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[
"autos have become most destructive to mankind",
"people usually pay little attention to law and morality",
"civilization brings much harm to people",
"the lack of virtue is becoming more severe"
] | According to the passage, traffic accidents may be regarded as a social problem because _ . | The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem... | 4100.txt | 1 |
[
"To give an example of the various reasons for road accidents.",
"To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy.",
"To show some of the inaccurate estimations by researchers.",
"To illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving."
] | Why does the author mention the psychological condition of the driver in Paragraph Three? | The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem... | 4100.txt | 1 |
[
"Careless bicycle-riders.",
"Mindless people walking in the street.",
"Irresponsible drivers.",
"Irresponsible manufactures of automobiles."
] | Who are NOT mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents? | The motor vehicle has killed and disabled more people in its brief history than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Much of the blood on the street flows essentially from uncivil behavior of drivers who refuse to respect the legal and moral rights of others. So the massacre on the road may be regarded as a social problem... | 4100.txt | 3 |
[
"They absorb micronutrients unusuallywell.",
"They require far less calcium than mostplants do.",
"They are able to absorb nitrogen in itselemental state.",
"They are typically crops raised for food."
] | According to paragraph 1, what is trueof plants that can grow in serpentine soil? | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 1 |
[
"fight off",
"show",
"cause",
"spread"
] | The word "exhibit"in the passage(paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 1 |
[
"Chlorosis on leaves",
"Change in leaf pigmentation to a darkshade of green",
"Short, stunted appearance of stems",
"Reddish pigmentation on the leaves orstem"
] | According to paragraph 2, which of the following symptoms occurs in phosphorus-deficient plants but not in plantsdeficient in nitrogen or iron? | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 1 |
[
"deep red discoloration between the veins",
"white or yellow tissue between the veins",
"dead spots between the veins",
"characteristic dark green veins"
] | According to paragraph 2, a symptom ofiron deficiency is thepresence in young leaves of | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 1 |
[
"slows down",
"affects",
"makes easier",
"focuses on"
] | The word "facilitates"in the passage(paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 2 |
[
"It allows researchers to control whatnutrients a plant receives.",
"It allows researchers to observe thegrowth of a large number of plants simultaneously.",
"It is possible to directly observe theroots of plants.",
"It is unnecessary to keep misting plantswith nutrient solutions."
] | According to paragraph 3, what is theadvantage of hydroponics forresearch on nutrient deficiencies in plants? | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 0 |
[
"grown",
"protected",
"spread out",
"hung"
] | The word "suspended"in the passage(paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 3 |
[
"To provide examples of plant types thatcannot tolerate high levels of harmful minerals.",
"To show why so many plants are hyperaccumulators.",
"To help explain why hyper accumulatorscan be found in so many different places.",
"To emphasize that hyper accumulatorsoccur in a wide range of plant types."
] | Why does the author mention "herbs", "shrubs",and "trees"? (paragraph 5) | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 3 |
[
"offer",
"prevent",
"increase",
"remove"
] | The word "afford"in the passage(paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 0 |
[
"does not allow for the use of the removedminerals for industrial purposes",
"can be faster to implement",
"is equally friendly to the environment",
"is less suitable for soils that need tobe used within a short period of time"
] | It can be inferred from paragraph6 thatcompared with standard practices for remediation of contaminated soils,phytoremediation | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 3 |
[
"To warn about possible risks involved inphytoremediation",
"To help illustrate the potential of phytoremediation",
"To show that hyper accumulating plantsgrow in many regions of the world",
"To explain how zinc contamination can bereduced"
] | Why does the author mention "Indianmustard"? (paragraph 6) | Research has shown that certain minerals are required by plants for normal growth and development. The soil is the source of these minerals, which are absorbed by the plant with the water from the soil. Even nitrogen, which is a gas in its elemental state, is normally absorbed from the soil as nitrate ions. Some soils ... | 1179.txt | 1 |
