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What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How to develop a successful advertising plan
B. New techniques and technologies of market research
C. The central role of advertising in selling products
D. The history of advertising in the United States
The word “this” in bold type in paragraph 1 refers to ________
A. the quality of the product
B. effective advertising
C. repeatedly buying the same brand
D. the most important goal
It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that advertisers must ________.
A. encourage people to try new products
B. aim their message at homemakers and professional people
C. know about the people who will buy the product
D. place several ads in newspapers and magazines
According to paragraph 2, market research includes ________.
A. studying television ratings
B. hiring researchers with backgrounds in many fields
C. searching for talented workers
D. determining the price of a product
The author implies that the advertising industry requires ________.
A. millions of dollars
B. a college-educated work force
C. innovative thinking
D. government regulation
According to the passage, most advertising used to be directed at ________.
A. working mothers with children
B. two-parent families with children
C. unmarried people
D. older adults
The phrase “in a new light” in bold type in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. differently
B. with the use of color enhancement
C. more distinctly
D. in a more energy-efficient way
Where in the passage does the author give an example of a new development in advertising?
A. Paragraph 1
B. Paragraph 2
C. Paragraph 3
D. Paragraph 5
The passage mainly discusses Rachel Carson’s work _________.
A. at college
B. at the US Fish and Wildlife Service
C. as a researcher
D. as a writer
According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University?
A. Zoology
B. Literature
C. History
D. Oceanography
When she published her first book, Carson was closest to the age of ________.
A. 29
B. 26
C. 34
D. 45
It can be inferred from the passage that in 1952, Carson’s book Under the Sea Wind ________.
A. became more popular than her other books
B. was outdated
C. was praised by critics
D. sold many copies
Which of the following was not mentioned in the passage as a source of information for The Sea Around Us?
A. Printed matter
B. Talks with experts
C. Letters from scientists
D. A research expedition
The word “reckless” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. irresponsible
B. unnecessary
C. continuous
D. limited
According to the passage, Silent Spring is primarily ________.
A. a discussion of hazards insects pose to the food supply
B. an illustration of the benefits of the chemical in dustry
C. a warning about the dangers of misusing insecticides
D. an attack on the use of chemical preservatives in food
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “flawed”?
A. offensive
B. logical
C. deceptive
D. faulty
What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The production procession
B. The equipment needed
C. The high cost
D. The role of the artist
According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the ________.
A. first frame
B. middle frames
C. last frame
D. entire sequences of frame
The word “they” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. formulas
B. objects
C. numbers
D. database
According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to ________.
A. add color to the images
B. expose several frames at the same time
C. store individual images
D. create new frames
According to the passage, the positions and colors of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by ________.
A. drawing several versions
B. enlarging one frame at a lime
C. analyzing the sequence from different angles
D. using computer calculations
The word “captures” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. separates
B. registers
C. describes
D. numbers
According to the passage, how do computer-animation companies often test motion?
A. They experiment with computer-generated line drawings
B. They hand-draw successive frames.
C. They calculate high-resolutions images.
D. They develop extensive mathematical formulas.
The word “wider” in line 1 is closet in meaning to ________.
A. more impressive
B. more distinctive
C. more controversial
D. more extensive
The passage suggests that Edgard Varese is an example of a composer who ________ .
A. criticized electronic music as too noise like
B. modified sonic of the electronic instrumets he used in his music
C. believed that any sound could be used in music
D. wrote music with enviromental themes
The word “it” in line 11 refers to ________.
A. piano
B. string
C. blade
D. music
According to the passage, which of the following types of instruments has played a role in much of the innovation in Western music?
A. String
B. Percussion
C. Woodwind
D. Brass
The word “thereby” in line 18 is closet in meaning to ________.
A. in return for
B. in spite of
C. by the way
D. by this means
According to the passage, Krzysztof Pederecki is known for which of the following practices?
A. Using tones that are clumpled together
B. Combining traditional and nontraditional instruments
C. Seating musicians in unusual areas of an auditorium
D. Playing Western music for non-Western audiences
According to the passage, which of the following would be considered traditional elements of Western music ?
A. Microtones
B. Tom-toms and bongs
C. Pianos
D. Hisses
In paragraph 3, the author mentions diagrams as an example of a new way to ________.
A. chart the history of innovation in musical notation
B. explain the logic of standard musical notation
C. design and develop electronic instruments
D. indicate how particular sounds should be produced
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The economic impact of air pollution.
B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause.
D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere.
The word “adversely” in the first paragraph is closet in meaning to ________.
A. negatively
B. quickly
C. admittedly
D. considerably
It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
C. the defiition of air pollution will continue to change
D. a subtance becomes an air pollutant only in cities
The word “These” in the second paragraph is closet in meaning to ________.
A. the various chemical reactions
B. the pollutants from the developing Earth
C. the compounds moved to the water or soil
D. the components in biogeochemical cycles
For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution ?
A. They function as part of a purification process
B. They occur in greater quantities than oher pollutants
C. They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants
D. They have existed since the Earth developed.
According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions ________.
A. can be dawrfed by nature’s output of pollutants
B. can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants
C. will damage areas outside of the localized regions
D. will react harmfully with natural pollutants
According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if ________.
A. the other substances in the area are known
B. it is in a localized area
C. the natural level is also known
D. it can be calculated quickly
With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?
A. Communication among drivers.
B. Technological advances in oceanography
C. Direct observation of the ocean floor.
D. Undersea vehicles.
The word “sluggish” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. nervous
B. confused
C. slow moving
D. very weak
This passage suggests that the successful exploration of the ocean depends upon ________.
