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"They are big in size.",
"They live a very long life.",
"They can run races for some time.",
"They are quiet and easy to look after."
] | Why does the author say that greyhounds make great pets? | Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quite lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another ... | 2629.txt | 3 |
[
"to keep it slim",
"to keep it warm",
"to take special care of its legs",
"to take it to animal doctors regularly"
] | If you keep a pet greyhound, it is important. | Most people think of racing when they see greyhounds and believe they need lots of exercise. They can actually be quite lazy! Greyhounds are good at fast races but not long-distance running. They do need regular exercise but they like to run for a short burst and then get back on the bed or a comfortable seat. Another ... | 2629.txt | 1 |
[
"became fond of reading after working as an editor",
"was in charge of publishing 100 books",
"promoted her books through social relations",
"gained a lot from her career as an editor"
] | We can learn from the passage that Jacqueline _ . | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed herself as she did nowhere else.
After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline's close friend and fo... | 3068.txt | 3 |
[
"Jacqueline's two marriages lasted more than 20 years.",
"Jacqueline's own publishing firm was set up eventually.",
"Jacqueline's views and beliefs were reflected in the books she edited.",
"Jacqueline's achievements were widely known."
] | What can be inferred from the passage? | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed herself as she did nowhere else.
After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline's close friend and fo... | 3068.txt | 2 |
[
"an introduction of Jacqueline's life both as First Lady and as an editor",
"a brief description of Jacqueline's lifelong experiences",
"a brief account of Jacqueline's career as an editor in her last 20 years",
"an analysis of Jacqueline's social relations in publishing"
] | The passage is mainly _ . | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of the most private women in the world, yet when she went to work as an editor in the last two decades of her life, she revealed herself as she did nowhere else.
After the death of her second husband, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, Jacqueline's close friend and fo... | 3068.txt | 2 |
[
"In Building 1.",
"In Building 3.",
"At the last Dome.",
"At the Denny Way entrance."
] | Where can you buy a souvenir at Pacific Science Center? | Pacific Science Center Guide
◆Visit Pacific Science Center'sStore
Don't forget to stop by Pacific Science Center's Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or remember your visit. The store is located upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laster Dome.
◆Hungry
Our exhibits will feed your mind ... | 3828.txt | 1 |
[
"Train Science teachers.",
"Disncie scicnce books.",
"Distribute scientific research.",
"Take science to the classroom."
] | What does PacificScience Center do for schools? | Pacific Science Center Guide
◆Visit Pacific Science Center'sStore
Don't forget to stop by Pacific Science Center's Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or remember your visit. The store is located upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laster Dome.
◆Hungry
Our exhibits will feed your mind ... | 3828.txt | 3 |
[
"To encourage donations.",
"To advertise coming events.",
"To introduce special exhibits.",
"To tell about the Center's history."
] | What is the purpose of the last part of the text? | Pacific Science Center Guide
◆Visit Pacific Science Center'sStore
Don't forget to stop by Pacific Science Center's Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or remember your visit. The store is located upstairs in Building 3 right next to the Laster Dome.
◆Hungry
Our exhibits will feed your mind ... | 3828.txt | 0 |
[
"Typical Oceans and Their Respective Features",
"The Causes of the Changes in Salinity of Ocean Water",
"Different Oceans Have Different Salinity",
"The Precipitation and Evaporation of Oceans"
] | The best title of the passage can be " _ ". | If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place.Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation--conversion... | 1333.txt | 1 |
[
"Evaporation.",
"Precipitation.",
"Melting.",
"Dilution."
] | Which of the following processes will increase salinity of ocean waters? | If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place.Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation--conversion... | 1333.txt | 0 |
[
"in tropical areas",
"off Antarctica",
"of high rainfall",
"with abundant"
] | According to this passage, the sea _ is likely to have the lowest salinity. | If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place.Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation--conversion... | 1333.txt | 2 |
[
"is a good example of increased salinity in freezing sea water",
"is much larger in area than the Arctic oceans",
"has a much lower salinity now than ever",
"has the denser water in its upper parts"
] | The Weddell Sea _ . | If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place.Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation--conversion... | 1333.txt | 0 |
[
"sea water is less salty because fresh water joins in",
"rivers carry industrial exhaust into sea",
"sea ice tends to melt more quickly than in the center of oceans",
"heavy water sinks to the deeper portions of the oceans"
] | Coastal regions are mentioned as cases where _ . | If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place.Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of these is the subtraction of water from the ocean by means of evaporation--conversion... | 1333.txt | 0 |
[
"appreciate",
"obtain",
"interpret",
"identify"
] | The word "pinpoint" (Para. 1, Line 3) basically means ________. | The process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. "She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt." More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and charac... | 2168.txt | 3 |
[
"People are better described in cold, objective terms.",
"The difficulty of getting to know a person is usually underestimated.",
"One should not judge people by their appearances.",
"One is usually subjective when assessing other people's personality."