[
"asking for some information",
"greeting the German",
"amusing himself",
"practising his German"
] | The stranger holding the Voice seems to be _ . | You are a German living in Berlin. One day you're walking down the street, minding your own business, when suddenly a stranger approached with a smile on his face. After stopping you, he holds a small electronic device close to his face and speaks slowly into it, saying, in English: "Can you tell me where I can buy som... | 3240.txt | 2 |
[
"\"Why don't you ask the policeman.\"",
"\"Would you listen closely for the device to say?\"",
"\"Can you say it again, please?\"",
"\"Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut?\""
] | The German sentence "Konnen Sie Kann?" means _ . | You are a German living in Berlin. One day you're walking down the street, minding your own business, when suddenly a stranger approached with a smile on his face. After stopping you, he holds a small electronic device close to his face and speaks slowly into it, saying, in English: "Can you tell me where I can buy som... | 3240.txt | 3 |
[
"the person who speaks to the device",
"a component part of the Voice",
"the person who speaks German",
"the speech produced by the Voice"
] | The word "speaker" in the last paragraph refers to _ . | You are a German living in Berlin. One day you're walking down the street, minding your own business, when suddenly a stranger approached with a smile on his face. After stopping you, he holds a small electronic device close to his face and speaks slowly into it, saying, in English: "Can you tell me where I can buy som... | 3240.txt | 1 |
[
"The voice is an invention of an electronics company.",
"The voice is a hand-held translator.",
"The voice is new product in wide use.",
"The voice is mainly a microcomputer."
] | Which of the following is NOT TRUE? | You are a German living in Berlin. One day you're walking down the street, minding your own business, when suddenly a stranger approached with a smile on his face. After stopping you, he holds a small electronic device close to his face and speaks slowly into it, saying, in English: "Can you tell me where I can buy som... | 3240.txt | 2 |
[
"from German into any of the other four languages mentioned",
"from and into English by using the same cartridges",
"between any two of the above-mentioned languages",
"from English into any of the other four languages or the other way round"
] | The Voice can translate _ . | You are a German living in Berlin. One day you're walking down the street, minding your own business, when suddenly a stranger approached with a smile on his face. After stopping you, he holds a small electronic device close to his face and speaks slowly into it, saying, in English: "Can you tell me where I can buy som... | 3240.txt | 3 |
[
"can be brought about by motivation",
"an always decide man‘s action",
"direct man‘s energy toward certain goals",
"follow man‘s motivations"
] | According to the passage, ―drives _ . | Motivation to satisfy one‘s needs is broughtabout by ―drives‖, These ―drives‖ do notdetermine man‘s behaviour, but rather direct man‘senergy towards certain aims. For example, man‘sbody requires food, which is a biological need, whenthis need comes up, man feels uncomfortable andhis thoughts turn to getting food or sat... | 2504.txt | 2 |
[
"Motivation",
"Drive",
"Hunger",
"Experience"
] | _ is a biological need. | Motivation to satisfy one‘s needs is broughtabout by ―drives‖, These ―drives‖ do notdetermine man‘s behaviour, but rather direct man‘senergy towards certain aims. For example, man‘sbody requires food, which is a biological need, whenthis need comes up, man feels uncomfortable andhis thoughts turn to getting food or sat... | 2504.txt | 2 |
[
"man should satisfy his biological needs whenever necessary",
"man‘s needs should always be satisfied without any condition",
"what man should do if he feels hungry",
"man‘s satisfaction of needs is limited by the rules of a certain society"
] | The writer hopes to tell us that _ . | Motivation to satisfy one‘s needs is broughtabout by ―drives‖, These ―drives‖ do notdetermine man‘s behaviour, but rather direct man‘senergy towards certain aims. For example, man‘sbody requires food, which is a biological need, whenthis need comes up, man feels uncomfortable andhis thoughts turn to getting food or sat... | 2504.txt | 3 |
[
"have completed what was started",
"get ready to start",
"have achieved a great deal in",
"put an end to"
] | The phrase "be well on with..." (Para. 1, Line 1) most probably means _ . | With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide ... | 3177.txt | 0 |
[
"Breaking up whatever is breakable.",
"Sharpening metal bars.",
"Separating light elements from the heavy ones.",
"Sorting out small pieces of metal."
