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Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. American students do not like to watch Hollywood movies.
B. You should see college movies to understand college life.
C. American colleges in the movies are not like those in reality.
D. Movies about college life are similar to life and fun to watch.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There is a wide choice of extracurricular activities for college students.
B. Extracurricular activities are of no importance to employers.
C. Not all extracurricular activities are students’ academic responsibilities.
D. Learning is not only part of students’ college life.
The word “they” in the third paragraph refers to ______.
A. activities
B. résumés
C. employers
D. students
The word “moderate” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. not steady
B. sensible
C. unlimited
D. not high
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Most college students’ families are not well-off.
B. All college students have to work part-time.
C. It is important for students to get higher education.
D. Most students in the movies can afford college expenses.
American parents believe in ______.
A. the necessity of higher education in their children's lives
B. the quality of their children's college lives
C. the extracurricular activities that help ensure their children’s jobs
D. how movie-makers describe American college life
Many American students have to work part-time throughout their college years because ______.
A. they are not allowed to work full-time
B. their parents force them to
C. they can earn money for their expenses
D. they want to gain experience
Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Extracurricular Activities and Job Opportunities
B. American College Life and the Movies
C. Hollywood Movies: The Best About College Life
D. Going to College: The Only Way to Succeed in Life
According to the reading, an environmental activist is someone who_______.
A. runs into whaling ship.
B. does something to protect the Earth.
C. talks about protecting endangered species.
D. is a hero, like Paul Watson.
When something is “controversial”, __________.
A. everyone agrees with it.
B. everyone disagrees with it.
C. people have different ideas about it.
D. people protect it.
The main idea of paragraph one is that __________.
A. Paul Watson is a hero to some people.
B. activists are people who do something.
C. Paul Watson is a controversial environmental activist.
D. Paul Watson does not believe in talking.
The Sea Shepherd was hunting ______.
A. the Atlantic Ocean
B. whales
C. the Sierra
D. Portugal
The author implies that Paul Watson lives in ______.
A. Portugal
B. a ship on the Atlantic
C. the Sierra
D. Canada
In paragraph 3, the phrase “and froze it” refers to ______.
A. whale meat
B. the Sierra
C. whales
D. the Sierra crew
The main idea of paragraph three is that _______.
A. the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries.
B. the people on the Sierra did not obey international laws.
C. the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could.
D. whaling is illegal according to international law.
The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier” because it _______
A. is not a popular area for scientific research
B. contains a wide variety of life forms
C. attracts courageous explorers
D. is an unknown territory
The word “inaccessible” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. unrecognizable
B. unreachable
C. unusable
D. unsafe
The author mentions “outer space” because _______.
A. the Earth’s climate millions of years ago was similar to conditions in outer space.
B. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment.
C. rock formations in outer space are similar to those found on the ocean floor.
D. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration.
Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger?
A. It is a type of submarine.
B. It is an ongoing project.
C. It has gone on over 100 voyages.
D. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968.
The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ______.
A. an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
B. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
C. composed of geologists from all over the world
D. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
The word “they” refers _______.
A. years
B. climates
C. sediments
D. cores
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project?
A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of years ago
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes.
D. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen.
How long did the Glomar Challenger conduct its research?
A. 3 years
B. 5 years
C. 15 years
D. 16 years
According to the passage, we evaluate other people's social position by ________ .
A. questioning them in great details
B. their dress, manners, area of residence and other factors
C. finding out how much their salary is
D. the kind of job they do
The word "criteria" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ________ .
A. characteristics
B. words
C. standards of judgment
D. criticisms
The word “which” in the paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A. ancient civilizations
B. Sumerian
C. example
D. Euphrates valley
The decline of the Greek aristocracy's power in the sixth century B.C ________ .
A. caused international conflicts in the area
B. coincided with the rise of a new "middle class" of traders and peasants
D. lasted for only a short time
D. lasted for only a short time
Athens is often praised as the nursery of democracy ________.
