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[
"China and India have different traffic rules",
"Tea trade works wonders in both India and China",
"Chinese products are popular in both China and India,",
"The exchanges between India and China benefit both"
] | What does the author mean by "it's a two-way street' in paragraph 10? | When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china,
When India had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now,
Still ,her answer surprised me:"Green tea,"
As long... | 3502.txt | 3 |
[
"It will move its head office to Shenzhen",
"It is seeking further development in China",
"It has attracted an investment of US$15 billion",
"It caught up with the US IT industry in2008."
] | What do we know about the Indian IT industry? | When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china,
When India had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now,
Still ,her answer surprised me:"Green tea,"
As long... | 3502.txt | 1 |
[
"his concern for his mother's health",
"his support for drinking Chinese green tea",
"his surprise at China's recent development",
"his wonder at the growth of India's IT industry"
] | In the text the author expresses _ . | When I was going home to India last year, I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from china,
When India had not opened up its markers to the world, I carried suitcase loads of dark glasses and jeans. Thankfully, we can get all these anywhere in India now,
Still ,her answer surprised me:"Green tea,"
As long... | 3502.txt | 2 |
[
"Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion.",
"Free expression of opinions often leads to confusion.",
"Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.",
"Casual use of the word \"opinion\" often brings about quarrels."
] | Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author? | "Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn't attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you... | 519.txt | 0 |
[
"Someone who turns a deaf ear to others' opinions.",
"Someone who can't put up with others' tastes.",
"Someone who values only their own opinions.",
"Someone whose opinion harm. other people."
] | According to the author, who of the following would be labored as intolerant? | "Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn't attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you... | 519.txt | 1 |
[
"it is foolish to criticize a famous brand",
"one should not always agree to others' opinions",
"personal tastes are not something to be challenged",
"it is unwise to express one's likes and dislikes in public"
] | The new Ford cars are cited as an example to show that _ . | "Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn't attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you... | 519.txt | 2 |
[
"it is stated by judges in the court",
"it reflects public like and dislikes",
"it is a result of a lot of controversy",
"it is based on careful thought"
] | Considered judgment is different from personal preference in that _ . | "Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn't attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you... | 519.txt | 3 |
[
"means that one can ignore other people's criticism",
"means that one can impose his pre6ereaccs on others",
"doesn't mean that one has the right to do things at will",
"doesn't mean that one has the right to charge others without evidence"
] | As indicated in the passage, being free to act on one's opinion _ . | "Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn't attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you... | 519.txt | 2 |
[
"To take in more foreign funds",
"To invest more abroad",
"To combine and become bigger",
"To trade with more countries"
] | What is the typical trend of businesses today? | The world is going through the biggest wave of mergers andacquisitions ever witnessed. The process sweeps from hyperactive America toEurope and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might. Many in thesecountries are looking at this process and worrying: "Won't the wave of business concentration turn into an u... | 1084.txt | 2 |
[
"the greater customer demands",
"a surplus supply for the market",
"a growing productivity",
"the increase of the world's wealth"
] | According to the author, one of the driving forces behindM&A wave is _ . | The world is going through the biggest wave of mergers andacquisitions ever witnessed. The process sweeps from hyperactive America toEurope and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might. Many in thesecountries are looking at this process and worrying: "Won't the wave of business concentration turn into an u... | 1084.txt | 0 |
[
"the increasing concentration is certain to hurt consumers",
"WorldCom serves as a good example of both benefits and costs",
"the costs of the globalization process are enormous",
"the Standard Oil trust might have threatened competition"
] | From paragraph 4 we can infer that _ . | The world is going through the biggest wave of mergers andacquisitions ever witnessed. The process sweeps from hyperactive America toEurope and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might. Many in thesecountries are looking at this process and worrying: "Won't the wave of business concentration turn into an u... | 1084.txt | 3 |
[
"optimistic",
"objective",
"pessimistic",
"biased"
] | Toward the new business wave, the writer's attitude can besaid to be _ . | The world is going through the biggest wave of mergers andacquisitions ever witnessed. The process sweeps from hyperactive America toEurope and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might. Many in thesecountries are looking at this process and worrying: "Won't the wave of business concentration turn into an u... | 1084.txt | 1 |
[
"said that man would fly in the sky one day",
"built a kind of machine which never flew",
"drew many beautiful pictures of birds",
"made designs for flying machine"
] | Leonardo da Vinci _ . | Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem. One of these, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly. But they were never built.
Throughout history, other less famous men have wa... | 731.txt | 3 |
[
"made a kind of flying machine",
"tried to fly with wings made of chicken feather",
"wanted to build a kind of balloon",
"tried to fly on a large bird"
] | Eight hundred years ago an Englishman _ . | Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem. One of these, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly. But they were never built.
