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[
"can be classified into two types",
"is formed along the margins of the plates",
"consists of semi-molten rocks",
"is about 70 to 100 kilometers thick"
] | The Earth's crust _ . | The Earth comprises three principal layers: the dense, iron-rich core, the mantle made of silicate that are semi-molten at depth, and the thin, solid-surface crust There are two kinds of crust, a lower and denser oceanic crust and an upper，lighter continental crust found over only about 40 percent of the Earth's surfa... | 2120.txt | 0 |
[
"the oceanic crusts and continental crusts",
"the crusts and the mantle",
"the crusts and the top and solid part of the mantle",
"the continental crusts and the solid part of the mantle"
] | The 15 plates of the Earth are formed from _ . | The Earth comprises three principal layers: the dense, iron-rich core, the mantle made of silicate that are semi-molten at depth, and the thin, solid-surface crust There are two kinds of crust, a lower and denser oceanic crust and an upper，lighter continental crust found over only about 40 percent of the Earth's surfa... | 2120.txt | 2 |
[
"whenever the crusts move over mantle",
"when the plates move towards each other",
"in the narrow boundaries where two plates meet",
"to be the major topographical feature of the Earth"
] | Seriously-deformed zones appear _ | The Earth comprises three principal layers: the dense, iron-rich core, the mantle made of silicate that are semi-molten at depth, and the thin, solid-surface crust There are two kinds of crust, a lower and denser oceanic crust and an upper，lighter continental crust found over only about 40 percent of the Earth's surfa... | 2120.txt | 2 |
[
"spreading contacts",
"the influence of volcanic eruptions",
"converging contacts",
"transform contacts"
] | According to the second paragraph, the formation of the Atlantic Ocean is the example of _ . | The Earth comprises three principal layers: the dense, iron-rich core, the mantle made of silicate that are semi-molten at depth, and the thin, solid-surface crust There are two kinds of crust, a lower and denser oceanic crust and an upper，lighter continental crust found over only about 40 percent of the Earth's surfa... | 2120.txt | 0 |
[
"a newspaper advertisement",
"a chapter of a novel",
"an excerpt from a textbook",
"a scientific report of new findings"
] | This passage is probably _ . | The Earth comprises three principal layers: the dense, iron-rich core, the mantle made of silicate that are semi-molten at depth, and the thin, solid-surface crust There are two kinds of crust, a lower and denser oceanic crust and an upper，lighter continental crust found over only about 40 percent of the Earth's surfa... | 2120.txt | 2 |
[
"To suggest that the rate of genetic change in peppered moths actually decreased.",
"To emphasize that pollution in industrial areas had no role in the increase of dark peppered moths.",
"To introduce the information about the soot-covered trees that caterpillars fed on as the correct explanation for the increa... | In the passage, why does the author mention that "the increase of the dark-colored forms was not due to genetic mutations caused by industrial pollution"? | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 3 |
[
"live longer than",
"associate with",
"produce",
"compete with"
] | The phrase "give rise to" in the passage is closest in meaning to | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 2 |
[
"It was a dark-colored moth form.",
"It is now extinct in industrialized areas.",
"It did not exist before the early 1900s.",
"It came to North America from Europe."
] | The passage suggests which of the following about "the swettaria form of Biston cognataria"? | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 0 |
[
"How was it determined whether a recaptured moth was one of those that Kettlewell released",
"Were equal numbers of dark-and light-colored moths released",
"What hypothesis was Kettlewell trying to test with the experiment",
"What were the results of the experiment"
] | Paragraph 3 answers all of the following questions about Kettlewell's experiment EXCEPT: | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 1 |
[
"easily eaten",
"clearly visible",
"poorly adapted",
"rarely present"
] | The word "conspicuous" in the passage is closest in meaning to | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 1 |
[
"Light forms of the moth are more likely to survive in polluted rather than unpolluted areas.",
"Birds are more likely to determine the survival rates of moths in rural rather than industrial areas.",
"Environment determines whether dark or light forms of the moth survive.",
"The presence of lichen on tree tr... | Paragraph 4 suggests which of the following about the survival of peppered moths? | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 2 |
[
"discovering",
"capturing",
"eating",
"hiding"
] | The word "detecting" in the passage is closest in meaning to | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 0 |
[
"persuaded",
"concerned",
"informed",
"pleased"
] | The word "convinced" in the passage is closest in meaning to | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 0 |
[
"To explain why Kettlewell's view has been widely misunderstood.",
"To present a view that various researchers have criticized.",
"To suggest why new developments seem to confirm Kettlewell's view.",
"To state one of the proposed alternatives to Kettlewell's view."
] | What is the purpose of paragraph 5 in the passage? | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 2 |
[
"Increased sulphur dioxide pollution decreased their numbers after 1975.",
"Their population slowly increased from 1975 to 1989.",
"From 1950 on, they have seldom been seen in the Liverpool area.",
"Before 1975 their population was higher than that of light-colored moths."
