question_type,Passage,Question,A,B,C,D,correct
analogy,,COLD : HOT,handsome : young,beautiful : ugly,summer : spring,complete : total,B
analogy,,APPLE : TREE,silver : book,bronze : copper,glass : sand,pearl : oyster,D
analogy,,HAIR : BALD,wig : curly,egg : cooked,rain : arid,skin : scarred,C
analogy,,EQUIVOCATION : MEANING,feint : intention,secrecy : stealth,geniality : amiability,travesty : insight,A
analogy,,FEBRILE : ILLNESS,tenacious : astonishment,delusional : insanity,classic : cultivation,eccentric : discrimination,B
analogy,,PONDEROUS : WEIGHT,eternal : temporality,convincing : decision,gargantuan : size,ancient : value,C
analogy,,DETENTION : RELEASE,viciousness : attack,calamity : repair,qualification : employ,induction : discharge,D
analogy,,HEAVEY : LIGHT,fat : thin,stupid : idiot,rough : surface,beautiful : diary,A
analogy,,ANIMAL : MONKEY,zebra : giraffe,stationery: pencil,book : cap,tree : wood,B
analogy,,HOUSE : BIG,home : live,school : daily,water : cold,clothes : socks,C
analogy,,SONG : RECITA,author : bibliography,episode : series,coach : team,dancer : agile,B
analogy,,BIBULOUS : DRINK,rapacious : clothing,gluttonous : food,altruistic : money,vegetarian : meat,B
analogy,,ACT : ACTION,therapy : thermometer,oblivion : obvious,liturgy : literature,image : imagine,D
analogy,,BELLWETHER : BAROMETER,embezzler : abduct,panhandler : kill,proselyte : spark plug,cynosure : magnet,C
analogy,,OBLIVIOUS : AWARENESS,comatose : consciousness,serene : composure,erudite : knowledge,adroit : skill,A
analogy,,HEIGHT: MOUNTAIN,depth : trench,shade : tree,shade : tree,speed : highway,A
analogy,,FOND : DOTING,chide : pillory,doctrine : patient,strut : walk,levy : bevy,A
analogy,,ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO,classroom : school,student : teacher,brook : building,chary : cautious,C
analogy,,OBSERVE : SCRUTINIZE,fond : doting,running : eating,point : location,east : direction,A
analogy,,GAGGLE : GEESE,class : school,fish : pond,tiger : jungle,swarm : bees,D
analogy,,BAT : CRICKET,hockey : stick,football : soccer,court : tennis,rugby : sports,B
analogy,,YAWN : BOREDOM,walk : run,apple : fruit,smile : amusement, tiger : carnivorous,C
analogy,,CONTINENT : WORLD,teacher : classroom,class : school,cogent : powerful,apple : fruit,B
analogy,,INTEREST : USURY,frugal : fragile,enmity : friend,sand : dune,frugality : parsimony,D
analogy,,CONSTELLATION : STARS,archipelago : islands,city : country,book : pen,school : education,A
analogy,,TIGER : CARNIVOROUS,lion : jungle,cat : house,cow : herbivorous,wolf : clever,C
analogy,,SMALL : LARGE,day : month,little : big,eye : sight,red : pink,B
analogy,,BABY : ADULT,kitten : cat,big : little,rich : money,gas : car,A
analogy,,CARNIVORE : MEAT,carnivore : vegetable,herbivore : plants,vegetarian : vitamins,botanist : herbs,B
analogy,,DEARTH : PAUCITY,individual : person,scarcity : shortage,shortage : plethora,prairie : forest,B
analogy,,CONSENSUS : AGREEMENT,conundrum : obvious,effect : affect,education : improvement,ameliorate: improve,D
analogy,,DETERIORATE : IMPROVE,feckless : careless,evanescent : exigent,hope : hone,obstinate : tractable,D
analogy,,HEAVY RAINS : FLOODS,crime : prison ,sun : summer ,woman : wife ,student : teacher ,A
analogy,,SMELL : NOSE,travel : destination ,phone : speaker ,fix : glue ,plant : water ,C
analogy,,FAST : SLOW,glory : praise ,proud : humble ,peace : process ,shock : fear ,B
analogy,,DECAY : DISINTEGRATION,condolence : comfort ,unity : understanding ,learning : school ,market : profit ,A
analogy,,REALITY : MYTH,disagreement : symmetry ,antecedent : precedent ,prosperity : abundance ,cadence : dissonance ,A
analogy,,CONTAINER : CUP,man : dog ,nature : desert ,film : actor ,exercise : health ,B
analogy,,STORM : HURRICANE,good : outstanding ,small : large ,useful : beneficial ,kind : evil ,A
analogy,,OWLS : NOCTURNAL,doves : raptorial ,bats : cavernicolous ,lions : vampire ,snakes : crepuscular ,A
analogy,,LION : CUBS,deer : fawns ,cat : sables ,zebra : calves ,cattle : cows ,A
analogy,,EXPECTED : ANTICIPATED,hopeful : desirable ,greedy : acquisitive ,relieved : restored ,astonished : accomplished ,B
analogy,,GOLD : RING,oil : gasoline ,cat : tigers ,food : hungry ,war : guns ,A
analogy,,REPTILES : LIZARDS,colleges : universities ,institutions : hospitals ,pharmacies : clinics ,groceries : markets ,B
analogy,,APPETIZER : MAIN COURSE,computer : screen ,car : truck ,illness : death ,flower : garden ,C
analogy,,EYE : SIGHT,purple : grape,huge : little,red : cherries,teeth : chew,D
analogy,,BUYER : SELLER,seeing : blind ,uncle : cousin ,sea : sky ,east : north ,A
analogy,,WING : AIRPLANE,dog : animal ,cabin : wood ,foot : shoe ,pocket : trousers ,D
analogy,,VACATION : HOLIDAY,grateful : cheerful ,train : tracks ,sad : sorry ,pedals : handles ,C
analogy,,ON : AT,table : wood ,fire : chimney ,book : printer ,water : blood ,D
analogy,, STRING : GUITAR,feather : bird,wax : crayon, button : hole, cup : saucer,A
analogy,,COMPLICATED : SOPHISTICATED,elaborate : complete,costly : expensive,cheap : gross, tall : long,B
analogy,,WIND : SANDSTORM,earthquake : tsunami,planets : stars,fossils : rocks,fire : spark,A
analogy,,PALM : TREE,coconut : olive, safari : giraffe, rose : flower,needle : sew,C
analogy,,WORKER : EMPLOYEE,friend : cousin,loan : money,book : paper,road : path,D
analogy,,SCISSORS : SEVER,scales : average,barrel : roll,eraser : drudge,millstone : grind,D
analogy,,DOCTOR : DISEASE,moron : imbecility,pediatrician : senility,psychiatrist : maladjustment,broker : stocks,D
analogy,,FISH : SCALES,book : education,bird : feathers,cat : claws,snake : fangs,B
analogy,,FISH : TROUT,ocean : wave,mammal : whale,bird : aviary,antenna : insect,B
analogy,,VINDICTIVE : MERCY,transient : fleeting,elated : happy,crestfallen : cognizant,skeptical : trustfulness,D
analogy,,DICTIONARY : ENTRIES,school : teachers ,constitution : articles ,archive : fossils ,museum : collectibles ,B
analogy,,WORD : SENTENCE,foot : toe,land : river,page : book,puppy : dog,C
analogy,,DINGHY : BOAT,novel : book,canoe : paddle,oar : water,deck : stern,A
analogy,,GAS : CAR,rich : poor,wood : fire,small : large,toe : foot,B
analogy,,SELF-PORTRAIT : PAINTER,autobiography : writer,interpretation : reader,manuscript : editor,philosophy : thinker,A
analogy,,SANDPAPER : ABRASIVE,emollient : soothing,remedy : prescribed,anger : justified,revenge : sweet,C
analogy,,CONTEMPORARIES : AGE,housemates : residence,faculty : scholarship,idols : worship,factory : machines,B
analogy,,PUNCTURE : TIRE,inflate : balloon,retract : statement,owe : favor,pierce : ear,D
analogy,,AUDACIOUS : BOLDNESS,sanctimonious : hypocrisy,anonymous : identity,impressionable : temptation,deleterious : result,A
analogy,,DORY : VAN,dairy : cow,fish : vehicle,freighter : caisson,runners : wheels,C
analogy,,NEIGHBOR : PROXIMITY,supervisor : obedience,teammate : competitiveness,comrade : victory,adversary : opposition,B
analogy,,CUTLERY : KNIFE,machinery : fuel,lumber : saw,suitcase : handle,furniture : chair,D
analogy,,MOVIE : DIRECTOR,store : salesperson,business : manager,book : critic,competition : athlete,B
analogy,,VERTEX : PYRAMID,strand : hair,rectangle : box,rung : ladder,summit : mountain,D
analogy,,RAGE : ANGER,bliss : apathy,fear : shame,delight : pleasure,frustration : patience,C
analogy,,LAND : DIRT,ocean : water,meow : cat,rich : poor,finger : hand,A
analogy,,PLUG : SOCKET,key : lock,chair : desk,wire : electricity,current : switch,A
analogy,,REJUVENATE : YOUTH,recuperate : disease,reimburse : money,reiterate : item,re-elect : president,B
analogy,,RETOUCH : PICTURE,design : dress,orchestrate : song,publish : magazine,emend : text,D
analogy,,WALK : PROWL,cheat : pretend,speak : shout,applaud : disapprove,listen : eavesdrop,D
analogy,,WATER : RESERVOUR,color : painting,money : bank,lake : ocean,parent : family,B
analogy,,CONCERT : AUDIENCE,restaurant : waiters,orchestra : musicians,game : spectators,school : cheerleaders,C
analogy,,NEEDLE : KNIT,bait : fish,match : fire,loom : weave,soap : wash,C
analogy,,ALCHEMY : SCIENCE,nostrum : remedy,sideshow : carnival,ploy : tactic,forgery : imitation,A
analogy,,LURK : WAIT,boost : elevate,deplete : drain,abscond : depart,bilk : cheat,C
analogy,,FRUIT : RIPE,flower : yellow,bee : honey,cheese : aged,motorcycle : car,C
analogy,,SCHOOL : CLASS,flour : cake,apartment : palace,horse : animal,computer : mouse,D
analogy,,POETRY : IMAGINATION,studying : chemistry,prayer : meditation,work : result,run : fast,B
analogy,,CONFIRMED : INVETERATE,knowledge : supposed,financial : bankrupt,credible : incredible,careful: punishing,B
analogy,,LULLABY : BARCAROLE,birth : marriage,night : morning,cradle : gondola,song : poem,C
analogy,,SAW : CARPENTER,scissors : tailor,wagon : farmer,brush : painter,typewriter : author,A
analogy,,PARQUET : WOOD,color : painting,mosaic : glass,potpourri : medley,collage : tapestry,B
analogy,,STAGNANT : MOTION,arid : moisture,morbid : dread,neutral : balance,marred : fault,A
analogy,,ARROW : ARCHER,sea : sailor,choir : organ,needle : tailor,actor : stage,A
analogy,,ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS,ecology : pollution,botany : plants,chemistry : atoms,mathematics : geometry,A
analogy,,PARTICLE : SMALL,water : wet,weather : cold,clown : happy,lamb : vicious,D
analogy,,ENFRANCHISE : SLAVERY,equation: mathematics,liberate: confine,bondage: subjugation,appeasement: unreasonable,B
analogy,,UNION JACK : VEXILLOLOGY,toad : ornithology,turtle : microbiology,gymnosperms : botany,friend : home economics,C
analogy,,TOPAZ : YELLOW,diamond : carat,jeweler : clarity,sapphire : red,amethyst : purple,D
analogy,,LUMEN : BRIGHTNESS,candle : light,density : darkness,nickel : metal,inches : length,D
analogy,,MACERATION : LIQUID,sublimation : gas,evaporation : humidity,trail : path,erosion : weather,D
analogy,,CLUMSY : BOTCH,lazy : shirk,strict : pamper,willful : heed,clever : eradicate,A
analogy,,FUGITIVE : FLEE,parasite : foster,braggart : boast,sage : stifle,bystander : procure,B
analogy,,CHRONOLOGICAL : TIME,virtual : truth,abnormal : value,marginal : knowledge,ordinal : place,D
analogy,,SOOT : GRIMY,frost : transparent,sunshine : fruitless,rain : sodden,pall : gaudy,C
analogy,,MORBID : UNFAVORABLE,reputable: favorable,maternal: unfavorable,disputatious: favorable,vigilant: unfavorable,A
analogy,,SULLEN : BROOD,lethargic : cavort,regal : cringe,docile : obey,poised : blunder,C
analogy,,AUTHOR : LITERATE,cynic : gullible,hothead : prudent,saint : notorious,judge : impartial,D
analogy,,MASSIVE : BULK,ultimate : magnitude,trivial : importance,anonymous : luster,interminable : legacy,B
analogy,,SMALL : PETITE,huge : small,meow : cats,day : month,large : giant,D
analogy,,MITTEN : HAND,gas : car,three : triangle,sock : foot,baby : adult,C
analogy,,WALK : LEGS,blink : eyes,chew : mouth,dress : hem,cover : book,B
analogy,,SPEECH : INTRODUCTION,speaker : audience,preamble : constitution,overture : act,book : preface,C
analogy,,DRIP : GUSH,cry : laugh,curl : roll,stream : tributary,dent : destroy,D
analogy,,PUNCTURE : TIRE,explore : curiosity,miser : poverty,gambler : winner,knight : beauty,A
analogy,,CAPTAIN : CREW,student : faculty,mascot : team,defendant : jury,chairperson : committee,D
analogy,,HOMESTRETCH : RACE,source : essay,gallery : play,finale : opera,applause : oration,C
analogy,,ROBBERY : THIEF,jewelry : burglar,forgery : counterfeiter,hostage : kidnapper,sabotage : plunderer,B
analogy,,MENAGERIE : ANIMALS,circus : acrobats,gallery : paintings,sachet : powders,archives : events,B
analogy,,REINFORCE : STRONGER,abound : lesser,dismantle : longer,erode : weaker,wilt : higher,C
analogy,,BRAGGART : MODESTY,fledgling : experience,embezzler : greed,wallflower : timidity,invalid : malady,A
analogy,,ENTICE : REPEL,germinate : sprout,flourish : fade,officiate : preside,lubricate : grease,B
analogy,,HOSPITABLE : COURTESY,morbid : cheerfulness,vindictive : spite,leisurely : haste,infamous : honor,B
analogy,,HUMDRUM : BORE,grim : amuse,nutritious : sicken,stodgy : excite,heartrending : move,D
contextual_error,,"The air is very *hot*, and there is *a lot of* ice on the *road*. Wear a *jacket* if you go outside. And, don’t drive unless you have to.",hot,a lot of,road,jacket,A
contextual_error,,The movie was very *dull*. I *laughed* a lot. The *movie* was really *hilarious*.,dull,laughed,movie,hilarious,A
contextual_error,,I cannot *sleep* because my *neighbors* are *being* so *pretty*.,sleep,neighbors,being,pretty,D
contextual_error,,"After he *washed* and *waxed* his *car*, it looked very *rusty*",washed,waxed,car,rusty,D
contextual_error,,"Ben’s new *watch* was *expensive*. It did not cost *much*, and after two days it was *broken*.",watch,expensive,much,broken,A
contextual_error,,A *gentle* *tap* was all it took to *break* the *tough* glass.,gentle,tap,break,tough,D
contextual_error,,"Smith was *reluctant* to go to summer *camp*. His bags were *packed*, and he was *excited*",reluctant,camp,packed,excited,A
contextual_error,,The *party* was *boring*. Everybody had a *good* *time* there.,party,boring,good,time,B
contextual_error,,The *race* was a *tie*. Both runners finished at *a different* *time*.,race,tie,a different,time,C
contextual_error,,I *read*  some *funny* *news* this morning; there was an *earthquake* in Japan yesterday,read,funny,news,earthquake,B
contextual_error,,"Sarah is very *sociable*. She does not like to *speak* in *public*, and it takes her *a while* to make new friends.",sociable,speak,public,a while,B
contextual_error,,The *bridge* had been built too *high*; the ________ construction crew had to *raise* it so that trucks could pass *underneath*.,bridge,high,raise,underneath,B
contextual_error,,The *circus* clowns made Rakan *laugh* very *hard*. They were *bored*.,circus,laugh,hard,bored,D
contextual_error,,"After *waking up* with a *fever* ________ and a *headache*, I knew I must be *healthy*.",waking up,fever,headache,healthy,D
contextual_error,,*Playing* in a *busy*  *street* is not very *dangerous*.,playing,busy,street,dangerous,D
contextual_error,,She felt *strange* after *walking*  *many*  *miles*,strange,walking,many,miles,A
contextual_error,,The *rope* was *hard* to *cut* because it was so *thin*.,rope,hard,cut,thin,D
contextual_error,,"Faisal *tried* to be *on time* for his *class*. However, he was *poor*.",tried,on time,class,poor,D
contextual_error,,The strong man was the *only* one who *failed* in his *attempt* to lift the *heavy* load.,only,failed,attempt,heavy,B
contextual_error,,Sara *felt* *clear* as if she *had seen* a *ghost*.,felt,clear,had seen,ghost,B
contextual_error,,"*After *the *sun set*, the *field* quickly became *bright*.",after,sun set,field,bright,D
contextual_error,,"We were *driving* east, but we needed to go the *opposite* way. So, we turned *around* and headed *north*.",driving,opposite,around,north,D
contextual_error,,"My mother says I am *grossly * *obese*, and that I need to* eat** more often*.",grossly,obese,eat,more often,D
contextual_error,,My birthday party was *disastrous*. I got *everything* I wanted and had a *great* time. It was a *perfect* party.,disastrous,everything,great,perfect,A
contextual_error,,"The *view* from the *top* of the mountain was *ugly*, and the hikers enjoyed the *amazing* scenery.",view,top,ugly,amazing,C
contextual_error,,Two dolphins played *catch* with a *rubber* ball. My sister and I *watched* with *mastery*.,catch,rubber,watched,mastery,D
contextual_error,,"If you do *poorly* on *tests*, people might *say* you are *smart*.",poorly,tests,say,smart,A
contextual_error,,The ancient*statues* were large and *uninteresting*. Seeing them was an *awesome* *experience*.,statues,uninteresting,awesome,experience,B
contextual_error,,"Because I am *faster* than anyone else, *winning* the *race* was *difficult*",faster,winning,race,difficult,D
contextual_error,,"When Sue doesn’t *get* what she *wants*, she *sometimes* becomes *happy*",get,wants,sometimes,happy,D
contextual_error,,The *beautiful* *garden* was filled with *dull* *flowers*,beautiful,garden,dull,flowers,C
contextual_error,,"Although *ants* are *small*, they can lift very *soft* *objects*",ants,small,soft,objects,C
contextual_error,,I saw a *shark* at the *beach*. I didn’t *like* it. It was *friendly*,shark,beach,like,friendly,D
contextual_error,,"The *red* wolf is a *common* animal, so you will *probably* *never* see one",red,common,probably,never,B
contextual_error,,Our *suitcases* were *light*. We were *ready* for a long *trip*,suitcases,light,ready,trip,B
contextual_error,,The *ugly* *trees* made us smile. The *garden* was so *attractive*,ugly,trees,garden,attractive,A
contextual_error,,"When *people* are *honest*, sometimes I *get* *upset*",people,honest,get,upset,B
contextual_error,,"*After* Ramon *drained* all of the *water* out, the pool was *full*",after,drained,water,full,D