Throughout history, other less famous men have wa... | 731.txt | 1 |
[
"lost his life",
"flew only 8minutes",
"got badly wounded",
"succeeded in flying"
] | In fact, the Englishman who tried to fly _ . | Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem. One of these, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly. But they were never built.
Throughout history, other less famous men have wa... | 731.txt | 2 |
[
"the King and the Queen",
"two Frenchmen",
"two animals",
"the Montgolfiers"
] | The very first air passengers in the balloon were _ . | Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem. One of these, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly. But they were never built.
Throughout history, other less famous men have wa... | 731.txt | 2 |
[
"In December 1783.",
"In September 1783.",
"In November 1783.",
"In the seventeenth century."
] | When did two Frenchmen rise above Paris？ | Man has always wanted to fly. Some of the greatest men in history have thought about the problem. One of these, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly. But they were never built.
Throughout history, other less famous men have wa... | 731.txt | 2 |
[
"It deprives people of communication with the real world.",
"People become lazy.",
"People become dependent on second-hand experience.",
"TV consumes a large part of one' s life."
] | What is the biggest harm of TV? | TV's Harmfulness
Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television? How often we hear statements like this!
Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never fond it difficult... | 249.txt | 0 |
[
"Far away from civilization.",
"To a mountain.",
"By the sea.",
"In quiet natural surroundings."
] | In what way can people forget TV? | TV's Harmfulness
Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television? How often we hear statements like this!
Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never fond it difficult... | 249.txt | 3 |
[
"Let them watch the set.",
"Put them in the living room.",
"Let them watch the rubbish.",
"Let them alone."
] | What does a mother usually do to keep her children quiet? | TV's Harmfulness
Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television? How often we hear statements like this!
Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never fond it difficult... | 249.txt | 0 |
[
"We found it difficult to occupy our spare time.",
"We become addicted to TV",
"What we used to do is different from now.",
"We used to enjoy civilized pleasures."
] | What does the first sentence in the first paragraph mean? | TV's Harmfulness
Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television? How often we hear statements like this!
Television hasn't been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never fond it difficult... | 249.txt | 1 |
[
"Electricity consumption.",
"Air pollution.",
"Waste of energy.",
"Ugly looking."
] | What is NOT mentioned as a disadvantage of using clothes dryers? | A simple piece of rope hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors. On one side stand those who have begun to see clothes dryers as wasteful consumers of energy (up to 6% of total electricity) and powerful emitters of carbon dioxide (up to a ton of CO2 per household every year). As an alte... | 78.txt | 3 |
[
"Opposers think air-drying laundry would devalue surrounding assets.",
"Opposers consider the outdoor clothesline as an eyesore to the scenery.",
"Right-to-dry movements led to the pass of written laws to protect clotheslines.",
"Most of states in the US have no written laws to protect clotheslines."
] | Which of the following is INCORRECT? | A simple piece of rope hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors. On one side stand those who have begun to see clothes dryers as wasteful consumers of energy (up to 6% of total electricity) and powerful emitters of carbon dioxide (up to a ton of CO2 per household every year). As an alte... | 78.txt | 2 |
[
"Concerned.",
"Impartial.",
"Supportive.",
"Unclear."
] | What is the HOAs' attitude towards the regulation of outdoor clotheslines? | A simple piece of rope hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors. On one side stand those who have begun to see clothes dryers as wasteful consumers of energy (up to 6% of total electricity) and powerful emitters of carbon dioxide (up to a ton of CO2 per household every year). As an alte... | 78.txt | 2 |
[
"clotheslines should be banned in the community.",
"clotheslines wouldn't lessen the property values.",
"the globe would become warmer and warmer.",
"we should protect the environment in the community."
] | In the last paragraph Alexander Lee recommends that | A simple piece of rope hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors. On one side stand those who have begun to see clothes dryers as wasteful consumers of energy (up to 6% of total electricity) and powerful emitters of carbon dioxide (up to a ton of CO2 per household every year). As an alte... | 78.txt | 3 |
[
"Opinions on Environmental Protection.",
"Opinions on Air-drying Laundry.",
"What-I-Can-Do Environmentalism.",
"Restrictions on Clotheslines."
] | An appropriate title for the passage might be | A simple piece of rope hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors. On one side stand those who have begun to see clothes dryers as wasteful consumers of energy (up to 6% of total electricity) and powerful emitters of carbon dioxide (up to a ton of CO2 per household every year). As an alte... | 78.txt | 1 |
[
"Spero can hardly maintain her business",
"Spero is too much engaged in her work",
"Spero has grown out of her bad habit",
"Spero is not in a desperate situation"
] | By "Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet" (Lines 1-2, Paragraph 1), the author means . | When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the s... | 3248.txt | 3 |
[
"Optimistic.",
"Confused.",
"Carefree.",
"Panicked."