] | According to paragraph 5, which of the following is true of melanic forms in Liverpool? | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 3 |
[
"New kinds of pollution in Liverpool",
"The passage of the Clean Air Act in 1965",
"Changes in rates of genetic mutation",
"Changes in populations of moth predators"
] | In paragraph 5 the change in the frequency of melanic forms is attributed to which of the following? | The idea of natural selection is that organisms in a species that have characteristics favoring survival are most likely to survive and produce offspring with the same characteristics. Because the survival of organisms with particular characteristics is favored over the survival of other organisms in the same species t... | 3457.txt | 1 |
[
". the government",
"the manufacturers",
"the consumers",
"the sellers"
] | According to the present regulations of Japan, the recycling of paper and plastic will be the responsibility of _ . | Japan is getting tough about recycling-and not in the paper and plastic kind of way. Recently, the country requires that all electronic goods-TVs, VCRs, stereos, and more-be recycled. But recycling will not beleft to consumers, instead, the devices will be sent to the original manufacturer for proper disposal.
The new ... | 3323.txt | 2 |
[
"Most electronic products contain plastics.",
"It retains its original strength through reprocessing.",
"Recycled plastics can be integrated into new products.",
"Plastics will lose flexibility after a certain period of time."
] | Which of the following is NOT the character of plastics? | Japan is getting tough about recycling-and not in the paper and plastic kind of way. Recently, the country requires that all electronic goods-TVs, VCRs, stereos, and more-be recycled. But recycling will not beleft to consumers, instead, the devices will be sent to the original manufacturer for proper disposal.
The new ... | 3323.txt | 1 |
[
"a kind of sandwich-shaped toy made of plastics",
"a kind of plastics with different integration in each layer",
"a kind of plastics with maximum strength and flexibility",
"a kind of plastics made of 100% recycled materials"
] | According to the passage, the term "plastic sandwich" refers to _ . | Japan is getting tough about recycling-and not in the paper and plastic kind of way. Recently, the country requires that all electronic goods-TVs, VCRs, stereos, and more-be recycled. But recycling will not beleft to consumers, instead, the devices will be sent to the original manufacturer for proper disposal.
The new ... | 3323.txt | 1 |
[
"disposing the plastics is one of NEC Corp's businesses",
"magnesium is an ideal material for the case of TV",
"21-inch TV with magnesium case isn't very popular so far",
"magnesium must be better than the plastics"
] | In the passage, it is implied but NOT stated that _ . | Japan is getting tough about recycling-and not in the paper and plastic kind of way. Recently, the country requires that all electronic goods-TVs, VCRs, stereos, and more-be recycled. But recycling will not beleft to consumers, instead, the devices will be sent to the original manufacturer for proper disposal.
The new ... | 3323.txt | 2 |
[
"inform",
"instruct",
"predict",
"persuade"
] | The author writes this passage in order to _ . | Japan is getting tough about recycling-and not in the paper and plastic kind of way. Recently, the country requires that all electronic goods-TVs, VCRs, stereos, and more-be recycled. But recycling will not beleft to consumers, instead, the devices will be sent to the original manufacturer for proper disposal.
The new ... | 3323.txt | 0 |
[
"Visible impressions.",
"Moulded impressions.",
"Fingerprints.",
"Latent fingerprints."
] | What is the best title for this passage? | The search for latent prints is done in a systematic and intelligent manner. Investigators develop techniques to locate traces of fingerprints at a crime scene. The basic premise in searching for latent prints is to examine more carefully those areas, which would most likely be touched by persons who have been on the s... | 322.txt | 2 |
[
"2.",
"3.",
"4.",
"5."
] | How many fingermarks are mentioned in this passage? | The search for latent prints is done in a systematic and intelligent manner. Investigators develop techniques to locate traces of fingerprints at a crime scene. The basic premise in searching for latent prints is to examine more carefully those areas, which would most likely be touched by persons who have been on the s... | 322.txt | 1 |
[
"Latent fingerprints.",
"Visible impressions.",
"Moulded impressions.",
"Clear fingerprints."
] | Which type of fingerprints is most likely to retain? | The search for latent prints is done in a systematic and intelligent manner. Investigators develop techniques to locate traces of fingerprints at a crime scene. The basic premise in searching for latent prints is to examine more carefully those areas, which would most likely be touched by persons who have been on the s... | 322.txt | 0 |
[
"2.",
"3.",
"4.",
"5."
] | How many ways are there to develop fingerprints? | The search for latent prints is done in a systematic and intelligent manner. Investigators develop techniques to locate traces of fingerprints at a crime scene. The basic premise in searching for latent prints is to examine more carefully those areas, which would most likely be touched by persons who have been on the s... | 322.txt | 0 |
[
"People should be educated not to eat too much.",
"It is widely consumed despite its ill reputation.",
"Its temptation is too strong for people to resist.",
"It causes more harm than is generally realized."
] | What does the author say about junk food? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doing and yet we do it anyway.
