rest of the world. Corn and soybean exports alone account for appro... | 829.txt | 1 |
[
"120 years later. .",
"80 years later.",
"50 years later.",
"100 years later."
] | At the present rate, approximately how many years later the black top soil now covering the Midwest will completely be blown or washed away? | Agriculture is the number one industry in the United States and agricultural products are the country's leading export. American farmers manage to feed not only the total population of the United States, but also millions of other people throughout the rest of the world. Corn and soybean exports alone account for appro... | 829.txt | 1 |
[
"that farmers have lowered the yield of corn and soybean",
"that farmers have expanded croplands",
"that farmers have applied more chemical fertilizers",
"that the top soil has been decreased greatly"
] | "This practice" in Paragraph 4 refers to _ . | Agriculture is the number one industry in the United States and agricultural products are the country's leading export. American farmers manage to feed not only the total population of the United States, but also millions of other people throughout the rest of the world. Corn and soybean exports alone account for appro... | 829.txt | 2 |
[
"they replenish the soil",
"they do not prevent the loss of soil",
"they are destroying the ecology",
"they pollute the nation's water supply"
] | All of the following are statements about the disadvantages of fertilizers EXCEPT that _ . | Agriculture is the number one industry in the United States and agricultural products are the country's leading export. American farmers manage to feed not only the total population of the United States, but also millions of other people throughout the rest of the world. Corn and soybean exports alone account for appro... | 829.txt | 0 |
[
"one's position is used as a gauge to measure one's intelligence",
"talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job",
"one's occupation affects the way one is treated as a person",
"professionals tend to look down upon manual workers"
] | The author was disappointed to find that ________. | Like most people, I've long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I'm treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and t... | 869.txt | 2 |
[
"Some customers simply show no respect to those who serve them.",
"People absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be absent-minded.",
"Waitresses are often treated by customers as casual acquaintances.",
"Some customers like to make loud complaints for no reason at all."
] | What does the author intend to say by the example in the second paragraph? | Like most people, I've long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I'm treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and t... | 869.txt | 0 |
[
"She felt it unfair to be treated as a mere servant by professionals.",
"She felt badly hurt when her customers regarded her as a peon.",
"She was embarrassed each time her customers joked with her.",
"She found it natural for professionals to treat her as inferior."
] | How did the author feel when waiting tables at the age of 19? | Like most people, I've long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I'm treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and t... | 869.txt | 3 |
[
"Those who cater to others' needs are destined to be looked down upon.",
"Those working in the service industry shouldn't be treated as servants.",
"Those serving others have to put up with rough treatment to earn a living.",
"The majority of customers tend to look on a servant as server nowadays."
] | What does the author imply by saying ". . . many of my customers didn't get the difference between server and servant" (Line 3, Para. 7)? | Like most people, I've long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I'm treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and t... | 869.txt | 1 |
[
"see what kind of person they are",
"experience the feeling of being served",
"show her generosity towards people inferior to her",
"arouse their sympathy for people living a humble life"
] | The author says she'll one day take her clients to dinner in order to ________. | Like most people, I've long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I'm treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and t... | 869.txt | 0 |
[
"Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activites.",
"Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.",
"Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.",
"A lot of distractions compete for children's time nowadays."
] | What do we learn from the first paragraph? | In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a compe... | 1524.txt | 1 |
[
"She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.",
"Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.",
"She was constantly under pressure of writing more.",
"Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers."
] | What did the author say about her own writing experience? | In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a compe... | 1524.txt | 0 |
[
"She believed she possessed real talent for writing.",
"She was sure of winning with her mother's help.",
"She wanted to share her stories with readers.",
"She had won a prize in the previous contest."
] | Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest? | In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a compe... | 1524.txt | 2 |
[
"she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance",
"she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much",
"she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dream of becoming a writer",
"she was afraid Rebecca's imagination might run wild while writing."
] | The author took great pains to refine her daughter's stories because _ . | In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a compe... | 1524.txt | 0 |
[
"A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.",
"Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.",
"Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.",
"Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions."
] | What's the author's advice for parents? | In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a compe... | 1524.txt | 3 |
[
"Hunting is very important in human civilization.",
"Sporting activities satisfy the desire of modern society.",
"It's hunting that provides human beings with food.",
"The importance of sporting activities in modern society."