] | How do the public feel about the current economic situation? | When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the s... | 3248.txt | 0 |
[
"gold market",
"real estate",
"stock exchange",
"venture investment"
] | When mentioning "the $4 million to $10 million range" (Lines 3-4, Paragraph 3) the author is talking about . | When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the s... | 3248.txt | 1 |
[
"They would benefit in certain ways.",
"The stock market shows signs of recovery.",
"Such a slowdown usually precedes a boom.",
"The purchasing power would be enhanced."
] | Why can many people see "silver linings" to the economic slowdown? | When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the s... | 3248.txt | 0 |
[
"A new boom, on the horizon.",
"Tighten the belt, the single remedy.",
"Caution all right, panic not.",
"The more ventures, the more chances."
] | To which of the following is the author likely to agree? | When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isn't cutting, filling or polishing as many nails as she'd like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the s... | 3248.txt | 2 |
[
"anger",
"denial",
"acceptance",
"cooperation"
] | The first stage of most patients facing death is the stage of_ . | Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement "Oh no, this can't happen to me. " After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out hints that he is ready to "talk about it". If we, at that point, need to deny the ... | 1487.txt | 1 |
[
"they think it is unfair that only they are seriously ill",
"of the progress of their illness",
"they do not want to be a burden to others",
"they can not control their emotions"
] | Terminally ill people will get angry and be rude to everyone because_ . | Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement "Oh no, this can't happen to me. " After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out hints that he is ready to "talk about it". If we, at that point, need to deny the ... | 1487.txt | 0 |
[
"terminally ill people cannot be cured as soon as they get to that stage",
"it is the combination of blessing and medical treatment that works",
"terminally ill people should ask God's protection otherwise they can't be cured",
"it is encouragement not medical treatment that is needed at that stage"
] | The phrase "a blessing, not a cure" in the third paragraph means_ . | Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement "Oh no, this can't happen to me. " After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out hints that he is ready to "talk about it". If we, at that point, need to deny the ... | 1487.txt | 3 |
[
"we should be sympathetic",
"we should allow them to express their emotions",
"we should not reason with them",
"all of the above"
] | When terminally ill people get angry_ . | Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement "Oh no, this can't happen to me. " After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out hints that he is ready to "talk about it". If we, at that point, need to deny the ... | 1487.txt | 3 |
[
"Two.",
"Three.",
"Four.",
"Five."
] | How many stages can a patient with terminal illness pass through in facing death? | Most patients respond to the awareness that they have a terminal illness with the statement "Oh no, this can't happen to me. " After the first shock, numbness, and need to deny the reality of the situation, the patient begins to send out hints that he is ready to "talk about it". If we, at that point, need to deny the ... | 1487.txt | 1 |
[
"provide the unemployed with easier access to benefits.",
"encourage jobseekers' active engagement in job seeking.",
"motivate the unemployed to report voluntarily.",
"guarantee jobseekers' legitimate right to benefits."
] | George Osborne's scheme was intended to _ . | In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency," George Osbome, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme. Only if the jobless arrive at the job centre with a CV register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit-and then they sh... | 3720.txt | 1 |
[
"to check on the availability of jobs at the jobcentre.",
"to accept the government's restrictions on the allowance.",
"to register for an allowance from the government.",
"to attend a governmental job-training program."
] | The phrase "to sign on" (Line 3,Para.2) most probably means _ . | In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency," George Osbome, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme. Only if the jobless arrive at the job centre with a CV register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit-and then they sh... | 3720.txt | 2 |
[
"A desire to secure a better life for all.",
"An eagerness to protect the unemployed.",
"An urge to be generous to the claimants.",
"A passion to ensure fairness for taxpayers."
] | What promoted the chancellor to develop his scheme? | In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency," George Osbome, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme. Only if the jobless arrive at the job centre with a CV register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit-and then they sh... | 3720.txt | 0 |
[
"uneasy.",
"enraged.",
"insulted.",
"guilty."
] | According to Paragraph 3, being unemployed makes one feel | In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency," George Osbome, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme. Only if the jobless arrive at the job centre with a CV register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit-and then they sh... | 3720.txt | 0 |
[
"The British welfare system indulges jobseekers' laziness.",
"Osborne's reforms will reduce the risk of unemployment.",
"The jobseekers' allowance has met their actual needs.",
"Unemployment benefits should not be made conditional."
] | To which of the following would the author most probably agree? | In order to "change lives for the better" and reduce "dependency," George Osbome, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the "upfront work search" scheme. Only if the jobless arrive at the job centre with a CV register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit-and then they sh... | 3720.txt | 1 |
[
"poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music",
"art grows out of both positive and negative feelings",
"poets today are less skeptical of happiness",
"artists have changed their focus of interest"
] | By citing the examples of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that. | Many things make people think artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this: artists' only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.
This wasn't always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere from the 19t... | 2980.txt | 3 |
[
"religious",
"unpleasant",
"entertaining",
"commercial"
] | The word "bummer" (Line 5, paragraph 5) most probably means something . | Many things make people think artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this: artists' only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.