] | What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Paragraph 3? | With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide ... | 3177.txt | 1 |
[
"To deal with wastes in better way.",
"To protect the environment from pollution.",
"To get raw materials locally.",
"To get big profits from those plants."
] | What's the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants? | With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide ... | 3177.txt | 0 |
[
"began to operate fifteen years ago",
"will probably take less than fifteen years to build",
"will be built fifteen years later",
"will probably be in operation in fifteen years"
] | The first full-scale huge recycling plants _ . | With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide ... | 3177.txt | 2 |
[
"a cheap way to get energy",
"the location of recycling plants",
"new ways of recycling wastes",
"the probably of city environment"
] | The passage is mainly about _ . | With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide ... | 3177.txt | 2 |
[
"troublesome",
"labor-saving",
"rewarding",
"expensive"
] | The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is _ . | Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on i... | 1531.txt | 2 |
[
"girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys",
"girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams",
"girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond reach",
"girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home"
] | By saying "... the prophecy becomes self-fulfilling..." (Lines 45, Para. 2). the author means that _ . | Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on i... | 1531.txt | 0 |
[
"women care more about education",
"girls can gain equal access to education",
"a family has fewer but healthier children",
"parents can afford their daughters' education"
] | The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when _ . | Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on i... | 1531.txt | 1 |
[
"It deserves greater attention than other social issues.",
"It is now given top priority in many developing countries.",
"It will yield greater returns than other known investments.",
"It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists."
] | What does the author say about women's education? | Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on i... | 1531.txt | 2 |
[
"unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries",
"the potential earning power of well-educated women",
"the major contributions of educated women to society",
"the economic and social benefits of educating women"
] | The passage mainly discusses _ . | Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on i... | 1531.txt | 3 |
[
"Tightly suppressed.",
"More frightening.",
"Rapidly increasing.",
"loosely controlled."
] | What is the trend of credit-theft crime? | The big identity-theft bust last week was just a taste of what's to come. Here's how to protect your good name
HERE'S THE SCARY THING about the identity-theft ring that the feds cracked
last week: there was nothing any of its estimated 40,000 victims could have done to prevent it from happening. This was an inside job,... | 1131.txt | 2 |
[
"a crime that is committed by a person working for the victim",
"a crime that should be punished severely",
"a crime that does great harm to the victim",
"a crime that poses a great threat to the society"
] | The expression ¡°inside job¡±(Line 6, Paragraph 1) most probably means _ . | The big identity-theft bust last week was just a taste of what's to come. Here's how to protect your good name
HERE'S THE SCARY THING about the identity-theft ring that the feds cracked
last week: there was nothing any of its estimated 40,000 victims could have done to prevent it from happening. This was an inside job,... | 1131.txt | 0 |
[
"destroying your junk mail",
"leaving your Social Security card at home",
"visiting the credit-report website regularly",
"obtaining the free report from the government"
] | The creditors can protect their identity in the following way except _ . | The big identity-theft bust last week was just a taste of what's to come. Here's how to protect your good name
HERE'S THE SCARY THING about the identity-theft ring that the feds cracked
last week: there was nothing any of its estimated 40,000 victims could have done to prevent it from happening. This was an inside job,... | 1131.txt | 3 |
[
"More people are using credit service.",
"The application program is not safe enough.",
"Creditors usually disclose their identity.",
"Creditors are not careful about their identity."