] | What is the main idea of the passage? | Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter's triumph ... | 468.txt | 1 |
[
"are essential to the survival",
"have actually developed from hunting",
"evolve as biological development",
"are football games"
] | According to the author, sporting activities . | Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter's triumph ... | 468.txt | 1 |
[
"skillful sportsmen",
"successful farmers",
"runners and jumpers",
"cooperating hunters"
] | For over a million years. our forefathers were basically . | Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter's triumph ... | 468.txt | 3 |
[
"sports activities",
"hunting",
"farmers",
"prey killing"
] | The word"operation (Par. 4)refers to . | Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter's triumph ... | 468.txt | 3 |
[
"The goalmouth is equal to the weapon in hunting.",
"Without hunting our forefathers couldn't live.",
"After our forefathers became farmers they still hunted for food.",
"Farmers are satisfied with stable lives and they didn't have enthusiasm for hunting any more"
] | Which of the following is true according to the passage? | Sporting activities are essentially modified forms of hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the modern footballer is in reality a member of a hunting group. His killing weapon has turned into a harmless football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the hunter's triumph ... | 468.txt | 1 |
[
"English people, like most people in other countries, dislike living in flats",
"people in most countries of the world today are not opposed to living in flats",
"people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats",
"modern flats still fail to provide the necessary facilities for living"
] | We can infer from the passage that ________. | Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the English man objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact d... | 3825.txt | 1 |
[
"They were mostly inhabited by people who did not earn much.",
"They were usually not large enough to accommodate big families.",
"They were sold to people before necessary facilities were installed.",
"They provided playgrounds for children on the top of the buildings."
] | What is said about blocks of flats built in the past in Britain? | Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the English man objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact d... | 3825.txt | 0 |
[
"be ignored",
"develop with great force",
"encourage people greatly",
"be in fashion"
] | The word "rage" (Line 9) means ________. | Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the English man objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact d... | 3825.txt | 1 |
[
"the living expenses for each individual family are higher",
"it involves higher cost compared with the building of houses",
"they believe people like to live in houses with gardens",
"the disposal of rubbish remains a problem for those living in flats"
] | Some people oppose the building of flats because ________. | Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the English man objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact d... | 3825.txt | 2 |
[
"do not have access to easy facilities because they live away from the city",
"have to pay a lot of money to employ people to do service work",
"take longer time to know each other because they are a scattered community",
"have to spend more money and time travelling to work every day"
] | The author mentions that people who live in suburban houses ________. | Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high blocks of flats. It is said that the English man objects to this type of existence, but if the case is such, he does in fact d... | 3825.txt | 3 |
[
"tell her mother some bad news",
"say that she and David have arrived safely",
"report an accident to her mother",
"say that she and David have left London"
] | Linda is telephoning home to _ . | Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little... | 714.txt | 1 |
[
"it only costs four pounds and ninety pence",
"it is even more expensive to buy a new hat",
"she had telephoned home since her childhood",
"she will speak from one side of the word to the other"
] | Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _ . | Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little... | 714.txt | 3 |
[
"he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call",
"he wants to buy himself a new hat",
"Linda has not told her mother they have arrived",
"he wants Mrs. Lee to know how much the call costs"
] | David says, " Nearly four pounds" , because _ . | Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little... | 714.txt | 0 |
[
"she likes to hear all about the past.",
"she likes talking",
"Linda had not told her that she has arrived",
"she is going to pay for the telephone call"
] | Mrs. Lee goes on talking for so long because _ . | Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little... | 714.txt | 1 |
[
"telling her how much the call is costing",
"writing a letter as she has promised to do",
"telling her that they have arrived safely",
"promising to write, and ringing off"
] | Linda tries to stop her mother by _ . | Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little... | 714.txt | 3 |
[
"at a community college within his own state",
"at a public university",
"within his own state",
"at a four year college"
] | A student may pay the least tuition if he studies _ . | College costs vary quite a bit, depending upon the type of school attended. For example, at many of the more expensive private schools, annual costs (including tuition, room, board, books, travel to and from home, and other expenses) may ex ceed $20,000. Of course, public universities are much cheaper. At these schools... | 6.txt | 0 |
[
"study well",
"need money",
"cannot repay",
"lose their jobs"
] | Financial aid is largely given to those who _ . | College costs vary quite a bit, depending upon the type of school attended. For example, at many of the more expensive private schools, annual costs (including tuition, room, board, books, travel to and from home, and other expenses) may ex ceed $20,000. Of course, public universities are much cheaper. At these schools... | 6.txt | 1 |
[
"Foreign students, if they are permanent residents in the U.S. can rec eive government assistance.",
"Foreign students with I-20 visa cannot receive government assistance.",
"More students can receive scholarships than other types of financial aid.",
"Students in financial difficulty can receive assistance."
... | According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? | College costs vary quite a bit, depending upon the type of school attended. For example, at many of the more expensive private schools, annual costs (including tuition, room, board, books, travel to and from home, and other expenses) may ex ceed $20,000. Of course, public universities are much cheaper. At these schools... | 6.txt | 2 |
[
"the high college costs in the U.S.",
"how to get financial aid in a college",
"American higher education",
"college costs and financial aid"
] | The main theme of the passage is _ . | College costs vary quite a bit, depending upon the type of school attended. For example, at many of the more expensive private schools, annual costs (including tuition, room, board, books, travel to and from home, and other expenses) may ex ceed $20,000. Of course, public universities are much cheaper. At these schools... | 6.txt | 3 |
[
"They performed marvellously on the sea.",
"They could all break the ice in their way.",
"They all experienced terrible misfortunes.",
"They were models of modern engineering."