] | What do we learn from the first paragraph? | The process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. "She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt." More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and charac... | 2168.txt | 1 |
[
"people do not reveal their true self on every occasion",
"in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directly",
"the best way to know a person is by making comparisons",
"face-to-face interaction is the best strategy to uncover information about a person"
] | It can be inferred from Berger's suggestions that ________. | The process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. "She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt." More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and charac... | 2168.txt | 1 |
[
"personal matters that should be seriously dealt with",
"barriers that should be done away with",
"as significant as disclosures and truthful statements",
"things people should guard against"
] | In developing personal relationships, secrets and deceptions, in the author's opinion, are ________. | The process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. "She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt." More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and charac... | 2168.txt | 2 |
[
"to give advice on appropriate conduct for social occasions",
"to provide ways of how to obtain information about people",
"to call the reader's attention to the negative side of people's characters",
"to discuss the various aspects of getting to know people"
] | The author's purpose in writing the passage is ________. | The process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or others) into cold, objective terms. "She was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt." More often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and charac... | 2168.txt | 3 |
[
"assess primary and secondary education of each school that subscribe to the service.",
"appraise the learning outcomes of university students as part of their academic performance.",
"establish a new evaluation system for universities.",
"set up a new ranking for compulsory education."
] | The project by OECD is aimed to _ | Working out exactly what students and taxpayers get for the money they spend on universities is a tricky business. Now the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD., a Paris-based think-tank for rich countries, is planning to make the task a bit easier, by producing the first international compariso... | 3471.txt | 2 |
[
"that its inquiry is broader as to include all the students and staff.",
"that its samples are chosen randomly based on statistical analysis of method.",
"that it attaches more importance to the learning efficiency.",
"that it takes opinions from the students to see what they have learnt."
] | The assessment method by OECD is different from the established rankings in _ | Working out exactly what students and taxpayers get for the money they spend on universities is a tricky business. Now the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD., a Paris-based think-tank for rich countries, is planning to make the task a bit easier, by producing the first international compariso... | 3471.txt | 2 |
[
"those of high reputation.",
"those ambitious universities.",
"the feisty upstarts.",
"those high-flying universities."
] | The best universities in the Nobel laureate's eye are _ | Working out exactly what students and taxpayers get for the money they spend on universities is a tricky business. Now the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD., a Paris-based think-tank for rich countries, is planning to make the task a bit easier, by producing the first international compariso... | 3471.txt | 0 |
[
"the OECD's approach is very fair.",
"the Nobel laureate's opinion is not worth hearing.",
"the British rankings pays more attention to the foreign students.",
"different assessment methods may lead to different ranking results."
] | By the case of London School of Economic, the author wants to show that _ | Working out exactly what students and taxpayers get for the money they spend on universities is a tricky business. Now the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD., a Paris-based think-tank for rich countries, is planning to make the task a bit easier, by producing the first international compariso... | 3471.txt | 3 |
[
"parents who pay for the children's secondary education.",
"the famous colleges.",
"those ambitious second-rank institutions.",
"shoppers in the global market."