contextual_error,,The guests were elated because the  *food*  tastes  *awful* . It was prepared by an  *excellent*   *chef* .,food,awful,excellent,chef,B
contextual_error,,"I *often* try to do too many *tasks* at once. When this *happens*, some of them are done *joyfully*.",often,tasks,happens,joyfully,D
contextual_error,,"With *mud* on his *face*, the boy *looked* *loud*.",mud,face,looked,loud,D
contextual_error,,"The *low* harvest time for blueberries is *midsummer*. During the *remainder* of the year, few blueberries *grow*.",low,midsummer,remainder,grow,A
contextual_error,,The vegetables in the *package* smelled *rancid*. It was so *pleasant* to have it on the *dining* table.,package,rancid,pleasant,dining,C
contextual_error,,The *recovery* stood at the *podium* and spoke about galactic star *formations*; all the students looked *interested*.,recovery,podium,formations,interested,A
contextual_error,,"The people in the conference room were *indifferent* as the *ambassador* entered. He had everyone’s *attention*, as well as their *respect*.",indifferent,ambassador,attention,respect,A
contextual_error,,"Though *electric* refrigeration has become *limited* during recent years, foods are still kept *cool* using *cellars* in many places.",electric,limited,cool,cellars,B
contextual_error,,"American *football* can be an *easy* sport, so it is *advisable* that all players wear a  *helmet*",football,easy,advisable,helmet,B
contextual_error,,"When I said the *correct* *answer*, the *teacher* told me that I was *near*.",correct,answer,teacher,near,D
contextual_error,,"When I *came* to the *first* question, I was *glad* the test was almost *over*",came,first,glad,over,B
contextual_error,,He *finally* finished the *easy* puzzle. It was *quite* a *challenge*.,finally,easy,quite,challenge,B
contextual_error,,The *complicated* *recipe* had very *few* *ingredients*.,complicated,recipe,few,ingredients,A
contextual_error,,The kids were *lost* by the *haunted* house. They wanted to *run away* and *hide*.,lost,haunted,run away,hide,A
contextual_error,,My *face* and my *twin* brother’s face are *identical*. Everyone says we look *different*,face,twin,identical,different,D
contextual_error,,The *young* woman had many *wrinkles* and *grey* hair. She was *born* in 1926.,young,wrinkles,grey,born,A
contextual_error,,"To *ride* the roller *coaster*, you must be at *most* four feet *tall*.",ride,coaster,most,tall,C
contextual_error,,"Brian’s *bruised* thigh was *painful* and *tender*. After he took the pain medicine, it felt *worse*",bruised,painful,tender,worse,D
contextual_error,,"James was *afraid* of the animals at the *petting* zoo, but he soon *found* that they were *scary*",afraid,petting,found,scary,D
contextual_error,,"The *waves* at the *beach* were not small at all. In *fact*, they were *tiny*",waves,beach,fact,tiny,D
contextual_error,,I couldn’t *sleep* because my *roommates* were *being* so *quiet*.,sleep,roommates,being,quiet,D
contextual_error,,"As a Data Analyst, you will join a team that analyzes *research* data
for anomalies and present *findings* to people within and outside the
company. A graduate with an eye for detail and love of *working* with
figures would be ideal. Confident communication *matters* are also vital.
",research,findings,working,matters,D
contextual_error,,"After eight years of grit and *determination*, Russel and Janet Harris have
succeeded in *booking* a derelict water tower into a *spacious* family
home. The road to success was long and *arduous*.",determination,booking,spacious,arduous,B
contextual_error,,"For many *examples*, the question of how our minds work was left to
theologians and *philosophers*. But at the *beginning* of the twentieth
century, a new science, experimental psychology *emerged*.",examples,philosophers,beginning,emerged,A
contextual_error,,"Bush craft is the art of using the *resources* provided by our natural
environment to survive and thrive in the great outdoors. It *combines* the
knowledge of how to best use the plants and animals at your *disposal*
with some basic bush craft tools to make outdoor living easier and more
*believable*.",resources,combines,disposal,believable,D
contextual_error,,"A new study has *highlighted* the distressing scope of yet another threat
to coral reefs: plastics. Researchers *analyzed* more than 124,000 corals
from 159 reefs. Almost everywhere they looked, they saw bits of plastic.
“We *rejected* chairs, chip wrappers, Q-tips, garbage bags, water bottles,
and old nappies” said a marine *disease* ecologist and Cornell University.",highlighted,analyzed,rejected,disease,C
contextual_error,,"The car would not *start* yesterday, but *after* getting it *fixed* I *doubt* it will start today",start,after,fixed,doubt,D
contextual_error,,"Rather than be *delighted* all *winter*, Jim should *try* to be more *cheerful*.",delighted,winter,try,cheerful,A
contextual_error,,"Compared to the skyscrapers that are *virtually* *ubiquitous* in modern cities, most city *dwellings* are quite *massive*.",virtually,ubiquitous,dwellings,massive,D
contextual_error,,The *elderly* professor was often seen sitting in *contemplation*. I imagine he was *defending* his long *academic* career.,elderly,contemplation,defending,academic,C
contextual_error,,"In order to *get rid of* all his *opponents*, the businessman had all of his *competitors* *promoted*.",get rid of,opponents,competitors,promoted,D
contextual_error,,"The athlete had been badly *injured* during games; although a nurse *applied* a cold press to the *affected* area, his ankle immediately began to *diminish*",injured,applied,affected,diminish,D
contextual_error,,The *formation* of *calumniated* thunderheads is a fair *oxidation* of an *incoming* storm.,formation,calumniated,oxidation,incoming,C
contextual_error,,"When the *value* of an asset *increases*, the owner of that *asset* incurs a *loss*.",value,increases,asset,loss,B
contextual_error,,"After looking at the *map*, Fahd said that we should continue*heading* east. I *disagreed* with him, and started in that *direction*.",map,heading,disagreed,direction,C
contextual_error,,*Someone* who is *twenty-one* years *old* is a *teenager*.,Someone,twenty-one,old,teenager,D
contextual_error,,Medieval knights were often *excluded* for their outstanding *chivalry* and *success* in *combat*.,excluded,chivalry,success,combat,A
contextual_error,,"Many have *tried* this *before*, but *more* have *succeeded*",tried,before,more,succeeded,C
contextual_error,,"*Before* we started *diving*, we had to make sure the water was *shallow* *enough*.",before,diving,shallow,enough,C
contextual_error,,The *coins* were *heavy* *after* Rachel *polished* them,coins,heavy,after,polished,B
contextual_error,,"The lions were *scary*, but Jane *tried* to be *coward* as they came *closer* and closer",scary,tried,coward,closer,C
contextual_error,,"They were *upset* the car wash was *over*. After they had finished *washing* all thirty cars, they were *exhausted*.",upset,over,washing,exhausted,A
contextual_error,,"We wanted to *have* a *late* dinner, but the *restaurant* was already *open*.",have,late,restaurant,open,D
contextual_error,,"*Although* there were many *girls* in the *art* classroom, there was not a single *female*",although,girls,art,female,B
contextual_error,,"Antonio had *memorized* his *lines* for the *play*, but he was still *bold*",memorized,lines,play,bold,D
contextual_error,,You must be *careless* when *using* a *knife*. You might *cut* yourself.,careless,using,knife,cut,A
contextual_error,,"*Inside* the *full* box, Kareem *found* *nothing*.",Inside,full,found,nothing,D
contextual_error,,The *sunset* made beautiful *airplanes* *appear* in the *sky*.,sunset,airplanes,appear,sky,B
contextual_error,,We saw many *modern* *artifacts* in the *historic* *museum*. They were so ancient.,modern,artifacts,historic,museum,A
contextual_error,,"The *movie* had a *sad* beginning, but it was *happy* at *the back*.",movie,sad,happy,the back,D
contextual_error,,There were *many* *fruits* and vegetables for *saving* at the *market*. ,many,fruits,saving,market,C
contextual_error,,Fahd *exchanged* his *old*  car for a new one of *higher* *velocity*.,exchanged,old,higher,velocity,D
contextual_error,,"*Father* wanted to be *unfair*, so he gave us each the *same* amount of *candy*",father,unfair,same,candy,B
reading_comprehension,"(1) Expanded trade, an increased money supply, and the push for overseas
empires spurred the growth of European capitalism, or an economic
system in which most businesses are owned privately. Entrepreneurs, or
people who take on financial risk to make profits, were key to the success
of capitalism. Entrepreneurs organized, managed, and assumed the risks of
doing business. They hired workers and paid for raw materials, transport,
and other costs of production.
(2) As trade increased, entrepreneurs sought to expand into overseas ventures.
Capitalists, because of their resources, were more willing to take risks. Thus,
the price revolution of the early modern age gave a boost to capitalism.
Entrepreneurs and capitalists made up a new business class devoted to
the goal of making profits. Together, they helped change local European
economies into an international trading system.
(3) Early European capitalists discovered new ways to create wealth. From
the Arabs, they adapted methods of bookkeeping to show profits and
losses from their ventures. During the late Middle Ages, banks increased in
importance, allowing wealthy merchants to lend money at interest. Joint
stock companies, also developed in late medieval times, grew in importance.
They allowed people to pool large amounts of capital needed for overseas
ventures. Individuals who invested in these companies could join in any
profits that the company made. If the company lost money, individuals
would only lose their initial investments.",What made private businessmen take their businesses abroad?,Increased trade, Available transport,They needed more workers,New free trade agreements,A
reading_comprehension,"(1) While there are more than a thousand different types of bananas around
the world, most of us, sadly, only know the Cavendish variety. Cavendish
bananas are hearty and can survive overseas shipping, but they are
definitely not the most delicious.
(2) That title belongs to ice-cream bananas, which can be found easily in
Hawaii, as well as other tropical environments in Southeast Asia and
Central America. Like its name suggests, the ice-cream banana is sweet
with undeniable hints of vanilla. At its most ripe stage, its texture is fluffy
and creamy, and it *practically* melts in your mouth.",The word practically in Paragraph (2) is closest in meaning to _________., parts, never,almost,actually,C
reading_comprehension,"(1) While there are more than a thousand different types of bananas around
the world, most of us, sadly, only know the Cavendish variety. Cavendish
bananas are hearty and can survive overseas shipping, but they are
definitely not the most delicious.
(2) That title belongs to ice-cream bananas, which can be found easily in
Hawaii, as well as other tropical environments in Southeast Asia and
Central America. Like its name suggests, the ice-cream banana is sweet
with undeniable hints of vanilla. At its most ripe stage, its texture is fluffy
and creamy, and it *practically* melts in your mouth.",Which of the following is an opinion?,Ice-cream bananas can be found in tropical environments.,The most well-known variety of banana is the Cavendish.,Ice-cream bananas are the most delicious banana.,Cavendish bananas travel well.,C
reading_comprehension,"In a recent report, scientists claim that the earth is getting darker because of pollution in the atmosphere. The reason for this became clear in 2001 when flights in the US were grounded for a few days and scientists noticed that days were brighter and nights were cooler. It is thought that the pollution is responsible for this. Sunlight is reflected back into space after hitting particles created by car fumes and airplanes.
Scientists warn that this may have prevented the climate from becoming even warmer. They also believe that when anti-pollution laws come into effect, the climate will change even faster.
The present situation could cause a lot of problems for agriculture, since even a one percent reduction in sunlight is enough to reduce the growth of some crops. The factors that have led to the reduction in sunlight also cause various environmental problems, such as air pollution and acid rain. Some scientists believe that the reflection of heat has made the oceans cooler. As a result, less rain forms and this may have played a part in changing weather patterns in the last few years.",The text claims that the immediate reason for the reduction in rain in the last few years is:,Cooler oceans ,Air pollution ,Acid rains , Agriculture  ,A
reading_comprehension,"When greeting a customer, make sure your first remark refers directly to the product you hope to sell.","According to the preceding statement, which of  the following greetings should be said?",How may I help you sell this? ,How may I help you buy this? ,How may I help you shop around? , How may I help you find your need?  ,D
reading_comprehension,"Tejo is a Colombian sport in which players hurl  a metallic plate weighing around two kilograms through the air to try to hit a clay-filled box with gunpowder in the middle. When the disc hits this target, there is a loud explosion. Whichever team causes more explosions wins.
Turumeque, a more ancient version of the sport, has been played for over 500 years by native people living in the different parts of Colombia. Originally, the players used a golden disc which evolved into a stone disc and is now a metal disc. Nowadays in Colombia it is very common to find professional teams in the major cities and towns. Most teams are sponsored by local companies.",Professional Turumeque players are paid by,business people ,native people ,gold miners ,cities and towns ,A
reading_comprehension,"Tejo is a Colombian sport in which players hurl  a metallic plate weighing around two kilograms through the air to try to hit a clay-filled box with gunpowder in the middle. When the disc hits this target, there is a loud explosion. Whichever team causes more explosions wins.
Turumeque, a more ancient version of the sport, has been played for over 500 years by native people living in the different parts of Colombia. Originally, the players used a golden disc which evolved into a stone disc and is now a metal disc. Nowadays in Colombia it is very common to find professional teams in the major cities and towns. Most teams are sponsored by local companies.",What does the word evolved in the text mean?,inflated ,grew ,developed ,widened ,C
reading_comprehension,"In a recent report, scientists claim that the earth is getting darker because of pollution in the atmosphere. The reason for this became clear in 2001 when flights in the US were grounded for a few days and scientists noticed that days were brighter and nights were cooler. It is thought that the pollution is responsible for this. Sunlight is reflected back into space after hitting particles created by car fumes and airplanes.
Scientists warn that this may have prevented the climate from becoming even warmer. They also believe that when anti-pollution laws come into effect, the climate will change even faster.
The present situation could cause a lot of problems for agriculture, since even a one percent reduction in sunlight is enough to reduce the growth of some crops. The factors that have led to the reduction in sunlight also cause various environmental problems, such as air pollution and acid rain. Some scientists believe that the reflection of heat has made the oceans cooler. As a result, less rain forms and this may have played a part in changing weather patterns in the last few years.",The word various in paragraph three means:,severe ,several ,disparate ,enormous ,B
reading_comprehension,"The new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contain some 1,200 works (from a collection ten times the size) arranged across 15 rooms that vividly illustrate 13 centuries of art and history. This will excite not only scholars and the art world, but also the many neophytes who will be drawn to these exceptional examples of manuscripts, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewelry, armor, painting, scientific instruments and carvings (from wood to stone and ivory). The works are instructive, often beautiful and occasionally thrilling. Eight years in the making, the Met’s insightful and theatrical new presentation does justice to one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Middle East.

