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"They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.",
"Their average life span has been considerably extended.",
"They have lived long enough to read this article.",
"They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier live."
] | Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage? | If you are a male and you are reading this ,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will d... | 2843.txt | 2 |
[
"Men drink and smoke much more than women.",
"Men don't seek medical care as often as women.",
"Men are more likely to suffer from deadly diseases.",
"Men aren't as cautious as women in face of danger."
] | Which of the author's statements is the most important reason that men die five years earlier on average than women according to the passage? | If you are a male and you are reading this ,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will d... | 2843.txt | 1 |
[
"it could happen to me, too",
"I should avoid playing golf",
"I should consider myself lucky",
"it would be a big misfortune"
] | Which of the following best completes the sentence "Geez, if it could happen to him,...'(line2,para,8)? | If you are a male and you are reading this ,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will d... | 2843.txt | 0 |
[
"a casual attitude towards one's health conditions",
"a new therapy for certain psychological problems",
"refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved",
"unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear"
] | what does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by "the ostrich approach"(line q para.9) | If you are a male and you are reading this ,congratulations: you are a survivor .According to statistics .you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman ,and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will d... | 2843.txt | 3 |
[
"The school is afraid that children might be injured.",
"The school is not sensible and confident.",
"The children don't have enough time to do homework.",
"The children may fail to fulfill their academic potential."
] | Why are the children not allowed to play football in the playground? | ASK LASKAS
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS,SHE'S GOT ANSWERS
Q My children go to a primary school where they are not allowed to play football in the playground for fear that a child might be hurt.Besides,now the school says there must be no homework because the local secondary school can't keep up with the amount of homework give... | 3432.txt | 0 |
[
"becomes mad",
"cries a lot",
"spends much time before the mirror",
"is not beautiful enough"
] | What disturbs Plain Mom is that her daughter. | ASK LASKAS
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS,SHE'S GOT ANSWERS
Q My children go to a primary school where they are not allowed to play football in the playground for fear that a child might be hurt.Besides,now the school says there must be no homework because the local secondary school can't keep up with the amount of homework give... | 3432.txt | 2 |
[
"make her daughter look less ridiculous",
"let her daughter dress up like her friends",
"make her daughter go to a spa every week",
"let her daughter feel herself what beauty is"
] | The solution to Plain Mom's problem is to. | ASK LASKAS
YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS,SHE'S GOT ANSWERS
Q My children go to a primary school where they are not allowed to play football in the playground for fear that a child might be hurt.Besides,now the school says there must be no homework because the local secondary school can't keep up with the amount of homework give... | 3432.txt | 3 |
[
"the coming of ice age",
"more Katrina-like or worse hurricanes",
"less intense hurricanes",
"more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere"
] | According to the team of international researchers based at Beijing Normal University, the rise of the Earth's temperature is likely to cause | Small increases in temperature found to add power to storms in the Atlantic.
Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to gain considerable strength as the global temperature continues to rise, a new study has found.
Using modeling data focused on the conditions in which hurricanes form, a group of intern... | 889.txt | 1 |
[
"is heating the hurricanes",
"evaporates and becomes fuel",
"heads toward land",
"turns into water vapor that makes hurricanes stronger"
] | The ocean water in the region where the storm forms | Small increases in temperature found to add power to storms in the Atlantic.
Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to gain considerable strength as the global temperature continues to rise, a new study has found.
Using modeling data focused on the conditions in which hurricanes form, a group of intern... | 889.txt | 3 |
[
"It did not lose its strength as it moved.",
"It claimed over 200 people's lives.",
"It caused 80 billion dollars loss for Florida peninsula.",
"It lasted for full 24 hours."
] | Which of the following statement is TRUE about Hurricane Katrina? | Small increases in temperature found to add power to storms in the Atlantic.
Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to gain considerable strength as the global temperature continues to rise, a new study has found.
Using modeling data focused on the conditions in which hurricanes form, a group of intern... | 889.txt | 1 |
[
"Hurricane changes.",
"Global warming.",
"Increasing greenhouse gas emissions.",
"Destructive hurricanes."
] | What result can regional sea surface temperature changes produce? | Small increases in temperature found to add power to storms in the Atlantic.
Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to gain considerable strength as the global temperature continues to rise, a new study has found.
Using modeling data focused on the conditions in which hurricanes form, a group of intern... | 889.txt | 0 |
[
"there is no link between greenhouse gas emissions and destructive storms",
"reduction of greenhouse gas emissions may reduce destructive storms",
"the higher percentage of strong ones rose as more hurricanes appeared",
"past records on hurricanes included everything needed"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that | Small increases in temperature found to add power to storms in the Atlantic.
Hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean are expected to gain considerable strength as the global temperature continues to rise, a new study has found.
Using modeling data focused on the conditions in which hurricanes form, a group of intern... | 889.txt | 1 |
[
"analyzed",
"considered",
"altered",
"criticized"
] | The word "regarded" in the passage(Paragraph 1)is closest in meaning to | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 1 |
[
"The technological innovation of sound film during the 1920s",
"The development of a technology for translating films into other languages",
"The invention of a method for delivering movies to people's homes",
"The technological improvements allowing clearer images in films"
] | According to paragraph 1, which of the following is the most significant development in the history of film? | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 0 |
[
"difficulties",
"accomplishments",
"parallels",
"contradictions"
] | The word "paradoxes" in the passage(Paragraph 2)is closest in meaning to | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 3 |
[
"To suggest that audiences preferred other forms of entertainment to film before the transition to sound inthe1920's",
"To provide examples of some of the first sounds that were recorded for film",
"To indicate some ways in which sound accompanied film before the innovation of sound films in the late 1920s",
... | Why does the author mention "Japanese benshi" and "original musical compositions"(Paragraph 2)? | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 2 |
[
"The film was not accompanied by sound before its Berlin screening.",
"The film was unpopular in the Soviet Union before it was screened in Berlin.",
"Eisenstein's film was the first instance of collaboration between a director and a composer.",
"Eisenstein believed that the musical score in a film was as imp... | Paragraph 2 suggests which of the following about Eisenstein's film The Battleship Potemkirf? | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 0 |
[
"distracted from",
"explained",
"conducted",
"coordinated with"
] | The word "overshadowed"(Paragraph 3)in the passage is closest in meaning to | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 0 |
[
"Because the costs of introducing recorded sound were low, it was the only innovation that was put to use in the 1920's.",
"The introduction of recorded sound prevented the development of other technological innovations in the 1920's.",
"The new technological and aesthetic developments of the 1920s included the... | According to paragraph 3, which of the following is NOT true of the technological and aesthetic experiments of the 1920's? | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 0 |
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"failed",
"needed",
"started",
"expected"
] | The word "neglected" in the passage(Paragraph 4)is closest in meaning to | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 0 |
[
"Linking images with recorded sound was a larger obstacle than weak sound amplification or fragile sound recordings.",
"Sound films in the 1920s were unable to solve the technical flaws found in sound films before the First World War.",
"Technical inadequacies occurred less frequently in early sound films than ... | According to paragraph 4, which of the following is true about the technical problems of early soundfilms? | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 3 |
[
"a financially successful development that enabled large telecommunications firms to weaken their competition.",
"the desire of electronics and telecommunications companies to make sound technology profitable",
"a major development in the broadcasting industry that occurred before the 1920s",
"the cooperation... | In paragraph 5,commercial radio programming is best described as the result of | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 1 |
[
"European producers often lacked knowledge about the necessary equipment for the transition to sound films.",
"Smaller European producers were often unable to afford to add sound to their films.",
"It was often difficult to wire older cinemas in the major cities to play sound films.",
"Smaller European produc... | According to paragraph 6, which of the following accounts for the delay in the conversion to sound films in Europe? | The shift from silent to sound film at the end of the 1920s marks, so far, the most important transformation in motion picture history. Despite all the highly visible technological developments in theatrical and home delivery of the moving image that have occurred over the decades since then, no single innovation has c... | 856.txt | 1 |
[
"they are more powerful than other European airlines.",
"their total loss won't go beyond a drop of 5% passengers.",
"their traffic levels will return in 2-3 years.",
"traveling by rail can never catch up with traveling by air."
] | British airlines confide in the fact that _ . | If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply the world's busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.
The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late M... | 81.txt | 2 |
[
"worried.",
"delighted",
"puzzled.",
"unrivaled."