] | The OECD's ranking system will probably be welcomed most by _ | Working out exactly what students and taxpayers get for the money they spend on universities is a tricky business. Now the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD., a Paris-based think-tank for rich countries, is planning to make the task a bit easier, by producing the first international compariso... | 3471.txt | 2 |
[
"are able to help parents serve dishes",
"tend to do more complicated housework",
"are able to figure out the total pieces",
"can enter a second-grade mathematics class"
] | After children have helped to set the table with impressive accuracy, they _ . | people appear to born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impress accuracy---one knife, one spoon, one fork, for e... | 824.txt | 2 |
[
"easy to persuade children",
"hard for most children",
"the innate of most children",
"difficult for both adults and children"
] | It is _ to believe that the quality of water keeps unchanged when it is contained in two different glasses. | people appear to born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impress accuracy---one knife, one spoon, one fork, for e... | 824.txt | 1 |
[
"give the accurate answer",
"count the balls of each color",
"be too confused to do anything",
"make minor mistakes"
] | It can be inferred from the passage that children are likely to _ when they are asked to count all the balls of different colors | people appear to born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impress accuracy---one knife, one spoon, one fork, for e... | 824.txt | 1 |
[
"the ability to survive in a desert island",
"the way of setting tables",
"the basic principles of mathematics",
"the concept of oneness"
] | According to this passage, _ is mastered by birth. | people appear to born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impress accuracy---one knife, one spoon, one fork, for e... | 824.txt | 1 |
[
"Critical.",
"Approving.",
"Questioning.",
"Objective."
] | What's the author‘s attitude towards " children's numerical skills" ? | people appear to born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so early and so inexorably that it is easy to imagine an internal clock of mathematical maturity guiding their growth. Not long after learning to walk and talk, they can set the table with impress accuracy---one knife, one spoon, one fork, for e... | 824.txt | 3 |
[
"walk to work",
"exercise",
"show him his tongue",
"see hundreds of other patients"
] | The first thing the doctor asked the man to do was to _ . | A man walked into a doctor's examining room.
"Put out your tongue," the doctor said.
The man put out his tongue and the doctor said.
"0. K. You can put your tongue back now. " the doctor said. "it's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise."
"But, doctor, " the man said. "I don't think--"
" Don't tell I me w... | 2696.txt | 2 |
[
"tell the patient what was wrong with him",
"let the patient speak",
"took at the man's tongue",
"let the patient watch television"
] | The doctor would not _ . | A man walked into a doctor's examining room.
"Put out your tongue," the doctor said.
The man put out his tongue and the doctor said.
"0. K. You can put your tongue back now. " the doctor said. "it's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise."
"But, doctor, " the man said. "I don't think--"
" Don't tell I me w... | 2696.txt | 1 |
[
"should get more exercise",
"should stop making excuses",
"should watch more television",
"was already too fat"
] | The doctor told the man that he _ . | A man walked into a doctor's examining room.
"Put out your tongue," the doctor said.
The man put out his tongue and the doctor said.
"0. K. You can put your tongue back now. " the doctor said. "it's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise."
"But, doctor, " the man said. "I don't think--"
" Don't tell I me w... | 2696.txt | 0 |
[
"gave him good advice",
"walked seven hours a day",
"was really a mailman",
"was wrong"
] | The doctor _ . | A man walked into a doctor's examining room.
"Put out your tongue," the doctor said.
The man put out his tongue and the doctor said.
"0. K. You can put your tongue back now. " the doctor said. "it's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise."
"But, doctor, " the man said. "I don't think--"
" Don't tell I me w... | 2696.txt | 3 |
[
"the man was very lazy",
"the man should do more exercise",
"the doctor was very kind to the patient",
"the man was not a good and careful doctor"
] | So we can know _ . | A man walked into a doctor's examining room.
"Put out your tongue," the doctor said.
The man put out his tongue and the doctor said.
"0. K. You can put your tongue back now. " the doctor said. "it's clear what's wrong with you. You need more exercise."
"But, doctor, " the man said. "I don't think--"
" Don't tell I me w... | 2696.txt | 3 |
[
"to be like a blanket",
"to be sure of an answer",
"to be unable to think clearly",
"to show knowledge to the teacher"
] | To "blank out" is probably_ . | Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because o... | 1619.txt | 2 |
[
"poor hygienic habits",
"laziness",
"lack of sleep",
"inability to form good study habits"
] | Poor grades are usually the result of _ . | Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because o... | 1619.txt | 3 |
[
"an excuse for laziness",
"the result of poor habits",
"a real problem",
"something that can't be changed"
] | Test anxiety has been recognized as _ . | Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because o... | 1619.txt | 2 |
[
"take a short course on anxiety",
"read about anxiety",
"be able to manage or understand their anxiety",
"take test to prove they are not anxiety"
] | To deal with this problem, students say they want to _ . | Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because o... | 1619.txt | 0 |
[
"all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program",
"almost all students felt less stress after taking a University of California counseling course",
"students found it difficult to improve even though they had taken a special test anxiety course",
"students found it easy to... | A University of California counselor said_ . | Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because o... | 1619.txt | 1 |
[
"Moral deeds of people.",
"Religious activities of the church.",
"Moral goodness of the giver.",
"Arguments on giving to beggars."