A. the limitations of diving equipment
B. radios that divers use to communicate
C. controlling currents and the weather
D. vehicles as well as divers
Divers have had problems in communicating underwater because ________.
A. the pressure affected their speech organs
B. the vehicles they used have not been perfected
C. they did not pronounce clearly
D. the water destroyed their speech organs
Undersea vehicles ________.
A. are too small for a man to fit inside
B. are very slow to respond
C. have the same limitation that divers have
D. make direct observations of the ocean floor
How is a radio-quipped buoy operated?
A. By operators inside the vehicle in the part underwater.
B. By operators outside the vehicle on ship.
C. By operators outside the vehicle on a driving platform.
D. By operators outside the vehicle in a laboratory on shore.
Which of the following are NOT shown in satellite photographs?
A. The temperature of the ocean’s surface.
B. Cloud formations over the ocean.
C. Presence of oil slicks.
D. The location of sea ice.
The words ‘those” refers to ________.
A. ships
B. vehicles
C. problems
D. computers
What is the main focus of this passage?
A. Jobs on Wall Street.
B. Types of graduate degrees.
C. Changes in enrollment for MBA schools.
D. How schools are changing to reflect the economy.
The word “plush” in line 8 most probably means ________.
A. legal
B. satisfactory
C. fancy
D. dependable
Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?
A. Princeton
B. Harvard
C. Stanford
D. Yale
Which of the following descriptions most likely applies to Wall Street?
A. a center for international affairs
B. a major financial center.
C. a shopping district.
D. a neighborhood in New York.
According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollment?
A. lack of necessity for an MBA and an economic recession.
B. low salary and foreign competition.
C. fewer MBA schools and fewer entry-level jobs.
D. declining population and economic prosperity.
The word “struggling” as used in the last sentence is closest in meaning to ________.
A. evolving
B. plunging
C. starting
D. striving
The phrase “trend of” in line 5 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. reluctance of
B. drawback to
C. movement toward
D. extraction from
The title for this passage could be .
A. “Desert Plants”
B. “Life Underground”
C. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment”
D. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment”
The word “tissues” in the passage mostly means.
A. the smallest units of living matter that can exist on their own
B. collections of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants
C. very small living things that cause infectious diseases in people, animals and plants
D. the simplest forms of life that exist in air, water, living and dead creatures and plants
Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as ____________.
A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert
B. water is an essential part of his existence
C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things
D. very few large animals are found in the desert.
The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the followings EXCEPT ___________.
A. water-loving animals
B. the coyote and the bobcat
C. most-skinned animals
D. many large animals
According to the passage, creatures in the desert .
A. run and leap faster than those in the tangled forest
B. run and leap more slowly than those in the tangled forest
C. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest
D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world
According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that ____________.
A. they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
B. they are less healthy than animals living in other places
C. they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
D. they live in an accommodating environment
The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means .
A. places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young
B. holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in
C. structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept
D. places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found
Which drugs are used for the preparation of the mass energy consumption?
A. Caffeine and cocaine
B. Alcohol, beta blockers
C. Diuretics
D. Narcotics
What is the phrase “this purpose” in paragraph 3 means?
A. confidence
B. sports people
C. relaxant
D. stress increase
these statements are TRUE except for .
A. Making the wrong judgment on potent drug abuse can destroy ones career
B. By tolerating violating cases, there will be fewer people taking on drugs.
C. Some people argue that these drugs are not actually detrimental to users’ health and therefore they should not be banned.
D. One third of the people participating in the test with dietary substances received positive results.
Why are sportspeople under such pressure to succeed quickly?
A. Because their careers are relatively short.
B. Because they want to earn a lot of money
C. Because they have other concerns in their lives
D. Because their rivals are aggressive
What does Ron Clarke claim drugs can balance
A. drugs
B. prize
C. field
D. advantage
The word “contravenes” is closest in meaning to .
A. go against
B. take over
C. put off
D. stand for
of drug use have serious side effects on sportspeople even if they are subsequently proved wrong.
A. Decisions
B. Comments
C. Allegations
D. Attitudes
The text is mainly about .
A. a running controversy
B. allegations of drug use
C. different usages of drug
D. how to avoid detection
Why does the author discuss the principle of “persistence of vision” in paragraph 1?
A. To introduce a discussion of human vision.
B. To explain how we remember images.
C. To support the idea that film is an illusion.
D. To compare two types of special effects.
The phrase “catch up with” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. hurry to process
B. put aside
C. search for
D. obtain from memory
The author primarily defines special effects as ________.
A. phenomena that cannot be explained logically
B. techniques and devices to create illusions in film
C. sounds and images that cause an emotional response
D. methods used by filmmakers of the silent film era
It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that silent films ________.
A. were projected by a machine called the Kinematophone
B. relied more on special effects than on acting ability
C. used sound effects to make scenes more convincing
D. are still very popular with movie audiences today
All of the following would necessarily involve mechanical effects EXCEPT ________.
A. using wires to make objects fly
B. filming each half of a frame separately
C. hitting a sheet of metal to create thunder
D. building a small model of a town
The word “which” in paragraph 5 refers to ________.
A. carpenters
B. holes
C. ships
D. guns
What point does the author make in paragraph 6 about the 1933 film King Kong?
A. The film combined two different types of special effects.
B. The filmmakers trained a giant ape to climb up a building.
C. Stop-motion photography was invented during the filming.
D. King Kong remains very popular with audiences today.