So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it's displayed?
"Many policy mea... | 2099.txt | 2 |
[
"They should be implemented effectively.",
"They provide misleading information.",
"They are based on wrong assumptions.",
"They help people make rational choices."
] | What do the Rand researchers think of many of the policy measures to control obesity? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doing and yet we do it anyway.
So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it's displayed?
"Many policy mea... | 2099.txt | 2 |
[
"Few people are able to resist alcohol's temptations.",
"There are already too many stores selling alcohol.",
"Drinking strong alcohol can cause social problems.",
"Easy access leads to customers' over-consumption."
] | Why do policymakers of alcohol control place density restrictions? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doing and yet we do it anyway.
So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it's displayed?
"Many policy mea... | 2099.txt | 3 |
[
"To effectively limit the density of alcohol outlets.",
"To help drivers to give up the habit of drinking.",
"To prevent possible traffic jams in nearby areas.",
"To get alcohol out of drivers' immediate sight."
] | What is the purpose of California's rule about alcohol display in gas stations? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doing and yet we do it anyway.
So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it's displayed?
"Many policy mea... | 2099.txt | 3 |
[
"Guiding people to make rational choices about food.",
"Enhancing people's awareness of their own health.",
"Borrowing ideas from alcohol control measures.",
"Resorting to economic, legal and psychological means."
] | What is the general guideline the Rand researchers suggest about junk food control? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doing and yet we do it anyway.
So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation: Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it's displayed?
"Many policy mea... | 2099.txt | 2 |
[
"People in Need of Help",
"Safety and Protection",
"The International Red Cross",
"Forming an Organization to Help the Soldiers"
] | A good title for this selection is _ . | The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital who needs blood,a woman in Mexico who was injured in an earthquake,and a family in India that lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross.
The Red Cross exists in almost every country ... | 2666.txt | 2 |
[
"The culture of the city is a mixture of the old and modem.",
"Traces of the ancient city can still be found.",
"Ruins and modem hotels co-exist in the city.",
"All the temples are not far away from air-conditioned hotels."
] | Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the city of Athens? | Imagine you are a citizen of Athens, enjoying a warm Mediterranean night in the Theater of Herodes Atticus. You are wearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to a great concert.
Now rewind this picture 1,839 years. You are in the same seat, only you are watching classical Greek entertainment and wearing a simple chiton, o... | 98.txt | 3 |
[
"Plaka.",
"Acropolis.",
"Pnyx.",
"Parthenon."
] | Which tourist attraction was ancient Athens most famous for? | Imagine you are a citizen of Athens, enjoying a warm Mediterranean night in the Theater of Herodes Atticus. You are wearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to a great concert.
Now rewind this picture 1,839 years. You are in the same seat, only you are watching classical Greek entertainment and wearing a simple chiton, o... | 98.txt | 1 |
[
"mischievous acts.",
"confusing constructing skills.",
"skillful constructing methods.",
"constructing materials."
] | According to the context, "tricks" in Paragraph Five refer to | Imagine you are a citizen of Athens, enjoying a warm Mediterranean night in the Theater of Herodes Atticus. You are wearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to a great concert.
Now rewind this picture 1,839 years. You are in the same seat, only you are watching classical Greek entertainment and wearing a simple chiton, o... | 98.txt | 2 |
[
"offering job opportunities to Athenians.",
"enriching Athenians by providing accommodation for tourists.",
"enabling Athenians to improve the infrastructures.",
"making Athenians proud of their ancestors."
] | The writer mentioned all the following benefits of tourism in Athens for Athenians EXCEPT | Imagine you are a citizen of Athens, enjoying a warm Mediterranean night in the Theater of Herodes Atticus. You are wearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to a great concert.
Now rewind this picture 1,839 years. You are in the same seat, only you are watching classical Greek entertainment and wearing a simple chiton, o... | 98.txt | 3 |
[
"Tourism in Athens.",
"Athens: Then & Now.",
"Historic Interests in Athens.",
"The Magic of Ancient Athens."
] | What is the best title for the passage? | Imagine you are a citizen of Athens, enjoying a warm Mediterranean night in the Theater of Herodes Atticus. You are wearing jeans and a T-shirt, listening to a great concert.
Now rewind this picture 1,839 years. You are in the same seat, only you are watching classical Greek entertainment and wearing a simple chiton, o... | 98.txt | 1 |
[
"Because it can destroy many illnesses.",
"Because its completion can help them get rid of many diseases.",
"Because it can provide a lot of chances of work.",
"Because they wanted to be better known than others."
] | Why did the scientists work hard at mapping the Human Genome? | June 26,2000-the Human Genome Project,a great 3 billion,15 year task aimed at drawin g the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completedThe scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances geneticresearch provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life.But those com... | 3699.txt | 1 |
[
"Japan.",
"Germany.",
"The United States",
"European countries."