] | What is mainly discussed in the passage? | When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stor... | 3215.txt | 3 |
[
"People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.",
"Some people will not do what was morally right in the past.",
"We don't meet with those who need help any more.",
"Now it is the government's duty to help the beggars."
] | What can we infer from the sentence "But has the world changed ?"in the second paragraph? | When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stor... | 3215.txt | 1 |
[
"Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.",
"Some beggars want money to help their children go to school.",
"Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.",
"Some beggars have no excuse for begging."
] | Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? | When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stor... | 3215.txt | 1 |
[
"the cases can be so different",
"there are so many beggars",
"there is so much money wasted",
"there are so many different arguments"
] | In the last paragraph ,the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion ,because | When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stor... | 3215.txt | 0 |
[
"enormous wingspan of the pterosaurs enabled them to fly greatdistances.",
"structure of the skeleton of the pterosaurs suggests a closeevolutionary relationship to bats.",
"fossil remains of the pterosaurs reveal how they solved the problemof powered flight.",
"pterosaurs were reptiles."
] | It can be inferred from the text that scientist now generally agreethat the | The fossil remains of the first flying vertebrates, the pterosaurs, haveintrigued paleontologists for more than two centuries. How such largecreatures, which weighed in some cases as much as a piloted hang-glider and hadwingspans from 8 to 12 meters, solved the problems of powered flight, andexactly what these creature... | 1095.txt | 3 |
[
"revolutionary.",
"unlikely.",
"unassailable.",
"probable."
] | The author views the idea that the pterosaurs became airborne byrising into light winds created by waves as | The fossil remains of the first flying vertebrates, the pterosaurs, haveintrigued paleontologists for more than two centuries. How such largecreatures, which weighed in some cases as much as a piloted hang-glider and hadwingspans from 8 to 12 meters, solved the problems of powered flight, andexactly what these creature... | 1095.txt | 1 |
[
"size of its wingspan.",
"presence of hollow spaces in its bones.",
"anatomic origin of its wing strut.",
"presence of hooklike projections on its hind feet."
] | According to the text, the skeleton of a pterosaur can bedistinguished from that of a bird by the | The fossil remains of the first flying vertebrates, the pterosaurs, haveintrigued paleontologists for more than two centuries. How such largecreatures, which weighed in some cases as much as a piloted hang-glider and hadwingspans from 8 to 12 meters, solved the problems of powered flight, andexactly what these creature... | 1095.txt | 2 |
[
"An animal's brain size has little bearing on its ability to master complexbehaviors.",
"An animal's appearance is often influenced by environmental requirements andphysical capabilities.",
"Animals within a given family group are unlikely to change theirappearance dramatically over a period of time.",
"The o... | The ideas attributed to T. H. Huxley in the text suggest that he wouldmost likely agree with which of the following statements? | The fossil remains of the first flying vertebrates, the pterosaurs, haveintrigued paleontologists for more than two centuries. How such largecreatures, which weighed in some cases as much as a piloted hang-glider and hadwingspans from 8 to 12 meters, solved the problems of powered flight, andexactly what these creature... | 1095.txt | 1 |
[
"New evidence is introduced to support a traditional point of view.",
"Three explanations for a phenomenon are presented and each isdisputed by means of specific information.",
"Three hypotheses are outlined and evidence supporting each is given.",
"Recent discoveries are described and their implications for ... | Which of the following best describes the organization of the lastparagraph of the text? | The fossil remains of the first flying vertebrates, the pterosaurs, haveintrigued paleontologists for more than two centuries. How such largecreatures, which weighed in some cases as much as a piloted hang-glider and hadwingspans from 8 to 12 meters, solved the problems of powered flight, andexactly what these creature... | 1095.txt | 1 |
[
"time alone will tell",
"time goes by quickly",
"time will show what is right",
"time makes one forget the past"
] | The author seems to tell us in Paragraph 1 that _ . | I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant ,and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father's age, but now I am stuck with this num... | 3387.txt | 1 |
[
"tried to comfort him",
"got inspiration with him",
"were friendlier with him",
"found him more talkative"
] | When the author turned fifty ,people around him _ . | I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant ,and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father's age, but now I am stuck with this num... | 3387.txt | 0 |
[
"peaceful",
"ordinary",
"satisfactory",
"regretful"
] | The author considers his fifty years of life | I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant ,and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father's age, but now I am stuck with this num... | 3387.txt | 2 |
[
"the old should led a simple life",
"the old should face the fact of aging",
"the old should take more exercise",
"the old should fill themselves with curiosity"
] | We can infer from the passage that | I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant ,and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father's age, but now I am stuck with this num... | 3387.txt | 1 |
[
"parents teach their children how to deal with money",
"children follow their parents 'instructions",
"children manage their money",
"parents save their money"
] | The writer gives some basics to help in a proper way. | EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.Wash your hands. Always say "please" and "thank you". We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how tomanage their money.