] | The author's attitude towards the drop of passengers may be described as _ . | If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply the world's busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.
The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late M... | 81.txt | 0 |
[
"provide a comparison with Eurostar.",
"support the airlines' optimism.",
"prove the inevitable drop of air passengers.",
"call for electrification and modernization of the railway."
] | In the passage, British Rail (Para 6) is mentioned to _ . | If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply the world's busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.
The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late M... | 81.txt | 1 |
[
"the Eurostar train service is not doing good business.",
"the airlines can well compete with the railway.",
"the Eurostar train service only caused little damage.",
"only some airlines, such as Air France, are suffering."
] | The railway's Brussels route is brought forth to show that _ . | If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply the world's busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.
The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late M... | 81.txt | 2 |
[
"praise the airlines' clear-mindedness.",
"warn the airlines of high-speed rail services.",
"propose a reduction of London/Paris flights.",
"advise the airlines to follow British Midland as their model."
] | The passage is taken from the first of an essay, from which we may well predict that in the following part the author is going to _ . | If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply the world's busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.
The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late M... | 81.txt | 1 |
[
"examinations exert a pernicious influence on education.",
"examinations are ineffective.",
"examinations are profitable for institutions.",
"examinations are a burden on students."
] | The main idea of this passage is | Examinations Exert a Pernicious Influence on Education
We might marvel at the progress made in every field ofstudy, but the methods of testing a person's knowledge andability remain as primitive as ever they were. It really isextraordinary that after all these years, educationists have stillfailed to device anything mo... | 242.txt | 0 |
[
"detest.",
"approval.",
"critical.",
"indifferent."
] | The author's attitude toward examinations is | Examinations Exert a Pernicious Influence on Education
We might marvel at the progress made in every field ofstudy, but the methods of testing a person's knowledge andability remain as primitive as ever they were. It really isextraordinary that after all these years, educationists have stillfailed to device anything mo... | 242.txt | 2 |
[
"education.",
"institutions.",
"examinations.",
"students themselves."
] | The fate of students is decided by | Examinations Exert a Pernicious Influence on Education
We might marvel at the progress made in every field ofstudy, but the methods of testing a person's knowledge andability remain as primitive as ever they were. It really isextraordinary that after all these years, educationists have stillfailed to device anything mo... | 242.txt | 2 |
[
"to encourage students to read widely.",
"to train students to think on their own.",
"to teach students how to tackle exams.",
"to master his fate."
] | According to the author, the most important of a good education is | Examinations Exert a Pernicious Influence on Education
We might marvel at the progress made in every field ofstudy, but the methods of testing a person's knowledge andability remain as primitive as ever they were. It really isextraordinary that after all these years, educationists have stillfailed to device anything mo... | 242.txt | 1 |
[
"Give an example.",
"For comparison.",
"It shows that teachers' evolutions depend on the results of examinations.",
"It shows the results of court is more effectise."
] | Why does the author mention court? | Examinations Exert a Pernicious Influence on Education
We might marvel at the progress made in every field ofstudy, but the methods of testing a person's knowledge andability remain as primitive as ever they were. It really isextraordinary that after all these years, educationists have stillfailed to device anything mo... | 242.txt | 1 |
[
"negative",
"neutral",
"positive",
"questioning"
] | The author's attitude toward the development of nuclear power is _ . | In the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.
The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor "meltdown". Today, the chances of a meltdown that wou... | 839.txt | 2 |
[
"The inefficiency of the Nuclear Regulation Commission.",
"The enormous cost of construction and operation.",
"The length of time it takes to make investigations.",
"The objection of the opponents of nuclear power."
] | What has made the procedure for licensing nuclear power plants a bad dream? | In the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.
The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor "meltdown". Today, the chances of a meltdown that wou... | 839.txt | 3 |
[
"there are not enough safety measures in the U. S. for running new nuclear power plants",
"it is not technical difficulties that prevent the building of nuclear power plants in the U. S.",
"there are already more nuclear power plants than necessary in the U. S.",
"the American government will not allow Japane... | It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _ . | In the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.