] | Why is it easy to have credit-theft? | The big identity-theft bust last week was just a taste of what's to come. Here's how to protect your good name
HERE'S THE SCARY THING about the identity-theft ring that the feds cracked
last week: there was nothing any of its estimated 40,000 victims could have done to prevent it from happening. This was an inside job,... | 1131.txt | 1 |
[
"The danger of credit-theft",
"The loss of the creditors",
"How to protect your good name",
"Why the creditors lose their identity"
] | What is the best title of the text? | The big identity-theft bust last week was just a taste of what's to come. Here's how to protect your good name
HERE'S THE SCARY THING about the identity-theft ring that the feds cracked
last week: there was nothing any of its estimated 40,000 victims could have done to prevent it from happening. This was an inside job,... | 1131.txt | 2 |
[
"leads to the formulation of the criminal law",
"makes people value order above all else",
"convinces people that crimes should be eliminated from the society",
"is a false one that should not be taken seriously"
] | The belief that people tend to behave in forbidden ways _ . | For hundreds of years, the criminal law has been built around the idea that wrongdoers must be punished for their crimes.The most basic argument for punishment is that it preserves law and order and respects for authority.From this point of view, punishment does two things.It upholds the law, and it prevents others fro... | 598.txt | 0 |
[
"the U.S.prison system is not working effectively enough to reform criminals",
"the best way to reduce crime rate is to rehabilitate habitual criminals",
"reforming criminals in prison will turn them away from wrongdoing",
"crimes would decrease if people‘s desire could be healthily channeled"
] | In the second paragraph the author implies _ . | For hundreds of years, the criminal law has been built around the idea that wrongdoers must be punished for their crimes.The most basic argument for punishment is that it preserves law and order and respects for authority.From this point of view, punishment does two things.It upholds the law, and it prevents others fro... | 598.txt | 0 |
[
"reform is directed to the criminals‘ emotional problems",
"rehabilitation is aimed at changing the economic and social environment",
"rehabilitation is facilitated by physicians, psychiatrists or psychologists",
"crimes are dealt with in the ways that suit each kind"
] | The author speculates that rehabilitation can be made more effective if _ . | For hundreds of years, the criminal law has been built around the idea that wrongdoers must be punished for their crimes.The most basic argument for punishment is that it preserves law and order and respects for authority.From this point of view, punishment does two things.It upholds the law, and it prevents others fro... | 598.txt | 3 |
[
"so it should be used in place of rehabilitation",
"so stricter sentences are absolutely necessary",
"yet it does not work well in many cases",
"but preventing crime is even more effective"
] | According to the author, punishment is a better means than rehabilitation in reducing crime rate _ . | For hundreds of years, the criminal law has been built around the idea that wrongdoers must be punished for their crimes.The most basic argument for punishment is that it preserves law and order and respects for authority.From this point of view, punishment does two things.It upholds the law, and it prevents others fro... | 598.txt | 3 |
[
"the present gun-licensing laws are held responsible for most of the crimes",
"educational failure accounts for most of the present offences",
"more help should be provided for released criminals",
"the long-term reduction of crime rate depends on multiple improvements"
] | The author concludes the passage by pointing out that _ . | For hundreds of years, the criminal law has been built around the idea that wrongdoers must be punished for their crimes.The most basic argument for punishment is that it preserves law and order and respects for authority.From this point of view, punishment does two things.It upholds the law, and it prevents others fro... | 598.txt | 3 |
[
"extreme",
"complex",
"basic",
"immediate"
] | The word "severe" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 0 |
[
"Those animals are least active during the spring",
"Those animals have a plentiful supply of food",
"Those animals have to expend energy to avoid predators.",
"Those animals store energy during the colder seasons."
] | What can be inferred from paragraph 1 about why energy conservation is not a high priority for ocean animals in coastal waters during the spring? | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 1 |
[
"Most fish feed on plankton.",
"Fish tend to avoid well-illuminated areas.",
"Most fish species are not filter-feeders.",
"Few fish species are successful in the near-surface layers."
] | What can be inferred from paragraph 2 about fish? | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 2 |
[
"They rely on the large quantities of food resources also available to local carnivores.",
"They capture the larvae of some crustaceans.",
"They feed on the organisms left over by commercial fisheries.",
"They obtain algae by using their gills as filters."
] | According to paragraph 2, how do sardines and anchovies obtain food near the surface of the ocean? | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 3 |
[
"They are not found in coastal waters.",
"They are caught by commercial fisheries.",
"They fitter small animals instead of phytoplankton.",
"They are not carnivores."