Here are some basics that wil... | 3287.txt | 0 |
[
"give him some regular pocket money",
"encourage him to put money away for it",
"explain to him the importance of investment",
"tell him to save some money by using a credit card"
] | The writer thinks that, if a child wants to buy something, his parents should. | EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.Wash your hands. Always say "please" and "thank you". We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how tomanage their money.
Here are some basics that wil... | 3287.txt | 1 |
[
"Parents want to know how to educate their children.",
"He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.",
"He thinks money management the most important for children.",
"Parents care Little about their children's management of money."
] | What leads the writer to write this article? | EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.Wash your hands. Always say "please" and "thank you". We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how tomanage their money.
Here are some basics that wil... | 3287.txt | 3 |
[
"work rapidly",
"be large and expensive",
"be easy to use",
"be used for fun"
] | Computers used to _ . | The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result,... | 1481.txt | 1 |
[
"larger and more expensive",
"smaller and cheaper",
"more difficult to use",
"to work more slowly"
] | In recent years , computers are being made _ . | The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result,... | 1481.txt | 1 |
[
"writing letters",
"playing games",
"doing business",
"all of the above"
] | Home computers can be used for _ . | The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result,... | 1481.txt | 3 |
[
"check the list of goods and materials that are kept in the store house",
"play games for pleasure",
"talk with their friends",
"write letters"
] | Salesmen use computers mainly to _ . | The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result,... | 1481.txt | 0 |
[
"New Uses For Computers",
"The Popularity of Home Computers",
"The Home Computer Industry",
"Computers At Home"
] | The best title for the passage would be _ . | The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result,... | 1481.txt | 1 |
[
"nuclear-powered",
"orbiting",
"giant",
"spinning"
] | The word "colossal" in Line 3 most likely means ________. | Computers may one day turn night into day-with good old, natural sunlight.
Colossal computer-controlled mirrors, thousands of feet across, may one day orbit the earth, reflecting sunlight onto a darkened United States.
Some Scientists say that 16 of these mirrors, each about a half mile across, could aim their reflecte... | 2527.txt | 3 |
[
"They would be made of plastic and coated with aluminum.",
"They could be launched directly into space.",
"They would stay in the same position over the earth.",
"They could reflect sunlight to a large area on the earth."
] | Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the mirrors? | Computers may one day turn night into day-with good old, natural sunlight.
Colossal computer-controlled mirrors, thousands of feet across, may one day orbit the earth, reflecting sunlight onto a darkened United States.
Some Scientists say that 16 of these mirrors, each about a half mile across, could aim their reflecte... | 2527.txt | 1 |
[
"would be operated by solar-powered engines",
"would orbit thousands of miles high to catch the sun's light",
"could move around the earth at the same speed as the earth turns on its axis",
"could be made to adjust their angles"
] | The reflected light should sweep slowly along the surface of the earth because the mirrors ________. | Computers may one day turn night into day-with good old, natural sunlight.