The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor "meltdown". Today, the chances of a meltdown that wou... | 839.txt | 1 |
[
"stop the Shoreham plant from going into operation",
"urge the power company to further increase its power supply",
"permit the Shoreham plant to operate under certain conditions",
"help the power company to solve its financial problems"
] | Governor Mario Cuomo's chief intention in proposing the settlement was to _ . | In the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.
The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor "meltdown". Today, the chances of a meltdown that wou... | 839.txt | 0 |
[
"delay",
"end up",
"complete",
"separate"
] | The phrase "single out" is closest in meaning to _ . | In the early days of nuclear power, the United States make money on it. But today opponents have so complicated its development that no nuclear plants have been ordered or built here in 12 years.
The greatest fear of nuclear power opponents has always been a reactor "meltdown". Today, the chances of a meltdown that wou... | 839.txt | 3 |
[
"many customers didn't keep their privacy confidential.",
"it is harmful to give a store clerk a telephone number.",
"careless disposal of personal information can be harmful.",
"customers should inquire its use when giving telephone numbers to others."
] | In the first paragraph, the telephone number is cited to show | The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may not seem harmful--so much so that many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed, categorized, stored and sold over and over again. Future atta... | 4.txt | 2 |
[
"Compile telephone directories for businessmen.",
"Collect and sell personal information to make a profit.",
"Trade commodities like corn on the market.",
"Crack down crimes like stealing private information."
] | What do companies like Acxiom and Merlin do? | The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may not seem harmful--so much so that many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed, categorized, stored and sold over and over again. Future atta... | 4.txt | 1 |
[
"cases of privacy intrusion happen only in large institutions.",
"people are quite aware of how their privacy is intruded.",
"it is not privacy intrusion when a wife glances at her husband's cell phone.",
"Bill Gates' email messages were cited as evidence against him.。"
] | From Paragraph 3, we learn that | The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may not seem harmful--so much so that many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed, categorized, stored and sold over and over again. Future atta... | 4.txt | 3 |
[
"Americans are actually concerned about privacy issues.",
"Americans are indifferent to privacy concerns.",
"Americans are very frank about privacy concerns.",
"Americans are puzzled about privacy concerns."
] | It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that the author thinks | The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may not seem harmful--so much so that many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed, categorized, stored and sold over and over again. Future atta... | 4.txt | 0 |
[
"Never give your private information to anyone.",
"People should pay more attention to their privacy issues.",
"Do not surrender your email to any website.",
"It does no good saying \"I have nothing to hide\"."
] | Which of the following is the author's viewpoint? | The simple act of surrendering a telephone number to a store clerk may not seem harmful--so much so that many consumers do it with no questions asked. Yet that one action can set in motion a cascade of silent events, as that data point is acquired, analyzed, categorized, stored and sold over and over again. Future atta... | 4.txt | 1 |
[
"Wal-Mart would have severe competition with the local stores.",
"War-Mart would provide customers with a larger choice and more benefits.",
"It was said to have ruined the scene of the ancient site.",
"There shouldn't be a store near the ancient site."
] | Why did the opening of Wal-Mart cause stir? | At the end of last week, Bodega Aurrerá, a Mexican subsidiary of the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, opened a new store in the village of San Juan Teotihuacán, just north of Mexico City. Normally, such an event would cause little stir. Wal-Mart is already Mexico's biggest retailer too. And its shops seem to go down... | 474.txt | 2 |
[
"the ancient city means a lot to the Mexicans",
"a store will be too noisy for the ancient city",
"the ancient city is very mysterious",
"the pyramid is a good place for holding a big ceremony"
] | From Paragraph 2 we can infer that _ . | At the end of last week, Bodega Aurrerá, a Mexican subsidiary of the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, opened a new store in the village of San Juan Teotihuacán, just north of Mexico City. Normally, such an event would cause little stir. Wal-Mart is already Mexico's biggest retailer too. And its shops seem to go down... | 474.txt | 0 |
[
"it proves no harm to the nearby ruins",
"the scene of the ancient sites has been damaged",
"customers want to buy some cheap products",
"it has been widely accepted by the customers there"
] | According to Wal-Mart, it has a good reason to build a store there because _ . | At the end of last week, Bodega Aurrerá, a Mexican subsidiary of the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, opened a new store in the village of San Juan Teotihuacán, just north of Mexico City. Normally, such an event would cause little stir. Wal-Mart is already Mexico's biggest retailer too. And its shops seem to go down... | 474.txt | 3 |
[
"the famous view is not as good as it used to be",
"the city lacks planning in building",
"the ancient site is littered with ugly buildings",
"Wal-Mart shouldn't be fully responsible for the ruined view"
] | It can be learned from Paragraph 5 that _ . | At the end of last week, Bodega Aurrerá, a Mexican subsidiary of the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, opened a new store in the village of San Juan Teotihuacán, just north of Mexico City. Normally, such an event would cause little stir. Wal-Mart is already Mexico's biggest retailer too. And its shops seem to go down... | 474.txt | 3 |