] | Which country studied the genes most rapidly in the world? | June 26,2000-the Human Genome Project,a great 3 billion,15 year task aimed at drawin g the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completedThe scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances geneticresearch provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life.But those com... | 3699.txt | 2 |
[
"if the genes can be found,scientists can study many new ways to cure illnesses",
"the USA began the genes study early in the 19th century",
"many medical companies show great interest in drawing the human genome map",
"the scientists have made great progress in connecting the genes with the cancers"
] | All of the following states are correct except that _ | June 26,2000-the Human Genome Project,a great 3 billion,15 year task aimed at drawin g the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completedThe scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances geneticresearch provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life.But those com... | 3699.txt | 1 |
[
"the policy makers to feel very worried and careful",
"the scientists to work harder",
"many people to find work easily",
"a lot of companies to produce many new drugs"
] | The author suggests that the Human Genome Project can cause-- | June 26,2000-the Human Genome Project,a great 3 billion,15 year task aimed at drawin g the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completedThe scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances geneticresearch provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life.But those com... | 3699.txt | 3 |
[
"the great Human Genome",
"the Gene's discovery",
"unlocking the Genetic Code",
"the Genes and the Scientists"
] | The main idea of this article is-- | June 26,2000-the Human Genome Project,a great 3 billion,15 year task aimed at drawin g the genetic map of humans, is now more than 90 percent completedThe scientific and medical communities are very excited about the chances geneticresearch provides for getting rid of diseases and prolonging human life.But those com... | 3699.txt | 2 |
[
"China World Trade Centre",
"China Millenium Monument",
"China International Exhibition Centre",
"China Agricultural Culture Centre"
] | If you want to know more about the high-tech achievements of different parts of China, you should go to _ . | During the fourth China Beijing High-tech Industries Week, exhibitions, feature presentations, technological exchanges and trade talks, and other events are organized.
Exhibitions
China International Exhibition Centre
*Section for China‘s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five Year Plan (1996-2000)
*... | 2551.txt | 2 |
[
"electronic communications, energy and education",
"sports technology, film-industry and environmental protection",
"network technology, high-tech industries and traffic",
"medicine, weather broadcast and finance"
] | These sessions mark the achievements of mankind in the fields of _ . | During the fourth China Beijing High-tech Industries Week, exhibitions, feature presentations, technological exchanges and trade talks, and other events are organized.
Exhibitions
China International Exhibition Centre
*Section for China‘s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five Year Plan (1996-2000)
*... | 2551.txt | 0 |
[
"the major activities of the high-tech week",
"the time-table of high-tech week",
"the names of the meeting places",
"the topic of trade talks"
] | The advertisement is mainly about _ . | During the fourth China Beijing High-tech Industries Week, exhibitions, feature presentations, technological exchanges and trade talks, and other events are organized.
Exhibitions
China International Exhibition Centre
*Section for China‘s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five Year Plan (1996-2000)
*... | 2551.txt | 0 |
[
"People should be educated not to eat too much.",
"It is widely consumed despite its ill reputation.",
"Its temptation is too strong for people to resist.",
"It causes more harm than is generally realized."
] | What does the author say about junk food? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doingandyet we do it anyway.So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the RandCorporation: Why not take a lessonfrom alcohol control policies and apply them to where foodis sold and how it's displayed?"Many policy measures t... | 2200.txt | 1 |
[
"They should be implemented effectively.",
"They provide misleading information.",
"They are based on wrong assumptions.",
"They help people make rational choices."
] | What do the Rand researchers think of many of the policy measures to control obesity? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doingandyet we do it anyway.So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the RandCorporation: Why not take a lessonfrom alcohol control policies and apply them to where foodis sold and how it's displayed?"Many policy measures t... | 2200.txt | 2 |
[
"Few people are able to resist alcohol's temptations.",
"There are already too many stores selling alcohol.",
"Drinldng strong alcohol can cause social problems.",
"Easy access leads to customers' over-consumption~"
] | Why do policymakers of alcohol control place density restrictions? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doingandyet we do it anyway.So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the RandCorporation: Why not take a lessonfrom alcohol control policies and apply them to where foodis sold and how it's displayed?"Many policy measures t... | 2200.txt | 3 |
[
"To effectively limit the density of alcohol outlets.",
"To help drivers to give up the habit of drinking.",
"To prevent possible traffic jams in nearby areas.",
"To get alcohol out of drivers' immediate sight."
] | What is the purpose of California's rule about alcohol display in gas stations? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doingandyet we do it anyway.So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the RandCorporation: Why not take a lessonfrom alcohol control policies and apply them to where foodis sold and how it's displayed?"Many policy measures t... | 2200.txt | 3 |
[
"Guiding people to make rational choices about food.",
"Enhancing people's awareness of their own health.",
"Borrowing ideas from alcohol control measures.",
"Resorting to economic, legal and psychological means."
