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The word "dispel" in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
solve
eliminate
discourage
lessen
Which statement is NOT true, according to the passage?
The pollution index in southern Thailand used to exceed 300
Seven provinces in Thailand suffered from the haze
The haze reached a hazardous level in the city of Songkhla
The local authorities warned the citizens against going out
The following actions are taken by the authorities in response to the haze EXCEPT ______.
closing sports stadiums
sending students home
issuing warnings
disrupting flights
The word "their" in the passage refers to ______.
vulnerable people
the elderly
students
stadiums
What is the event reported in the news?
Southern Thailand was hit by the haze from Indonesia
People suffered because of the haze from Indonesia
The flights were disrupted by the haze on Thursday
The haze from Indonesia was the worst ever last year
The haze stayed longer in the southern Thailand because of ______.
the fine particles of dust in the air
the tropical weather in the area
the high pollution index
the low speed of the wind
What is the main idea of paragraph 2?
Thailand is the most polluted country in Asia
Thailand's pollution index reads 201-300
The haze reached a dangerous level
People living in Songkhla do a lot of reading.
The word "succeeding" in line 19 is closest to ___________.
inheriting
prospering
diverse
later
It can be inferred from the passage that Moore wrote because she ___________.
wanted to win awards
was dissatisfied with what others wrote
felt a need to express herself
wanted to raise money for the Bronx Zoo
What is the passage mainly about?
Essayists and poets of the 1920's
The use of quotations in poetry
Marianne Moore's life and work
The influence of the imagists on Marianne Moore.
Where did Moore grow up?
In Kirkwood
In Brooklyn.
In Carlisle.
In Los Angeles
Which of the following can be inferred about Moore's poems?
They do not use traditional verse forms
They are better known in Europe than the United States
They were all published in The Dial
They tend to be abstract
The author mentions all of the following as jobs held by Moore EXCEPT ___________.
teacher
magazine editor
commercial artist
librarian
According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT ___________.
workers
animals
fossils
artists
The word "it" in line 22 refers to ___________.
writing poetry
becoming famous
earning a living
attracting readers
In what way is life organized?
Hard
Difficult
Complicated
Problematic
Which of the followings is NOT a feature of life?
Getting a job
Giving birth
Getting larger and self-repairing
Reacting to the environment.
What is the energy for the living things called?
Food.
Metabolic process
Green energy.
Environment
You see life respond most clearly when you______.
unintentionally hurt yourself.
move part of your body due to threat.
look at your toe.
feel hurt
Which type of living creatures can adapt to the changes in the environment?
More visible
Lower
Higher
More human
What does the word “Reversible” in the passage mean?
Changeable
Visible
Fitful
Irregular
Which type of adaptation is permanent?
Body- related
Reversible
Genotypic
Environmental
How many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for spring break?
Around 500,000
Around 10,000
Around 36,000
Around 50,000
The article is mainly about______.
sleeping on the floor or camping in tents.
alternative spring break trips.
drinking problems among university students.
spring break in Florida and Mexico.
The word “binge” in the second paragraph probably means______.
having very little alcohol
refusing to do something.
studying for too long
doing too much of something
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem that alternative spring break trips try to help solve?
Alcoholism.
Environmental damage.
Poverty.
Homelessness.
Which of the following gives the main idea of the third paragraph?
One group of JMU students worked on homes damaged by a hurricane.
Some students work to help the environment on alternative spring break trips.
Children living in homeless shelters enjoy creative activities.
University students do many different types of work on alternative spring break trips.
The article implies that university students______.
many take fewer alternative spring break trips in future.
would prefer to wait until they have their degrees to start helping people.
complain about accommodations on alternative spring break trips.
spend more than $250 for traditional spring break trips.
The word “them” in paragraph 4 refers to______.
degrees
projects
people
students
Which of the following is mentioned as a reason for participating in alternative spring break trips?
The hope of earning money.
A personal opinion that people must help other people.
A desire to travel to glamorous places.
A wish to get away from family and friends
What is implied in the last sentence of the passage?
It is best to take a big first step.
Start moving toward your dreams little by little.
Think twice before taking any steps.
People get their best ideas when traveling.
In order to achieve our goals, we should______.
select the most important goals for each day and take the priority to achieve them within the day.
eat a lot to burn enough energy for our daily activities.
set the goals just before bedtime in order to remember them better.
set as many goals as possible so that we can achieve some of them or at least 20 percent.
Which of the following statements does the author support most?
How difficult our goals may seem, we should take steps to travel a thousand miles to achieve them.
Reasonable goals and good techniques of time management may help you get great achievements.
We try to work around the clock and set some time aside to list the things we want to achieve in life.
We need time to sleep, eat, socialize with friends, and achieve our goals for 20 percent of the day’s time.
The word “this” in paragraph 3 refers to______.
a lack of time
setting no aims
clear goals
failing in business
The phrase “hacks for” in the title is closest in meaning to______.
leads to
cut off
secretly achieve
kicks without control
Which of the following sentences is true?
No one ever achieves all of their goals.
Everyone has the same time in a day.
No one has any spare time these days.
Everyone manages time the same way.
What is the Pareto principle?
If you work hard 80 percent of the time, you can relax for 20 percent
A few important things produce most of the results.
You need to do lots of work to increase sales by 20 percent.
Companies don’t need to hire more than 80 people.
