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Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production.\r\n[1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.  {5} {6}   Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"1.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:23:11","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:23:11"},{"id":"185","textOne":"DIRECTION\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. 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The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production.\r\n[1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.  {5} {6}   Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"2. Which choice provides the most relevant detail?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:31:28","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:31:28"},{"id":"186","textOne":"DIRECTION\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. 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Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production.\r\n[1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.  {5} {6}   Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"3.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:35:00","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:35:00"},{"id":"187","textOne":"DIRECTION\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.\r\nAfter reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.\r\nQuestions 1-11 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nWhey to Go\r\nGreek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a strained form of cultured yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094has grown enormously in popularity in the United States since it was first introduced in the country in the late 1980s. From 2011 to 2012 alone, sales of Greek yogurt in the US increased by 50 percent. The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production.\r\n[1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.  {5} {6}   Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"4.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:38:34","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:38:34"},{"id":"188","textOne":"DIRECTION\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.\r\nAfter reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.\r\nQuestions 1-11 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nWhey to Go\r\nGreek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a strained form of cultured yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094has grown enormously in popularity in the United States since it was first introduced in the country in the late 1980s. From 2011 to 2012 alone, sales of Greek yogurt in the US increased by 50 percent. The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production.\r\n[1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.  {5} {6}   Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"5. To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 5 should be placed","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:41:26","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:41:26"},{"id":"189","textOne":"DIRECTION\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.\r\nAfter reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.\r\nQuestions 1-11 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nWhey to Go\r\nGreek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a strained form of cultured yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094has grown enormously in popularity in the United States since it was first introduced in the country in the late 1980s. From 2011 to 2012 alone, sales of Greek yogurt in the US increased by 50 percent. The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production.\r\n[1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.  {5} {6}   Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"6. The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the writer do this?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:44:02","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:44:02"},{"id":"190","textOne":"DIRECTION\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.\r\nAfter reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.\r\nQuestions 1-11 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nWhey to Go\r\nGreek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a strained form of cultured yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094has grown enormously in popularity in the United States since it was first introduced in the country in the late 1980s. From 2011 to 2012 alone, sales of Greek yogurt in the US increased by 50 percent. The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production.\r\n[1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.  {5} {6}   Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"7.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:46:38","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:46:38"},{"id":"191","textOne":"DIRECTION\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.\r\nAfter reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.\r\nQuestions 1-11 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nWhey to Go\r\nGreek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a strained form of cultured yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094has grown enormously in popularity in the United States since it was first introduced in the country in the late 1980s. From 2011 to 2012 alone, sales of Greek yogurt in the US increased by 50 percent. The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production.\r\n[1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey.  {5} {6}   Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"8.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:48:42","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:48:42"},{"id":"192","textOne":"DIRECTION Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Whey to Go Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a strained form of cultured yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094has grown enormously in popularity in the United States since it was first introduced in the country in the late 1980s. From 2011 to 2012 alone, sales of Greek yogurt in the US increased by 50 percent. The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production. [1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey. {5} {6} Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"9.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:52:08","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:52:08"},{"id":"193","textOne":"DIRECTION Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Whey to Go Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a strained form of cultured yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094has grown enormously in popularity in the United States since it was first introduced in the country in the late 1980s. From 2011 to 2012 alone, sales of Greek yogurt in the US increased by 50 percent. The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production. [1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey. {5} {6} Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"10.