The rooms, which open to the public on November 1st, bear the official and unwieldy name the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. This is meant to highlight the geographic breadth and varied history of Islamic culture. The museum first considered renovating and expanding this collection over a decade ago. Subsequent events later added an element of diplomacy to the project. Mindful of the narrow view of Islam in the West, Thomas Campbell, the museum’s director, came to see these galleries as a way “to educate our audience about the depths and magnificence of the Islamic tradition”.

The attention to detail in these rooms is remarkable. Architectural elements help to convey the sensibility of different eras and regions. The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. For the Moroccan courtyard the museum commissioned carvings by craftsmen from Fez. Among their creations during months on scaffolding at the Met are replicas of 14th-century wooden doors, and geometrically patterned cornices and capitals. The space itself is opulent and serene, complete with a burbling fountain—one of several in these galleries. It is not surprising to learn that the construction budget alone for these rooms was $40m. But given the results, it doesn’t seem profligate.

Multiple entrances are provided, which nicely suggests there is no one way to approach the art within. But use the main one the first time. Here visitors are greeted with a large and arrestingly modern earthenware bowl, which really gets your attention. Like much of the Met’s Islamic collection, the bowl was intended for secular not sacred use. As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

The Met’s Islamic galleries offer a grand voyage to faraway times and places, and an eye-opening display of art. If these rooms do anything to replace fear and suspicion about Islam with a sense of wonder and curiosity, then there is all the more reason to celebrate.","According to the text, one feature shared by all the works is that they are:",thrilling ,beautiful ,instructive ,thoughtful ,C
reading_comprehension,"Sometimes Kenneth Hale was asked how long it would take him to learn a new language. He would answer that ten or 15 minutes would be enough to pick up the essentials if he were listening to a native speaker. After that he could probably converse; obviously not fluently, but enough to make himself understood.

Mr. Hale had a gift. But he was also an academic,    a teacher of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was aware that many otherwise clever people find it difficult to learn  a second language. He sought to find laws and structures that could be applied to all languages.
His tip for anyone who pressed him for advice on learning a language was to talk to a native speaker. Start with parts of the body, he said, then common objects. After learning the nouns, you can start to make sentences and get attuned to the sounds, so that they become familiar to you. Still, there is much more to language than that. Noam Chomsky, like Mr. Hale a teacher of linguistics at MIT, wrote:
Language is really weird. Although speaking a language is for normal humans an effortless task, there is nothing else in the natural world that even approaches its complexity […]. It is often hypothesized that language is an innate human faculty, with its own system in our brain.
Some students of linguistics believe that such  a system, if it exists, is normally shut down in the brain at the age of 12. But for Mr. Hale it was around this age that his interest in language was just starting.
Kenneth Hale's childhood was on a ranch in Arizona and he started his education B56in a one-roomed school in the desert. Many years later, lecturing at MIT, he still felt most comfortable in cowboy boots.
Mr. Hale could converse in about 50 languages, perhaps a world record, although he was too modest to claim one. He was also the last person on earth to speak some languages. Hundreds of languages are disappearing, he said. “They became extinct, and I had no one to speak them with.”

He also said that “To lose a language is a tragedy, because when you lose a language, you lose  a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. It's like dropping a bomb on a museum.”",Mr. Hale says that the first most effective way to learn a new language is to:, make sentences after you learn the nouns  , start with parts of the body  , talk to a native speaker  ,use only 10 or 15 minutes,C
reading_comprehension,"Sometimes Kenneth Hale was asked how long it would take him to learn a new language. He would answer that ten or 15 minutes would be enough to pick up the essentials if he were listening to a native speaker. After that he could probably converse; obviously not fluently, but enough to make himself understood.

Mr. Hale had a gift. But he was also an academic,    a teacher of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was aware that many otherwise clever people find it difficult to learn  a second language. He sought to find laws and structures that could be applied to all languages.
His tip for anyone who pressed him for advice on learning a language was to talk to a native speaker. Start with parts of the body, he said, then common objects. After learning the nouns, you can start to make sentences and get attuned to the sounds, so that they become familiar to you. Still, there is much more to language than that. Noam Chomsky, like Mr. Hale a teacher of linguistics at MIT, wrote:
Language is really weird. Although speaking a language is for normal humans an effortless task, there is nothing else in the natural world that even approaches its complexity […]. It is often hypothesized that language is an innate human faculty, with its own system in our brain.
Some students of linguistics believe that such  a system, if it exists, is normally shut down in the brain at the age of 12. But for Mr. Hale it was around this age that his interest in language was just starting.
Kenneth Hale's childhood was on a ranch in Arizona and he started his education B56in a one-roomed school in the desert. Many years later, lecturing at MIT, he still felt most comfortable in cowboy boots.
Mr. Hale could converse in about 50 languages, perhaps a world record, although he was too modest to claim one. He was also the last person on earth to speak some languages. Hundreds of languages are disappearing, he said. “They became extinct, and I had no one to speak them with.”

He also said that “To lose a language is a tragedy, because when you lose a language, you lose  a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. It's like dropping a bomb on a museum.”","What does the words ""get attuned to"" in paragraph three mean?",Absorb,Listen,Memorize,Recognize,D
reading_comprehension,"Sometimes Kenneth Hale was asked how long it would take him to learn a new language. He would answer that ten or 15 minutes would be enough to pick up the essentials if he were listening to a native speaker. After that he could probably converse; obviously not fluently, but enough to make himself understood.

Mr. Hale had a gift. But he was also an academic,    a teacher of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was aware that many otherwise clever people find it difficult to learn  a second language. He sought to find laws and structures that could be applied to all languages.
His tip for anyone who pressed him for advice on learning a language was to talk to a native speaker. Start with parts of the body, he said, then common objects. After learning the nouns, you can start to make sentences and get attuned to the sounds, so that they become familiar to you. Still, there is much more to language than that. Noam Chomsky, like Mr. Hale a teacher of linguistics at MIT, wrote:
Language is really weird. Although speaking a language is for normal humans an effortless task, there is nothing else in the natural world that even approaches its complexity […]. It is often hypothesized that language is an innate human faculty, with its own system in our brain.
Some students of linguistics believe that such  a system, if it exists, is normally shut down in the brain at the age of 12. But for Mr. Hale it was around this age that his interest in language was just starting.
Kenneth Hale's childhood was on a ranch in Arizona and he started his education B56in a one-roomed school in the desert. Many years later, lecturing at MIT, he still felt most comfortable in cowboy boots.
Mr. Hale could converse in about 50 languages, perhaps a world record, although he was too modest to claim one. He was also the last person on earth to speak some languages. Hundreds of languages are disappearing, he said. “They became extinct, and I had no one to speak them with.”

He also said that “To lose a language is a tragedy, because when you lose a language, you lose  a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. It's like dropping a bomb on a museum.”",A good title for this text would be:,Intrinsic Nature of Languages ,Disappearing Languages ,A Master of Languages ,A Way to Learn Easy Languages ,C
reading_comprehension,"Sometimes Kenneth Hale was asked how long it would take him to learn a new language. He would answer that ten or 15 minutes would be enough to pick up the essentials if he were listening to a native speaker. After that he could probably converse; obviously not fluently, but enough to make himself understood.

Mr. Hale had a gift. But he was also an academic,    a teacher of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was aware that many otherwise clever people find it difficult to learn  a second language. He sought to find laws and structures that could be applied to all languages.
His tip for anyone who pressed him for advice on learning a language was to talk to a native speaker. Start with parts of the body, he said, then common objects. After learning the nouns, you can start to make sentences and get attuned to the sounds, so that they become familiar to you. Still, there is much more to language than that. Noam Chomsky, like Mr. Hale a teacher of linguistics at MIT, wrote:
Language is really weird. Although speaking a language is for normal humans an effortless task, there is nothing else in the natural world that even approaches its complexity […]. It is often hypothesized that language is an innate human faculty, with its own system in our brain.
Some students of linguistics believe that such  a system, if it exists, is normally shut down in the brain at the age of 12. But for Mr. Hale it was around this age that his interest in language was just starting.
Kenneth Hale's childhood was on a ranch in Arizona and he started his education B56in a one-roomed school in the desert. Many years later, lecturing at MIT, he still felt most comfortable in cowboy boots.
Mr. Hale could converse in about 50 languages, perhaps a world record, although he was too modest to claim one. He was also the last person on earth to speak some languages. Hundreds of languages are disappearing, he said. “They became extinct, and I had no one to speak them with.”

He also said that “To lose a language is a tragedy, because when you lose a language, you lose  a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. It's like dropping a bomb on a museum.”",Mr. Hale thought that languages dying was,intellectual,tragic,mysterious,cultural,B
reading_comprehension,Each year U.S. - based scientists walk off with several Nobel prizes. But Nobel Prize winners are old men and the future belongs not to them but to today’s teenagers. Every three years the Program for International Student Assessment tests the educational attainment of 15-year olds around the world. The latest data on “mathematical literacy” reveal that the gap between the world leaders – the students of Shanghai and Singapore – and their American counterparts is now as big as the gap between U.S. kids and teenagers in Albania.,We can infer from the text that:, data on “mathematical literacy” are inaccurate  , future Nobel winners will be American  , Albania is closing up on America  , The U.S. is lagging behind  ,D
reading_comprehension,"The carpenter’s rule of thumb, 'measure twice; cut once' applies as well to sewing and knitting.","According to the preceding statement, carpentry, sewing and knitting are conjoined because they all involve:",fitting,hemming,cutting,bending,C
reading_comprehension,"The carpenter’s rule of thumb, 'measure twice; cut once' applies as well to sewing and knitting.",The best action expressing the general sense of the preceding statement is:,do things slowly ,be decisive ,take heed ,think then act ,D
reading_comprehension,"The new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contain some 1,200 works (from a collection ten times the size) arranged across 15 rooms that vividly illustrate 13 centuries of art and history. This will excite not only scholars and the art world, but also the many neophytes who will be drawn to these exceptional examples of manuscripts, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewelry, armor, painting, scientific instruments and carvings (from wood to stone and ivory). The works are instructive, often beautiful and occasionally thrilling. Eight years in the making, the Met’s insightful and theatrical new presentation does justice to one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Middle East.

The rooms, which open to the public on November 1st, bear the official and unwieldy name the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. This is meant to highlight the geographic breadth and varied history of Islamic culture. The museum first considered renovating and expanding this collection over a decade ago. Subsequent events later added an element of diplomacy to the project. Mindful of the narrow view of Islam in the West, Thomas Campbell, the museum’s director, came to see these galleries as a way “to educate our audience about the depths and magnificence of the Islamic tradition”.

The attention to detail in these rooms is remarkable. Architectural elements help to convey the sensibility of different eras and regions. The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. For the Moroccan courtyard the museum commissioned carvings by craftsmen from Fez. Among their creations during months on scaffolding at the Met are replicas of 14th-century wooden doors, and geometrically patterned cornices and capitals. The space itself is opulent and serene, complete with a burbling fountain—one of several in these galleries. It is not surprising to learn that the construction budget alone for these rooms was $40m. But given the results, it doesn’t seem profligate.

Multiple entrances are provided, which nicely suggests there is no one way to approach the art within. But use the main one the first time. Here visitors are greeted with a large and arrestingly modern earthenware bowl, which really gets your attention. Like much of the Met’s Islamic collection, the bowl was intended for secular not sacred use. As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

The Met’s Islamic galleries offer a grand voyage to faraway times and places, and an eye-opening display of art. If these rooms do anything to replace fear and suspicion about Islam with a sense of wonder and curiosity, then there is all the more reason to celebrate.",We can infer that the author feels that the Islamic Galleries:,rovide an unparalleled catalogue of Islamic art ,are formidable across the board , give an unconventional portrayal of Islamic culture ,are impressive but not comprehensive enough ,C
reading_comprehension,"The new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contain some 1,200 works (from a collection ten times the size) arranged across 15 rooms that vividly illustrate 13 centuries of art and history. This will excite not only scholars and the art world, but also the many neophytes who will be drawn to these exceptional examples of manuscripts, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewelry, armor, painting, scientific instruments and carvings (from wood to stone and ivory). The works are instructive, often beautiful and occasionally thrilling. Eight years in the making, the Met’s insightful and theatrical new presentation does justice to one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Middle East.

The rooms, which open to the public on November 1st, bear the official and unwieldy name the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. This is meant to highlight the geographic breadth and varied history of Islamic culture. The museum first considered renovating and expanding this collection over a decade ago. Subsequent events later added an element of diplomacy to the project. Mindful of the narrow view of Islam in the West, Thomas Campbell, the museum’s director, came to see these galleries as a way “to educate our audience about the depths and magnificence of the Islamic tradition”.

The attention to detail in these rooms is remarkable. Architectural elements help to convey the sensibility of different eras and regions. The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. For the Moroccan courtyard the museum commissioned carvings by craftsmen from Fez. Among their creations during months on scaffolding at the Met are replicas of 14th-century wooden doors, and geometrically patterned cornices and capitals. The space itself is opulent and serene, complete with a burbling fountain—one of several in these galleries. It is not surprising to learn that the construction budget alone for these rooms was $40m. But given the results, it doesn’t seem profligate.

Multiple entrances are provided, which nicely suggests there is no one way to approach the art within. But use the main one the first time. Here visitors are greeted with a large and arrestingly modern earthenware bowl, which really gets your attention. Like much of the Met’s Islamic collection, the bowl was intended for secular not sacred use. As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

The Met’s Islamic galleries offer a grand voyage to faraway times and places, and an eye-opening display of art. If these rooms do anything to replace fear and suspicion about Islam with a sense of wonder and curiosity, then there is all the more reason to celebrate.",The best heading for paragraph five is:,Wonder and Curiosity ,Suspicion about Islam ,A Grand Voyage ,A Higher Purpose ,D
reading_comprehension,"The new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contain some 1,200 works (from a collection ten times the size) arranged across 15 rooms that vividly illustrate 13 centuries of art and history. This will excite not only scholars and the art world, but also the many neophytes who will be drawn to these exceptional examples of manuscripts, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewelry, armor, painting, scientific instruments and carvings (from wood to stone and ivory). The works are instructive, often beautiful and occasionally thrilling. Eight years in the making, the Met’s insightful and theatrical new presentation does justice to one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Middle East.

The rooms, which open to the public on November 1st, bear the official and unwieldy name the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. This is meant to highlight the geographic breadth and varied history of Islamic culture. The museum first considered renovating and expanding this collection over a decade ago. Subsequent events later added an element of diplomacy to the project. Mindful of the narrow view of Islam in the West, Thomas Campbell, the museum’s director, came to see these galleries as a way “to educate our audience about the depths and magnificence of the Islamic tradition”.

