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For a long time, researchers have tried to nail down just what shapes us--or what, at least, shapes us most. And over the years, they’ve had a lot of finding moments. First it was our parents, particularly our mothers. Then it was our genes. Next it was our peers, who show up last but hold great sway. And all those ideas were good ones--but only as far as they went.
The fact is once investigators had exposed all the data from those theories, they still came away with as many questions as answers. Somewhere, there was a sort of temperamental dark matter exerting an invisible gravitational pull of its own. More and more, scientists are concluding that this un explained force is our siblings.
From the time they are born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and coconspirators, our role models and cautionary tales. They are our scolds, protectors, goads, tormentors, playmates, counselors, sources of envy, objects of pride. They te
A. they can provide important suggestions for us.
B. they can accompany us throughout our life.
C. they may offer us great help.
D. they plan our journey for us.
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Tom Burke recently tried to print out a boarding pass from home before one of the frequent/lights he takes. He couldn’t. His name, or one similar to it, is now on one of the Transportation Security Administration’s terrorist watch lists.
Every day, thousands of people like Burke find themselves unable {o do things like print a boarding pass and are pulled aside for extensive screening because their name, or a name that sounds like theirs, is on one of the watch lists. From the TSA’s perspective, the screening is just one of the many new layers of increased security that are designed to prevent terrorist activity. The inconvenience is regrettable, but a price that society has to pay for security. And for national security reasons, the FBI and other government agencies responsible for supplying names to the lists will not disclose the criteria they use. They say that would amount to tipping their hands to the terrorists.
But c
A. terrorist attacks are launched frequently.
B. many people's names are similar to known terrorists.
C. the screening system is not effective enough.
D. terrorists are not accurately identified after 9·11.
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