This wasn't always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere from the 19t... | 2980.txt | 1 |
[
"emerges in the wake of the anti-happy art",
"is a cause of disappointment for the general public",
"replaces the church as a major source of information",
"creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself"
] | In the author's opinion, advertising . | Many things make people think artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this: artists' only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.
This wasn't always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere from the 19t... | 2980.txt | 3 |
[
"happiness more often than not ends in sadness",
"the anti-happy art is distasteful but refreshing",
"misery should be enjoyed rather than denied",
"the anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms"
] | We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes . | Many things make people think artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this: artists' only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.
This wasn't always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere from the 19t... | 2980.txt | 1 |
[
"Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery.",
"Art provides a balance between expectation and reality.",
"People feel disappointed at the realities of modern society.",
"Mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths."
] | Which of the following is true of the text? | Many things make people think artists are weird. But the weirdest may be this: artists' only job is to explore emotions, and yet they choose to focus on the ones that feel bad.
This wasn't always so. The earliest forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy. But somewhere from the 19t... | 2980.txt | 0 |
[
"Taller trucks can pass under them.",
"Pedestrians can climb up and have a view of the city.",
"They are safer for pedestrians and can keep traffic moving at the same time.",
"They are easier and more convenient for the pedestrians."
] | What is the advantage of overhead bridges mentioned in this passage? | Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient althoug... | 1240.txt | 2 |
[
"Because they prevent traffic from being held up.",
"Because they provide an easy way for the drivers to cross the road.",
"Because they save money for the government.",
"Because they save time for the pedestrians."
] | Why were overhead bridges built in Beijing? | Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient althoug... | 1240.txt | 0 |
[
"Overhead bridges are found in every part of Beijing.",
"Overhead bridges are only found in the centre of Beijing.",
"Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities in China.",
"Overhead bridges are found in places where traffic is heavy."
] | Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? | Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient althoug... | 1240.txt | 3 |
[
"It is inconvenient to older people to walk across the road.",
"It is much safer for pedestrians though climbing up and down the steps may be a little difficult,",
"An overhead bridge is more beautiful than a zebra crossing.",
"To build overhead bridges is the business of the government."
] | What is the writer's attitude towards overhead bridges? | Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient althoug... | 1240.txt | 1 |
[
"the diffusion of blood through capillary walls into air sacs",
"the diffusion of carbon dioxide through capillary and air sac walls into the blood",
"the diffusion of oxygen through the air sac and capillary walls into the blood",
"the exchange of nitrogen within air sacs"
] | In the respiratory process, only one of the following actions takes place: it is _ . | When blood is sent to the lungs by the heart, it has come back from the cells in the rest of the body. So the blood that goes into the wall of an air sac (Jl) contains much dissolved carbon dioxide but very little oxygen. At the same time, the air that goes into the air sac contains much oxygen but very little carbon d... | 2434.txt | 2 |
[
"independent of your rate of exercise",
"fixed at twenty-two times per minute",
"influenced by your age and sex",
"controlled automatically by an unspecified body mechanism"
] | The number of times per minute that you breathe is _ . | When blood is sent to the lungs by the heart, it has come back from the cells in the rest of the body. So the blood that goes into the wall of an air sac (Jl) contains much dissolved carbon dioxide but very little oxygen. At the same time, the air that goes into the air sac contains much oxygen but very little carbon d... | 2434.txt | 3 |
[
"the presence of nitrogen in the blood",
"breathing muscles",
"the flow of blood",
"the moisture in the air sac linings"
] | The process by which carbon dioxide and oxygen are transferred does not depend on | When blood is sent to the lungs by the heart, it has come back from the cells in the rest of the body. So the blood that goes into the wall of an air sac (Jl) contains much dissolved carbon dioxide but very little oxygen. At the same time, the air that goes into the air sac contains much oxygen but very little carbon d... | 2434.txt | 0 |
[
"informal and matter of fact",
"impersonal",
"personal",
"matter of fact and formal"
] | The author's style in this passage can best be described as---------. | When blood is sent to the lungs by the heart, it has come back from the cells in the rest of the body. So the blood that goes into the wall of an air sac (Jl) contains much dissolved carbon dioxide but very little oxygen. At the same time, the air that goes into the air sac contains much oxygen but very little carbon d... | 2434.txt | 0 |
[
"Breathe out.",
"Breathe in.",
"Diffuse.",
"Exchange."
] | Which of the following words can replace the word "exhale"? | When blood is sent to the lungs by the heart, it has come back from the cells in the rest of the body. So the blood that goes into the wall of an air sac (Jl) contains much dissolved carbon dioxide but very little oxygen. At the same time, the air that goes into the air sac contains much oxygen but very little carbon d... | 2434.txt | 0 |
[
"You'll certainly get what you want.",
"It's no use dreaming.",
"You should be dissatisfied with what you have.",
"It's essential to set a goal for yourself."