The attention to detail in these rooms is remarkable. Architectural elements help to convey the sensibility of different eras and regions. The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. For the Moroccan courtyard the museum commissioned carvings by craftsmen from Fez. Among their creations during months on scaffolding at the Met are replicas of 14th-century wooden doors, and geometrically patterned cornices and capitals. The space itself is opulent and serene, complete with a burbling fountain—one of several in these galleries. It is not surprising to learn that the construction budget alone for these rooms was $40m. But given the results, it doesn’t seem profligate.

Multiple entrances are provided, which nicely suggests there is no one way to approach the art within. But use the main one the first time. Here visitors are greeted with a large and arrestingly modern earthenware bowl, which really gets your attention. Like much of the Met’s Islamic collection, the bowl was intended for secular not sacred use. As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

The Met’s Islamic galleries offer a grand voyage to faraway times and places, and an eye-opening display of art. If these rooms do anything to replace fear and suspicion about Islam with a sense of wonder and curiosity, then there is all the more reason to celebrate.",Choose the word closest in meaning to the word arrestingly:,Absolutely ,Stunningly ,Vaguely ,Impatiently ,B
reading_comprehension,"The new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contain some 1,200 works (from a collection ten times the size) arranged across 15 rooms that vividly illustrate 13 centuries of art and history. This will excite not only scholars and the art world, but also the many neophytes who will be drawn to these exceptional examples of manuscripts, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewelry, armor, painting, scientific instruments and carvings (from wood to stone and ivory). The works are instructive, often beautiful and occasionally thrilling. Eight years in the making, the Met’s insightful and theatrical new presentation does justice to one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Middle East.

The rooms, which open to the public on November 1st, bear the official and unwieldy name the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. This is meant to highlight the geographic breadth and varied history of Islamic culture. The museum first considered renovating and expanding this collection over a decade ago. Subsequent events later added an element of diplomacy to the project. Mindful of the narrow view of Islam in the West, Thomas Campbell, the museum’s director, came to see these galleries as a way “to educate our audience about the depths and magnificence of the Islamic tradition”.

The attention to detail in these rooms is remarkable. Architectural elements help to convey the sensibility of different eras and regions. The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. For the Moroccan courtyard the museum commissioned carvings by craftsmen from Fez. Among their creations during months on scaffolding at the Met are replicas of 14th-century wooden doors, and geometrically patterned cornices and capitals. The space itself is opulent and serene, complete with a burbling fountain—one of several in these galleries. It is not surprising to learn that the construction budget alone for these rooms was $40m. But given the results, it doesn’t seem profligate.

Multiple entrances are provided, which nicely suggests there is no one way to approach the art within. But use the main one the first time. Here visitors are greeted with a large and arrestingly modern earthenware bowl, which really gets your attention. Like much of the Met’s Islamic collection, the bowl was intended for secular not sacred use. As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

The Met’s Islamic galleries offer a grand voyage to faraway times and places, and an eye-opening display of art. If these rooms do anything to replace fear and suspicion about Islam with a sense of wonder and curiosity, then there is all the more reason to celebrate.","According to the text, why is there more than one way to enter the exhibition?",To show that it can be understood in different ways , To allow more people to enter at the same time  , To show the large earthenware bowl  , To make it more accessible to everyone  ,A
reading_comprehension,"The new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contain some 1,200 works (from a collection ten times the size) arranged across 15 rooms that vividly illustrate 13 centuries of art and history. This will excite not only scholars and the art world, but also the many neophytes who will be drawn to these exceptional examples of manuscripts, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewelry, armor, painting, scientific instruments and carvings (from wood to stone and ivory). The works are instructive, often beautiful and occasionally thrilling. Eight years in the making, the Met’s insightful and theatrical new presentation does justice to one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Middle East.

The rooms, which open to the public on November 1st, bear the official and unwieldy name the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. This is meant to highlight the geographic breadth and varied history of Islamic culture. The museum first considered renovating and expanding this collection over a decade ago. Subsequent events later added an element of diplomacy to the project. Mindful of the narrow view of Islam in the West, Thomas Campbell, the museum’s director, came to see these galleries as a way “to educate our audience about the depths and magnificence of the Islamic tradition”.

The attention to detail in these rooms is remarkable. Architectural elements help to convey the sensibility of different eras and regions. The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. For the Moroccan courtyard the museum commissioned carvings by craftsmen from Fez. Among their creations during months on scaffolding at the Met are replicas of 14th-century wooden doors, and geometrically patterned cornices and capitals. The space itself is opulent and serene, complete with a burbling fountain—one of several in these galleries. It is not surprising to learn that the construction budget alone for these rooms was $40m. But given the results, it doesn’t seem profligate.

Multiple entrances are provided, which nicely suggests there is no one way to approach the art within. But use the main one the first time. Here visitors are greeted with a large and arrestingly modern earthenware bowl, which really gets your attention. Like much of the Met’s Islamic collection, the bowl was intended for secular not sacred use. As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

The Met’s Islamic galleries offer a grand voyage to faraway times and places, and an eye-opening display of art. If these rooms do anything to replace fear and suspicion about Islam with a sense of wonder and curiosity, then there is all the more reason to celebrate.",One purpose of the Islamic Galleries mentioned in the text is to:, show that Islam is the religion of Arab lands  , market Islamic architecture more widely  , directly spread the word of Islam  ,widen the public view of Islam  ,D
reading_comprehension,"The new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contain some 1,200 works (from a collection ten times the size) arranged across 15 rooms that vividly illustrate 13 centuries of art and history. This will excite not only scholars and the art world, but also the many neophytes who will be drawn to these exceptional examples of manuscripts, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewelry, armor, painting, scientific instruments and carvings (from wood to stone and ivory). The works are instructive, often beautiful and occasionally thrilling. Eight years in the making, the Met’s insightful and theatrical new presentation does justice to one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Middle East.

The rooms, which open to the public on November 1st, bear the official and unwieldy name the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. This is meant to highlight the geographic breadth and varied history of Islamic culture. The museum first considered renovating and expanding this collection over a decade ago. Subsequent events later added an element of diplomacy to the project. Mindful of the narrow view of Islam in the West, Thomas Campbell, the museum’s director, came to see these galleries as a way “to educate our audience about the depths and magnificence of the Islamic tradition”.

The attention to detail in these rooms is remarkable. Architectural elements help to convey the sensibility of different eras and regions. The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. For the Moroccan courtyard the museum commissioned carvings by craftsmen from Fez. Among their creations during months on scaffolding at the Met are replicas of 14th-century wooden doors, and geometrically patterned cornices and capitals. The space itself is opulent and serene, complete with a burbling fountain—one of several in these galleries. It is not surprising to learn that the construction budget alone for these rooms was $40m. But given the results, it doesn’t seem profligate.

Multiple entrances are provided, which nicely suggests there is no one way to approach the art within. But use the main one the first time. Here visitors are greeted with a large and arrestingly modern earthenware bowl, which really gets your attention. Like much of the Met’s Islamic collection, the bowl was intended for secular not sacred use. As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

The Met’s Islamic galleries offer a grand voyage to faraway times and places, and an eye-opening display of art. If these rooms do anything to replace fear and suspicion about Islam with a sense of wonder and curiosity, then there is all the more reason to celebrate.","According to the text, visitors enjoy the exhibition:",only if they are knowledgeable about Islam , even if they know very little about the religion  , if they pay attention to detail in the various rooms  , if they celebrate the opening and the closing  ,B
reading_comprehension,"The new Islamic galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York contain some 1,200 works (from a collection ten times the size) arranged across 15 rooms that vividly illustrate 13 centuries of art and history. This will excite not only scholars and the art world, but also the many neophytes who will be drawn to these exceptional examples of manuscripts, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewelry, armor, painting, scientific instruments and carvings (from wood to stone and ivory). The works are instructive, often beautiful and occasionally thrilling. Eight years in the making, the Met’s insightful and theatrical new presentation does justice to one of the most important collections of Islamic art outside the Middle East.

The rooms, which open to the public on November 1st, bear the official and unwieldy name the New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia. This is meant to highlight the geographic breadth and varied history of Islamic culture. The museum first considered renovating and expanding this collection over a decade ago. Subsequent events later added an element of diplomacy to the project. Mindful of the narrow view of Islam in the West, Thomas Campbell, the museum’s director, came to see these galleries as a way “to educate our audience about the depths and magnificence of the Islamic tradition”.

The attention to detail in these rooms is remarkable. Architectural elements help to convey the sensibility of different eras and regions. The Introductory Gallery, for example, is paved with a design of white and gold marble inspired by decorations at the Taj Mahal, a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. For the Moroccan courtyard the museum commissioned carvings by craftsmen from Fez. Among their creations during months on scaffolding at the Met are replicas of 14th-century wooden doors, and geometrically patterned cornices and capitals. The space itself is opulent and serene, complete with a burbling fountain—one of several in these galleries. It is not surprising to learn that the construction budget alone for these rooms was $40m. But given the results, it doesn’t seem profligate.

Multiple entrances are provided, which nicely suggests there is no one way to approach the art within. But use the main one the first time. Here visitors are greeted with a large and arrestingly modern earthenware bowl, which really gets your attention. Like much of the Met’s Islamic collection, the bowl was intended for secular not sacred use. As a result, the works on view are more accessible to those unfamiliar with Islamic practices.

The Met’s Islamic galleries offer a grand voyage to faraway times and places, and an eye-opening display of art. If these rooms do anything to replace fear and suspicion about Islam with a sense of wonder and curiosity, then there is all the more reason to celebrate.",Choose the word closest in meaning to profligate in paragraph three.,Uncountable ,Extravagant ,Innumerable ,Extraordinary,B
reading_comprehension,"Sometimes Kenneth Hale was asked how long it would take him to learn a new language. He would answer that ten or 15 minutes would be enough to pick up the essentials if he were listening to a native speaker. After that he could probably converse; obviously not fluently, but enough to make himself understood.

Mr. Hale had a gift. But he was also an academic,    a teacher of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was aware that many otherwise clever people find it difficult to learn  a second language. He sought to find laws and structures that could be applied to all languages.
His tip for anyone who pressed him for advice on learning a language was to talk to a native speaker. Start with parts of the body, he said, then common objects. After learning the nouns, you can start to make sentences and get attuned to the sounds, so that they become familiar to you. Still, there is much more to language than that. Noam Chomsky, like Mr. Hale a teacher of linguistics at MIT, wrote:
Language is really weird. Although speaking a language is for normal humans an effortless task, there is nothing else in the natural world that even approaches its complexity […]. It is often hypothesized that language is an innate human faculty, with its own system in our brain.
Some students of linguistics believe that such  a system, if it exists, is normally shut down in the brain at the age of 12. But for Mr. Hale it was around this age that his interest in language was just starting.
Kenneth Hale's childhood was on a ranch in Arizona and he started his education B56in a one-roomed school in the desert. Many years later, lecturing at MIT, he still felt most comfortable in cowboy boots.
Mr. Hale could converse in about 50 languages, perhaps a world record, although he was too modest to claim one. He was also the last person on earth to speak some languages. Hundreds of languages are disappearing, he said. “They became extinct, and I had no one to speak them with.”