] | What is the general guideline the Rand researchers suggest about junk food control? | Junk food is everywhere. We're eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we're doingandyet we do it anyway.So here's a suggestion offered by two researchers at the RandCorporation: Why not take a lessonfrom alcohol control policies and apply them to where foodis sold and how it's displayed?"Many policy measures t... | 2200.txt | 2 |
[
"assess their aims for learning",
"learn more to earn more",
"evaluate their politicians and statesmen",
"keep knowledge to themselves"
] | This passage suggests that students should _ . | At the close of each business day, most trained teachers, administrators, politicians, and statesmen make objective analyses of all that has transpired. They then carefully evaluate performance in the achievement of certain specified objectives. You, as a student, would be wise to adopt the same practice and reflect up... | 2470.txt | 0 |
[
"does what he is told",
"gets a better education to get a better job",
"makes principles of education for self-betterment of their aims",
"approaches the benefits of being well-off"
] | The educational procedure should be one in which the student _ . | At the close of each business day, most trained teachers, administrators, politicians, and statesmen make objective analyses of all that has transpired. They then carefully evaluate performance in the achievement of certain specified objectives. You, as a student, would be wise to adopt the same practice and reflect up... | 2470.txt | 2 |
[
"people's welfare should be the chief concern in learning",
"profit has nothing to do with people",
"poverty is good for the soul",
"knowledge is not the main objective for learning"
] | The author seems to feel that _ . | At the close of each business day, most trained teachers, administrators, politicians, and statesmen make objective analyses of all that has transpired. They then carefully evaluate performance in the achievement of certain specified objectives. You, as a student, would be wise to adopt the same practice and reflect up... | 2470.txt | 0 |
[
"The Benefit of Education",
"Education Motivation-Progress or Profit",
"Self-Education",
"Profit and Money"
] | A good title for the selection might be _ . | At the close of each business day, most trained teachers, administrators, politicians, and statesmen make objective analyses of all that has transpired. They then carefully evaluate performance in the achievement of certain specified objectives. You, as a student, would be wise to adopt the same practice and reflect up... | 2470.txt | 1 |
[
"a very bad dream",
"unhappiness",
"sleeplessness",
"a hazard to your health"
] | The word "nightmare" in the last paragraph is nearest in meaning to _ . | At the close of each business day, most trained teachers, administrators, politicians, and statesmen make objective analyses of all that has transpired. They then carefully evaluate performance in the achievement of certain specified objectives. You, as a student, would be wise to adopt the same practice and reflect up... | 2470.txt | 0 |
[
"great chances to help other people",
"happy occasions to play with baby chickens",
"exciting experience* with a lot of fun",
"good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad us _ . | As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.
In the spri... | 3736.txt | 2 |
[
"Dad had a strong sense of duty",
"Dad was an honest and reliable man",
"Dad had a strong sense of honor",
"Dad was a kind and generous man"
] | The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that _ . | As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.
In the spri... | 3736.txt | 1 |
[
"Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.",
"Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.",
"Dad delivered some eggs to Marian.",
"Dad answered children's Christmas letters every year."
] | According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most? | As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.
In the spri... | 3736.txt | 3 |
[
"offering analyses",
"providing explanations",
"giving examples",
"making comparisons"
] | The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4 is _ . | As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.
In the spri... | 3736.txt | 2 |
[
"Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.",
"Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.",
"Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.",
"Santa Claus had so much information about their families."
] | What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year? | As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.
In the spri... | 3736.txt | 3 |
[
"The Mail",
"Christmas Letters",
"Special Mailboxes",
"Memorable Travels"
] | Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mill carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.
In the spri... | 3736.txt | 0 |
[
"teach grammar and vocabulary",
"teach how to write a script",
"teach how to overcome nervousness",
"teach live spoken-language expressions"
] | The main task of a public speech course is to _ . | Learning how to write is like taking a course in public speaking. I'd ask whether anyone in class had evertaken such a course. Always a few hands would go up.
"What did you learn in that course?" I'd ask.
"Well, the main thing was learning how to face an audience: not to be inhibiteD.. not to be nervous. "
Exactly, whe... | 825.txt | 2 |
[
"overcome his or her nervousness in the first place",
"take hold of a reader and talk to him or her before writing",
"learn to use a typewriter or dictating machine",
"talk to himself on paper"
] | Learning how to write is similar to learning how to speak in public in that writer should _ . | Learning how to write is like taking a course in public speaking. I'd ask whether anyone in class had evertaken such a course. Always a few hands would go up.
"What did you learn in that course?" I'd ask.
"Well, the main thing was learning how to face an audience: not to be inhibiteD.. not to be nervous. "
Exactly, whe... | 825.txt | 0 |
[
"Writhing needs more experience and imagination than public speaking",
"Both writing and public speaking require great effort",
"Writhing is just as imagination as public speaking",
"Writhing is not as natural as public speaking"
] | What does the author compare writing and public speaking? | Learning how to write is like taking a course in public speaking. I'd ask whether anyone in class had evertaken such a course. Always a few hands would go up.
"What did you learn in that course?" I'd ask.