Colossal computer-controlled mirrors, thousands of feet across, may one day orbit the earth, reflecting sunlight onto a darkened United States.
Some Scientists say that 16 of these mirrors, each about a half mile across, could aim their reflecte... | 2527.txt | 3 |
[
"confuse animals and plants",
"light up more cities",
"save energy and deal with emergencies",
"enable people to work longer hours"
] | The purpose for turning night into day is to ________. | Computers may one day turn night into day-with good old, natural sunlight.
Colossal computer-controlled mirrors, thousands of feet across, may one day orbit the earth, reflecting sunlight onto a darkened United States.
Some Scientists say that 16 of these mirrors, each about a half mile across, could aim their reflecte... | 2527.txt | 2 |
[
"gives an objective account of the mirrors",
"seems to be much worried about the effect of the mirrors",
"is in favour of the wide use of the mirrors",
"suggests that artificial daylight is harmful to living being"
] | The writer of this passage ________. | Computers may one day turn night into day-with good old, natural sunlight.
Colossal computer-controlled mirrors, thousands of feet across, may one day orbit the earth, reflecting sunlight onto a darkened United States.
Some Scientists say that 16 of these mirrors, each about a half mile across, could aim their reflecte... | 2527.txt | 0 |
[
"music was a focus of learning in most schools",
"the environment was favorable to music teaching",
"the school lacked teaching facilities for music",
"financial support for music programs was unavailable"
] | When Peterson began her teaching career, _ . | When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those... | 3703.txt | 2 |
[
"She concerned herself with current social problems.",
"She motivated students to learn music with her creativity.",
"She has aught music at the elementary school for 22 years.",
"She made great efforts to amuse students' interest in literature."
] | What is the most important reason that Peterson won the award? | When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those... | 3703.txt | 1 |
[
"She wrote plays on themes of race, equality and social justice.",
"She made use of the contents of other classes in her teaching.",
"She organized classroom discussions of Broadway tunes.",
"She helped students compose songs by themselves."
] | Which of the following is an example of Peterson's way of teaching music? | When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those... | 3703.txt | 1 |
[
"art, music and PE classes are all important",
"more subjects should be offered to students",
"students should be motivated to attend art classes",
"arts education is more important than other subjects"
] | In Peterson's opinion, _ . | When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those... | 3703.txt | 0 |
[
"Peterson's honor was a surprise for the local people",
"Peterson's art classes attracted students back to school",
"Peterson aroused the local residents' passion for music",
"Peterson will change her profession next year"
] | It can be inferred from the text that _ . | When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.
For her drive and creativity in overcoming those... | 3703.txt | 0 |
[
"gather people with different musical tastes",
"remind people of the real sense of folk music",
"exhibitive good voices of great talents in folk music",
"collect old stories of folk music"
] | The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to _ . | For five days,Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves.Since is beginning in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemoratingthe ture feeling of what folk music is all about and that... | 2750.txt | 1 |
[
"Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5years.",
"It's hard for people to appreciate Blues.",
"It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.",
"People have to pay ﹩2 for a plate of food."
] | Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | For five days,Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves.Since is beginning in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemoratingthe ture feeling of what folk music is all about and that... | 2750.txt | 0 |
[
"people can get tickets easily for the festival",
"the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is highly recommended.",
"driving one's own car to the festival is highly recommended",
"bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday"
] | We can learn from the passenger that _ . | For five days,Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves.Since is beginning in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemoratingthe ture feeling of what folk music is all about and that... | 2750.txt | 1 |
[
"Folk Music of Blues",
"One Festival Family Gathering",
"Festival for family Gathering",
"Edmonton's Downtown Park"
] | What would the best title for the passenger? | For five days,Edmonton's Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves.Since is beginning in 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemoratingthe ture feeling of what folk music is all about and that... | 2750.txt | 1 |
[
"combinations.",
"problems.",
"forces.",
"changes."
] | The word "agencies" in the passage (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 2 |
[
"To emphasize how surprising it is that so many fossils exist.",
"To introduce a new geologic theory of fossil preservation.",
"To explain why the fossil record until now has remained incomplete.",
"To compare how fossils form on land and in water."
] | In paragraph 1, what is the author's purpose in providing examples of how organisms are destroyed? | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 0 |
[
"land.",
"protected.",
"alternative.",
"similar."