He also said that “To lose a language is a tragedy, because when you lose a language, you lose  a culture, intellectual wealth, a work of art. It's like dropping a bomb on a museum.”","According to the article, Mr.Hale started  learning languages:",earlier in his life ,later in his life ,before the best age ,after the best age ,D
reading_comprehension,"In a recent report, scientists claim that the earth is getting darker because of pollution in the atmosphere. The reason for this became clear in 2001 when flights in the US were grounded for a few days and scientists noticed that days were brighter and nights were cooler. It is thought that the pollution is responsible for this. Sunlight is reflected back into space after hitting particles created by car fumes and airplanes.
Scientists warn that this may have prevented the climate from becoming even warmer. They also believe that when anti-pollution laws come into effect, the climate will change even faster.
The present situation could cause a lot of problems for agriculture, since even a one percent reduction in sunlight is enough to reduce the growth of some crops. The factors that have led to the reduction in sunlight also cause various environmental problems, such as air pollution and acid rain. Some scientists believe that the reflection of heat has made the oceans cooler. As a result, less rain forms and this may have played a part in changing weather patterns in the last few years.","According to the text, anti-pollution laws will make the climate:",warmer ,cooler ,darker ,faster ,A
reading_comprehension,"(1) Expanded trade, an increased money supply, and the push for overseas
empires spurred the growth of European capitalism, or an economic
system in which most businesses are owned privately. Entrepreneurs, or
people who take on financial risk to make profits, were key to the success
of capitalism. Entrepreneurs organized, managed, and assumed the risks of
doing business. They hired workers and paid for raw materials, transport,
and other costs of production.
(2) As trade increased, entrepreneurs sought to expand into overseas ventures.
Capitalists, because of their resources, were more willing to take risks. Thus,
the price revolution of the early modern age gave a boost to capitalism.
Entrepreneurs and capitalists made up a new business class devoted to
the goal of making profits. Together, they helped change local European
economies into an international trading system.
(3) Early European capitalists discovered new ways to create wealth. From
the Arabs, they adapted methods of bookkeeping to show profits and
losses from their ventures. During the late Middle Ages, banks increased in
importance, allowing wealthy merchants to lend money at interest. Joint
stock companies, also developed in late medieval times, grew in importance.
They allowed people to pool large amounts of capital needed for overseas
ventures. Individuals who invested in these companies could join in any
profits that the company made. If the company lost money, individuals
would only lose their initial investments.",What is one important effect of the increased importance of banks?,Greater sharing of profits,Joint stock companies,Money lending,Fewer losses,C
reading_comprehension,"These huge waves wreak terrific damage when crash on the shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean. This disturbance travels to the surface and forms a huge swell in the ocean many miles across. It rolls outward in all directions, and the water lowers in the center as another as another swell looms up. Thus a series of concentric swells are formed similar to those made when a coin or small pebble is dropped into a basin of water. The big difference is in the size. Each of the concentric rings of basin water traveling out toward the edge is only about an inch across and less than a quarter of an inch high. The swells in the ocean are sometimes nearly a mile wide and rise to several multiple of ten feet in height. Many of us have heard about these waves, called “tsunami”. Nothing was done about tsunamis until after World War II. An underwater earthquake in the Aleutian Islands could start a swell that would break along the shores and cause severe damage. These waves travel hundreds of miles an hour, and one can understand how they would crash!",The normal maximum width of the waves is approximately…….,one mile,five miles,five feet,ten feet,A
reading_comprehension,"The explosion of a star is an awesome
event. The most violent of these cataclysms,
which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy
of roughly 100 billion stars the last super-nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller
explosions, however, occur quite frequently,
giving rise to what astronomers call novae
and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae
occur in our galaxy every year, but only two
or three are near enough to be observed.
About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part
of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that
was not previously visible to the naked eye.
The last new star of this sort that could be
observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute
fraction of its mass and survives to explode
again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions
of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae
have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two
classes of exploding star, the picture that
emerges is quite astonishing. It appears
that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every
nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The
two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside
the surface of the larger star. As a result the
period of rotation is usually only a few hours,
and their velocities range upward to within a
two-hundredth of the speed of light.","When nova and dwarf nova occur, the star……..",survive to explode again,destroys completely,divides in two parts,becomes a dwarf nova,A
reading_comprehension,"The explosion of a star is an awesome
event. The most violent of these cataclysms,
which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy
of roughly 100 billion stars the last super-nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller
explosions, however, occur quite frequently,
giving rise to what astronomers call novae
and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae
occur in our galaxy every year, but only two
or three are near enough to be observed.
About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part
of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that
was not previously visible to the naked eye.
The last new star of this sort that could be
observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute
fraction of its mass and survives to explode
again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions
of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae
have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two
classes of exploding star, the picture that
emerges is quite astonishing. It appears
that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every
nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The
two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside
the surface of the larger star. As a result the
period of rotation is usually only a few hours,
and their velocities range upward to within a
two-hundredth of the speed of light.","The statement, «velocities range upward to within a two-hundredth of the speed of light» is for……….",novae,dwarf novae,supernova,novae and dwarf novae,D
reading_comprehension,"The explosion of a star is an awesome
event. The most violent of these cataclysms,
which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy
of roughly 100 billion stars the last super-nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller
explosions, however, occur quite frequently,
giving rise to what astronomers call novae
and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae
occur in our galaxy every year, but only two
or three are near enough to be observed.
About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part
of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that
was not previously visible to the naked eye.
The last new star of this sort that could be
observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute
fraction of its mass and survives to explode
again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions
of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae
have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two
classes of exploding star, the picture that
emerges is quite astonishing. It appears
that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every
nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The
two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside
the surface of the larger star. As a result the
period of rotation is usually only a few hours,
and their velocities range upward to within a
two-hundredth of the speed of light.","The period of rotation of the pair of stars is usually only a few hours, because………",the one star is so smaller,the two stars are very near to each other,the revolving point is too near,they do not have solid outer surface,C
reading_comprehension,"In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king ain. of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.",The sixteenth century was an age of great _____exploration.,cosmic,land,mental,common man,B
reading_comprehension,"We are profoundly ignorant about the origins
of language and have to content ourselves with
more or less plausible speculations. We do not
even know for certain when language arose, but it
seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history
of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no
direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech
arose at the same time as tool making and the earliest forms of specifically human cooperation. In the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene
period, our earliest human ancestors
established the Old Stone Age culture; they
made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and
antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they
hunted big game, often by methods that called for
considerable cooperation and coordination. As
their material culture gradually improved, they became artists and made carvings and engravings
on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of
animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to believe that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures
lacked the power of speech.
It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint
weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone
Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to
500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old
Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and
in this period, we can envisage a corresponding
development of language, from the most primitive
and limited language of the earliest human groups
to a fully developed language in the flowering time
of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise
in the first place?
There are many theories about this, based on
various types of indirect evidence, such as the
language of children, the language of primitive
societies, the kinds of changes that have taken
place in languages in the course of recorded history, the behavior of higher animals like chimpanzees, and the behavior of people suffering from
speech defects. These types of evidence may
provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer
from limitations, and must be treated with caution.
When we consider the language of children, we
have to remember that their situations are quite
different from that of our earliest human ancestors
because the child is growing up in an environment
where there is already a fully developed language,
and this is surrounded by adults who use that language and are teaching it to him.
For example, it has been shown that the earliest
words used by children are mainly the names of
things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but
this does not prove that the earliest words of primitive man were also the names of things and people. When a child learns the name of an object, he
may then use it to express his wishes or demands:
“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve
dropped my doll:
pick it up for me!” The child is using language
to get things done, and it is almost an accident
of adult teaching that the words used to formulate
the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of
words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.",Theories of the origin of language include all of the following EXCEPT……………,occurring through the years.,The need to communicate.,Language of children.,The first man’s extensive vocabulary,D
reading_comprehension,"We are profoundly ignorant about the origins
of language and have to content ourselves with
more or less plausible speculations. We do not
even know for certain when language arose, but it
seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history
of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no
direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech
arose at the same time as tool making and the earliest forms of specifically human cooperation. In the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene
period, our earliest human ancestors
established the Old Stone Age culture; they
made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and
antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they
hunted big game, often by methods that called for
considerable cooperation and coordination. As
their material culture gradually improved, they became artists and made carvings and engravings
on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of
animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to believe that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures
lacked the power of speech.
It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint
weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone
Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to
500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old
Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and
in this period, we can envisage a corresponding
development of language, from the most primitive
and limited language of the earliest human groups
to a fully developed language in the flowering time
of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise
in the first place?
There are many theories about this, based on
various types of indirect evidence, such as the
language of children, the language of primitive
societies, the kinds of changes that have taken
place in languages in the course of recorded history, the behavior of higher animals like chimpanzees, and the behavior of people suffering from
speech defects. These types of evidence may
provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer
from limitations, and must be treated with caution.
When we consider the language of children, we
have to remember that their situations are quite
different from that of our earliest human ancestors
because the child is growing up in an environment
where there is already a fully developed language,
and this is surrounded by adults who use that language and are teaching it to him.
For example, it has been shown that the earliest
words used by children are mainly the names of
things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but
this does not prove that the earliest words of primitive man were also the names of things and people. When a child learns the name of an object, he
may then use it to express his wishes or demands:
“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve
dropped my doll:
pick it up for me!” The child is using language
to get things done, and it is almost an accident
of adult teaching that the words used to formulate
the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of
words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.",The main idea of this text is…………………….,To provide evidence of the origin of language.,To present the need for language,To discuss how early man communicated,To present the culture of early man,A
reading_comprehension,"Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and personal use; such is the case with smart phones. Professionals now have devices available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople that are often mobile may maximize the use of these critical features on smart phones. Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of multi-function devices often use these devices for frivolous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one’s head during the Super bowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availability of such devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connectivity in personal lives.","In conclusion, the author believes that smart phones are…..",Useless in modern life,Indispensable in modern life,Deemed to disappear sooner or later,Unnecessary as they are a waste of time,B
reading_comprehension,"Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and personal use; such is the case with smart phones. Professionals now have devices available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople that are often mobile may maximize the use of these critical features on smart phones. Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of multi-function devices often use these devices for frivolous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one’s head during the Super bowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availability of such devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connectivity in personal lives.","In the second paragraph, the pronoun (their) refers to……..",Smart phones,Technology capabilities,Individuals,Modern devices,C
reading_comprehension,"Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and personal use; such is the case with smart phones. Professionals now have devices available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople that are often mobile may maximize the use of these critical features on smart phones. Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of multi-function devices often use these devices for frivolous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one’s head during the Super bowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availability of such devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connectivity in personal lives.","In the last line of the first paragraph, the word critical means……",extremely important,very dangerous,extremely devastating,very famous,A
reading_comprehension,"Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and personal use; such is the case with smart phones. Professionals now have devices available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople that are often mobile may maximize the use of these critical features on smart phones. Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of multi-function devices often use these devices for frivolous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one’s head during the Super bowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availability of such devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connectivity in personal lives.","In the last line of the first paragraph, the word mobile means……",communicating with each other,moving easily and quickly,learning new concepts,having extra time at work,B
reading_comprehension,"In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king ain. of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.",Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political _____.,entanglement,discussion,negotiation,debate,A
reading_comprehension,"In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king ain. of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.",The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a _____ direction.,north and south,crosswise,easterly,south east,A
reading_comprehension,"In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king ain. of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.",One of Magellan’s ships explored the _____ of South America for a passage across the continent.,coastline,mountain range,physical features,islands,C
reading_comprehension,"In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king ain. of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.",Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern _____.,coast,inland,border,body of land with water on three sides,C
reading_comprehension,"In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king ain. of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.",The passage was found near 50 degrees S of _____.,Greenwich,The equator,Spain,Portugal,B
reading_comprehension,"In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the king’s favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king ain. of Portugal, he offered to serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain. A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan. One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan’s men died of starvation and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque navigator Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.","In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the _____ now called the International Date Line.",imaginary circle passing through the poles,Imaginary line parallel to the equator,area,land mass,A
reading_comprehension,"These huge waves wreak terrific damage when crash on the shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean. This disturbance travels to the surface and forms a huge swell in the ocean many miles across. It rolls outward in all directions, and the water lowers in the center as another as another swell looms up. Thus a series of concentric swells are formed similar to those made when a coin or small pebble is dropped into a basin of water. The big difference is in the size. Each of the concentric rings of basin water traveling out toward the edge is only about an inch across and less than a quarter of an inch high. The swells in the ocean are sometimes nearly a mile wide and rise to several multiple of ten feet in height. Many of us have heard about these waves, called “tsunami”. Nothing was done about tsunamis until after World War II. An underwater earthquake in the Aleutian Islands could start a swell that would break along the shores and cause severe damage. These waves travel hundreds of miles an hour, and one can understand how they would crash!",One surprising aspect of the waves discussed in the passage is the fact that they………,are formed in concentric patterns,often strike during clear weather,arise under conditions of cold temperature,are produced by deep swells,B
reading_comprehension,"These huge waves wreak terrific damage when crash on the shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean. This disturbance travels to the surface and forms a huge swell in the ocean many miles across. It rolls outward in all directions, and the water lowers in the center as another as another swell looms up. Thus a series of concentric swells are formed similar to those made when a coin or small pebble is dropped into a basin of water. The big difference is in the size. Each of the concentric rings of basin water traveling out toward the edge is only about an inch across and less than a quarter of an inch high. The swells in the ocean are sometimes nearly a mile wide and rise to several multiple of ten feet in height. Many of us have heard about these waves, called “tsunami”. Nothing was done about tsunamis until after World War II. An underwater earthquake in the Aleutian Islands could start a swell that would break along the shores and cause severe damage. These waves travel hundreds of miles an hour, and one can understand how they would crash!",It is believed that the waves are caused by…….,seismic changes,concentric time belts,underwater earthquakes,storms,C
reading_comprehension,"These huge waves wreak terrific damage when crash on the shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean. This disturbance travels to the surface and forms a huge swell in the ocean many miles across. It rolls outward in all directions, and the water lowers in the center as another as another swell looms up. Thus a series of concentric swells are formed similar to those made when a coin or small pebble is dropped into a basin of water. The big difference is in the size. Each of the concentric rings of basin water traveling out toward the edge is only about an inch across and less than a quarter of an inch high. The swells in the ocean are sometimes nearly a mile wide and rise to several multiple of ten feet in height. Many of us have heard about these waves, called “tsunami”. Nothing was done about tsunamis until after World War II. An underwater earthquake in the Aleutian Islands could start a swell that would break along the shores and cause severe damage. These waves travel hundreds of miles an hour, and one can understand how they would crash!",Nothing was done about the waves until…..,deaths occurred,a solution was found,millions of dollars worth of damage was incurred,the outbreak of World War II,D
reading_comprehension,"These huge waves wreak terrific damage when crash on the shores of distant lands or continents. Under a perfectly sunny sky and from an apparently calm sea, a wall of water may break twenty or thirty feet high over beaches and waterfronts, crushing houses and drowning unsuspecting residents and bathers in its path. How are these waves formed? When a submarine earthquake occurs, it is likely to set up a tremendous amount of shock, disturbing the quite waters of the deep ocean. This disturbance travels to the surface and forms a huge swell in the ocean many miles across. It rolls outward in all directions, and the water lowers in the center as another as another swell looms up. Thus a series of concentric swells are formed similar to those made when a coin or small pebble is dropped into a basin of water. The big difference is in the size. Each of the concentric rings of basin water traveling out toward the edge is only about an inch across and less than a quarter of an inch high. The swells in the ocean are sometimes nearly a mile wide and rise to several multiple of ten feet in height. Many of us have heard about these waves, called “tsunami”. Nothing was done about tsunamis until after World War II. An underwater earthquake in the Aleutian Islands could start a swell that would break along the shores and cause severe damage. These waves travel hundreds of miles an hour, and one can understand how they would crash!",The movement of the waves has been measured at a speed of ……..,1 mile an hour,50 miles an hour,100 miles an hour,more than a hundred miles an hour,D