] | According to paragraph 2, in which of the following ways are baleen whales and whale sharks different from smaller fitter-feeders like sardines and anchovies? | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 2 |
[
"speed",
"variety",
"lack",
"size"
] | The word "scarcity" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 2 |
[
"developing larger filtering systems",
"capturing prey using sticky tentacles",
"swimming up to the surface at feeding time",
"searching in ocean layers that contain a substantial amount of particles"
] | According to paragraph 4, deep-water filter-feeders have adopted all of the following ways to obtain food EXCEPT | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 2 |
[
"To argue against the view that animals in the deep ocean use more energy to find food than do animals in shallow waters",
"To emphasize the importance of an am mars ability to control a large volume of water",
"To identify some feeding strategies that animals have developed to minimize their energy expenditure... | Why does the author include the information that animals in the deep ocean place an emphasis on lures" and have evolved "elongated appendages"? | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 2 |
[
"Absorbing",
"finding",
"approaching",
"managing"
] | The phrase "coping with" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 3 |
[
"huge",
"adaptable",
"powerful",
"precise"
] | The word "flexible" in the passage is closest in meaning to | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 1 |
[
"Their teeth are too large to allow for cutting prey.",
"They have no jaw muscles to allow chewing.",
"Swallowing prey whole results in a higher net energy gain.",
"Chewing can cause their jaws to dislocate."
] | According to paragraph 5, why do some fish swallow their prey whole? | In the open sea, animals can often find food reliably available in particular regions or seasons (e g., in coastal areas in springtime). In these circumstances, animals are neither constrained to get the last calorie out of their diet nor is energy conservation a high priority. In contrast, the food levels in the deepe... | 2534.txt | 0 |
[
"A tool to assist in making complex decisions.",
"A comparison of actual decisions and ideal decisions",
"Research on how people make decisions",
"Differences between long-range and short-range decision making"
] | What does the passage mainly discuss? | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 0 |
[
"introductory",
"changeable",
"beneficial",
"fundamental"
] | The word "essential" in line 7 is closest in meaning to | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 3 |
[
"relevant",
"preceding",
"insightful",
"responsive"
] | The word "pertinent" in line 9 is closest in meaning to | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 0 |
[
"Listing the consequences of each solution",
"Calculating a numerical summary of each solution",
"Deciding which consequences are most important",
"Writing down all possible solutions"
] | Of the following steps, which occurs before the others in making a decision worksheet? | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 3 |
[
"has the fewest variables to consider",
"uses the most decision worksheets",
"has the most points assigned to it",
"is agreed to by the greatest number of people"
] | According to decision-worksheet theory, an optimal decision is defined as one that | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 2 |
[
"describing a process",
"classifying types of worksheets",
"providing historical background",
"explaining a theory"
] | The author develops the discussion in paragraph 1 by means of | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 0 |
[
"most decisions involve seven steps",
"human mental capacity has limitations",
"some people have difficulty making minor as well as major decisions",
"people can learn to keep more than seven ideas in their minds with practice"
] | The author states that "On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once (lines 17-18) to explain that | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 1 |
[
"creative",
"satisfactory",
"personal",
"concise"
] | The word "succinct "in line 24 is closest in meaning to | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 3 |
[
"Proponents (line 5)",
"Optimal (line 5)",
"Variables (line 17)",
"Long-range goals (line 25)"
] | Which of the following terms is defined in the passage ? | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 1 |
[
"worksheet",
"problem",
"distinction",
"decision"
] | The word "it" in line 24 refers to | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 1 |
[
"ask",
"explain",
"change",
"predict"
] | The word "revise" in line 26 is closest in meaning to | Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet. Psychologists who study optimization compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical... | 1867.txt | 2 |
[
"To provide better services.",
"To rebuild hotels and restaurants.",
"To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.",
"To attract more people to become its members."
] | What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign? | While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds... | 3049.txt | 2 |
[
"7′2″",
"7′",
"6′6″",
"6′3″"
] | Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy? | While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds... | 3049.txt | 1 |
[
"They may lose some customers.",
"They may start businesses elsewhere.",
"They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.",
"They have to provide enough space for the long??legged."