] | The word "terrestrial" in the passage (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 0 |
[
"To emphasize that some fossils remain unaltered for millions of years.",
"To contrast fossil formation in organisms with soft tissue and in organisms with hard shells.",
"To explain that some marine organisms must undergo chemical changes in order to fossilize.",
"To explain why fossil shells are more likely... | Why does the author mention "aragonite" in the passage (paragraph 2)? | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 2 |
[
"control.",
"limit.",
"combine.",
"increase."
] | The word "enhance" in the passage (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 3 |
[
"Water containing calcium carbonate circulates through a shell and deposits sediment.",
"Liquid containing chemicals hardens an already existing fossil structure.",
"Water passes through sediment surrounding a fossil and removes its chemical content.",
"A chemical substance enters a fossil and changes its sha... | Which of the following best explains the process of permineralization mentioned in paragraph 3? | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 1 |
[
"complex.",
"quick.",
"exact.",
"reliable."
] | The word "precise" in the passage (paragraph 4) is closest in meaning to | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 2 |
[
"It is completed soon after an organism dies.",
"It does not occur in hard-shell organisms.",
"It sometimes allows soft-tissued organisms to be preserved with all their parts.",
"It is a more precise process of preservation than is replacement."
] | Paragraph 5 suggests which of the following about the carbonization process? | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 1 |
[
"completion.",
"variety.",
"possibility.",
"speed."
] | The word "prospect" in the passage (paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 2 |
[
"They increase the probability that soft-tissued organisms will become fossils.",
"They lead to more bacteria production.",
"They slow the rate at which clay and silt are deposited.",
"They reduce the chance that animal remains will be preserved."
] | According to paragraph 7, how do environments containing oxygen affect fossil preservation? | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 3 |
[
"the presence of calcite in an organism's skeleton.",
"the presence of large open areas along an ocean floor.",
"the deposition of a fossil in sticky substances such as sap or tar.",
"the rapid burial of an organism under layers of silt."
] | According to paragraph 7, all of the following assist in fossil preservation EXCEPT | When one considers the many ways by which organisms are completely destroyed after death, it is remarkable that fossils are as common as they are. Attack by scavengers and bacteria, chemical decay, and destruction by erosion and other geologic agencies make the odds against preservation very high. However, the chances ... | 469.txt | 1 |
[
"pig",
"peeler",
"fuzz",
"bobby"
] | Nowadays British people call the policeman _ . | The English policeman has several nicknames but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb "to cop " (which is also slang ) , meaning " to take " or " to capture ", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century politician, who was the foun... | 912.txt | 3 |
[
"There are fewer criminals in America than in Britain.",
"The English police usually leave a deep impression on visitors.",
"The British bobby is friendly but not helpful.",
"The English police enjoy having pistols."
] | Which of the following statements is TRUE? | The English policeman has several nicknames but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb "to cop " (which is also slang ) , meaning " to take " or " to capture ", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century politician, who was the foun... | 912.txt | 1 |
[
"he often tells people time",
"he is usually very helpful",
"he has a helmet on his head",
"he wears special clothes"
] | If you see an English policeman for the first time, you will probably notice at once that | The English policeman has several nicknames but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb "to cop " (which is also slang ) , meaning " to take " or " to capture ", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century politician, who was the foun... | 912.txt | 2 |
[
"of some help to people",
"of no help to people",
"very strange and funny",
"a standing joke"
] | That an English policeman can be seen from some distance is _ . | The English policeman has several nicknames but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb "to cop " (which is also slang ) , meaning " to take " or " to capture ", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century politician, who was the foun... | 912.txt | 0 |
[
"they are armed with modern equipment",
"they obey orders",
"they are often given thanks by people",
"they are polite and helpful"
] | Visitors praise the English police because _ . | The English policeman has several nicknames but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb "to cop " (which is also slang ) , meaning " to take " or " to capture ", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century politician, who was the foun... | 912.txt | 3 |
[
"evaluating the soundness of a work of criticism.",
"comparing various critical approaches to a subject.",
"discussing the limitations of a particular kind of criticism.",
"summarizing the major points made in a work of criticism."