reading_comprehension,"Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with
her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating
cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s
amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
 Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of
physics. At the early age, she displayed a
brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she
earned her master’s degree and doctorate
in physics . Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were
married in 1895 and spent many productive
years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn
wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this
horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to
fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne.
She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In
1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her
long exposure to radium, she never became
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries
of the physical world.",The Curies’ …………collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.,friendly,competitive,courteous,industrious,A
reading_comprehension,"Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with
her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating
cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s
amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
 Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of
physics. At the early age, she displayed a
brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she
earned her master’s degree and doctorate
in physics . Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were
married in 1895 and spent many productive
years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn
wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this
horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to
fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne.
She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In
1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her
long exposure to radium, she never became
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries
of the physical world.",Marie had a bright mind and a………… personality.,strong,lighthearted,humorous,envious,B
reading_comprehension,"Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with
her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating
cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s
amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
 Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of
physics. At the early age, she displayed a
brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she
earned her master’s degree and doctorate
in physics . Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were
married in 1895 and spent many productive
years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn
wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this
horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to
fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne.
She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In
1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her
long exposure to radium, she never became
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries
of the physical world.","When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt……….",hopeless,annoyed,depressed,worried,B
reading_comprehension,"Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with
her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating
cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s
amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
 Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of
physics. At the early age, she displayed a
brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she
earned her master’s degree and doctorate
in physics . Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were
married in 1895 and spent many productive
years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn
wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this
horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to
fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne.
She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In
1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her
long exposure to radium, she never became
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries
of the physical world.",Marie………….by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.,challenged authority,showed intelligence,behaved,was distressed,A
reading_comprehension,"Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with
her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating
cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s
amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
 Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of
physics. At the early age, she displayed a
brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she
earned her master’s degree and doctorate
in physics . Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were
married in 1895 and spent many productive
years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn
wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this
horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to
fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne.
She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In
1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her
long exposure to radium, she never became
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries
of the physical world.",…….. she remembered their joy together,Dejectedly,Worried,Tearfully,Happily,A
reading_comprehension,"Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with
her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating
cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s
amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
 Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of
physics. At the early age, she displayed a
brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she
earned her master’s degree and doctorate
in physics . Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were
married in 1895 and spent many productive
years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn
wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this
horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to
fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne.
She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In
1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her
long exposure to radium, she never became
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries
of the physical world.",Her ______ began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband.,misfortune,anger,wretchedness,disappointment,C
reading_comprehension,"Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with
her husband, Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating
cancer, and studied uranium and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s
amicable collaboration later helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.
 Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of
physics. At the early age, she displayed a
brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her
great exuberance for learning prompted
her to continue with her studies after high
school. She became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in
Warsaw was closed to women. Determined
to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the
Sorbonne, a French university, where she
earned her master’s degree and doctorate
in physics . Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the
greatest scientists of her day, one of whom
was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were
married in 1895 and spent many productive
years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn
wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this
horrible misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their
close relationship and the joy that they had
shared in scientific research. The fact that
she had two young daughters to raise by
herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to
fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as a physics professor at the Sorbonne.
She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the world-famous university. In
1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her
long exposure to radium, she never became
disillusioned about her work. Regardless of
the consequences, she had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries
of the physical world.","Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was never ____.",troubled,worried,disappointed,sorrowful,C
reading_comprehension,"Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and personal use; such is the case with smart phones. Professionals now have devices available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople that are often mobile may maximize the use of these critical features on smart phones. Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of multi-function devices often use these devices for frivolous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one’s head during the Super bowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availability of such devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connectivity in personal lives.",The term “frivolous” implies that the author……..,s fascinated by the endless capabilities on smart phones,believes that the average individual does not need a smart phone,wants to see more developments added to smart phone technology,hopes that technology ceases to expand its scope,A
reading_comprehension,"Technology is rapidly expanding the scope of capabilities for both professional and personal use; such is the case with smart phones. Professionals now have devices available to them capable of digital media, internet access, phone communication, multi-person scheduling and office tools for documents and presentations. Businesspeople that are often mobile may maximize the use of these critical features on smart phones. Individuals who simply enjoy the luxury of multi-function devices often use these devices for frivolous pursuits such as downloading catchy ring tones, instant messaging about the latest gossip and looking up the world record for most cans crushed on one’s head during the Super bowl. This fusion of capabilities and increased availability of such devices could be a sign of a growing blend in society between work and personal life, or individuals could simply be taking a luxurious approach to their connectivity in personal lives.",What is the purpose of the concluding sentence in the first paragraph?,Draw a conclusion about what we know smart phones can do,Assume where technology is headed and how it will affect society,Comment on human connectivity through the use of smart phones,Present two possible ex-planations for the growing popularity of smart phones,D
reading_comprehension,"The explosion of a star is an awesome
event. The most violent of these cataclysms,
which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy
of roughly 100 billion stars the last super-nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller
explosions, however, occur quite frequently,
giving rise to what astronomers call novae
and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae
occur in our galaxy every year, but only two
or three are near enough to be observed.
About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part
of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that
was not previously visible to the naked eye.
The last new star of this sort that could be
observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute
fraction of its mass and survives to explode
again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions
of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae
have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two
classes of exploding star, the picture that
emerges is quite astonishing. It appears
that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every
nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The
two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside
the surface of the larger star. As a result the
period of rotation is usually only a few hours,
and their velocities range upward to within a
two-hundredth of the speed of light.",Which from the following statements is true about novae and dwarf ?,The novae and super novae occur in our galaxy every year,They occur in result of smaller explosions,Only 100 of smaller explosions are known,They appear temporarily in our galaxy,B
reading_comprehension,"(1) Expanded trade, an increased money supply, and the push for overseas
empires spurred the growth of European capitalism, or an economic
system in which most businesses are owned privately. Entrepreneurs, or
people who take on financial risk to make profits, were key to the success
of capitalism. Entrepreneurs organized, managed, and assumed the risks of
doing business. They hired workers and paid for raw materials, transport,
and other costs of production.
(2) As trade increased, entrepreneurs sought to expand into overseas ventures.
Capitalists, because of their resources, were more willing to take risks. Thus,
the price revolution of the early modern age gave a boost to capitalism.
Entrepreneurs and capitalists made up a new business class devoted to
the goal of making profits. Together, they helped change local European
economies into an international trading system.
(3) Early European capitalists discovered new ways to create wealth. From
the Arabs, they adapted methods of bookkeeping to show profits and
losses from their ventures. During the late Middle Ages, banks increased in
importance, allowing wealthy merchants to lend money at interest. Joint
stock companies, also developed in late medieval times, grew in importance.
They allowed people to pool large amounts of capital needed for overseas
ventures. Individuals who invested in these companies could join in any
profits that the company made. If the company lost money, individuals
would only lose their initial investments.", What did the price revolution lead to?, More production costs,Push for capitalism, Greater resources,Taking more risks,B
reading_comprehension,"The explosion of a star is an awesome
event. The most violent of these cataclysms,
which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy
of roughly 100 billion stars the last super-nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller
explosions, however, occur quite frequently,
giving rise to what astronomers call novae
and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae
occur in our galaxy every year, but only two
or three are near enough to be observed.
About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part
of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that
was not previously visible to the naked eye.
The last new star of this sort that could be
observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute
fraction of its mass and survives to explode
again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions
of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae
have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two
classes of exploding star, the picture that
emerges is quite astonishing. It appears
that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every
nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The
two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside
the surface of the larger star. As a result the
period of rotation is usually only a few hours,
and their velocities range upward to within a
two-hundredth of the speed of light.",By the term «new star» the author means the one that has………,recently gained in mass,moved from a distant galaxy,become bright enough to strike the eye,not previously risen above the horizon,C
reading_comprehension,"The explosion of a star is an awesome
event. The most violent of these cataclysms,
which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy
of roughly 100 billion stars the last super-nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller
explosions, however, occur quite frequently,
giving rise to what astronomers call novae
and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae
occur in our galaxy every year, but only two
or three are near enough to be observed.
About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part
of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that
was not previously visible to the naked eye.
The last new star of this sort that could be
observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute
fraction of its mass and survives to explode
again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions
of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae
have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two
classes of exploding star, the picture that
emerges is quite astonishing. It appears
that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every
nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The
two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside
the surface of the larger star. As a result the
period of rotation is usually only a few hours,
and their velocities range upward to within a
two-hundredth of the speed of light.","According to the passage, our observations of novae are hampered by their………",extreme brightness,loss of mass,speed of rotation,distance from Earth,D
reading_comprehension,"1) A newspaper reporter interviewed a farmer who won top prizes for his corn in the farmers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the
reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you
afford to share your best seed with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
2) “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you
know! The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and blows it from field to field. If my
neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If
I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” From his answer it is
clear that the farmer is very much aware of the
connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve
unless his neighbor’s corn also improves.
 3) So it is with our lives. Those who choose
to live in peace must help their neighbors to live
in peace. Those who choose to live well must
help others to live well, for the value of a life
is measured by the lives it touches. And those
who choose to be happy must help others to
find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound
up with the welfare of all.",The possessive pronoun (yours) in paragraph (1) refers to :,the farmer,the seeds,the corn,the reporter,C
reading_comprehension,"1) A newspaper reporter interviewed a farmer who won top prizes for his corn in the farmers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the
reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you
afford to share your best seed with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
2) “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you
know! The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and blows it from field to field. If my
neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If
I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” From his answer it is
clear that the farmer is very much aware of the
connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve
unless his neighbor’s corn also improves.
 3) So it is with our lives. Those who choose
to live in peace must help their neighbors to live
in peace. Those who choose to live well must
help others to live well, for the value of a life
is measured by the lives it touches. And those
who choose to be happy must help others to
find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound
up with the welfare of all.","What does the farmer imply when he
says “Why sir…” at the beginning of
paragraph (2) ?",Why don’t you know?,Why did you ask me?,Why don’t you do that?,Why are you surprised?,D
reading_comprehension,"1) A newspaper reporter interviewed a farmer who won top prizes for his corn in the farmers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the
reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you
afford to share your best seed with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
2) “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you
know! The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and blows it from field to field. If my
neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If
I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” From his answer it is
clear that the farmer is very much aware of the
connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve
unless his neighbor’s corn also improves.
 3) So it is with our lives. Those who choose
to live in peace must help their neighbors to live
in peace. Those who choose to live well must
help others to live well, for the value of a life
is measured by the lives it touches. And those
who choose to be happy must help others to
find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound
up with the welfare of all.","The phrase ‘the connectedness of life’
in paragraph (2) means:",the beginning and end,the sequence of events,the continuity of mankind,the interdependence of things,D
reading_comprehension,"We are profoundly ignorant about the origins
of language and have to content ourselves with
more or less plausible speculations. We do not
even know for certain when language arose, but it
seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history
of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no
direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech
arose at the same time as tool making and the earliest forms of specifically human cooperation. In the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene
period, our earliest human ancestors
established the Old Stone Age culture; they
made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and
antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they
hunted big game, often by methods that called for
considerable cooperation and coordination. As
their material culture gradually improved, they became artists and made carvings and engravings
on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of
animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to believe that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures
lacked the power of speech.
It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint
weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone
Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to
500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old
Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and
in this period, we can envisage a corresponding
development of language, from the most primitive
and limited language of the earliest human groups
to a fully developed language in the flowering time
of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise
in the first place?
There are many theories about this, based on
various types of indirect evidence, such as the
language of children, the language of primitive
societies, the kinds of changes that have taken
place in languages in the course of recorded history, the behavior of higher animals like chimpanzees, and the behavior of people suffering from
speech defects. These types of evidence may
provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer
from limitations, and must be treated with caution.
When we consider the language of children, we
have to remember that their situations are quite
different from that of our earliest human ancestors
because the child is growing up in an environment
where there is already a fully developed language,
and this is surrounded by adults who use that language and are teaching it to him.
For example, it has been shown that the earliest
words used by children are mainly the names of
things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but
this does not prove that the earliest words of primitive man were also the names of things and people. When a child learns the name of an object, he
may then use it to express his wishes or demands:
“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve
dropped my doll:
pick it up for me!” The child is using language
to get things done, and it is almost an accident
of adult teaching that the words used to formulate
the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of
words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.","In the second paragraph, the pronoun (they) in the sentence: (They all suffer from limitations) refers to……..",Children who can learn a new language,Adults who teach children how to speak a language,The types of proofs about the way we learn languages,The communities which existed in ancient times,C
reading_comprehension,"We are profoundly ignorant about the origins
of language and have to content ourselves with
more or less plausible speculations. We do not
even know for certain when language arose, but it
seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history
of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no
direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech
arose at the same time as tool making and the earliest forms of specifically human cooperation. In the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene
period, our earliest human ancestors
established the Old Stone Age culture; they
made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and
antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they
hunted big game, often by methods that called for
considerable cooperation and coordination. As
their material culture gradually improved, they became artists and made carvings and engravings
on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of
animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to believe that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures
lacked the power of speech.
It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint
weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone
Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to
500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old
Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and
in this period, we can envisage a corresponding
development of language, from the most primitive
and limited language of the earliest human groups
to a fully developed language in the flowering time
of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise
in the first place?
There are many theories about this, based on
various types of indirect evidence, such as the
language of children, the language of primitive
societies, the kinds of changes that have taken
place in languages in the course of recorded history, the behavior of higher animals like chimpanzees, and the behavior of people suffering from