] | What may happen to restaurants with small tables? | While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds... | 3049.txt | 0 |
[
"Tall people pay more for larger beds.",
"6′6″ beds have taken the place of 6′3″ beds.",
"Special rooms are kept for Americans.",
"Guest rooms are standardized."
] | What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh? | While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.
The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds... | 3049.txt | 1 |
[
"a formula for determining the relationship between the depth and width of craters.",
"a valley that is filled in when a spatial body has impact with the moon or the earth.",
"a planetoid (small planet) created when a meteorite, upon striking the moon, breaks off a part of the moon.",
"a dark spot on the moon... | A mare basin is | 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 first step in continent growth, or have been subject to serious objections. It is the purpose of this article to examine the possible role of the impact of large... | 329.txt | 3 |
[
"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 first step in continent growth, or have been subject to serious objections. It is the purpose of this article to examine the possible role of the impact of large... | 329.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 first step in continent growth, or have been subject to serious objections. It is the purpose of this article to examine the possible role of the impact of large... | 329.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 first step in continent growth, or have been subject to serious objections. It is the purpose of this article to examine the possible role of the impact of large... | 329.txt | 2 |
[
"attempt to continue the standardization of the language",
"evaluate language practices in terms of current speech rather than standards or proper patterns",
"be more concerned about the improvement of the language than its analysis or history",
"be more aware of the rules of the language usage"
] | In contrast to the earlier linguists, modern linguists tend to . | When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. The history of our language has always been a history of constant change-at times a slow, almost imperceptible change, at other times a violent collision between... | 774.txt | 1 |
[
"Changes in the forms of words.",
"Changes in sentence structures.",
"Changes in spelling rules.",
"Words that have similar meanings."
] | Choose the appropriate meaning for the word " inflection" used in line 4 of paragraph 2. | When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. The history of our language has always been a history of constant change-at times a slow, almost imperceptible change, at other times a violent collision between... | 774.txt | 0 |
[
"It is generally believed that the year 1500 can be set as the beginning of the modern English language.",
"Some other languages had great influence on the English language at some stages of its development.",
"The English language has been and still in a state of relatively constant change.",
"Many classes o... | Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage? | When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. The history of our language has always been a history of constant change-at times a slow, almost imperceptible change, at other times a violent collision between... | 774.txt | 0 |
[
"historian",
"philosopher",
"anthropologist",
"linguist"
] | The author of these paragraphs is probably a(an) . | When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. The history of our language has always been a history of constant change-at times a slow, almost imperceptible change, at other times a violent collision between... | 774.txt | 3 |
[
"The history of the English language.",
"Our changing attitude towards the English language.",
"Our changing language.",
"Some characteristics of modern English."
] | Which of the following can be best used as the title of the passage? | When one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. The history of our language has always been a history of constant change-at times a slow, almost imperceptible change, at other times a violent collision between... | 774.txt | 2 |
[
"Food.",
"Chocolate.",
"Potato.",
"Coffee"
] | According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? | New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years, nothing about people---not their clothes, ideas, or languages---has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's.... | 1230.txt | 0 |
[
"some cocoa trees.",
"some chocolate drinks.",
"some shops.",
"some South American Indians."
] | "Some" in "Some still exist today" means | New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years, nothing about people---not their clothes, ideas, or languages---has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's.... | 1230.txt | 2 |
[
"they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else.",
"they were forced to emigrate to America.",
"the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato.",
"the potato harvest was bad."
] | Thousands of Irish people starved during the "Potato Famine" because | New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years, nothing about people---not their clothes, ideas, or languages---has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's.... | 1230.txt | 3 |
[
"Brazil.",
"Colombia.",
"Ethiopia.",
"Arabia."
] | Coffee originally came from | New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years, nothing about people---not their clothes, ideas, or languages---has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's.... | 1230.txt | 2 |
[
"coffee was first discovered by Kaldi.",
"coffee was first discovered by Kaldi's goats.",
"coffee was first discovered in south American countries.",
"coffee drinks were first made by Arabs."
