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What does the author probably mean by using the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” (lines 2-3)?
Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.
School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
Summer school makes the school year too long.
All of life is an education.
The word “bounds” in line 6 is closest in meaning to
rules
experience
limits
exceptions
The word “integral” in line 15 is closest in meaning to
equitable
profitable
pleasant
essential
The word “they” in line 20 refers to
slices of reality
similar textbooks
boundaries
seats
The phrase “For example,” line 22, introduces a sentence that gives examples of
similar textbooks
the results of schooling
the workings of a government
the boundaries of classroom subjects
The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
Without formal education, people would remain ignorant.
Education systems need to be radically reformed.
Going to school is only part of how people become educated.
Education involves many years of professional training.
The passage is organized by
listing and discussing several educational problems
contrasting the meanings of two related words
narrating a story about excellent teachers
giving examples of different kinds of schools
The word “drastic” in line 5 is closest in meaning to
widespread
radical
progressive
risky
According to the theory that the author calls “the traditional view,” what was the first form of life to appear on land?
Bacteria
Meat-eating animals
Plant-eating animals
Vascular plants
According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago?
Many terrestrial life-forms died out.
New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate.
The mega fossils were destroyed by floods.
Life began to develop in the ancient seas.
What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned in lines 17-20?
They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life.
They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils.
They are older than the mega fossils.
They consist of modern life-forms.
The word “they” in line 22 refers to
rocks
shores
oceans
specimens
The word “entombed” in lime 22 is closest in meaning to
crushed
trapped
produced
excavated
Which of the following resulted from the discovery of microscopic fossils?
The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised.
Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses.
The origins of primitive sea life were explained.
Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed.
With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
The evolution of terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin of life itself.
The discovery of microfossils supports the traditional view of how terrestrial life evolved.
New species have appeared at the same rate over the course of the last 400 million years.
The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate determinations about ages of fossils
What does the passage mainly discuss?
The hunting people of North America
The circumpolar environment of the sixteenth century
Animals that inhabit the Arctic coast
The geography of Canada and Greenland
The word “domain” in line 6 is closest in meaning to
temperature
period
region
process
Which of the following terms is used to describe the landforms of the
Arctic region?
Subarctic
Taiga
Tundra
Muskeg
For how many months of the year were temperatures below freezing in the circumpolar region?
4-5 months
6 months
8-9 months
12 months
The word “standing” in line 25 is closest in meaning to
not flowing
very deep
numerous
contaminated
All of the following are mentioned as having made travel in the summer difficult EXCEPT
insects
wet clothing
swampy lands
lack of supplies
The subsurface soil in the Arctic's tundra is most comparable to which of the following?
Cement
A bog
A pond
Sand
Which of the following statements best represents the main idea of the passage?
Ants belonging to the genus Formica are incapable of performing certain tasks.
The genus Polyergus is quite similar to the genus Formica.
Ants belonging to the genus Polyergus have an unusual relationship with ants belonging to the genus Formica.
Poltergus ants frequently leave their nests to build new colonies.
The word “raise” in line 1 is closest in meaning to
rear
lift
collect
increase
The author mentions cuckoos and cowbirds in line 2 because they
share their nests with each other
are closely related species
raise the young of their birds
are social parasites
What does the author mean by stating that “The dulotic species of
ants...are the supreme social parasites” (line5) ?
The Polyergus are more highly developed than the Formica.
The Formica have developed specialized roles.
The Polyergus are heavily dependent on the Formica.
The Formica do not reproduce rapidly enough to care for themselves.
Which of the following is a task that an ant of the genus Polyergus might
do?
Look for food.
Raid another nest.
Care for the young.
Clean its own nest.
The word “recruit” in line 20 is closest in meaning to
create
enlist
endure
capture
What happens when a mixed colony of Polyergus and Formica ants
becomes too large?
The Polyergus workers enlarge the existing nest.
The captured Formica workers return to their original nest.
The Polyergus and the Formica build separate nests.
The Polyergus and the Formica move to a new nest.
According to the information in the passage, all of the following terms
refer to ants belonging to the genus Formica EXCEPT the
dulotic species of ants (line 5)
captured brood (line 13)
developing pupae (line 14)
worker population (line 19)
What happens when something is immersed in a fluid?
It will be pushed further down with a force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
It receives an upward force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
It receives a download force, equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
The fluid will expand the object and overflow to the floor.