speech defects. These types of evidence may
provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer
from limitations, and must be treated with caution.
When we consider the language of children, we
have to remember that their situations are quite
different from that of our earliest human ancestors
because the child is growing up in an environment
where there is already a fully developed language,
and this is surrounded by adults who use that language and are teaching it to him.
For example, it has been shown that the earliest
words used by children are mainly the names of
things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but
this does not prove that the earliest words of primitive man were also the names of things and people. When a child learns the name of an object, he
may then use it to express his wishes or demands:
“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve
dropped my doll:
pick it up for me!” The child is using language
to get things done, and it is almost an accident
of adult teaching that the words used to formulate
the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of
words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.","After a reading of this article, one might infer that…….",Language is for adults to instruct children.,Society uses language to improve itself.,With the evolution of language came wisdom.,Language brings power.,D
reading_comprehension,"We are profoundly ignorant about the origins
of language and have to content ourselves with
more or less plausible speculations. We do not
even know for certain when language arose, but it
seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history
of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no
direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech
arose at the same time as tool making and the earliest forms of specifically human cooperation. In the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene
period, our earliest human ancestors
established the Old Stone Age culture; they
made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and
antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they
hunted big game, often by methods that called for
considerable cooperation and coordination. As
their material culture gradually improved, they became artists and made carvings and engravings
on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of
animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to believe that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures
lacked the power of speech.
It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint
weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone
Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to
500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old
Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and
in this period, we can envisage a corresponding
development of language, from the most primitive
and limited language of the earliest human groups
to a fully developed language in the flowering time
of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise
in the first place?
There are many theories about this, based on
various types of indirect evidence, such as the
language of children, the language of primitive
societies, the kinds of changes that have taken
place in languages in the course of recorded history, the behavior of higher animals like chimpanzees, and the behavior of people suffering from
speech defects. These types of evidence may
provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer
from limitations, and must be treated with caution.
When we consider the language of children, we
have to remember that their situations are quite
different from that of our earliest human ancestors
because the child is growing up in an environment
where there is already a fully developed language,
and this is surrounded by adults who use that language and are teaching it to him.
For example, it has been shown that the earliest
words used by children are mainly the names of
things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but
this does not prove that the earliest words of primitive man were also the names of things and people. When a child learns the name of an object, he
may then use it to express his wishes or demands:
“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve
dropped my doll:
pick it up for me!” The child is using language
to get things done, and it is almost an accident
of adult teaching that the words used to formulate
the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of
words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.","If we accept that primitive man existed for a very long period of time without language, then we may assume that………..",Language is not necessary to man’s existence,Language developed with the developing culture of primitives.,Primitives existed in total isolation from one another.,Children brought about a need for language.,B
reading_comprehension,"We are profoundly ignorant about the origins
of language and have to content ourselves with
more or less plausible speculations. We do not
even know for certain when language arose, but it
seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history
of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no
direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech
arose at the same time as tool making and the earliest forms of specifically human cooperation. In the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene
period, our earliest human ancestors
established the Old Stone Age culture; they
made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and
antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they
hunted big game, often by methods that called for
considerable cooperation and coordination. As
their material culture gradually improved, they became artists and made carvings and engravings
on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of
animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to believe that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures
lacked the power of speech.
It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint
weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone
Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to
500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old
Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and
in this period, we can envisage a corresponding
development of language, from the most primitive
and limited language of the earliest human groups
to a fully developed language in the flowering time
of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise
in the first place?
There are many theories about this, based on
various types of indirect evidence, such as the
language of children, the language of primitive
societies, the kinds of changes that have taken
place in languages in the course of recorded history, the behavior of higher animals like chimpanzees, and the behavior of people suffering from
speech defects. These types of evidence may
provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer
from limitations, and must be treated with caution.
When we consider the language of children, we
have to remember that their situations are quite
different from that of our earliest human ancestors
because the child is growing up in an environment
where there is already a fully developed language,
and this is surrounded by adults who use that language and are teaching it to him.
For example, it has been shown that the earliest
words used by children are mainly the names of
things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but
this does not prove that the earliest words of primitive man were also the names of things and people. When a child learns the name of an object, he
may then use it to express his wishes or demands:
“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve
dropped my doll:
pick it up for me!” The child is using language
to get things done, and it is almost an accident
of adult teaching that the words used to formulate
the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of
words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.",The implication of the author regarding the early elements of language is that……..,There were specific real steps followed to develop our language.,Care must be exercised when exhuming what we consider the roots of language,We owe a debt of gratitude to the chimpanzee contribution.,Adults created language in order to instruct their children.,B
reading_comprehension,"We are profoundly ignorant about the origins
of language and have to content ourselves with
more or less plausible speculations. We do not
even know for certain when language arose, but it
seems likely that it goes back to the earliest history
of man, perhaps half a million years. We have no
direct evidence, but it seems probable that speech
arose at the same time as tool making and the earliest forms of specifically human cooperation. In the great Ice Ages of the Pleistocene
period, our earliest human ancestors
established the Old Stone Age culture; they
made flint tools and later tools of bone, ivory, and
antler; they made fire and cooked their food; they
hunted big game, often by methods that called for
considerable cooperation and coordination. As
their material culture gradually improved, they became artists and made carvings and engravings
on bones and pebbles, and wonderful paintings of
animals on the walls of caves. It is difficult to believe that the makers of these Paleolithic cultures
lacked the power of speech.
It is a long step admittedly, from the earliest flint
weapons to the splendid art of the late Old Stone
Age. The first crude flints date back perhaps to
500,000 B.C. While the finest achievements of Old
Stone Age man are later than 100,000 B.C., and
in this period, we can envisage a corresponding
development of language, from the most primitive
and limited language of the earliest human groups
to a fully developed language in the flowering time
of Old Stone Age culture. How did language arise
in the first place?
There are many theories about this, based on
various types of indirect evidence, such as the
language of children, the language of primitive
societies, the kinds of changes that have taken
place in languages in the course of recorded history, the behavior of higher animals like chimpanzees, and the behavior of people suffering from
speech defects. These types of evidence may
provide us with useful pointers, but they all suffer
from limitations, and must be treated with caution.
When we consider the language of children, we
have to remember that their situations are quite
different from that of our earliest human ancestors
because the child is growing up in an environment
where there is already a fully developed language,
and this is surrounded by adults who use that language and are teaching it to him.
For example, it has been shown that the earliest
words used by children are mainly the names of
things and people (“Doll,” “Spoon,” “Mummy”), but
this does not prove that the earliest words of primitive man were also the names of things and people. When a child learns the name of an object, he
may then use it to express his wishes or demands:
“Doll!: often means “Give me my doll!” Or “I’ve
dropped my doll:
pick it up for me!” The child is using language
to get things done, and it is almost an accident
of adult teaching that the words used to formulate
the child’s demands are mainly nouns, instead of
words like “Bring!”’ “Pick up!” and so on.","The purpose of the discussion of the word, “Doll,” is intended to…….",Trace the evolution of a noun.,Support the fact that naming things is most important.,Indicate how adults teach language to children.,Show the evolution of many meanings for one word.,C
reading_comprehension,"1) A newspaper reporter interviewed a farmer who won top prizes for his corn in the farmers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the
reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you
afford to share your best seed with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
2) “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you
know! The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and blows it from field to field. If my
neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If
I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” From his answer it is
clear that the farmer is very much aware of the
connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve
unless his neighbor’s corn also improves.
 3) So it is with our lives. Those who choose
to live in peace must help their neighbors to live
in peace. Those who choose to live well must
help others to live well, for the value of a life
is measured by the lives it touches. And those
who choose to be happy must help others to
find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound
up with the welfare of all.","We can infer from the passage that
the competition involved: ",quality,means of production,quantity,use of pesticide,A
reading_comprehension,"1) A newspaper reporter interviewed a farmer who won top prizes for his corn in the farmers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the
reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you
afford to share your best seed with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
2) “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you
know! The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and blows it from field to field. If my
neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If
I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” From his answer it is
clear that the farmer is very much aware of the
connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve
unless his neighbor’s corn also improves.
 3) So it is with our lives. Those who choose
to live in peace must help their neighbors to live
in peace. Those who choose to live well must
help others to live well, for the value of a life
is measured by the lives it touches. And those
who choose to be happy must help others to
find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound
up with the welfare of all.",The views expressed in paragraph (3) are those of:,the farmer,the reporter,the writer,the neighbors,C
reading_comprehension,"1) A newspaper reporter interviewed a farmer who won top prizes for his corn in the farmers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the
reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you
afford to share your best seed with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
2) “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you
know! The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and blows it from field to field. If my
neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If
I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” From his answer it is
clear that the farmer is very much aware of the
connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve
unless his neighbor’s corn also improves.
 3) So it is with our lives. Those who choose
to live in peace must help their neighbors to live
in peace. Those who choose to live well must
help others to live well, for the value of a life
is measured by the lives it touches. And those
who choose to be happy must help others to
find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound
up with the welfare of all.",The farmer’s action exemplifies:,sharing,selfishness,individuality,independence,A
reading_comprehension,"1) A newspaper reporter interviewed a farmer who won top prizes for his corn in the farmers’ festival year after year. In the interview, the
reporter discovered that the farmer shared his
seed corn with his neighbors . “How can you
afford to share your best seed with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked.
2) “Why sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you
know! The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and blows it from field to field. If my
neighbors grow low quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily lower the quality of my corn. If
I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn.” From his answer it is
clear that the farmer is very much aware of the
connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve
unless his neighbor’s corn also improves.
 3) So it is with our lives. Those who choose
to live in peace must help their neighbors to live
in peace. Those who choose to live well must
help others to live well, for the value of a life
is measured by the lives it touches. And those
who choose to be happy must help others to
find happiness, for the welfare of each is bound
up with the welfare of all.",The best title for this passage is:,The Wisdom of a Reporter,The Recovery of Wisdom,The Power of Sharing,The Virtues of Competition,C
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.",The word exploration in the first  paragraph means……,inventing new devices,discovering new places,sending some messages,buying new lands,B
reading_comprehension,"The explosion of a star is an awesome
event. The most violent of these cataclysms,
which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy
of roughly 100 billion stars the last super-nova was observed in 1604. Much smaller
explosions, however, occur quite frequently,
giving rise to what astronomers call novae
and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae
occur in our galaxy every year, but only two
or three are near enough to be observed.
About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part
of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that
was not previously visible to the naked eye.
The last new star of this sort that could be
observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute
fraction of its mass and survives to explode
again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions
of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae
have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two
classes of exploding star, the picture that
emerges is quite astonishing. It appears
that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every
nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The
two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside
the surface of the larger star. As a result the
period of rotation is usually only a few hours,
and their velocities range upward to within a
two-hundredth of the speed of light.",The production of supernova………,occurs frequently,occurs 25 times in 1 year,occurred in 1946,occurred in 1604,D
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.",What was Prince Henry’s goal?,To make Portugal a super power,To develop business in Africa,To find a way to the spice trade,To send sailors out in the ocean,C
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.",Prince Henry’s school focused on……,drawing and fine arts,sailing and building ships,trading and transporting goods,military work and weapons,B
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.",Why were people scared to travel further out?,There were many sea hazards,There were pirates in the sea,The weather was stormy,There were huge waves,A
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.","In the last line of the passage, the word knack means……",A special offer to buy something,A new trend to prevail across the world,A special skill or ability to do something,A special gift to be bought for someone,C
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.","According to the passage, what makes the Panamera the right car?",It is so attractive regarding shape,It is a huge cat the carries more passengers,It is one of the most expensive cars,It has all aspects of a perfect sports cars,D
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.","In the first paragraph, the word rife means……",Widespread,Very attractive,So limited,Outstanding,A
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.",The pronoun (it) in the line: It meets high standards in every respect refers to……..,The Mercedes car,The Porsche 4-door sports car,The Maserati car,The Bentley car,B
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.",The car will compete against other luxury family oriented models. This statement means that…………,The Porsche will compete against other attractive cars,The Porsche will compete against other fast cars,The Porsche will compete against other dynamic cars,The Porsche will compete against other expensive cars,D
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.",Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking is……,The designer of the new Porsche car,The investor who founded the Porsche company,The chief executive officer of the Porsche company,The supervisor of the marketing plan of Porsche,C
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.",What invention helped sea captains sail further and faster?,The invention of a heavy ship,Inventing of large sails,Inventing a new light ship,The invention of mapmaking,C
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.",The word solely in the second paragraph means……,n collaboration with other manufacturers,Not involving other manufacturers,Smartly designed by the company,Including all aspects of a powerful car,B
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.",What makes the Porsche the bestselling car in the region?,It has a highquality fuel system,It is made by the world’s most profitable car manufacturer,The Porsche will lineup the Boxter and the Cayenne SUV,"It is expected to sell 20,000 models a year",C
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.","Prince Henry sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid1400s helped in making Portugal……",A powerful country in sea navigation all over the word,The front of the race to find a sea route to the Indies,A strong military power in South America,The most important country for the spice trade,B
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.",Price Henry heightened the exploration of Africa throughout......,Building more ships,Setting out more ships at sea,Developing the spice trade,Discovering new lands,B
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.",How long did it take to reach the equator?,About twenty years,About fourteen years,More than a decade,More than a century,C
reading_comprehension,"Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to 
Prince Henry the Navigator Prince Henry
the Navigator (1394-1460) was the son of
King John I and Queen Philippa of Portugal. He was a leader in the early days of
exploration. Although he was called Prince
Henry the Navigator by the English people,
Prince Henry never actually sailed on any
of the voyages of discovery he sponsored.
Instead, Prince Henry established a school
for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow
sailors to better guide their ships and to
come up with new ship designs. His goal
was to find a route to the rich spice trade of
the Indies and to explore the west coast of
Africa. The ships that sailed the Mediterranean were too slow and too heavy to make
these voyages. Under his direction, a new
and lighter ship was developed, the caravel, which would allow sea captains to sail
further and faster.
Despite the creation of the caravel and the
knowledge shared at his school for sailors,
Prince Henry had a great deal of difficulty persuading his captains to sail beyond
Cape Bojodor off the west coast of Africa.
According to legend, beyond this point in
an area known as the “Green Sea of Darkness,” the sun was so close to the Earth
that a person’s skin would burn black, the
sea boiled, ships caught on fire, and monsters hid waiting to smash the ships and eat
the sailors.
It took fourteen voyages over a period of 12
years until a ship finally reached the equator. During the two-year period from 1444 to  1446, Prince Henry intensified the exploration of Africa, sending between 30 and 40 of
his ships on missions. The last voyage sponsored by Prince Henry sailed over 1,500
miles down the African coast. Although he
never sailed on the expeditions, the voyages that he paid for in the mid-1400s helped
launch Portugal into the front of the race to
find a sea route to the Indies.",What was the “Green Sea of Darkness”?,An area in North Africa,An area along the coast of Portugal,An area in South Africa,An area at the west coast of Africa,D
reading_comprehension,"In 2009, the world’s most profitable car
manufacturer, Porsche, has announced
in a press release it will build a four-door
car, to hit the roads in 2009. The luxury
carmaker will invest $1.2 billion on the
new vehicle. Porsche expects the new
car, to be called the “Panamera”, to sell
somewhere in the region of 20,000 models a year, which would make it the company’s best-selling vehicle. The Stuttgart
based factory is famed for the other three
models that make up the Porsche lineup– the Boxster, the 911 sports car and
the Cayenne SUV. Porsche’s announcement confirms rumors that have been rife
on the Internet that “some delectable new
creation” would be emerging from the
company.
The car is to be built solely by Porsche
in Stuttgart and bear the “Made in Germany” hallmark of quality. Dr. Wendelin
Wiedeking, the President and CEO of
Porsche, said: “The Panamera is the right
car as it has all the typical DNA characteristics of a genuine sports car. In terms
of performance, design, and driving dynamics, it meets Porsche’s high standards in every respect. We are making our
customers an attractive offer in the top
performance segment.” The car will compete against other luxury family oriented
models from Mercedes, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Bentley. Porsche looks set to
continue its uncanny knack of producing
top quality automobiles for top profits.","In the first paragraph, the word delectable means……",Extremely attractive,Very economical,Extremely profitable,Wide-spread all over the world,A
sentence_completion,,"It is hard to imagine how things were
before ……… were invented ; we
certainly couldn’t ……… information
as easily as we can now. 
",computers / get,televisions / print,clocks / obtain,cars / build,A
sentence_completion,,"Because of his inability to ______ other chimps, chimpanzee “E34” is no longer welcome in his tribe. He has been deemed ______.",fight with...an outlaw,relate to...an outcast,befriend...a favorite,help...a leader,B
sentence_completion,,"Because of my ______, Sara is now using the same floor cleaner that I use.",theory,disapproval,agreement,recommendation,D
sentence_completion,,"Before ______, airplanes were loaded with passengers and cargo. Then, they were filled with fuel.",arrival,descending,landing,departure,D
sentence_completion,,"Rather than focus on one specific group of people, some charities try to do work that benefits _____ of humanity",most,some,few,all,B
sentence_completion,,"Despite the existence of evidence showing that wolves are caring and social creatures, many people still _____ they are cruel and vicious animals",say,reject,deny,believe,D