] | The Arabic legend is used to prove that | New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years, nothing about people---not their clothes, ideas, or languages---has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's.... | 1230.txt | 3 |
[
"they were not well educated at school",
"they had never played with fire before",
"they had no sense of pain",
"they were fearful of pain"
] | Children would play with fire until their hands are burnt away if _ . | Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn't hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn't, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not wa... | 3148.txt | 2 |
[
"they have gained experience",
"they are warned of the danger and take quick action",
"they jump out of the way in time",
"they are calm in face of danger"
] | People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because _ . | Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn't hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn't, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not wa... | 3148.txt | 1 |
[
"Too much fear is harmful",
"Fear is always something helpful",
"Fear is something that can be avoided",
"Fear ought to be used as our guide in our life"
] | What is implied but not stated in the passage? | Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn't hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn't, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not wa... | 3148.txt | 0 |
[
"No Pains, No Gains",
"Pain and Actions",
"The Value of Fear",
"The Reason Why People Fear"
] | The best title for this passage should be _ . | Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn't hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn't, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not wa... | 3148.txt | 2 |
[
"The three of them were all language majors.",
"Steve and Jim were more alike in character.",
"The author didn't enjoy talking with Steve.",
"Their living condition was rather poor."
] | Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? | When I was studying English at a training center in Washington D.C. in 1998, I shared a house with two young Americans, Jim, and Steve. Jim was studying French and Steve Chinese, both at the Foreign Service Institute. We shared many things in common, but we also thought and acted quite differently. Steve was interested... | 2716.txt | 0 |
[
"Steve was a very hardworking fellow.",
"Steve enjoyed cooking Chinese food.",
"Steve enjoyed shopping more than Jim.",
"Steve's Chinese accent was quite pure."
] | What is the author's opinion of Steve? | When I was studying English at a training center in Washington D.C. in 1998, I shared a house with two young Americans, Jim, and Steve. Jim was studying French and Steve Chinese, both at the Foreign Service Institute. We shared many things in common, but we also thought and acted quite differently. Steve was interested... | 2716.txt | 0 |
[
"Going out with girls cost him a lot of time.",
"He had a French way of making friends.",
"He learned French in order to date Paris girls.",
"He liked doing housework."
] | Which of the following is true about Jim? | When I was studying English at a training center in Washington D.C. in 1998, I shared a house with two young Americans, Jim, and Steve. Jim was studying French and Steve Chinese, both at the Foreign Service Institute. We shared many things in common, but we also thought and acted quite differently. Steve was interested... | 2716.txt | 0 |
[
"Steve didn't like offering help to others.",
"American people only eat their own food.",
"Americans and Chinese differ in their sense of value.",
"Steve wanted Jim to do his own shopping."
] | What does the last sentence of the 1st paragraph imply? | When I was studying English at a training center in Washington D.C. in 1998, I shared a house with two young Americans, Jim, and Steve. Jim was studying French and Steve Chinese, both at the Foreign Service Institute. We shared many things in common, but we also thought and acted quite differently. Steve was interested... | 2716.txt | 2 |
[
"Jim is a very good husband.",
"Steve enjoys teaching Chinese.",
"The author works for overseas students.",
"The three friends still keep in touch."
] | From the last paragraph, we can learn that _ . | When I was studying English at a training center in Washington D.C. in 1998, I shared a house with two young Americans, Jim, and Steve. Jim was studying French and Steve Chinese, both at the Foreign Service Institute. We shared many things in common, but we also thought and acted quite differently. Steve was interested... | 2716.txt | 3 |
[
"The oil price is rising and will continue rising to the historical record.",
"Whether the oil price is exceeding the record depends on the measurement used.",
"The oil price is not really close to the degree of exceeding the historical record.",
"The profit of the oil production industry reached the historic... | According to the first paragraph, which one of the following is TRUE of the oil price? | As the oil price climbed towards $100 a barrel during the past few weeks, big Western oil firms were reporting their results for the third quarter. Record oil prices, it turns out, do not translate into record profits. Oil is now close to exceeding the record set in 1979 of between $100 and $110, depending on how you a... | 3495.txt | 1 |
[
"the declining margin from oil refining.",
"the disadvantageous change in contracts.",
"the shortage of supply of labour and equipment.",
"the decreasing quantity of oil production."
