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There are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance.
Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs of men.
For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period.
Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit. The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th century and probably earlier. It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck; one, two, or four, w
A. 3 and 7.
B. 3 and 9.
C. 7 and 9.
D. 3 and 13.

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There are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance.
Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs of men.
For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period.
Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit. The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th century and probably earlier. It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck; one, two, or four, w
A. legend.
B. religion.
C. popular belief.
D. certain customs.

[单项选择]Primitive superstitions that feed racism should be ______ through education.
A. ignored
B. exalted
C. eradicated
D. canceled

[单项选择]MATRIX: NUMBERS
A. gas: molecules
B. insurance: securities
C. crystal: atoms
D. base: athletics

[单项选择]Superstitions had their origins (起源于) in ______.
A. commands from the "Gods"
B. fear of the unknown
C. evidence of what had actually happened
D. careful studies

[单项选择]ARRAY : NUMBERS::
A. (A) college : graduates
B. (B) abstract : diagrams
C. (C) skin: muscles
D. (D) mosaic : tiles
E. (E) vocation : badge

[单项选择]The Chinese government has always attached great importance to environmental protection.
A. 中国政府始终认为环境保护工作很重要。
B. 中国政府历来极为重视环境保护工作。
C. 中国政府一直对环境保护工作给予高度重视。
D. 中国政府总是附着重要性于环境的保护。

[单项选择]According to the passage, British people attached importance to ______.
A. the quantities of the articles
B. the individuality of the articles
C. the practicality of the articles
D. the price of the articles

[单项选择]This reflects the priority being attached to economic over political activity, partly caused by a growing reluctance to enter a calling blighted by relentless publicity that all too often ends in destroying careers and reputations.
A. powerfulness
B. unwillingness
C. renaissance
D. apologeticness