[
"objective",
"optimistic",
"pessimistic",
"biased"
] | Toward the fate of Wal-Mart, the writer's attitude can be said to be _ . | At the end of last week, Bodega Aurrerá, a Mexican subsidiary of the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, opened a new store in the village of San Juan Teotihuacán, just north of Mexico City. Normally, such an event would cause little stir. Wal-Mart is already Mexico's biggest retailer too. And its shops seem to go down... | 474.txt | 1 |
[
"masterful lyricism as expressed in her writings on the dance",
"concerted efforts to subdue the natural movements of the dance",
"belated recognition that she could not actually fulfill all of her ideals for the dance",
"basic standards for the dance form that she wished to create and perform"
] | The author is primarily concerned with Duncan's | Isadora Duncan's masterly writings on the dance reveal the depth of her determination to create a lyric form of the art which was free of characterization, storytelling, and the theatrical exhibition of skills. She wished to discard the traditional methods and established vocabularies of such dance forms as ballet and ... | 1873.txt | 3 |
[
"interpret musical works solely by means of natural body movements",
"foster the illusion that music serves as an inspiration for the dance",
"inspire the expression of inner feeling when she danced",
"validate the public belief that music inspires the expression of feeling through movement"
] | The author implies that Duncan relied on music in her recitals in order to | Isadora Duncan's masterly writings on the dance reveal the depth of her determination to create a lyric form of the art which was free of characterization, storytelling, and the theatrical exhibition of skills. She wished to discard the traditional methods and established vocabularies of such dance forms as ballet and ... | 1873.txt | 2 |
[
"avoid the use of standard ballet techniques",
"revitalize an earlier established vocabulary",
"draw on internal sources of human expressiveness",
"create intended effects without the use of acrobatic exaggeration"
] | According to the passage, Duncan intended to develop an art form that would do all of the following EXCEPT | Isadora Duncan's masterly writings on the dance reveal the depth of her determination to create a lyric form of the art which was free of characterization, storytelling, and the theatrical exhibition of skills. She wished to discard the traditional methods and established vocabularies of such dance forms as ballet and ... | 1873.txt | 1 |
[
"Using music to stimulate the inspiration to dance",
"Attempting to free an art form of both characterization and storytelling",
"Minimizing the theatrical exhibition of skills",
"Being inspired to express inner feeling through movement"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following endeavors is LEAST compatible with Duncan's ideals for the dance? | Isadora Duncan's masterly writings on the dance reveal the depth of her determination to create a lyric form of the art which was free of characterization, storytelling, and the theatrical exhibition of skills. She wished to discard the traditional methods and established vocabularies of such dance forms as ballet and ... | 1873.txt | 0 |
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"People's Daily",
"Shenzhen Special Zone Daily",
"school in Shenzhen City",
"parents in Shenzhen City"
] | This piece of news was reported by. | Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children's eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city's high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two-thirds had to have their c... | 1795.txt | 1 |
[
"criticize children who are shortsighted",
"blame parents and schools for children's being shortsighted",
"ask the high school graduates to pay attention to their eyesight",
"draw people's special attention to eye hygiene"
] | The purpose of this passage is to. | Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children's eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city's high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two-thirds had to have their c... | 1795.txt | 3 |
[
"45 percent",
"less than half",
"55 percent",
"two-thirds"
] | Only of the children in Shenzhen City have good eyesight. | Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children's eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city's high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two-thirds had to have their c... | 1795.txt | 2 |
[
"poorer",
"still better",
"poor",
"brighter"
] | Generally speaking, high school students have eyesight than primary school students. | Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children's eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city's high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two-thirds had to have their c... | 1795.txt | 0 |
[
"weren't allowed to enter college",
"couldn't graduate from high school",
"couldn't choose to study what they liked best",
"lost their limited time"
] | Because of being shortsighted many school graduates. | Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children's eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city's high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two-thirds had to have their c... | 1795.txt | 2 |
[
"read books",
"wear glasses",
"make their eyes too tired",
"see things far away"
] | In order to protect their eyes, children shouldn't. | Schools and parents in Shenzhen City have been asked to take better care of children's eyesight as 45 percent of them, were found to be shortsighted. Too much reading, poor lighting and too much TV are blamed. Of the city's high school graduates. who applied to attend college this summer, two-thirds had to have their c... | 1795.txt | 2 |
[
"It inspired many leading designers to start going green.",
"It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.",
"It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.",
"It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable."