] | Record oil prices do not translate into record profits because of the following reasons except _ | As the oil price climbed towards $100 a barrel during the past few weeks, big Western oil firms were reporting their results for the third quarter. Record oil prices, it turns out, do not translate into record profits. Oil is now close to exceeding the record set in 1979 of between $100 and $110, depending on how you a... | 3495.txt | 2 |
[
"The oil price was on the rise in the third quarter.",
"Most oil companies were suffering a serious loss in the third quarter.",
"The oil refining industry was also suffering a surplus deduction in the third quarter.",
"Some companies also enjoyed rising profits in the third quarter."
] | Which one of the following statements is NOT true of the situation of the third quarter? | As the oil price climbed towards $100 a barrel during the past few weeks, big Western oil firms were reporting their results for the third quarter. Record oil prices, it turns out, do not translate into record profits. Oil is now close to exceeding the record set in 1979 of between $100 and $110, depending on how you a... | 3495.txt | 1 |
[
"the rise of oil price.",
"the rise of Consumer Price Index (CPI).",
"the rise of oil production costs.",
"the rise of oil production revenue."
] | "This inflation" (Line 3, Paragraph 5) refers to _ | As the oil price climbed towards $100 a barrel during the past few weeks, big Western oil firms were reporting their results for the third quarter. Record oil prices, it turns out, do not translate into record profits. Oil is now close to exceeding the record set in 1979 of between $100 and $110, depending on how you a... | 3495.txt | 2 |
[
"imminent.",
"rising.",
"haunting.",
"alarming."
] | The word "looming" (Line 1, Paragraph 6) most probably means _ | As the oil price climbed towards $100 a barrel during the past few weeks, big Western oil firms were reporting their results for the third quarter. Record oil prices, it turns out, do not translate into record profits. Oil is now close to exceeding the record set in 1979 of between $100 and $110, depending on how you a... | 3495.txt | 0 |
[
"rational.",
"sociable.",
"intelligent.",
"cunning."
] | The typical features of Sherlock Holmes were all EXCEPT | Within that exclusive group of literary characters who have survived through the centuries--from Hamlet to Huckleberry Finn--few can rival the cultural impact of Sherlock Holmes. Since his first public appearance 20 years ago, the gentleman with the curved pipe and a taste for cocaine, the master of deductive reasoning... | 88.txt | 1 |
[
"He came from a middle-class family.",
"They led a hard life in Edinburgh.",
"His father was addicted to drinking.",
"His mother had received little education."
] | Which of the following is NOT true about Conan Doyle and his family? | Within that exclusive group of literary characters who have survived through the centuries--from Hamlet to Huckleberry Finn--few can rival the cultural impact of Sherlock Holmes. Since his first public appearance 20 years ago, the gentleman with the curved pipe and a taste for cocaine, the master of deductive reasoning... | 88.txt | 3 |
[
"It was horrible.",
"It was pleasant.",
"It was awful.",
"It was memorable."
] | How did Conan Doyle feel about his first visit to London? | Within that exclusive group of literary characters who have survived through the centuries--from Hamlet to Huckleberry Finn--few can rival the cultural impact of Sherlock Holmes. Since his first public appearance 20 years ago, the gentleman with the curved pipe and a taste for cocaine, the master of deductive reasoning... | 88.txt | 3 |
[
"the more calluses a person has, the more professional he would be.",
"writers often base their writing on personal experiences.",
"Conan Doyle has gone through a period of hardship on his way to success.",
"inspiration was very important for a person to create something."
] | We can infer from the last paragraph that | Within that exclusive group of literary characters who have survived through the centuries--from Hamlet to Huckleberry Finn--few can rival the cultural impact of Sherlock Holmes. Since his first public appearance 20 years ago, the gentleman with the curved pipe and a taste for cocaine, the master of deductive reasoning... | 88.txt | 2 |
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