"Well, the main thing was learning how to face an audience: not to be inhibiteD.. not to be nervous. "
Exactly, whe... | 825.txt | 0 |
[
"Few students feel the need to learn public speaking",
"Training is necessary before you can speak with a script",
"In public speaking, the audience are more nervous than the speaker",
"Writing is just like making a public speech on paper"
] | Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? | Learning how to write is like taking a course in public speaking. I'd ask whether anyone in class had evertaken such a course. Always a few hands would go up.
"What did you learn in that course?" I'd ask.
"Well, the main thing was learning how to face an audience: not to be inhibiteD.. not to be nervous. "
Exactly, whe... | 825.txt | 3 |
[
"the effort involved in writing",
"the similarities between writing and public speaking",
"learning how to make a public speech",
"learning how to talk on paper"
] | This selection is mainly about _ . | Learning how to write is like taking a course in public speaking. I'd ask whether anyone in class had evertaken such a course. Always a few hands would go up.
"What did you learn in that course?" I'd ask.
"Well, the main thing was learning how to face an audience: not to be inhibiteD.. not to be nervous. "
Exactly, whe... | 825.txt | 3 |
[
"war, law, violence, culture and agriculture",
"sports, war, violence, politics and climate",
"politics, culture, violence, climate and sports",
"violence, sports, politics, law and agriculture"
] | The news brief covers _ . | NEWS BRIEF
●Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser's written opinion raising questions about the legality of the war.
●U.S. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off ... | 3221.txt | 3 |
[
"the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats by 3-1 in a non-league match",
"Forest Service roads are closed for repairs before they are opened again",
"quite a few violent accidents happened in Tailand before the latest one",
"the British people think the decision made by Blair about the war is of legality"
] | From the news brief, we can learn that _ . | NEWS BRIEF
●Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser's written opinion raising questions about the legality of the war.
●U.S. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off ... | 3221.txt | 2 |
[
"shall have to pay a $ 5,000 fine for the repairs to them",
"shall be fined or put in prison, and may pay for the repairs",
"shall be fined $ 5,000 and kept in prison for six months",
"shall pay a fine and repair the roads as a punishment"
] | According to the U.S. Forest Service officials, those who enter the area and damage the closed roads _ . | NEWS BRIEF
●Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser's written opinion raising questions about the legality of the war.
●U.S. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off ... | 3221.txt | 1 |
[
"the importance of climate and the growth of crops",
"the damage caused by high temperatures to some crops",
"the relationship between crops flowering and high temperatures",
"the effect of high temperatures on the production of some crops"
] | The study of the scientists from the UK and Denmark is about _ . | NEWS BRIEF
●Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser's written opinion raising questions about the legality of the war.
●U.S. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off ... | 3221.txt | 3 |
[
"he would not allow his successor to destroy Starbucks",
"Starbucks spent the entire last year developing the new instant coffee",
"the new instant coffee is of the same quality as that brewed in the shop",
"he launched the new instant coffee after his return"
] | The reason why the author maintains that Howard Schultz should not be blamed of inaction is most probably because _ . | No one can accuse Howard Schultz of inaction since he returned as chief executive of Starbucks, the firm he built into a multinational only to watch it stumble under his successor. Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm announcing some new initiative or other. The latest came on February 17th in... | 437.txt | 3 |
[
"reward",
"achievement",
"surprise",
"tribute"
] | The word" hat-tip" （Line 8, Paragraph 2）most probably means _ . | No one can accuse Howard Schultz of inaction since he returned as chief executive of Starbucks, the firm he built into a multinational only to watch it stumble under his successor. Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm announcing some new initiative or other. The latest came on February 17th in... | 437.txt | 3 |
[
"it can be quickly imitated by market competitors",
"customers may patronize Starbucks store less",
"it may fail to cater to customers' taste",
"the high price will prohibit people from mass purchase"
] | The risk of launching the instant coffee Via is that _ . | No one can accuse Howard Schultz of inaction since he returned as chief executive of Starbucks, the firm he built into a multinational only to watch it stumble under his successor. Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm announcing some new initiative or other. The latest came on February 17th in... | 437.txt | 1 |
[
"Starbucks hired baristas to guarantee the quality of the coffee brewed.",
"Starbucks was a major player in the market of instant coffee.",
"Starbucks provided\" combination meals\" with fair discounts.",
"In Starbucks, employees had a high pressure of losing job."
] | According to the text, which of the following was a common practice in Starbucks before? | No one can accuse Howard Schultz of inaction since he returned as chief executive of Starbucks, the firm he built into a multinational only to watch it stumble under his successor. Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm announcing some new initiative or other. The latest came on February 17th in... | 437.txt | 0 |
[
"biased",
"critical",
"objective",
"Pessimistic"
] | The author's attitude towards Schultz's new measures seems to be _ . | No one can accuse Howard Schultz of inaction since he returned as chief executive of Starbucks, the firm he built into a multinational only to watch it stumble under his successor. Barely a month has gone by over the past year without the firm announcing some new initiative or other. The latest came on February 17th in... | 437.txt | 2 |
[
"rains usually come without thunder and lightning",
"it is usually dry in April",
"children pay no attention to natural phenomena",
"parents are not interested in thunder and lightning"
] | According to the author, in the area of the Central Valley, ________. | Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn't generally experience the atmospheric sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, it's still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.