A. even though slaves were allowed to vote
B. because its three main classes were politically and legally distinct.
C. in spite of its heavy dependence on slave labor
D. because even very young children could vote
The word "predecessors" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. supporters
B. descendants
C. ancestors
D. authorities
The passage is mainly about ________.
A. the human history
B. the modern society
C. the division of social classes in the ancient world
D. the social life in ancient Greece
The passage implies that the audience viewed the 1900 National Automobile Show
primarily as a(n) ______
A. formal social occasion.
B. chance to buy automobiles at low prices
C. opportunity to learn how to drive
D. chance to invest in one of thirty-two automobile manufacturers
According to the passage, who developed the first modern car?
A. Karl Benz
B. Nikolaus Otto
C. William McKinley
D. Henry Ford
Approximately how many cars were there in the United States in 1900?
A. 4,000
B. 8,000
C. 10 million
D. An unknown number
The phrase “by happenstance” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to________.
A. Generally
B. For example
C. Coincidentally
D. By design
The word “they” in the paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. car makers
B. model cars
C. audience
D. electric cars
Approximately how many of the cars assembled in the year 1900 were gasoline powered?
A. 32
B. 1,000
C. 2,000
D. 4,000
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as steering with a tiller rather than with a steering wheel?
A. A Franklin
B. A Gasmobile
C. An Orient
D. A Duryea
What was the highest price asked for a car at the 1900 National Automobile Show in the dollars of that time?
A. $300
B. $1,500
C. $14,000
D. $21,000
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How the principles of use and disuse change people’s concepts of themselves.
B. The way in which people change themselves to conform to fashion
C. The changes that occur according to the principle of use and disuse.
D. The effects of the sun on the principle of use and disuse
The word ‘Those’ in line 3 refers to _____.
A. organisms
B. bodies
C. parts
D. muscles
According to the passage, men who body build_____.
A. appear like sculptures
B. change their appearance
C. belong to strange cults
D. are very fashionable
From the passage, it can be inferred that the author views body building _____.
A. with enthusiasm
B. as an artistic form
C. with scientific interest
D. of doubtful benefit
It can be inferred from the passage that the principle of use and disuse enables organisms to _____.
A. change their existence
B. automatically benefit
C. better survive in their conditions
D. improve their lifetime
The author suggests that melanin _____.
A. is necessary for the production of vitamin-D
B. is beneficial in sunless climates.
C. helps protect fair-skinned people
D. is a synthetic product
The word ‘susceptible’ could be best replaced by _____.
A. condemned
B. vulnerable
C. allergic
D. suggestible
What does the writer suggest in the first paragraph about our attitudes to mobile phones?
A. We are worried about using them so much
B. We have contradictory feelings about them
C. We need them more than anything else to deal with modern life.
D. We cannot live without them
What does “them” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. new mobile technologies
B. benefits
C. doubts
D. long-term effects
What is the connection between social life and mobile phones?
A. Mobile phones make romantic communication easier.
B. Mobile phones enable people to communicate while moving around.
C. Modern social life relies significantly on the use of mobile phones.
D. Mobile phones encourage people to make friends.
Why do teenagers have such a close relationship with their mobile phones?
A. They are more inclined to be late than older people
B. They feel independent when they use them.
C. They tend to feel uncomfortable in many situations.
D. They use text messages more than any other group
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People can overcome shyness by using texting to communicate things that make them uncomfortable
B. There is no need to suspect the harmfulness of mobile phones
C. Mobile phone is considered as a means for the youth to show their characters
D. Mobile phones are playing a wide range of roles in people’s life
In what sense has the impact of phones been “local” in paragraph 3?
A. People tend to communicate with people they already know.
B. Users generally phone people who live in the same neighbourhood.
C. It depends on local dialects.
D. The phone networks use different systems.
The navigation product launched in Sweden is helpful for drivers because ______.
A. it shows them how to avoid road works
B. it can suggest the best way to get to a place
C. it tells them which roads are congested
D. it provides directions orally
Where is this passage most likely to appear?
