[单项选择]This passage says that the work of removing stones ______.
A. must be done again and again
B. is usually done during the winter
C. is an interesting job children enjoy doing
D. was more difficult before machines were used

[单项选择]This passage says that the work of removing stones ______.


A. must be done again and again
B. is usually done during the winter
C. is an interesting job children enjoy doing
D. was more difficult before machines were used

[单项选择]According to the passage, the work of Meredith is noteworthy for its elements of
A. (A) sensibility and artistic fervor
B. (B) ambivalence and moral ambiguity
C. (C) tension and sense of vitality
D. (D) brilliance and linguistic grandeur
E. (E) wit and whimsical frivolity

[单项选择]According to the passage, the work of scientists is similar to that of equations in infinitesimal calculus because scientists
A. (A) work to explain concepts that are abstract in nature, not unlike infinity
B. (B) recognize that meaning is not the only benefit of scientific endeavor
C. (C) are unable to explain their work in any more concrete terms than mathematicians express theirs
D. (D) can discover a series of more and more precise truths, but can never achieve absolute accuracy
E. (E) are intrinsically more interested in formulas and theories than the predictions that can be made by them

[单项选择]The passage says that until recently scientists disagreed with the idea ______.
A. that there are mysterious forces in the universe
B. that man can not discover what forces "really" are
C. that there are self-evident principles
D. that we can discover why things behave as they do

[单项选择]The passage says: When you handle the interview with confidence, the job will take care of itself. What does the italicized part of the sentence mean
A. The job has to be done carefully.
B. The job will choose you.
C. You will encounter the chance.
D. You are to take care of the job.

[单项选择]The passage says that every animal is a radiator because it______.
A. takes in oxygen for burning fuel
B. burns fuel to produce heat
C. sends out heat through its skin
D. produces heat in its body cells

[单项选择]The passage says that every animal is a living radiator because it ______.
A. produces heat in its body cells
B. burns fuel to produce heat
C. sends out heat through its skin
D. takes in oxygen for burning fuel

[单项选择]The passage says that in the 1960s it was a widespread belief that distinguished scientific accomplishments were ______.
A. made mostly by accident
B. the results of painstaking efforts
C. the results of sudden bursts of creativity
D. made only by distinguished characters

[单项选择]The passage says "He digs for it." It is because ______.
A. his ticket is deep in mud
B. he loses his ticket
C. he forgets where his ticket is
D. it is hard to take out his ticket

[单项选择]According to the passage, standardized tests work most effectively when ______.

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Passage Two
The men work all week in the factory, and at the end of the week they get their pay. Naturally enough, they open the envelopes and they all count the money. One man is standing in the comer. He’s counting his money. Suddenly he realizes that it is wrong. He counts the money again. No doubt about it--there is a mistake. There is too much. Five pounds too much. He puts his money carefully in his pocket and says nothing to the others. A week goes by. It’s payday again. The men ate counting their pay. The same man is standing in the comer. Suddenly he starts shouting. This time there isn’t enough money in his envelope. It’s five pounds short. He goes immediately to see the boss. He is very angry.
"Look," he says, "there isn’t enough money in my pay envelope." ’What’s right," says the boss. "But didn’t you notice last week There was a mistake. There was too much. Fiver poun
A. they are put in the envelope by mistake
B. the boss wants to give him a test
C. the boss wants to make him glad
D. the boss wants to increase his wage