] | What do the elders mean when they say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get."? | Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get."
Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.
You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making thes... | 1225.txt | 1 |
[
"an illustration of how to write an application for a job",
"an indication of how to secure a good job",
"a guideline for job description",
"a principle for job evaluation"
] | A blueprint made before inviting a friend to dinner is used in this passage as . | Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get."
Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.
You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making thes... | 1225.txt | 0 |
[
"that is the first step to please the employer",
"that is the requirement of the employer",
"it enables him to know when to sell his services",
"it forces him to become clearly aware of himself"
] | According to the passage, one must write an account of himself before starting to find a job because . | Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get."
Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.
You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making thes... | 1225.txt | 3 |
[
"definite to offer",
"imaginary to provide",
"practical to supply",
"desirable to present"
] | When you have carefully prepared a blueprint of your abilities and desires, you have something . | Tight-lipped elders used to say, "It's not what you want in this world, but what you get."
Psychology teaches that you do get what you want if you know what you want and want the right things.
You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making thes... | 1225.txt | 0 |
[
"show people how to take fine pictures",
"tell people photography is now a big business",
"tell people the club can do many things for you",
"encourage people to join the photograph club"
] | The purpose of passage is to _ . | Are all your photographs good?Be honest withyourself. Aren't some of your pictures too dark, andothers too light?How many times have you thrownaway a photo?We, the Fine Photograph Club, canhelp you. We meet every Wednesday in ourcomfortable club room in Bridge Street. At 7:30 p.m.a member of the club or a visitor would... | 2466.txt | 3 |
[
"must be good at photography",
"must know about the latest cameras and films",
"must pay a little money a year",
"must be honest with yourself"
] | If you want to join the club, you _ . | Are all your photographs good?Be honest withyourself. Aren't some of your pictures too dark, andothers too light?How many times have you thrownaway a photo?We, the Fine Photograph Club, canhelp you. We meet every Wednesday in ourcomfortable club room in Bridge Street. At 7:30 p.m.a member of the club or a visitor would... | 2466.txt | 2 |
[
"say if your photos are good or bad",
"tell how much money you waste",
"help the Fine Photograph Club",
"know the latest development in cameras"
] | You are able to be honest so that you can _ . | Are all your photographs good?Be honest withyourself. Aren't some of your pictures too dark, andothers too light?How many times have you thrownaway a photo?We, the Fine Photograph Club, canhelp you. We meet every Wednesday in ourcomfortable club room in Bridge Street. At 7:30 p.m.a member of the club or a visitor would... | 2466.txt | 0 |
[
"coffee",
"amusement",
"advice",
"information"
] | The club can give the following service except _ . | Are all your photographs good?Be honest withyourself. Aren't some of your pictures too dark, andothers too light?How many times have you thrownaway a photo?We, the Fine Photograph Club, canhelp you. We meet every Wednesday in ourcomfortable club room in Bridge Street. At 7:30 p.m.a member of the club or a visitor would... | 2466.txt | 1 |
[
"If you are a member of Fine Photograph Club, it will cost you only 5 pounds to buy a camera.",
"All the members of Fine Photograph Club can take free photographs of faces and places.",
"More than a third of 700 million color photographs are taken a year.",
"If you write to the photograph club, you will be ve... | Which statement of the following is true? | Are all your photographs good?Be honest withyourself. Aren't some of your pictures too dark, andothers too light?How many times have you thrownaway a photo?We, the Fine Photograph Club, canhelp you. We meet every Wednesday in ourcomfortable club room in Bridge Street. At 7:30 p.m.a member of the club or a visitor would... | 2466.txt | 2 |
[
"investment.",
"economy.",
"technology.",
"tax."
] | The focus of the President' s program is on | On the President's Program
President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress. It provides a coordinated program of investment credits, research grants, education reforms, and changes designed to make American industry more competitive. This is necessary to reverse economic sli... | 271.txt | 2 |
[
"They want a more direct action.",
"They want an incomes policy to check inflation.",
"They want to rebuild industry.",
"They want a wall of protective tariffs."
] | What is the requirement of the most liberal wing of the Democratic-party? | On the President's Program
President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress. It provides a coordinated program of investment credits, research grants, education reforms, and changes designed to make American industry more competitive. This is necessary to reverse economic sli... | 271.txt | 0 |
[
"support.",
"distaste.",
"Disapproval.",
"Compromise."
] | What is the editor' s attitude? | On the President's Program
President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress. It provides a coordinated program of investment credits, research grants, education reforms, and changes designed to make American industry more competitive. This is necessary to reverse economic sli... | 271.txt | 0 |
[
"the two parties'objection.",
"different idea of the two parties about the plan.",
"its passage.",
"distortion."