The reason these two wond... | 3536.txt | 0 |
[
"we were taught so by our parents from our childhood",
"we are deceived by our sense of vision",
"it is a common natural phenomenon",
"it is a truth proved by science"
] | We believe that lightning is a downward notion because ________. | Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn't generally experience the atmospheric sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, it's still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.
The reason these two wond... | 3536.txt | 1 |
[
"Only a small number of lightning flashes occur on earth.",
"Lightning travels 5 minutes faster than thunder.",
"Lightning flashes usually jump from one cloud to another.",
"There are far more lightning strikes occurring on earth than we imagine."
] | What is TRUE about lightning according to the passage? | Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn't generally experience the atmospheric sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, it's still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.
The reason these two wond... | 3536.txt | 3 |
[
"\"cloud\"",
"\"lightning strikes\"",
"\"lightning flashes\"",
"\"thunderstorms\""
] | The word "activity" (Para. 3, Line 3) is most closely related to the word(s) ________. | Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn't generally experience the atmospheric sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, it's still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.
The reason these two wond... | 3536.txt | 3 |
[
"we should not believe what we see or hear",
"things moving downward are more noticeable",
"people often have wrong concepts about ordinary phenomena",
"adults are not as good as children in observing certain natural phenomena"
] | It can be concluded from the passage that ________. | Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn't generally experience the atmospheric sound and lightning that can accompany those rains, it's still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning.
The reason these two wond... | 3536.txt | 2 |
[
"traffic accidents",
"smoking-related desease",
"murder",
"all of these"
] | According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _ . | Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking... | 1625.txt | 1 |
[
"75",
"23",
"30",
"3000"
] | Every day there are over_ high school strdents who will become regular smoker. | Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking... | 1625.txt | 3 |
[
"students who failed the examination",
"students who left school",
"students who lost their way",
"students who were driven out of school"
] | By "dropout" the author means_ . | Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking... | 1625.txt | 1 |
[
"NCI has taken effective measures",
"smoking is prevented among high school seniors",
"there are many smokers who have died of cancer",
"none of these"
] | The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that _ . | Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking... | 1625.txt | 3 |
[
"smoking rates among youth have declined very little",
"there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniors",
"high smoking rates are due to the incease in wealth",
"smoking at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds"
] | What is implied but not stated by the author is that _ . | Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking... | 1625.txt | 1 |
[
"more convenient",
"rather ugly",
"somewhat harmful",
"no more aesthetic than before"
] | From the first paragraph we can learn that the campus life has become | In recent years, we have all watched the increasing commercialization of the campus. The numerous advertising posters and the golden arches of fast food outlets may be an insult to our aesthetic sensibilities, but they are, arguably, no worse than ugly. Some of the other new features of commercialized campus life do, h... | 3987.txt | 2 |
[
"potential menace to life",
"new features of campus life",
"new trend on campus",
"dependence on industry and charities"
] | "Privatization" and the "business model" in this passage most probably mean | In recent years, we have all watched the increasing commercialization of the campus. The numerous advertising posters and the golden arches of fast food outlets may be an insult to our aesthetic sensibilities, but they are, arguably, no worse than ugly. Some of the other new features of commercialized campus life do, h... | 3987.txt | 1 |
[
"little attention to applied subjects",
"due attention to the public interest in free, shared knowledge",
"more attention to the immediate needs and demands of our customers",
"considerable attention to the commercial interest in the secrecy of research results"
] | The author believes that we should pay | In recent years, we have all watched the increasing commercialization of the campus. The numerous advertising posters and the golden arches of fast food outlets may be an insult to our aesthetic sensibilities, but they are, arguably, no worse than ugly. Some of the other new features of commercialized campus life do, h... | 3987.txt | 1 |
[
"she worked for the rival of the company",
"she failed to keep her research results secret",
"she was obliged to keep her discoveries secret",
"she was committed to a contract with a company"
] | The researcher mentioned in the third .paragraph was fired because | In recent years, we have all watched the increasing commercialization of the campus. The numerous advertising posters and the golden arches of fast food outlets may be an insult to our aesthetic sensibilities, but they are, arguably, no worse than ugly. Some of the other new features of commercialized campus life do, h... | 3987.txt | 3 |
[
"the general public is too naive to accept the \"privatization\"",
"the notion that \"the customer is always right\" is out of date",
"it is a general trend that there will be more public disclosure of privately funded research",
"the bovine spongiform encephalopathy epidemic in Britain was more serious than ... | It is implied in the passage that | In recent years, we have all watched the increasing commercialization of the campus. The numerous advertising posters and the golden arches of fast food outlets may be an insult to our aesthetic sensibilities, but they are, arguably, no worse than ugly. Some of the other new features of commercialized campus life do, h... | 3987.txt | 3 |