] | What is said about FutureFashion? | The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The desi... | 1746.txt | 0 |
[
"much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials",
"they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials",
"customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials",
"quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available"
] | According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is that _ . | The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The desi... | 1746.txt | 3 |
[
"can attend various trade shows free",
"are readily recognized by the fashion world",
"can buy organic cotton at favorable prices",
"are gaining more and more support"
] | We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion _ . | The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The desi... | 1746.txt | 3 |
[
"She doesn't seem to care about it.",
"She doesn't think it is sustainable.",
"She is doubtful of its practical value.",
"She is very much opposed to the idea."
] | What is Natalie Hormilla's attitude toward ecofashion? | The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The desi... | 1746.txt | 0 |
[
"Green products will soon go mainstream.",
"It has a very promising future.",
"Consumers have the final say.",
"It will appeal more to young people."
] | What does the author think of green fashion? | The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The desi... | 1746.txt | 1 |
[
"She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.",
"She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination.",
"She is not good at telling stories of the kind.",
"She finds space research more important."
] | Why doesn't the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again? | I don't ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is th... | 1517.txt | 1 |
[
"the very fact that she is a woman",
"her involvement in gender politics",
"her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist",
"the burden she bears in a male-dominated society"
] | From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author's failures to _ . | I don't ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is th... | 1517.txt | 0 |
[
"Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.",
"Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.",
"People's stereotyped attitude toward female scientists.",
"Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured."
] | What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research? | I don't ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is th... | 1517.txt | 2 |
[
"Female students no longer have to bother about gender issues.",
"Her students' performance has brought back her confidence.",
"Her female students can do just as well as male students.",
"More female students are pursuing science than before."
] | Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class? | I don't ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is th... | 1517.txt | 3 |
[
"Women students needn't have the concerns of her generation.",
"Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.",
"Women can balance a career in science and having a family.",
"Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career."
] | What does the image the author presents to her students suggest? | I don't ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it's like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is th... | 1517.txt | 2 |
[
"they are both something beautiful",
"they both make people feel pleased",
"they both depend on more than one factor",
"they are both hard to achieve"
] | Happiness and symphonic music are common in that _ . | Happiness pays off, studies show.
Psychologists seeking the real secrets of happiness report that very happy people tend to be more extroverted and agreeable than less happy people.
"Our findings suggest that very happy people have rich and satisfying social relationships and spend little time alone relative to average... | 1023.txt | 2 |
[
"has rich social relationships",
"spends more time with other people",
"lives a quality life",
"thinks his life is going well according to the standards he chooses to use"
] | According to Diener, a person can be judged to be happy when he _ . | Happiness pays off, studies show.
Psychologists seeking the real secrets of happiness report that very happy people tend to be more extroverted and agreeable than less happy people.
"Our findings suggest that very happy people have rich and satisfying social relationships and spend little time alone relative to average... | 1023.txt | 3 |
[
"Pleasant moods.",
"Negative emotions.",
"Satisfaction judgment.",
"Feelings of fulfillment."
] | Which of the following does not belong to components contributing to happiness? | Happiness pays off, studies show.
Psychologists seeking the real secrets of happiness report that very happy people tend to be more extroverted and agreeable than less happy people.