] | The danger to the plan lies in | On the President's Program
President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress. It provides a coordinated program of investment credits, research grants, education reforms, and changes designed to make American industry more competitive. This is necessary to reverse economic sli... | 271.txt | 3 |
[
"a review.",
"a preface.",
"a advertisement.",
"an editorial."
] | The passage is | On the President's Program
President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress. It provides a coordinated program of investment credits, research grants, education reforms, and changes designed to make American industry more competitive. This is necessary to reverse economic sli... | 271.txt | 3 |
[
"women analyze facial expressions on computer in a Cairo school basement",
"computers will supervise students' emotions to check their behavior in America",
"a robot siting in a driving simulator looks interested or confused",
"there emerges a new technology called affective computing"
] | In paragraph 1, the text shows that _ . | In a Cairo school basement, two dozen women analyze facial expressions on laptops, training the computers to recognize anger, sadness and frustration. At Cambridge University, an eerily realistic robotic head named Charles sits in a driving simulator, furrowing its brows, looking interested or confused. And in a handfu... | 503.txt | 3 |
[
"The machines can tell simple personal moods.",
"The GPS doesn't function, so the driver throws it out of the window.",
"The online class continues though 50% students can't follow.",
"The airport security system can identify passengers' personal thoughts."
] | Which of the following is true? | In a Cairo school basement, two dozen women analyze facial expressions on laptops, training the computers to recognize anger, sadness and frustration. At Cambridge University, an eerily realistic robotic head named Charles sits in a driving simulator, furrowing its brows, looking interested or confused. And in a handfu... | 503.txt | 2 |
[
"to help people understand others' inner feelings",
"the residents in the nursing home feel encouraged and not isolated",
"computers can't help people without catching the emotions",
"to endow people with rich ways to express their feelings"
] | According to the author, one of the distinctive functions of the technology is _ . | In a Cairo school basement, two dozen women analyze facial expressions on laptops, training the computers to recognize anger, sadness and frustration. At Cambridge University, an eerily realistic robotic head named Charles sits in a driving simulator, furrowing its brows, looking interested or confused. And in a handfu... | 503.txt | 1 |
[
"complicated feelings",
"various emotions",
"a kind of disease",
"symptom"
] | The phrase" Asperger syndrome" （Line 5, Paragraph 4）most probably means _ . | In a Cairo school basement, two dozen women analyze facial expressions on laptops, training the computers to recognize anger, sadness and frustration. At Cambridge University, an eerily realistic robotic head named Charles sits in a driving simulator, furrowing its brows, looking interested or confused. And in a handfu... | 503.txt | 2 |
[
"positive",
"negative",
"uncertain",
"neutral"
] | From the text we can see that the writer seems _ . | In a Cairo school basement, two dozen women analyze facial expressions on laptops, training the computers to recognize anger, sadness and frustration. At Cambridge University, an eerily realistic robotic head named Charles sits in a driving simulator, furrowing its brows, looking interested or confused. And in a handfu... | 503.txt | 3 |
[
"She deprecates the cynicism of his later works.",
"She finds his theatricality artificial.",
"She admires his wholehearted sincerity.",
"She thinks his inconsistency disturbing."
] | Which of the following best characterizes the author's attitude toward Tolstoi? | Masterpieces are dumb." wrote Flaubert. They have a tranquil aspect like the very products of nature, like large animals and mountains. He might have been thinking of War and Peace, that vast, silent work, unfathomable and simple, provoking endless questions through the majesty of its being. Tolstoi's simplicity is "ov... | 1975.txt | 2 |
[
"Masterpieces seem ordinary and unremarkable from the perspective of a later age.",
"Great works of art do not explain themselves to us any more than natural objects do.",
"Important works of art take their place in the pageant of history because of their uniqueness",
"The most important aspects of good art a... | Which of the following best paraphrases Flaubert's statement quoted in lines 1-4? | Masterpieces are dumb." wrote Flaubert. They have a tranquil aspect like the very products of nature, like large animals and mountains. He might have been thinking of War and Peace, that vast, silent work, unfathomable and simple, provoking endless questions through the majesty of its being. Tolstoi's simplicity is "ov... | 1975.txt | 1 |
[
"although Tolstoi observes and interprets life, he maintains no self-conscious distance from his experience",
"the realism of Tolstoi's work gives the illusion that his novels are reports of actual events",
"unfortunately, Tolstoi is unaware of his own limitations, though he is sincere in his attempt to describ... | The author quotes from Bayley (lines 9-25) to show that | Masterpieces are dumb." wrote Flaubert. They have a tranquil aspect like the very products of nature, like large animals and mountains. He might have been thinking of War and Peace, that vast, silent work, unfathomable and simple, provoking endless questions through the majesty of its being. Tolstoi's simplicity is "ov... | 1975.txt | 0 |
[
"a radical renunciation of the world",
"the rejection of avant-garde ideas",
"the natural outcome of his earlier beliefs",
"the acceptance of a religion he had earlier rejected"
] | The author states that Tolstoi's conversion represented | Masterpieces are dumb." wrote Flaubert. They have a tranquil aspect like the very products of nature, like large animals and mountains. He might have been thinking of War and Peace, that vast, silent work, unfathomable and simple, provoking endless questions through the majesty of its being. Tolstoi's simplicity is "ov... | 1975.txt | 2 |
[
"select the most valid from among them",
"combine opposing viewpoints into a new doctrine",
"reject the claims of religion in order to serve his art",
"upset them in order to be faithful to his experience"
] | According to the passage, Tolsto's response to the accepted intellectual and artistic values of his time was to | Masterpieces are dumb." wrote Flaubert. They have a tranquil aspect like the very products of nature, like large animals and mountains. He might have been thinking of War and Peace, that vast, silent work, unfathomable and simple, provoking endless questions through the majesty of its being. Tolstoi's simplicity is "ov... | 1975.txt | 3 |
[
"It belongs to an early period of Tolstoi's work.",
"It incorporates a polemin against the disorderliness of Russian life.",
"It has a simple structural outline.",
"It is a work that reflects on ironic view of life."