] | What does the passage say about the three Olympic class ships? | You probably know about the Titanic, but it was actually just one of three state-of-the-art ocean ships back in the day. The Olympic class ships were built by the Harland & Wolff ship makers in Northern Ireland for the White Star Line company. The Olympic class included the Olympic, the Britannic and the Titanic. W... | 2390.txt | 2 |
[
"Their capacity of sailing across all waters.",
"The utmost comfort passengers could enjoy.",
"Their ability to survive disasters of any kind.",
"The long voyages they were able to undertake."
] | What did White Star Line have in mind when it purchased the three ships? | You probably know about the Titanic, but it was actually just one of three state-of-the-art ocean ships back in the day. The Olympic class ships were built by the Harland & Wolff ship makers in Northern Ireland for the White Star Line company. The Olympic class included the Olympic, the Britannic and the Titanic. W... | 2390.txt | 1 |
[
"It was a mere piece of decoration.",
"It was the work of a famous artist.",
"It was designed to let out extra smoke.",
"It was easily identifiable from afar."
] | What is said about the fourth stack of the ships? | You probably know about the Titanic, but it was actually just one of three state-of-the-art ocean ships back in the day. The Olympic class ships were built by the Harland & Wolff ship makers in Northern Ireland for the White Star Line company. The Olympic class included the Olympic, the Britannic and the Titanic. W... | 2390.txt | 0 |
[
"Their unscientific designs.",
"Their captains' misjudgment.",
"The assumption that they were built with the latest technology.",
"The belief that they could never sink with a double-layer body."
] | What might have led to the tragic end of the Titanic and the Britannic? | You probably know about the Titanic, but it was actually just one of three state-of-the-art ocean ships back in the day. The Olympic class ships were built by the Harland & Wolff ship makers in Northern Ireland for the White Star Line company. The Olympic class included the Olympic, the Britannic and the Titanic. W... | 2390.txt | 3 |
[
"She was used to carry troops.",
"She was sunk in World War I.",
"She was converted into a hospital ship.",
"She was retired after her naval service."
] | What happened to the ship Olympic in the end? | You probably know about the Titanic, but it was actually just one of three state-of-the-art ocean ships back in the day. The Olympic class ships were built by the Harland & Wolff ship makers in Northern Ireland for the White Star Line company. The Olympic class included the Olympic, the Britannic and the Titanic. W... | 2390.txt | 3 |
[
"alert readers to the scarcity of natural resources",
"call for more research on the influence of geographical environment",
"introduce different elements in character cultivation",
"draw more attention to the health condition of mankind"
] | The author's purpose of writing this passage is to _ . | A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence ofgeography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind.There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big ... | 1986.txt | 1 |
[
"benefit people's physical health",
"influence the quality of water supply",
"help provide breeding places for pests.",
"strengthen a person's character"
] | It can be inferred that proper amounts of iodine, fluoride and calcium can _ . | A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence ofgeography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind.There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big ... | 1986.txt | 0 |
[
"Such generalizations help us judge the different characters of people we meet",
"Such generalizations are not inclusive enough to draw a convincing conclusion.",
"Such generalizations prove that nature plays an important role in determining social habits.",
"Such generalizations show that there are mainly tw... | How does the author evaluate the generalizations of people's types in Para. 3? | A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence ofgeography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind.There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big ... | 1986.txt | 1 |
[
"focus on unknown aspects",
"be pursued on a larger scale",
"be carried out among remote tribes",
"go ahead in depth"
] | According to the passage, research into the influence of climate and geography should ____. | A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence ofgeography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind.There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big ... | 1986.txt | 3 |
[
"People who like drinking wine tend to be optimistic.",
"People who live in mountain areas tend to have a long life.",
"People who live in areas with stable climate tend to be talkative and lively.",
"People who like drinking cow blood tend to be strong and tall."
] | What do we know about the generalizations of people's type? | A subject which seems to have been insufficiently studied by doctors and psychologists is the influence ofgeography and climate on the psychological and physical health of mankind.There seems no doubt that the general character of the landscape, the relative length of day and night, and the climate must all play a big ... | 1986.txt | 2 |
[
"the way you handle major events may cause stress",
"what should be done to avoid stress",
"what kind of event would cause stress",
"how to cope with sudden changes in life"
] | The result of Holmes-Rahe's medical research tells us _ __. | In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like "serious illness of a family member" were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marr... | 1059.txt | 2 |
[
"widespread concern over its harmful effects",
"great panic over the mental disorder it could cause",
"an intensive research into stress-related illnesses",
"popular avoidance of stressful jobs"
] | The studies on stress in the early s led to _ _. | In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like "serious illness of a family member" were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marr... | 1059.txt | 0 |
[
"how much pressure you are under",
"how positive events can change your life",
"how stressful a major event can be",
"how you can deal with life-changing events"
] | The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows _ . | In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Negative events like "serious illness of a family member" were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marr... | 1059.txt | 0 |
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