"Our findings suggest that very happy people have rich and satisfying social relationships and spend little time alone relative to average... | 1023.txt | 1 |
[
"sequence",
"interpretation",
"requirement",
"interaction"
] | The phrase interplay in the passage (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 3 |
[
"The elements of the group of alkali metals were the first elements in the order of increasing atomic mass.",
"Repetition of the same atomic masses for elements in different groups appeared.",
"Elements with similar chemical properties appeared in the listing at regular intervals.",
"Elements were chemically ... | According to paragraph 1, what pattern did scientists notice when the known elements were written in order of increasing atomic mass? | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 2 |
[
"To illustrate their confidence that the organizing principles of the periodic table would govern the occurrence of all chemical elements",
"To indicate that some of their analyses of periodic physical and chemical properties were later found to be wrong",
"To support the idea that they were unwilling to place ... | In paragraph 2, what is the author's purpose in presenting the information about the decision by Meyer and Mendeleyev to leave gaps in the periodic table? | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 0 |
[
"Mendeleyev corrected incorrect information Meyer had proposed.",
"Mendeleyev assumed that some information believed to be true about the elements was incorrect.",
"Mendeleyev argued that Meyer had not left enough gaps in the periodic table.",
"Mendeleyev realized that elements were not ordered by atomic mass... | What reason does the author provide for the claim that Mendeleyev was bolder than Meyer?(in paragraph 2) | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 1 |
[
"Because indium did not fit into the periodic table in the place predicted by its atomic mass.",
"Because there was experimental evidence that the atomic mass that had been assigned to indium was incorrect.",
"Because there was an empty space between cadmium and tin in the periodic table.",
"Because the chemi... | According to paragraph 2, why did Mendeleyev suggest changing the atomic mass of indium? | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 0 |
[
"iodine is less common than tellurium",
"both iodine and tellurium have no isotopes",
"the chemical behavior of tellurium is highly variable",
"the atomic number of tellurium is smaller than that of iodine"
] | It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that tellurium comes before iodine in the periodic table even though tellurium's atomic mass is slightly greater because | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 3 |
[
"weight",
"requirement",
"plenty",
"sequence"
] | The phrase "abundance" in the passage (paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 2 |
[
"predicted by",
"expected of",
"similar to",
"superior to"
] | The phrase "analogous to" in the passage (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 2 |
[
"the atomic mass of aluminum",
"the position of the gap in the periodic table that eka-aluminum was predicted to fill",
"the similarity of eka-aluminum to the other five missing elements",
"observation of the properties of gallium"
] | Paragraph 3 suggests that Mendeleyev predicted the properties of eka-aluminum on the basis of | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 1 |
[
"The idea that aluminum was correctly placed in the periodic table.",
"Mendeleyev's prediction that eka-silicon would be discovered next.",
"The organizing principle of the periodic table.",
"The idea that unknown elements existed."
] | It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that the significance of the discovery of gallium was that it supported which of the following? | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 2 |
[
"hypothesized",
"discovered",
"reported",
"generated"
] | The word "postulated" in the passage (paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to | The periodic table is a chart that reflects the periodic recurrence of chemical and physical properties of the elements when the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus). It is a monumental scientific achievement, and its development illustrates the essential int... | 657.txt | 0 |
[
"use it directly",
"carry goods out",
"cross the fast flowing streams",
"find enough workers"
] | If you want to make water turn a wheel, you should keep in mind the difficulty to | The earliest method of exploiting this power was to make water turn a wheel. This system, in which the force of water was used directly, had one great disadvantage. Factories which used it had to be built on the banks of fast flowing streams, but these were often located in inaccessible, thinly populated areas, which m... | 1478.txt | 1 |
[
"coal and oil are derived from the sun",
"coal and oil are not always accessible",
"coal and oil are portable",
"coal and oil are found in thinly-populated areas"
] | The steam engine soon replaced flowing water because_ . | The earliest method of exploiting this power was to make water turn a wheel. This system, in which the force of water was used directly, had one great disadvantage. Factories which used it had to be built on the banks of fast flowing streams, but these were often located in inaccessible, thinly populated areas, which m... | 1478.txt | 2 |
[
"it is easy to recover the initial capital",
"it is as cheap to use water as to use coal and oil",
"it is nature that renews the water without any cost",
"it is difficult to extract and transport coal and oil"
] | After using coal and oil for a time, people find the advantages of water over coal and oil as_ . | The earliest method of exploiting this power was to make water turn a wheel. This system, in which the force of water was used directly, had one great disadvantage. Factories which used it had to be built on the banks of fast flowing streams, but these were often located in inaccessible, thinly populated areas, which m... | 1478.txt | 2 |