] | It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is true of War and Peace? | Masterpieces are dumb." wrote Flaubert. They have a tranquil aspect like the very products of nature, like large animals and mountains. He might have been thinking of War and Peace, that vast, silent work, unfathomable and simple, provoking endless questions through the majesty of its being. Tolstoi's simplicity is "ov... | 1975.txt | 0 |
[
"remarkable power of observation and his facility in exact description",
"persistent disregard for conventional restraints together with his great energy",
"unusual ability to reduce the description of complex situations to a few words",
"continuing attempt to represent the natural in opposition to the preten... | According to the passage, the explanation of Tolstoi's "magical simplicity" (lines 71-72) lies partially in his | Masterpieces are dumb." wrote Flaubert. They have a tranquil aspect like the very products of nature, like large animals and mountains. He might have been thinking of War and Peace, that vast, silent work, unfathomable and simple, provoking endless questions through the majesty of its being. Tolstoi's simplicity is "ov... | 1975.txt | 3 |
[
"the rich countries",
"scientific development",
"the elite",
"the world economy"
] | From the passage we know that the development of high technology is in the interests of ________. | Cyberspace ， data superhighways, mullet media-for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever, Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As wit... | 3246.txt | 0 |
[
"international trade should be expanded",
"the interests of the poor countries have not been given enough consideration",
"the exports of the poor countries should be increased",
"communications technology in the developing countries should be modernized"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that ________. | Cyberspace ， data superhighways, mullet media-for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever, Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As wit... | 3246.txt | 1 |
[
"Because it enables the developed countries to control the international market.",
"Because it destroys the economic balance of the poor countries.",
"Because it violates the national boundaries of the poor countries.",
"Because it inhibits the industrial growth of developing countries."
] | Why does the author say that the electronic economy may have a destructive impact on developing countries? | Cyberspace ， data superhighways, mullet media-for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever, Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As wit... | 3246.txt | 0 |
[
"hinder their industrial production",
"cause them to lose control of their trade",
"force them to reduce their share of exports",
"cost them their economic independence"
] | The development of modern communications technology in developing countries may ________. | Cyberspace ， data superhighways, mullet media-for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever, Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As wit... | 3246.txt | 3 |
[
"positive",
"critical",
"indifferent",
"tolerant"
] | The author's attitude toward the communications revolution is ________. | Cyberspace ， data superhighways, mullet media-for those who have seen the future, the linking of computers, television and telephones will change our lives for ever, Yet for all the talk of a forthcoming technological utopia little attention has been given to the implications of these developments for the poor. As wit... | 3246.txt | 1 |
[
"Tesco is the most resolute among all the retailers to defend its reputation.",
"it is already proved that Tesco has colluded with Asda, Wiseman, Dairy Crest and Cheese Company in fixing the dairy price.",
"Tesco is offered a leniency deal of £80 million because of its quick response to the anti-competitive beh... | From the first paragraph, we may infer that _ | Tesco is preparing a legal battle to clear its name of involvement in the dairy price-fixing scandal that has cost consumers £270 million. Failure to prove that it had no part in collusion with other supermarkets and dairy processors may land it with a fine of at least £80 million. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said... | 3607.txt | 3 |
[
"Retail chains.",
"Farmers.",
"Dairy companies.",
"Politicians"
] | Who is most probably the initiator of the pricing formula? | Tesco is preparing a legal battle to clear its name of involvement in the dairy price-fixing scandal that has cost consumers £270 million. Failure to prove that it had no part in collusion with other supermarkets and dairy processors may land it with a fine of at least £80 million. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said... | 3607.txt | 1 |
[
"resisiting",
"angry",
"deficient",
"confident"
] | The word "defiant" (Line 1, Paragraph 5) most probably means _ . | Tesco is preparing a legal battle to clear its name of involvement in the dairy price-fixing scandal that has cost consumers £270 million. Failure to prove that it had no part in collusion with other supermarkets and dairy processors may land it with a fine of at least £80 million. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said... | 3607.txt | 0 |
[
"Morrisons turn out to be the most defentive when dealing with OFT.",
"Morrisons is reluctant to support the inquiries into the former Safeway business.",
"industry insiders suggest that Morrisons was trying to delay the OFT investigation with non-cooperation.",
"Morrisons indeed refuses to admit its involvem... | We may infer from Morrisons' statement that _ | Tesco is preparing a legal battle to clear its name of involvement in the dairy price-fixing scandal that has cost consumers £270 million. Failure to prove that it had no part in collusion with other supermarkets and dairy processors may land it with a fine of at least £80 million. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said... | 3607.txt | 3 |
[
"biased.",
"objective.",
"sympathetic.",
"optimistic."