A. fashion magazine
B. school bulletin
C. technical magazine
D. advertising section
Why does the author include statistics on the amount of tea produced, sold and consumed?
A. To show the expense of processing such a large quantity of tea.
B. To explain why coffee is not the most popular beverage worldwide
C. To demonstrate tea’s popularity.
D. To impress the reader with factual sounding information.
Based on the passage, what is implied about tea harvesting?
A. It is totally done with the assistance of modern agricultural machinery
B. It is no longer done in China
C. The method has remained nearly the same for a long time
D. The method involves trimming the uppermost branches of the plant
What does the word “they” in paragraph 2 of the passage refer to?
A. Tea pickers
B. New buds
C. Evergreen plants
D. Tropical regions
According to the passage, what is true about the origin of tea drinking?
A. It began during the Shen Nung dynasty
B. It may have begun sometime around 1650
C. It is unknown when tea first became popular
D. It was originally produced from Camellia plants in Europe
The word “eliminate” in paragraph 5 could be best replaced by which of the
following word?
A. decrease
B. increase
C. reduce
D. remove
According to the passage, which may be the reason why someone would choose to drink tea instead of coffee?
A. Because it’s easier to digest than coffee
B. Because it has a higher nutritional content than coffee
C. Because it helps prevent cancer
D. Because it has more caffeine than coffee
A. Because it’s easier to digest than coffee
B. Because it has a higher nutritional content than coffee
C. Because it helps prevent cancer
D. Because it has more caffeine than coffee
What best describes the topic of this passage?
A. Tea consumption and production
B. The two most popular types of tea
C. The benefits of tea consumption worldwide
D. How tea is produced and brewed
The new housing form discussed in the passage refers to ________
A. single-family homes
B. apartment buildings
C. row houses
D. hotels
Why was the Stuyvesant a limited success?
A. The arrangement of the rooms was not convenient
B. Most people could not afford to live there
C. There were no shopping areas nearby
D. It was in a crowded neighborhoo
The word “sumptuous” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________
A. luxurious
B. unique
C. modem
D. distant
It can be inferred that the majority of people who lived in New York’s first apartments were ________.
A. highly educated
B. unemployed
C. wealthy
D. young
The word “they” in the passage refers to ________.
A. fundamental problems
B. the Stuyvesant
C. modern apartment buildings
D. early apartment buildings
It can be inferred that a New York apartment building in the 1870’s and 1880’s had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT________
A. Its room arrangement was not logical
B. It was rectangular
C. It was spacious inside
D. It had limited light
Why did the idea of living in an apartment become popular in the late 1880’s?
A. Large families needed housing with sufficient space
B. Apartments were preferable to tenements and cheaper than row houses
C. The city officials of “New York wanted housing that was centrally located
D. The shape of early apartments could accommodate a variety of interior designs
The author mentions the Dakota and the Ansonia in paragraph 3 because ________.
A. they are examples of large, well-designed apartment buildings
B. their design is similar to that of row houses
C. they were built on a single building lot
D. they are famous hotels
The writer says that when he was very young ________.
A. he was upset because his parents left
B. he was very keen to go to England
C. his parents had decided to leave
D. his parents changed their plans
According to the writer, many people from Jamaica at that time ________.
A. wanted to be free from responsibility
B. wanted to improve their standard of living
C. had ambitions that were unrealistic
D. dislike the country they came from
What does "this" in the third paragraph refer t
A. being told what to do by his sisters
B. having to sweep the yard before school
C. having to do duties he found difficult
D. being given orders by his grandmother
What happened when the writer's father came?
A. His father didn't tell him why he had come
B. He didn't know how to react to his father
C. His father told him things that were untrue
D. He felt eager about what his father told him
When the writer first went to London, he was disappointed because ________.
A. it was smaller than he expected
B. he had been given a false impression of it
C. he had to spend a lot of time on his own
D. his new surroundings frightened him
The word "excruciating" in the last paragraph means ________.
A. painful
B. rather painful
C. extremely painful
D. painless
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. From Sun to Snow
B. A strange childhood
C. Hard times
D. Too many changes