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According to the passage, people in London may prefer the Underground to their own cars due to ______.
A. heavy traffic
B. cheap tickets
C. long distances
D. air pollution
It is mentioned in paragraph 3 that the public transportation systems in the US are good in ______.
A. large cities
B. large states
C. some states
D. all cities
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Few college students in the US have their own cars.
B. The underground systems are popular in some major US cities.
C. Most Americans prefer to drive their cars outside large cities.
D. Families in the US often have more than one car.
The phrase “at their own convenience” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. at an early time and nearby place
B. at the fastest time and nearest place
C. at the latest time and nearest place
D. at an appropriate time and place
Which of the following is true about transport in Britain?
A. Trains are usually cheaper than long-distance coach services.
B. There are no regular flights between regional airports.
C. Heavier items and raw materials are often transported by train.
D. Long-distance travel in Britain is only by road.
It is stated in the passage that the major problems of road transport in Britain and the US are ______.
A. speeding and bad roads
B. drink-driving and traffic jams
C. traffic jams and pollution
D. accidents and pollution
According to the passage, people in Britain refuse public transport because ______.
A. they think it is not good enough
B. they see no reason to use their cars less
C. petrol is relatively cheap in Britain
D. they like to share rides with neighbours
The word “they” in the last sentence of the passage can best be replaced by ______.
A. major cities
B. Americans
C. the government
D. neighbours
A trend that has emerged recently is the sharing of childcare (321) __________ between husband and wife
A. abilities
B. possibilities
C. techniques
D. esponsibilities
In some cases, the woman’s salary is for family (322) __________ and the father becomes the “househusband."
A. payment
B. expenses
C. fares
D. fees
Hoffman has found "a very dramatic difference in the involvement of the father in everything from care-taking to general decision (323) __________ around kids' lives.”
A. making
B. creating
C. holding
D. giving
The (324) _________ of technology - computers, faxes, teleconferencing - has made it easier for at-home workers to be constantly in touch.
A. accessible
B. accessibly
C. access
D. accessibility
One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to __________.
A. push their child into trying too much
B. help their child to become a genius
C. make their child become a musician
D. neglect their child's education
Parents' ambition for their children is not wrong if they ___________.
A. force their children into achieving success
B. themselves have been very successful
C. understand and help their children sensibly
D. arrange private lessons for their children
Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?
A. Successful musicians.
B. Unrealistic parents.
C. Their children.
D. Educational psychologists
Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.
A. his father is a musician
B. his parents are quite rich
C. his mother knows little about music
D. his parents help him in a sensible way
The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ________.
A. "surprised at"
B. "extremely interested in"
C. "completely unaware of"
D. "confused about"
The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ________.
A. "surprised at"
B. "extremely interested in"
C. "completely unaware of"
D. "confused about"
The word "They" in the passage refers to ________.
A. concerts
B. violin lessons
C. parents in general
D. Winston’s parents
The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that _______.
A. Successful parents always have intelligent children.
B. Successful parents often have unsuccessful children.
C. Parents should let the child develop in the way he wants.
D. Parents should spend more money on the child’s education.
Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. By the nineteenth century, forts were no longer used by the military.
B. Surgeons at forts could not prevent outbreaks of disease.
C. Forts were important to the development of the American West.
D. Life in nineteenth-century forts was very rough.
Which of the following would a traveler be LEAST likely to obtain at Fort Laramie?
A. Fresh water
B. Food
C. Formal clothing
D. Lodging
The word “boosted” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. influenced
B. established
C. raised
D. maintained
Which of the following is the most likely inference about the decision to promote gardening at forts?
A. It was expensive to import produce from far away.
B. Food brought in from outside was often spoiled
C. Gardening was a way to occupy otherwise idle soldiers.
D. The soil near the forts was very fertile.
According to the passage, which of the following posed the biggest obstacle to the development of military forts?
A. Insufficient shelter
B. Shortage of materials
C. Attacks by wild animals
D. Illness
The word “inhibited” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. involved
B. exploited
C. united
D. hindered
How did the military assist in the investigation of health problems?
A. By registering annual birth and death rates
B. By experiments with different building materials
C. By maintaining records of diseases and potential causes
D. By monitoring the soldiers’ diets
The author organizes the discussion of forts by ________.
A. describing their locations
B. comparing their sizes
C. explaining their damage to the environment
D. listing their contributions to western life
As we have seen, no one industry dominates the rural economy, no single pattern of population decline or (341)________ exists for all rural areas, and no statement about improvements and gaps in well-being holds true for all rural people.
A. grow
B. growth
C. growing
D. grown
That is, rural areas within a particular geographic region of the country often tend to be similar (342)_______ each other and different from areas in another region.
A. of
B. with
C. to
D. from
Some industries, for example, are (343)_______ with different regions – logging and sawmills in the Pacific Northwest and New England, manufacturing in the Southeast and Midwest, and farming in the Great Plains.
A. added
B. associated
C. compared
D. related
Many of these differences, regional and non-regional, are the result of a (344)______ of factors including the availability of natural resources; distance from and access to major metropolitan areas and the information and services found there;
A. cooperation
B. connection
C. link
D. combination
political history and structure; and the racial, ethnic, and (345)______ makeup of the population.
A. cultured
B. culturally
C. cultural
D. culture
According to the writer, students’ difficulties to cope with college life are partly due to ____.