[
"people could really get health benefits even though the benefits were at low levels.",
"people could get measurable health benefits with air quality improved slightly even at the region in low latitude.",
"people could get measurable health benefits even in the region with low levels of air pollution.",
"peo... | By saying "That is true at levels even which are quite low.", Dr. Ursula Ackermann-Liebrich meant _ | Two real-world studies from Europe demonstrate the health damage done by automotive air pollution, especially the kind emitted by diesel engines. An 11-year period of improving air quality in Switzerland, which started with some of the cleanest air in Europe, produced measurable benefits in lung function for adults as ... | 3499.txt | 3 |
[
"it was a study in the real world with real people living in urban levels of air pollution.",
"it proved that air pollution by diesel-rich powered vehicles have measurable effects.",
"it verified that people in the city are generally affected by air pollution with diesel-engined automobiles.",
"it demonstrate... | The collaborative study by American and British researchers was unusual in that _ | Two real-world studies from Europe demonstrate the health damage done by automotive air pollution, especially the kind emitted by diesel engines. An 11-year period of improving air quality in Switzerland, which started with some of the cleanest air in Europe, produced measurable benefits in lung function for adults as ... | 3499.txt | 2 |
[
"had an increase in biomarkers of lung inflammation.",
"had a greater reduction in lung function than animals under the same condition.",
"had a larger reduction in lung function than walking in a busy street.",
"were, as a matter of fact, affected by the air pollution."
] | According to the collaborative study by American and British researchers, people strolling in Hyde Park _ | Two real-world studies from Europe demonstrate the health damage done by automotive air pollution, especially the kind emitted by diesel engines. An 11-year period of improving air quality in Switzerland, which started with some of the cleanest air in Europe, produced measurable benefits in lung function for adults as ... | 3499.txt | 3 |
[
"airborne particulates in diesel exhausts.",
"airborne fine particulate pollutants.",
"particular mixture from diesel emissions.",
"some other forms of air pollution."
] | According to Dr. Morton Lippman, the more potent form of air pollution many other studies have pointed to was _ | Two real-world studies from Europe demonstrate the health damage done by automotive air pollution, especially the kind emitted by diesel engines. An 11-year period of improving air quality in Switzerland, which started with some of the cleanest air in Europe, produced measurable benefits in lung function for adults as ... | 3499.txt | 0 |
[
"The study is aimed to produce a pleasant air quality for people as they age.",
"The study proves that people could enjoy healthful effect as they seldom expose themselves in the airborne particulates.",
"The study is conducted in the region the least polluted in Europe.",
"The study is aimed to make people o... | Which one of the following statements is TRUE of the Swiss study? | Two real-world studies from Europe demonstrate the health damage done by automotive air pollution, especially the kind emitted by diesel engines. An 11-year period of improving air quality in Switzerland, which started with some of the cleanest air in Europe, produced measurable benefits in lung function for adults as ... | 3499.txt | 2 |
[
"breakfast has nothing to do with people's health",
"a good breakfast used to be important to us",
"breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car",
"breakfast is not as important as we thought before"
] | The main idea of the passage is _ . | On not having breakfast Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.But for many people, the thought of... | 847.txt | 3 |
[
"several studies have been done in the past few years",
"the omission of breakfast does no harm to one's health",
"grown-ups have especially made studies in this field",
"eating little in the morning is good for health"
] | For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _ . | On not having breakfast Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.But for many people, the thought of... | 847.txt | 1 |
[
"stories, poems, play, etc",
"written works on a particular subject",
"any printed material",
"the modern literature of America"
] | The word "literature" in the last sentence refers to _ . | On not having breakfast Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.But for many people, the thought of... | 847.txt | 1 |
[
"breakfast does not affect work",
"Dr Polite works at an institution of higher learning",
"not eating breakfast might affect the health of children",
"Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London"
] | What is implied but not stated by the author is that _ . | On not having breakfast Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.But for many people, the thought of... | 847.txt | 2 |
[
"teenagers without friends will suffer from psychological problems",
"a widow or a widower will die very soon without companionship",
"human beings need companionship and a sense of belonging",
"some people need friendship"
] | The second paragraph implies that _ | Friendship is one of the basic bonds between human beings. While the characteristics of friendship might vary from one country to another, people from all cultures not only enjoy friends but need them. Many studies have shown that teenagers who have no friends often suffer from psychological disorders. It has been show... | 1435.txt | 2 |
[
"everyone is a part of an island",
"man cannot be an island",
"everyone is just a part of society",
"society is an island"
] | "No man is an island"(Line 1, Para.3) implies that _ | Friendship is one of the basic bonds between human beings. While the characteristics of friendship might vary from one country to another, people from all cultures not only enjoy friends but need them. Many studies have shown that teenagers who have no friends often suffer from psychological disorders. It has been show... | 1435.txt | 2 |
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