sentence_completion,,The ______ of meat in your refrigerator doesn’t necessarily indicate that you are______,presence...herbivorous,absence...vegetarian,amount...omnivorous,color...carnivorous,B
sentence_completion,,Harold enjoyed singing in the boys’ choir so much that he wanted to do it ______,regularly,occasionally,rarely,seldom,A
sentence_completion,,"Using the scientific ______ of aerodynamics, scientists design space shuttles to withstand the dangers of orbit and re-entry",substances,rockets,fuel,theory,D
sentence_completion,,"One of the most ……… things in life is
self-concept ; with a positive one , no
……… is too big to solve",awesome / obstacle,significant / harm,important / problem,crucial / imagination,C
sentence_completion,,"After ______, the captain announced that there would be turbulence ahead. Passengers were advised to ______ their seats.
",landing...abandon,takeoff...leave,takeoff...remain in,arrival...stay in,C
sentence_completion,,"Tyrants demand that others do their wishes, while ______ take a softer approach, considering the individual interests of all others.",diplomats,dictators,socialists,fascists,A
sentence_completion,,"To Faisal’s dismay, his chances in the chess tournament
ended suddenly with one
move. His ______ was moving the queen instead of the
rook",mistake,triumph,victory,attempt,A
sentence_completion,,"The warring tribes were weary of conflict, so both were eager to forge a peaceful ______",negotiation,victory,insurgency,resolution,D
sentence_completion,,"Fahd was ______ about his first diving competition. And, apparently this enthusiasm was ______; others began to feel the same way he did.",nervous...popular,excited...contagious,with drawn...high,agitated...underestimated,B
sentence_completion,,"Despite a marked increase in the number of voters registered, the most recent election numbers indicate ______ in voter turnout.",an increase,a discrepancy,a decline,an effect,B
sentence_completion,,"Because the test has been deemed inaccurate, the ____ we obtained are ____.",findings...valuable,figures...interesting,readings...undeniable,results...inconclusive,D
sentence_completion,,"In a democratic country, private individuals have the right to own property. On the other hand, under ______ leadership, private ownership is forbidden.",republican,socialist,communist,capitalist,C
sentence_completion,,"I don’t like carbonated _____. So, I often drink juice or water.",things,foods,beverages,materials,C
sentence_completion,,"Salem’s favorite ……… is traveling; he
especially likes ……… countries that
are new to him. ",hobby / visiting,assignment / familiar,sport / rough,recreation / remembering,A
sentence_completion,,"After examining the bark, the dendrol- ogist decided that it was too difficult to ______ the tree’s genus without also examining its leaves.",understand,determine,see,derive,B
sentence_completion,,"When I was ………, I always thought
my classes were very difficult and
feared that when I got older my ………
would be impossible.",a child / movement,abroad / past,wiser / mission,younger / studies,D
sentence_completion,,"It is hard to imagine how things were before _________ were invented;
we certainly couldn’t _________ information as easily as we can now.",computers /get,television / print,clocks / originate, cars / build,A
sentence_completion,,"Some recent studies _________ that, contrary to previous belief, some
saturated fats really contain anti-aging _________.",show / benefits,prove / harms,assume / surge,propose / results,A
sentence_completion,,"Sudoku is the fastest growing puzzle in the world. The _________
started in Japan in the 1980s and until a few years ago nobody in Europe
had ever _________ about it",government / talked,people / thought,practice / set,craze / heard,D
sentence_completion,," Daily _________ improves a person’s physical condition. It helps oxygen
circulate through your body and it makes your heart, and leg _________
stronger.",cooking / considerably,reading / become,running / muscles, rest / much,C
sentence_completion,,"Impressionism is an art _________ that developed in France in the late
19th century. Young artists used new techniques to _________ outdoor
scenes.",movement / paint, lesson / learn, focus / describe,supply / create,A
sentence_completion,,My town is quite small so there is no big ………and there is only one football field  where young people can get………and have a game.,store / through ,shop / over ,mall / together ,market / around ,C
sentence_completion,,In many countries ……… is compulsory only until the age of sixteen; and after that students can leave and look for a ……… if they want.,earning / company ,education / job ,training / work ,studying / business ,B
sentence_completion,,I can’t imagine a more………way to spend a summer holiday than in a ……… hotel just next to the sea.,relaxing / comfortable , tanning / peaceful  ,calming / costly ,welcoming / beautiful ,A
sentence_completion,,"Khalid is ……… now and has three
children ; his oldest ……… is in high school",divorced / nephew,married / child,single / cousin,engaged / brother,B
sentence_completion,,"the past people ……… to prepare all of their meals from fresh ingredients, but now fast food and ………meals are becoming increasingly popular.",started / boxed ,had / cooked ,needed / next ,used / ready ,D
sentence_completion,,One good thing about studying in small………is that the teacher is able to give each ……… a lot of personal attention and that’s something I find very rewarding.,rooms / individual , groups / man  ,cities / person ,classes / student ,D
sentence_completion,,"The archeological information gathered from the new excavation was ______; it corroborated many old theories that had been previously held in question, and discounted those which had been accepted as true.",illuminating,exciting,predictable,infuriating,A
sentence_completion,,"Always expect to………at least one error when you proofread your own statistics. If you do not, you are probably making the same………twice.",make / point ,detect / remark ,find / mistake ,skip / statement ,C
sentence_completion,,You can safely………in front of the car you are………when you see its headlights in your inside rearview mirror.,cut back / passing ,dodge around / paralleling ,slide by / preceding ,pull over / chasing ,A
sentence_completion,,"In my opinion, an educational………that does not teach young people to………for themselves is a failure.",frame / learn ,way / work ,method / inspire ,system / think ,D
sentence_completion,,Teachers need to………more to their students and understand that ……… games can be very educational.,adapt / computer ,adore / playing ,learn / racing ,listen / television ,A
sentence_completion,,"Before the first English………were published, there was little agreement on spelling, so the same words might be spelled in three or four ………ways, even by the same author!",dictionaries / different ,magazines / strange ,lexicons / unusual, books /other ,A
sentence_completion,,"In some developing ………there are people who spend sixty, seventy, or even eighty percent of their………on buying food for their families.",companies / bills ,countries / salaries ,schools / fees ,states / payments ,B
sentence_completion,,"Nayef has decided that he is………to study science at university next year, so he’s been preparing really hard for his………school exams.",going / final ,trying / important ,willing / big ,wanting / difficult ,A
sentence_completion,,"The expedition was fraught with ______; it rained every day, someone broke their ankle, and sickness plagued the crew from day one",commotion,misfortune,apprehension,action,B
sentence_completion,,"In ___ tropical waterways, there are sometimes hundreds of species of fish in search of precious sustenance. This being the case, the ___ resources can be intense.",teeming...garnering of,large...explosion of,crowded... observation of,forsaken... competition for,A
sentence_completion,,"Visitors are given tours of the historic ______ daily. It is no longer used as a residence, though it boasts a grand total of 38 bedrooms!",district,mansion,waterway,village,B
sentence_completion,,"Dania generally preferred spicy foods, but during her pregnancy she preferred more ______ food.",mild,tasty,healthy,fine,C
sentence_completion,,"Mansour had heard that a single word ______ may have multiple different meanings. Although, at the moment, he could not think of any examples.",never,sometimes,seldom,rarely,B
sentence_completion,,"Considering the fact that she uses a prosthetic leg, John’s victory in the foot race was ______ amazing.",kind of,truly,slightly,little,B
sentence_completion,,The sun has risen every day of my life. I assume that it will ______ so in the future.,typically do,fail to do,stop doing,continue doing,D
sentence_completion,,"______, she closed the car door. She was moving away and would not see her friends for a long time.",Sadly,Hurriedly,Lazily,Quietly,A
sentence_completion,,Fares ______ scored below average on tests and projects. He was quite surprised to see ______ test grade.,frequently... a despicable,seldom...a failing,often...a poor,usually... an outstanding,D
sentence_completion,,The audience at the dance performance was not_____. Dancers were repeatedly _____ and the show had to end early,friendly...harassed,happy...applauded,supportive...ostracized,pensive...undone,A
sentence_completion,,"Hank’s basketball team never played against teams from other states, most of their games were played against _____ teams.",poor,exceptional,national,local,D
sentence_completion,,"There was a questionable ______ coming out of the restaurant. Consequently, we decided to ______ elsewhere.",individual...go,sound...run,person...congregate,odor...dine,D
sentence_completion,,"Sarah hardly even noticed when someone made a negative comment about her. Her sister, however, was more ______",sensitive,sociable,disinterested,grateful,A
sentence_completion,,"Though they may not always agree with the politicians in power, living in a democratic country is a ______; people in other parts of the world don’t enjoy similar ______.",burden...expectations,right...oppressors,privilege...liberties,boon...dangers,C
sentence_completion,,The board was amazed to see such an outstanding research by a mere _______.,undergraduate student,prominent doctor,great scientist,famous businessman,A
sentence_completion,,"In the Middle Ages, returning prisoners in exchange for money became common instead of putting them to death. Though the act was humane, the primary reasons behind it were ________ rather than ________ .","humanitarian, economic","economic, humanitarian","customs, humanitarian","customs, economic",C
sentence_completion,,The principal asked the teachers to discover and _________ each student’s _________ talents.,"suppress, unrecognized","develop, intrinsic","redirect, spacious","belittle, dormant",B
sentence_completion,,"Instead of a long line, I have managed to ______ the tickets.",manipulate,recognize,protect,procure,D
sentence_completion,,The employee’s ________ of money from the public funds was discovered by the auditor.,posting,trial balance,embezzlement,casting,C
sentence_completion,,I can __________ for his honesty and ability to work hard.,bet,promise,vouch,vow,C
sentence_completion,,A Job in this hectic department __________ a lot of hard work.,entails,proceeds,prevents,curtails,A
sentence_completion,,"I cannot concentrate, here is too much __________",detraction,distraction,people,contraction,B
sentence_completion,,This account is exempted from __________ charges.,bevy,levy,interest,profit,B
sentence_completion,,Expert chefs often ______ techniques and ingredients from all over the world to ______ new recipes.,use...revise,combine...create,infuse...copy,contemplate...follow,B
sentence_completion,,"In order to ______ themselves as a respectable competitor in the retail sales market, they were willing to incur substantial initial losses.",accept,install,build,establish,D
sentence_completion,,The hiker had only a few ounces of water left in his canteen. He ______ that he might ______ if he did not find clean drinking water soon.,realized...flourish,worried...starve,noticed...die,feared...perish,D
sentence_completion,,The maid polished the cloudy window until it became ______ once more.,blemished,smudged,blurry,transparent,D
sentence_completion,,The quarterback fell and broke his ankle. _____ around the injury quickly caused the ankle to look very bruised and swollen.,Inflammation,Bandages,Discoloration,Trauma,A
sentence_completion,,"Before, Salma’s diet had consisted primarily of imported foods. However, lately she has begun to enjoy more ______ cuisine",rancid,local,foreign,hard,B
sentence_completion,,"All of the monkeys were feeling ______, so it was ______ for the juvenile male to excite his peers.",happy...hard,down...simple,energetic...easy,anxious...difficult,C
sentence_completion,,My dog gave me a ______ look. I think he was the one who ate my sandwich!,kind,angry,mean,guilty,D
sentence_completion,,"Although Faisal most often wears casual clothes, he is wearing ______ suit to the wedding.",an old,a formal,an ugly,a proud,B
sentence_completion,,We cannot predict whether he will go on a picnic or not. He is so __________ .,deleterious,offensive,feckless,capricious,D
sentence_completion,,"It was a common ______ that Jupiter was a star until Galileo, a famous as- tronomer, ______ Jupiter’s moons.",belief... explored,misconception... discovered,prediction... unearthed,impression... orbited,B
sentence_completion,,"Because of falling revenues and in- creasing costs, executives were ______ that the company might not survive the financial crisis.",confident,hopeful,decisive,concerned,D
sentence_completion,,Selling food can be difficult. You have to find a ______ before it ______,freezer...is eaten,cook...sells,market...cooks,drink...is finished,C
sentence_completion,,"My friend and I ______ our money, but the ______ was not enough to buy the bike.",lost...sum,spent...price,combined...total,added...result,C
sentence_completion,,"If the ruler of a country is ______, then he is a king. If the ruler of a country is female, then she is a ______.",a guy...secretary,male...queen,a thief...horse,a boy...boat,B
sentence_completion,,"The hang glider soared through the clouds and up among the mountainous peaks, while below in the ______ people looked up in wonder.",ocean,valley,lagoon,beach,B
sentence_completion,,The red team’s ______ was too good. ______ on the blue team could not keep them from scoring.,mascot...players,goalie...offenders,defense...guards,offense...defenders,D
sentence_completion,,"There was a ______ among the ranks, but the ______ soldiers remained unaware.",buffoon...laughing,traitor...loyal,killer...dying,general...obedient,C
sentence_completion,,"Stanley ate well, exercised, and had very few bad habits. Chewing his fingernails was his only ______.",reward,vice,hobby,pastime,B
sentence_completion,,"Mary is an independent and innovative thinker who has come up with countless great inventions in the past. Therefore, it is best to grant her a good deal of ______ with regard to the direction of her research.",oversight,restriction,interest,autonomy,C
sentence_completion,,Construction ______ were using ______ to climb up and fix the roof.,trucks...stairs,workers...ladders,men...trees,cats...hills,B
sentence_completion,,"Unlike the ______ skin of the manta ray, shark skin is more textured and ______",slick...rough,tough...smooth,transparent...oily,scaly...bumpy,B
sentence_completion,,"Despite her parents’ best efforts at making her ______, Molly felt very ______ at her party.",sociable...old,comfortable...shy,humorous...silly,helpful...generous,B
sentence_completion,,The ______ painting looked remarkably like the original.,ancient,messy,phony,genuine,C
sentence_completion,,"I wasn’t sure if my diamond was real, but it was! I took it to a jeweler, who confirmed that it was ______.",genuine,fake,worthless,nice,A
sentence_completion,,"Despite being ______, Lina acted ______ when confronted by with the dangerous bear.",tired...talkative,lost...found,arrogant...courageous,afraid...bravely,D
sentence_completion,,The ______ shopkeeper ______ us for our purchases,generous...thanked,honest...helped,greedy...overcharged,unusual...billed,C
sentence_completion,,My ______ attempt to lift the boulder was ________; I couldn’t even move it,valiant...serious,good...great,ridiculous...brave,feeble...unsuccessful,D
sentence_completion,,"Although we made payments each week, the loan took a very long time to ______ due to a high rate of ______.",default...principal,finance...funding,repay...interest,assume...return,C
sentence_completion,,"In order to ______ current stock market trends, experts gather an abundance of data and interpret it in multiple different ways.",reveal,organize,invest,analyze,D
sentence_completion,,"After several days without food, the hiker was famished and exhausted. After stumbling upon a bush full of ripe blackberries, he was ______ to devour them.",eager,reluctant,disappointed,careful,A
sentence_completion,,"The novel experiment was intended to _____ students in one of the finer points of chemistry. _____, due to a lack of enthusiasm, it was largely unsuccessful.",educate...However,inform...Even though,instruct...And,illuminate...But,A
sentence_completion,,"The irascible dinner guests were so dirty that they stained the white tablecloth when they touched it. When the waitress offered them soap, they regarded her with ______",disdain,gratitude,alarm,intensity,A
sentence_completion,,Detective Harris is very ______; he conducts his investigations with utmost _______.,intelligent...idiocy,relaxed...intensity,experienced...novelty,careful...confirmation,C
sentence_completion,,"During cellular ______, genetic material is ______ at an astounding rate.",formation...dissolved,breakdown...constructed,division...replicated,composition...decomposed,C
sentence_completion,,"The actors were exhausted after multiple performances of the ______ play. No matter how hard they tried to make the show come to life, their audiences continually ______ applause.",terrible...delivered,wonderful...refused,amazing...denied,forgettable...withheld,C
sentence_completion,,"In order to ______ the healthy exchange of ideas, organizers of the symposium ______ the meeting of many great minds.",encourage...facilitated,impart...scheduled,cajole...attended,stifle...participated in,A
sentence_completion,,"In an attempt to ______ more parts in less time, manufacturing processes on assembly lines are frequently updated.",save,maintain,repair,make,B
sentence_completion,,"Because a few of the measurements he made were incorrect, the architect needed to ______ his original plan.",discard,redo,revise,remove,C
sentence_completion,,"Though the two fingerprints were quite ______, they were not an exact match, so no identification could be made.",Perfect,Identical,Smudged,Similar,D
sentence_completion,,"______ the traditional windmill design - spokes rotating round a central point - is a very old machine, it is successfully used in many modern applications.",However,Although,Given that,Therefore,C
sentence_completion,,"Gazing up at the nearly _____ constellations, we _____ the vastness of the universe.",countless... discredited,gargantuan...proved,glowing...doubted,innumerable... contemplated,D
sentence_completion,,Ancient cave carvings of humans using hammers ______ the theory that our ancestors were using tools many thousands of years ago.,predicts,proves,supports,makes,B
sentence_completion,,"Despite their efforts to ______ the incident, none of the onlookers had any useful information to give to the police.",recall,forget,ignore,investigate,A
sentence_completion,,"When fallen trees and vegetation ______, they provide sustenance for other plants and animals.",deregulate,differentiate,disintegrate,decompose,D
sentence_completion,,Diagnosing and repairing airplanes ______ knowledge of general science as well as experience working with specific planes.,promotes,involves,anticipates,requires,D
sentence_completion,,"Although the president’s advisors often disagreed with him, they rarely _____ his decisions.",corroborated,supported,criticized,analyzed,C
sentence_completion,," When speeding fines were _____, many motorists decided to _____ their driving habits.",instituted...keep,common...maintain,reduced...defend,increased...alter,D
sentence_completion,,"When police see motorists stranded on the road, they often stop to ____ them.",ticket,incarcerate,repair,assist,D
sentence_completion,,"In ancient times many people____ large territories. However, in modern times, most people settle in a single location",farmed,stayed,wandered,abandoned,C
sentence_completion,,"I don’t have a lot of energy these days. After a quick _____, I am quite _____",journey...exhausted,taste...full,stroll...fatigued,move...fussy,C
sentence_completion,,"Though my colleagues were in favor of ending our research, I wanted to _____ it.",abandon,pursue,delay,investigate,B
sentence_completion,,"The play was completely written. The director had the stage and scenery ready, but she hadn’t chosen the leading actor yet; he was yet to be _____.",cast,made,decided,created,A
sentence_completion,,The ____ started today for a lost hiker in the state park. I hope they are able to _____ him!,search...rescue,hunt...locate,party...celebrate,funeral...find,A
sentence_completion,,"The instructions said we should ____ the pie while it bakes in the oven. When the top is brown, we should _____ it.",see...enjoy,watch...cut,monitor...remove,check...cool,C
sentence_completion,,"The haunted house was so ______ and scary, it made me question my own ______.",disorientating...reality,interesting...friends,confusing...family,hilarious...motives,A
sentence_completion,,"Peter thought he had finished his fight with lung cancer, but unfortunately the ______ had already spread to other parts of his body.",cure,disease,injury,medicine,B
sentence_completion,,"Because they need to see _____ animals from far away, hawks have _____ eyesight.",gigantic...sharp,native...clear,miniscule...keen,large...cloudy,C
sentence_completion,,"The students were ______ to the dean who selected them for classes overseas, so they readily ______ the offer.",thankful...rejected,grateful...accepted,pleased...considered,hungry...refused,B
sentence_completion,,Han was told by a classmate that he was not good at anything. He found the insult rude and ______.,unhealthy,offensive,erratic,forgivable,B
sentence_completion,,"It was uncommonly ______ in the crowded train station. Despite the need to get where they were going, travelers remained surprisingly ______",hectic...pushy,tranquil...chaotic,busy...active,quiet...calm,D
sentence_completion,,"She knew the medicine would taste terrible. ________, in order to be cured, she had to take it.",Never,Since,Although,However,D
sentence_completion,,"______ the fox is usually able to withstand heavy winters, it ______ falls victim to famine and exhaustion.",Afterwards...often,Moreover...normally,Even though...sometimes,If...never,C
sentence_completion,,"After adhering to a low-fat diet for what seemed to be eons, the man had _____ to consume a cheeseburger.",a right,an excuse,the urge,the opportunity,B
sentence_completion,,"In order to _____ the class system of their kingdom, wealthy landowners usually _____ others within their own social group.",investigating... declined,exploring... debated,considering... refused,weighing... decided,D
sentence_completion,,"Chocolate has always been one of my favorite foods. So, it was difficult for me to ______ another brownie.",locate,savor,resist,relish,A
sentence_completion,,"In order to _____ the class system of their kingdom, wealthy landowners usually _____ others within their own social group.",dissolve... wedded,strengthen... disrespected,solidify...denounced,preserve...married,C
sentence_completion,,"Members of the social club were always polite, and they were careful not to ______ others.",offend,disgust,incite,compliment,B
sentence_completion,,The soldiers in troop 32V were well trained. They worked as a cohesive unit and ______ their commander.,questioned,challenged,obeyed,degraded,A
sentence_completion,,Susan is ______ on getting the highest grades. She always studies hard.,tangible,interested,sympathetic,keen,D
sentence_completion,,Talal is ______ fame and money. He pursues research just as an amateur scientist.,indifferent to,enamored of,running for,struggling for,A
sentence_completion,,"The athlete tried to____ the movements of his coach, exactly copying every",plagiarize,interpret,mimic,possess,C
sentence_completion,,Sara is ____ peanuts: the smallest taste of peanut butter can stop her breathing and put her in the hospital.,enamored of,allergic to,intrigued by,interested in,B
sentence_completion,,"Apart from the one small river running through it, the desert is entirely ______.",arid,humid,remote,temperate,A
sentence_completion,,"The other children did not want Alexander to play with them, so they ______ him from their game",excluded,exhibited,exposed,examined,A
sentence_completion,,"Though the accident damaged the car pretty severely, mechanics were able to _____ it and make it almost good as new.",destroy,build,salvage,hinder,C
sentence_completion,,"I have always preferred ____ areas to ____ ones, because I really like the countryside.",city … downtown,rural … urban,attractive … beautiful,quiet … tranquil,B
sentence_completion,,"Although it’s not remotely frightening in the daylight, the estate takes on ____ quality at night.",an eerie,a marvelous,a jovial,an optimistic,A
sentence_completion,,The much-hated bill sparked off a wave of public _______which could not be ______by the concessions the British announced.,enthusiasm… dampened,discontent… abated,curiosity… complemented,adoration… channelized,B
sentence_completion,,"Herbs have _______qualities and in many clinical trials, doctor have saved countless lives by using raw herbal leaves on serious wounds",remedial,flavoring,inferior,doubtful,A
sentence_completion,,"When a person is described as ______, it might be best to stay away from him or her.",eccentric,acceptable,hostile,average,C
sentence_completion,,Salem’s employees were quite ______: they learned quickly and were able to do most of the tasks he ______.,decisive...wanted,able...listed,humble...assigned,capable...requested,D
sentence_completion,,"There were many cars in the theater parking lot. When Mohammed found an available parking spot, he felt ______.",vulnerable,ecstatic,compassionate,uncommon,B
sentence_completion,,Mansour was a very good student who typically made good grades; it was ______ for him to fail a test.,predicable,anticipated,senseless,unusual,D
sentence_completion,,It is _____ for planets to orbit in a nearly circular pattern; ovular orbits are fairly uncommon.,simple,rare,typical,unfortunate,C
sentence_completion,,"Salem first arranged the anthology in _____ order based on when the writers published each piece, but he later switched to _____ ordering system based on the spelling of the authors’ names.",reverse … a straightforward,random … an orderly,mathematical … a geometric,chronological … an alphabetical,D