] | The author of the text is primarily concerned with _ . | Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction,in attempting to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject,successfully alters the approach taken by most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes,criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history. Addison Gayle''s recent ... | 1038.txt | 0 |
[
"evaluated more carefully the ideological and historical aspects of Black fiction.",
"attempted to be more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black authors.",
"explored in greater detail the recurrent thematic concerns of Black fiction throughout its history.",
"assessed the relative literary ... | The author of the text believes that Black Fiction would have been improved had Rosenblatt _ . | Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction,in attempting to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject,successfully alters the approach taken by most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes,criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history. Addison Gayle''s recent ... | 1038.txt | 3 |
[
"pedantic and contentious.",
"critical but admiring.",
"ironic and deprecating.",
"argumentative but unfocused."
] | The author''s discussion of Black Fiction can be best described as _ . | Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction,in attempting to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject,successfully alters the approach taken by most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes,criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history. Addison Gayle''s recent ... | 1038.txt | 1 |
[
"rhetorical questions.",
"specific examples.",
"comparison and contrast.",
"definition of terms."
] | The author of the text employs all of the following in the discussion of Rosenblatt''s book EXCEPT： _ . | Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction,in attempting to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject,successfully alters the approach taken by most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes,criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history. Addison Gayle''s recent ... | 1038.txt | 3 |
[
"point out affinities between Rosenblatt''s method of thematic analysis and earlier criticism.",
"clarify the point about expressionistic style made earlier in the passage.",
"qualify the assessment of Rosenblatt''s book made in the first paragraph of the passage.",
"give a specific example of one of the acco... | The author of the text refers to James Weldon Johnson''s Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man most probably in order to _ . | Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction,in attempting to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject,successfully alters the approach taken by most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes,criticism of Black writing has often served as a pretext for expounding on Black history. Addison Gayle''s recent ... | 1038.txt | 3 |
[
"show the challenges schools are faced with today",
"prove that a school with high black enrollment can do well",
"emphasize the importance of computers and the Internet in modern education",
"indicate that laptops can help improve students' school performance"
] | The example of Carmen Arace Middle School in the text is used to _ . | Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn. , but four years ago it faced many of the same challenges as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests, dropping enrollment and high rates of detention. Then the school's hard-driving principal, Delores Bolton... | 552.txt | 3 |
[
"all have their own laptops within nine years",
"become more interested in their class activities with the application of laptop",
"spend more time visiting unauthorized websites with the expansion of the laptop program",
"enjoy e-mail service provided by the city's school system in the near future"
] | According to the author, students in New York City's public schools will _ . | Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn. , but four years ago it faced many of the same challenges as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests, dropping enrollment and high rates of detention. Then the school's hard-driving principal, Delores Bolton... | 552.txt | 3 |
[
"shaken the beliefs of both teachers' and students'",
"witnessed a remarkable improvement in enrollment and students' test scores",
"found herself followers all over the country",
"revolutionized class-room teaching in public schools"
] | By introducing the laptop program, Delore Bolton has _ . | Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn. , but four years ago it faced many of the same challenges as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests, dropping enrollment and high rates of detention. Then the school's hard-driving principal, Delores Bolton... | 552.txt | 1 |
[
"plan",
"method",
"problem",
"process"
] | The word" kink" （Line 2, Paragraph 5）most probably means _ . | Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn. , but four years ago it faced many of the same challenges as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests, dropping enrollment and high rates of detention. Then the school's hard-driving principal, Delores Bolton... | 552.txt | 2 |
[
"the laptop program also has a positive influence on parents",
"the laptop program in public schools is sponsored mainly by endowment",
"a school Internet portal is the key to a laptop program",
"students generally like the idea of having their online activities tracked"
] | From the passage we learn that _ . | Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the pastoral town of Bloomfield, Conn. , but four years ago it faced many of the same challenges as inner-city schools in nearby Hartford: low scores on standardized tests, dropping enrollment and high rates of detention. Then the school's hard-driving principal, Delores Bolton... | 552.txt | 0 |
[
"how to interpret what people say",
"what to do when you listen to others talking",
"how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people",
"Why we go wrong with people sometimes"
] | This passage is mainly about. | We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen? When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck? And Paul-why didn't pick up that he was friendly just because I... | 1158.txt | 2 |
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