A. the lack of financial support
B. the over-parenting from parents
C. the absence of parents' protection
D. the lack of parental support
The phrase "on medication" in paragraph 3 is similar in meaning to
A. receiving medical treatment
B. suffering anxiety or depression
C. doing medical research
D. studying medicine at college
Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The college experience itself is more intense today than that of the past 10 years.
B. Our world is more stressful because of the current economic and political situation.
C. College faculty and staff are required to help in the parenting of problematic students.
D. Our society certainly doesn't want our children to experience unpleasant things.
The word "them" in the last paragraph refers to __________.
A. college professors
B. young people
C. teachers
D. parents
Students who are not well-prepared to be young “adults” with all the responsibilities of life will need ________.
A. to be assigned more housework from adults
B. to be given more social responsibilities
C. to be encouraged to meet challenges
D. daily coaching from their teachers
According to the writer, failure in life and less support from parents will ________.
A. defeat students from the very beginning
B. help students to learn to stand on their own feet
C. discourage students and let them down forever
D. allow students to learn the first lesson in their lives
What is probably the writer's attitude in the passage?
A. Indifferent
B. Praising
C. Critical
D. Humorous
According to paragraph 1, babies begin to babble ___________.
A. at their first moment after birth
B. at their first experience of language
C. when they are more than 6 months old
D. when they first hear their parents talk to them
The phrase “the babies” in paragraph 2 refers to _________ in the study.
A. the hearing infants
B. the deaf infants
C. the hearing and deaf infants
D. the disabled infants
The writer mentions “American Sign Language (ASL)” in paragraph 2 as a language
A. used by the deaf to communicate
B. especially formed by infants
C. used among psychologists
D. widely used by American children
The word “resemble” in paragraph 3 refers to ___________.
A. making initial movements
B. studying funny movements
C. creating strange movements
D. producing similar movements
It is stated in paragraph 3 that both the deaf and the hearing children made movements with their hands, but _________.
A. only the hearing children made different movements
B. the deaf children made less consistent hand movements
C. the hearing children only repeated the same hand motions
D. only the deaf children repeated the same hand motions
According to paragraph 4, hearing infants learn to talk first by ___________.
A. hand-shapes
B. babbling
C. hand motions
D. eye movements
It is mentioned in the last paragraph that Dr. Petitto plans to study __________.
A. what happens when babies have the opportunity to learn both speech and sign language
B. whether all children speak and make motions with their hands at the same time
C. the assumption that the human brain prefers sign language to speech
D. whether the sign system of the deaf is the physical equivalent of speech
Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Education for Deaf Children
B. How do Children Master Language?
C. Language: Is It Always Spoken?
D. American Sign Language
In the United States and Canada, it is very important to (361) ______ a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her.
A. talk
B. notice
C. get
D. look
If you look down or to the side when the (362) ______ person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying.
A. others
B. another
C. one
D. other
If you look down or to the side when you are talking, it might (363) ______ that you are not honest.
A. seem
B. become
C. turn
D. come
However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for (364) ______ seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word.
A. a little
B. a few
C. little
D. few
These social "rules" are (365) ______ for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child.
A. like
B. the same
C. likely
D. such as
What is the main focus of this reading?
A. The most active volcanoes found in the Ring of Fire
B. The location of the Ring of Fire
C. How the plates on the Earth‟s surface move in different ways
D. How plate tectonics, volcanoes, and earthquakes are related
The word “fixed” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______________.
A. not changing
B. unstable
C. moving
D. floating
According to the reading, which is true about the Ring of Fire?
A. All of the volcanoes along the ring are active.
B. Most of the volcanoes on Earth are part of the ring.
C. The ring gets bigger each year.
D. The ring was discovered in the 20th century.
What does “subduction” mean in this reading?
A. Rocks moving under volcanoes
B. Erupting liquid rock
C. The theory of moving plates
D. Movement of a plate under another
What is NOT a result of shifting tectonic plates?
A. Earthquakes
B. Extreme temperatures inside the Earth
C. Volcanoes
D. Subduction
Which question is NOT answered in the reading?
A. How fast do tectonic plates move?
B. How thick are the plates in tectonic theory?
C. What is the most active volcano today?
D. Where is the Ring of Fire?
The Easter Island statues __________.
A. are new constructions to attract tourists.
B. aren’t completely understood by archaeologists
C. were destroyed by the islanders.
D. were made by José Antonio Tuki.
On Easter Island today, the statues _________.
A. are very important for the island’s economy.
B. have lost their significance.
C. are abandoned.
D. are regarded as a problem.
The people of Easter Island today _________.
A. are isolated from the modern world.
B. are often unemployed.
C. are very rich.
D. depend on foreign visitors.
Studying the moai __________.
A. can tell us about the people who lived on the island.
B. is important to the farmers on Easter Island.
C. helps us to understand the art of José Tuki.
D. is not important to the people on Easter Island.
The moai __________.
A. are statues of animals.
B. are all the same size.
C. were made by José Tuki‟s ancestors.
D. are small human statues.
Jared Diamond thinks that _________.
A. the forest resources on Easter Island were poor.
B. there were never any forests on Easter Island.
C. the people on Easter Island used to be very poor.
D. it became difficult to grow food after the forests were cut down.
Hunt and Lipo‟s theory about the movement of the statues involves using ________.
A. wood and stone.
B. ropes and people.
C. wood and ropes.
D. ropes and stone.
The word “fragile” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. easily broken
B. firm
C. hard
D. dry
The story of the moai can teach us lessons about _________.
A. our interaction with the environment.
B. the role of art in society.
C. island communities.
D. ecological disasters