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:55:38","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:55:38"},{"id":"194","textOne":"DIRECTION Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Whey to Go Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a strained form of cultured yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094has grown enormously in popularity in the United States since it was first introduced in the country in the late 1980s. From 2011 to 2012 alone, sales of Greek yogurt in the US increased by 50 percent. The resulting increase in Greek yogurt production has forced those involved in the business to address the detrimental effects that the yogurt-making process may be having on the environment. Fortunately, farmers and others in the Greek yogurt business have found many methods of controlling and eliminating most environmental threats. Given these solutions as well as the many health benefits of the food, the advantages of Greek yogurt {1} outdo the potential drawbacks of its production. [1] The main environmental problem caused by the production of Greek yogurt is the creation of acid whey as a by-product. [2] Because it requires up to four times more milk to make than conventional yogurt does, Greek yogurt produces larger amounts of acid whey, which is difficult to dispose of. [3] To address the problem of disposal, farmers have found a number of uses for acid whey. [4] They can add it to livestock feed as a protein {2} supplement, and people can make their own Greek-style yogurt at home by straining regular yogurt.[5] If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey runoff 3 can pollute waterways, depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it decomposes. [6] Yogurt manufacturers, food {4} scientists; and government officials are also working together to develop additional solutions for reusing whey. {5} {6} Though these conservation methods can be costly and time-consuming, they are well worth the effort. Nutritionists consider Greek yogurt to be a healthy food: it is an excellent source of calcium and protein, serves {7} to be a digestive aid, and {8} it contains few calories in its unsweetened low- and non-fat forms. Greek yogurt is slightly lower in sugar and carbohydrates than conventional yogurt is. {9} Also, because it is more concentrated, Greek yogurt contains slightly more protein per serving, thereby helping people stay {10} satiated for longer periods of time. These health benefits have prompted Greek yogurt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s recent surge in popularity. In fact, Greek yogurt can be found in an increasing number of products such as snack food and frozen desserts. Because consumers reap the nutritional benefits of Greek yogurt and support those who make and sell {11} it, therefore farmers and businesses should continue finding safe and effective methods of producing the food.","textTwo":"11.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 00:57:42","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 00:57:42"},{"id":"195","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nDark Snow\r\nMost of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees.\r\nTypically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then\r\n {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures.  [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"12. Which choice most accurately and effectively represents the information in the graph?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/72d489369e7e8e2d52c5344d8272e87f9ba7862f.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:05:04","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:05:04"},{"id":"196","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nDark Snow\r\nMost of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees.\r\nTypically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then\r\n {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures.  [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"13. Which choice most effectively combines the two sentences at the underlined portion?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/4aacf114b625fa8b4e50285245569d3393e13a66.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:07:47","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:07:47"},{"id":"197","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nDark Snow\r\nMost of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees.\r\nTypically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then\r\n {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures.  [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"14.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/894a6c1bd1685c0421a9539dbdb188a61b5c173b.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:10:17","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:10:17"},{"id":"198","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. Dark Snow Most of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures. [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"15.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/8ed3eec98835979485ef833ad6440a32f9a24bc2.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:30:17","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:32:05"},{"id":"199","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. Dark Snow Most of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures. [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"16.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/88dbb37175b486c84314fb4eccb06ccea6b988f8.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:33:26","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:33:26"},{"id":"200","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. Dark Snow Most of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures. [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"17.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/41973d7a8c0d50aa5c0fd633251ff01b14f9fa47.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:35:33","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:35:33"},{"id":"201","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. Dark Snow Most of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures. [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"18.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/8d7511c5369a24265cb8281c97773932689af8ba.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:37:53","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:37:53"},{"id":"202","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. Dark Snow Most of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures. [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"19.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/52e792cc28985c6e6c0bfffc03c0a25f4ebb9081.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:40:17","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:40:17"},{"id":"203","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. Dark Snow Most of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures. [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"20.Which choice best completes the description of a self-reinforcing cycle?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/27e2936f11ad7c3c9791528f3be705558b32b843.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:43:19","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:43:19"},{"id":"204","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. Dark Snow Most of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures. [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"21.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/12a67a698a4a9245d26cc29bb9663ad9c8163748.