[
"there should be energy of gravity",
"there should be a steep fall",
"the river should be near industrial centers",
"there should be an adequate flow of water"
] | All of the following are required for an ideal river EXCEPT that_ . | The earliest method of exploiting this power was to make water turn a wheel. This system, in which the force of water was used directly, had one great disadvantage. Factories which used it had to be built on the banks of fast flowing streams, but these were often located in inaccessible, thinly populated areas, which m... | 1478.txt | 0 |
[
"the mountainous areas",
"the plains",
"the lake areas",
"the river mouths"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that if people want to establish a water power station, they will most probably go to_ . | The earliest method of exploiting this power was to make water turn a wheel. This system, in which the force of water was used directly, had one great disadvantage. Factories which used it had to be built on the banks of fast flowing streams, but these were often located in inaccessible, thinly populated areas, which m... | 1478.txt | 0 |
[
"usually about love and romance",
"more serious than most pop music",
"popular with young people in Africa",
"mostly written just for entertainment"
] | This passage is about how African pop music is_ . | Pop Music in Africa
Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions with various forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae. The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in ... | 1234.txt | 1 |
[
"the same as other pop music",
"not usually very interesting",
"entirely strange to them",
"both familiar and different"
] | For people outside of Africa, African pop music is _ . | Pop Music in Africa
Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions with various forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae. The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in ... | 1234.txt | 3 |
[
"write about serious problems",
"studied in the United States",
"lost their homes at a young age",
"write songs in a new pop style"
] | The musicians mentioned in this passage all_ . | Pop Music in Africa
Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions with various forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae. The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in ... | 1234.txt | 0 |
[
"prefers to sing in English",
"listened to traditional music",
"studied music in Boston",
"performs only in the United States"
] | Eric Wainaina_ . | Pop Music in Africa
Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions with various forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae. The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in ... | 1234.txt | 2 |
[
"she was had a difficult life herself",
"there are many problems in Tanzania",
"she has had an easy life herself",
"there are no other women singers"
] | Witness Mwaijaga writes about the problem of women partly because_ . | Pop Music in Africa
Young musicians in African countries are creating a new kind of pop music. The tunes and the rhythms of their music combine African traditions with various forms of music popular today, such as hip-hop, rap, rock, jazz, or reggae. The result is music that may sound familiar to listeners anywhere in ... | 1234.txt | 0 |
[
"more interesting",
"unusually popular",
"more detailed",
"more formal"
] | Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _ . | Among various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfre... | 2894.txt | 1 |
[
"remain interested in them",
"are ready to face up to them",
"remain cold to them",
"are willing to get away from them"
] | Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows _ . | Among various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfre... | 2894.txt | 0 |
[
"A new type of robot.",
"Nation hatred.",
"Family income planning.",
"Street accident."
] | Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show? | Among various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfre... | 2894.txt | 2 |
[
"have become the only ones of its kind",
"exploit the weaknesses in human nature",
"appear at different times of the day",
"attract different people"
] | We can learn from the passage that the two talk shows _ . | Among various programmes, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfre... | 2894.txt | 3 |
[
"needs of the readers all over the world",
"causes of the public disappointment about newspapers",
"origins of the declining newspaper industry",
"aims of a journalism credibility project"
] | What is the passage mainly about? | Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.
Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findin... | 855.txt | 1 |
[
"quite trustworthy",
"somewhat contradictory",
"very illuminating",
"rather superficial"
] | The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be . | Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.
Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findin... | 855.txt | 3 |
[
"working attitude",
"conventional lifestyle",
"world outlook",
"educational background"
] | The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their . | Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.
Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findin... | 855.txt | 2 |
[
"failure to realize its real problem",
"tendency to hire annoying reporters",
"likeliness to do inaccurate reporting",
"prejudice in matters of race and gender"
] | Despite its efforts, the newspaper industry still cannot satisfy the readers owing to its. | Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.
Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findin... | 855.txt | 0 |
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