The word “volume” in the passage refers to ______.
loudness
quantity
frequency
quantity
The word “displaces” in the passage almost means “_____”.
takes the place of
takes place
replaces with a new one
puts in position
A block of wood with a density seven tenths that of water will _____.
go up and down the sink
float with a half of its volume under water
float with an equal volume of its volume under water
sink immediately when submerged
A ship floats, whereas a block of iron of the same mass sinks because the ship _____.
is made of wood
is lighter
has buoys
has a special shape
The word “upthrust” in the passage refers to the _____.
upward push
upper side of an object
upturned force
upside-down turn
Ships cannot be so heavily loaded if they want to sail in fresh water as they sail in the sea, because _____.
fresh water is ‘lighter’ than sea water
there’s too much salt in sea water
sea water is ‘saltier’ than fresh water
fresh water is more polluted
Archimedes’ Principle explains why _____.
all objects will float
Archimedes became famous
objects seem lighter in water
humans can swim
Which of the following clearly characterizes Western cartoons?
Originality, freshness, and astonishment.
Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism.
Enjoyment, liveliness, and carefulness.
Seriousness, propagande, and attractiveness.
Chinese cartoons have been useful as an important means of________.
educating ordinary people
spreading Western ideas
political propaganda in wartime
amusing people all the time
The major differences between Chinese cartoons and Western cartoons come from their________.
purposes
nationalities
values
styles
The passage is intended to present________.
a contrast between Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
an opinion about how cartoons entertain people
a description of cartoons of all kinds the world over
an outline of Western cartoons and Chinese cartoons
Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A Very Powerful Force in Influencing People
Cartoons as a Way of Educating People
Chinese Cartoons and Western Cartoons
An Excellent Way of Spreading Propaganda
In general, Chinese cartoons are now aiming at________.
illustrating the truth of Chinese great men’s famous sayings
bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people in the world
spreading the Chinese ideas and cultural values throughout the world
disseminating traditional practices in China and throughout the world
The word “imbalance” in paragraph 6 refers to________.
The mismatch between the East cartoons and the West cartoons
the influence of the East cartoons over the West cartoons
the dominant cultural influence of the West over the East
the discrimination between the West culture and the East culture
The first (31) _____ died two weeks ago in Vietnam and there have been the cases reported since in Thailand, and there are some suspected cases in Cambodia as well as.
victim
casualty
sufferer
infector
The first case (32) _____ someone died was in Hong Kong in 1997.
where
when
which
why
There are the several different forms of bird flu, ranging from mild to very (33) _____ infections, which spreading rapidly and kill many of the birds they infect.
strict
severe
serious
heavy
They can spread the virus to farm birds through (34) _____ contact or by the contaminating water supplies.
direct
straight
immediate
square
World Health Organization officials have attributed the spread of bird flu to human contact with the
droppings of infected birds and (35) _____ sanitation
awful
bad
terrible
poor
The heart has long been considered to be (31)………….feelings of love dwell.
what
when
where
that
In love songs throughout the ages, love almost always goes together (32)…….the heart.
with
to
at
from
The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels strongly (33)…….. to someone
attracted
attractive
attract
attracting
The strong feelings (34)………the other person, especially in the early stages of a relationship, have the results that the heart starts beating faster and breathing starts speeding up.
of
to
with
for
According to psychologists, a love relationship is a situation that (35)………a lot of stress and the body reacts to this by getting ready to face the unknown.
includes
involves
comprises
arouses
The heart has long been considered to be (31)___feelings of love dwell
what
when
where
that
In love songs throughout the ages, love almost always goes together (32)___the heart.
with
to
at
from
The role of the heart in love must come from what happens to it when a person feels strongly (33) ___ to someone.
attracted
attractive
attract
attraction
The strong feelings (34)___the other person, especially in the early stages of a relationship
of
to
with
for
have the results that the heart starts beating faster and breathing starts speeding (35)
on
up
upon
forward
How men first learnt to (1) ........ words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery.
invent
create
make
discover
All we really know is that men, unlike animals, (2) ............ invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other
somehow
however
somewhat
whatever
and that later they agreed (3) ........... certain signs, called letters,
at
upon
with
to
These sounds, (4) .......... spoken or written in letters, are called words.
if
however
whether
though
This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary (5) ...........
prose
work
form
style