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:46:58","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:46:58"},{"id":"205","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. Dark Snow Most of Greenland\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s interior is covered by a thick layer of ice and compressed snow known as the Greenland Ice Sheet. The size of the ice sheet fluctuates seasonally: in summer, average daily high temperatures in Greenland can rise to slightly above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, partially melting the ice; in the winter, the sheet thickens as additional snow falls, and average daily low temperatures can drop {12} to as low as 20 degrees. Typically, the ice sheet begins to show evidence of thawing in late {13} summer. This follows several weeks of higher temperatures. {14} For example, in the summer of 2012, virtually the entire Greenland Ice Sheet underwent thawing at or near its surface by mid-July, the earliest date on record. Most scientists looking for the causes of the Great Melt of 2012 have focused exclusively on rising temperatures. The summer of 2012 was the warmest in 170 years, records show. But Jason {15} Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State believes that another factor added to the early {16} thaw; the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdark snow\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d problem. According to Box, a leading Greenland expert, tundra fires in 2012 from as far away as North America produced great amounts of soot, some {17} of it drifted over Greenland in giant plumes of smoke and then {18} fell as particles onto the ice sheet. Scientists have long known that soot particles facilitate melting by darkening snow and ice, limiting {19} its ability to reflect the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rays. As Box explains, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cSoot is an extremely powerful light absorber. It settles over the ice and captures the Sun\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s heat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The result is a self-reinforcing cycle. As the ice melts, the land and water under the ice become exposed, and since land and water are darker than snow, the surface absorbs even more heat, which {20} is related to the rising temperatures. [1] Box\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s research is important because the fires of 2012 may not be a one-time phenomenon. [2] According to scientists, rising Arctic temperatures are making northern latitudes greener and thus more fire prone. [3] The pattern Box observed in 2012 may repeat {21} itself again, with harmful effects on the Arctic ecosystem. [4] Box is currently organizing an expedition to gather this crucial information. [5] The next step for Box and his team is to travel to Greenland to perform direct sampling of the ice in order to determine just how much the soot is contributing to the melting of the ice sheet. [6] Members of the public will be able to track his team\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s progress\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094and even help fund the expedition\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094through a website box has created. { 22}","textTwo":"22. To make this paragraph most logical, sentence 4 should be placed","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/99a0d0a16faccb84b07486b4302c53a41b005bd7.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:48:45","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:48:45"},{"id":"206","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into coworking spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the coworking space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"23.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:56:34","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:56:34"},{"id":"207","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"34.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 01:58:57","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 01:58:57"},{"id":"208","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"25.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:01:15","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:01:15"},{"id":"209","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"26.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:03:10","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:03:10"},{"id":"210","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"27.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:05:00","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:05:00"},{"id":"211","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"28. The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the sentence be kept or deleted?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:07:27","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:07:27"},{"id":"212","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"29. At this point, the writer wants to add specific information that supports the main topic of the paragraph.\r\n\r\nWhich choice most effectively completes the sentence with relevant and accurate information based on the graph above?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/5a25e835b2ab990fa3bc49186ccc869ffb0d9e63.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:15:44","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:15:44"},{"id":"213","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"30.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:20:50","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:20:50"},{"id":"214","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"The writer wants to add the following sentence to the paragraph.\r\nAfter filling out a simple registration form and taking a quick tour of the facility, I took a seat at a table and got right to work on my laptop.\r\nThe best placement for the sentence is immediately","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:22:50","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:22:50"},{"id":"215","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"32.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:24:37","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:24:37"},{"id":"216","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nCo-working: A Creative Solution\r\nWhen I left my office job as a website developer at a small company for a position that allowed me to work full-time from home, I thought I had it made: I gleefully traded in my suits and dress shoes for sweatpants and slippers, my frantic early-morning bagged lunch packing for a leisurely midday trip to my refrigerator. The novelty of this comfortable work-from-home life, however, {23} soon got worn off quickly. Within a month, I found myself feeling isolated despite having frequent email and instant messaging contact with my colleagues. Having become frustrated trying to solve difficult problems, {24} no colleagues were nearby to share ideas. It was during this time that I read an article {25} into co-working spaces. The article, published by Forbes magazine, explained that co-working spaces are designated locations that, for a fee, individuals can use to conduct their work. The spaces are usually stocked with standard office {26} equipment, such as photocopiers, printers, and fax machines. {27} In these locations, however, the spaces often include small meeting areas and larger rooms for hosting presentations.  {28} The cost of launching a new co-working business in the United States is estimated to be approximately $58,000. What most caught my interest, though, was a quotation from someone who described co-working spaces as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmelting pots of creativity.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The article refers to a 2012 survey in which {29} 64 percent of respondents noted that co-working spaces prevented them from completing task in a given time.  The article goes on to suggest that the most valuable resources provided by co-working spaces are actually the people {30} whom use them. [1] Thus, even though I already had all the equipment I needed in my home office, I decided to try using a co-working space in my city. [2] Because I was specifically interested in co-working\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reported benefits related to creativity, I chose a facility that offered a bright, open work area where I wouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t be isolated. [3] Throughout the morning, more people appeared. [4] Periods of quiet, during which everyone worked independently, were broken up occasionally with lively conversation. {31} I liked the experience so much that I now go to the co-working space a few times a week. Over time, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve gotten to know several of my co-working {32} colleagues: another website developer, a graphic designer, a freelance writer, and several mobile app coders. Even those of us who work in disparate fields are able to {33} share advice and help each other brainstorm. In fact, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the diversity of their talents and experiences that makes my co-working colleagues so valuable.","textTwo":"33.