] | The writer's attitude to Tesco can be said to be _ | Tesco is preparing a legal battle to clear its name of involvement in the dairy price-fixing scandal that has cost consumers £270 million. Failure to prove that it had no part in collusion with other supermarkets and dairy processors may land it with a fine of at least £80 million. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said... | 3607.txt | 1 |
[
"For over a century.",
"For roughly a century.",
"For over half a century.",
"Under half a century."
] | For how long was Benin under France? | Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.
Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent . In 1963 the army ge... | 1046.txt | 2 |
[
"15 years.",
"25 years.",
"20 years.",
"30 years."
] | For how long was Benin an independent state before it became a People's Republic? | Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.
Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent . In 1963 the army ge... | 1046.txt | 0 |
[
"So, Ma, Ah, Ma, Ke",
"Ma, So, Ma, Ke, Ah",
"So, Ma, Ke, Ma, Ah",
"Ma, So, Ma, Ah, Ke"
] | Choose the right order in which the following people ruled in Benin.(Ah=Ahomedegbe;Ke=Kerekou;Ma=Maga;So=Soglo) | Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.
Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent . In 1963 the army ge... | 1046.txt | 3 |
[
"Dahomey was its oldest name, but it has been replaced by Benin.",
"Benin was its oldest name. The name Dahomey was used later, but has been replaced by Benin again.",
"Dahomey was its oldest name. The name Benin was used later, but has been replaced by Dahomey again.",
"Benin was its oldest name, but it has ... | When and how did Benin get its two names--Benin and Dahomey? | Benin is one of the smallest African states. It lies in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea, to the south of Burkina Faso and Niger, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east.
Benin used to be called Dahomey and was controlled and ruled by France from 1893 to 1960, when it became independent . In 1963 the army ge... | 1046.txt | 1 |
[
"It is wrong to overestimate the importance of teaching.",
"Teaching and research are contradictory to each other.",
"Research can never be emphasized too much.",
"The relationship between teaching and research should not be simplified."
] | What idea does the author want to convey in the first paragraph? | Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too prominent a part in academic promotions, and that teaching is badly underemphasized. There is an element of truth in these statements, but they also ignore deeper and more important relations... | 846.txt | 3 |
[
"research improves the quality of teaching",
"students who want to be challenged appreciate research professors",
"it is difficult to evaluate teaching quality objectively",
"professor with achievements in research are usually responsible and tough"
] | In academic promotions research universities still attach more importance to research partly because ________. | Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too prominent a part in academic promotions, and that teaching is badly underemphasized. There is an element of truth in these statements, but they also ignore deeper and more important relations... | 846.txt | 2 |
[
"Distinguished professors at research universities should concentrate on research only.",
"The separation of teaching from research can lower the quality of future scientists.",
"It is of utmost importance to improve teaching in elementary schools in order to train new scientists.",
"The rapid developments of... | According to the fourth paragraph, which of the following will the author probably agree with? | Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too prominent a part in academic promotions, and that teaching is badly underemphasized. There is an element of truth in these statements, but they also ignore deeper and more important relations... | 846.txt | 1 |
[
"teaching",
"field work",
"scientific research",
"investigation"
] | The title of professor should be given only to those who, first and foremost, do ________. | Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too prominent a part in academic promotions, and that teaching is badly underemphasized. There is an element of truth in these statements, but they also ignore deeper and more important relations... | 846.txt | 0 |
[
"raising the status of teaching",
"the combination of teaching with research",
"the separations of teaching from research",
"improving the status of research"
] | The phrase "the problem" (Para. 5, Line 3) refers to ________. | Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too prominent a part in academic promotions, and that teaching is badly underemphasized. There is an element of truth in these statements, but they also ignore deeper and more important relations... | 846.txt | 2 |
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