This passage is mainly about______.
archeology and the study of ancient artifacts.
one method of dating old objects.
various uses for carbon.
the differences between carbon-14 and nitrogen-14.
Which of the following is NOT true about carbon-14?
It and nitrogen always exist in equal amounts in any substance.
Its half-life is more than 5,000 years.
It can decay into nitrogen-14.
It is radioactive.
The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to______.
carbon dating
the age
any organic natural material
archeology
The word “underlying” could best be replaced by______.
below
requiring
serving as a basis for
being studied through
The word “roughly” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to______.
precisely
approximately
harshly
coarsely
The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses______.
what substances are part of all living things.
how carbon-14 decay intonitrogen.-14.
why carbon-14 has such a long half-life.
various other age-dating methods.
It is implied in the passage that______.
carbon dating has no known uses outside of archeology.
fossils cannot be age-dated using carbon-14.
carbon dating could not be used on an item containing nitrogen.
carbon-14 does not have the longest known half-life.
It can be inferred from the passage that if an item contains more carbon-14 than nitrogen-14, then the item is______.
not as much as 5,570 years old
too old to be age-dated with carbon-14
too radioactive to be used by archeologists
more than 5.570 years old
What is the best title for the story?
Rainy Day Work
A Rainy Day Hike
A Rainy Day Indoors
Rainy Day Homework
The word “grumpy” in paragraph 1 is closet in meaning to ______.
stupid
bad-tempered
uninterested
unsatisfactory
What was keeping Martha inside?
The heat
Her parents
Bad weather
Lots of homework
What does Martha mean when she says “It meant that I would have to entertain myself”?
She was tired
She was feeling sick.
She had to find something to do
She was bored with doing homework.
The word “company” in the last paragraph is closet in meaning to ______.
time
space
friend
business
What did Martha think about being outside?
It was too hot
It was cold
It was very nice
It was too wet to walk
What will Martha and Ellen probably do next time its rains?
Stay inside
Doing homework.
Go for another hike
Go to their friend’s house.
Which is the topic of the passage?
The search for intelligent life.
Conditions necessary for life.
Characteristics of extraterrestrial life.
Life in our solar system.
All of the following are mentioned in the passage as necessary for the development of life except ______.
rock
carbon
oxygen
water
The word “which” in paragraph 3 refers to ______.
star
zone
region
planet
It can be inferred from the paragraph 3 that ______.
the Earth is in the sun’s habitable zone.
the Earth is tidally locked to the sun.
the sun varies in its luminosity.
variations in luminosity help life to develop.
The word “sustain” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by ______.
assist
have
need
experience
In order for life to develop, a planet’s orbit must not be______.
stable
very close to another planet’s orbit.
on the same planet as another planet’s orbit.
less wide than the star’s habitable zone.
In can be inferred from paragraph 4 that______.
most stars have more than two planets in their habitable zone.
no star has more than two planets in its habitable zone.
it is not possible for a star to have three planets with life on them.
for life to develop, a star must have at least two planets in its habitable zone.
Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage?
Because of their nearness, habitable planets orbiting smaller stars usually have either constant daylight or constant night.
The habitable zones of smaller stars are so close to the star that planets within them do not spin.
One problem with some stars is that their habitable zones are tidally locked into either light or darkness.
Some stars become tidally locked, so that they only shine light on one side of a planet.
The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
doctors
ideas
professionals
companies
The phrase “negative publicity” in paragraph 2 most likely means ______.
poor ideas about the effects of cellphones
information on the lethal effects of cellphones
the negative public use of cellphones
widespread opinion about bad effect of cellphones.
According to the passage, cellphones are very popular with young people because ______.
they make them look more stylish.
they are worrying.
they are a means of communication.
they are considered unusual.
What could be the most suitable title for the passage?
Technological Innovations and Their Price.
The Way Mobile Phones Work.
Mobile Phones: A Must of Our Time.
The Reasons Why Mobile Phones Are Popular.
The word “potentially” in paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to ______.
possibly
privately
obviously
certainly
According to the passage, people should ______.
only use mobile phones in medical emergencies.
never use mobile phones in all cases.
only use mobile phone in urgent cases.
keep off mobile phones regularly.
According to paragraph 3, the salesman ______.
couldn’t remember his name.
blamed his doctor.
had a problem with memory.
had to retire because of his age.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the job as an au pair?
experience many interesting things
live in different places around the world.
experience many aspects of the new culture.
most activities are centered around children.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
Jobs with opportunities to travel.
Disadvantages of traveling jobs.
Traveling to and from work
Jobs involving traveling by planes.
The word “glamorous” in paragraph 5 is closet in meaning to
skilled
atractive
permanent
challenging
How is a flight attendant’s job similar to a roadie’s?
Family members may not have to pay for flights.
They must deal with travel hassles.
A lot of time is spent indoors.
They provide technical support.
The word “venue” in paragraph 4 is closet meaning to ?
performances
laces
tours
artists
The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to ?
people
opportunities
careers
disadvantages
Which of the following is something a roadie might do?
set up the lights for a performance.
play the guitar in front of a large audience.
clean hotel rooms after the ban and crew have left.
work on the road
It can be inferred from the passage that .
traveling careers have more disadvantages than many other.
English teachers abroad don’t know the language of the country where they work.
it’s essential that the job you choose have more benefits than drawbacks.
people who want to travel are more likely to get a job.