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-07 02:26:37","lastUpdated":"2022-12-07 02:26:37"},{"id":"217","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"34.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:20:02","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:20:02"},{"id":"218","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"35.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:22:05","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:22:05"},{"id":"219","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"36.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:25:06","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:25:06"},{"id":"220","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"37. Which choice most effectively sets up the information that follows?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:26:49","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:27:17"},{"id":"221","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"38.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:29:45","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:29:45"},{"id":"222","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"39.Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:31:32","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:31:32"},{"id":"223","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"40.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:33:22","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:33:22"},{"id":"224","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"41.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:35:16","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:35:16"},{"id":"225","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"42. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.\r\nThe ancient Greek philosopher Plato, for example, wrote many of his works in the form of dialogues.\r\nShould the writer make this addition here?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:36:57","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:36:57"},{"id":"226","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"43.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:39:25","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:39:25"},{"id":"227","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Consolations of Philosophy\r\nLong viewed by many as the stereotypical useless major, philosophy is now being seen by many students and prospective employers as in fact a very useful and practical major, offering students a host of transferable skills with relevance to the modern workplace. {34}In broad terms, philosophy is the study of meaning and the values underlying thought and behavior. But {35} more pragmatically, the discipline encourages students to analyze complex material, question conventional beliefs, and express thoughts in a concise manner. Because philosophy {36} teaching students not what to think but how to think, the age-old discipline offers consistently useful tools for academic and professional achievement. {37} A 1994 survey concluded that only 18 percent of American colleges required at least one philosophy course. {38} Therefore, between 1992 and 1996, more than 400 independent philosophy departments were eliminated from institutions. More recently, colleges have recognized the practicality and increasing popularity of studying philosophy and have markedly increased the number of philosophy programs offered. By 2008 there were 817 programs, up from 765 a decade before. In addition, the number of four-year graduates in philosophy has grown 46 percent in a decade. Also, studies have found that those students who major in philosophy often do better than students from other majors in both verbal reasoning and analytical {39} writing. These results can be measured by standardized test scores. On the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), for example, students intending to study philosophy in graduate school {40} has scored higher than students in all but four other majors. These days, many {41} student\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s majoring in philosophy have no intention of becoming philosophers; instead, they plan to apply those skills to other disciplines. Law and business specifically benefit from the complicated theoretical issues raised in the study of philosophy, but philosophy can be just as useful in engineering or any field requiring complex analytic skills. {42} That these skills are transferable across professions {43} which makes them especially beneficial to twenty-first-century students. Because today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s students can expect to hold multiple jobs\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some of which may not even exist yet\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094during {44} our lifetime, studying philosophy allows them to be flexible and adaptable. High demand, advanced exam scores, and varied professional skills all argue for maintaining and enhancing philosophy courses and majors within academic institutions.","textTwo":"44.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-08 05:40:59","lastUpdated":"2022-12-08 05:40:59"},{"id":"229","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: \r\nEach passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph).\r\nQuestions 1-10 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nThis passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps.  I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"1. Which choice best summarizes the passage?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 12:34:03","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 12:34:03"},{"id":"230","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: \r\nEach passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph).\r\nQuestions 1-10 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nThis passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps.  I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"2. The main purpose of the opening sentence of the passage is to","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 12:36:43","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 12:36:43"},{"id":"231","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"3. During the course of the first paragraph, the narrator\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s focus shifts from","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:11:47","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:11:47"},{"id":"232","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"4. The references to \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cshade\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdarkness\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d at the end of the first paragraph mainly have which effect?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:13:35","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:13:35"},{"id":"233","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"5. The passage indicates that Edward Crimsworth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s behavior was mainly caused by his","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:15:37","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:15:37"},{"id":"234","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"6. The passage indicates that when the narrator began working for Edward Crimsworth, he viewed Crimsworth as a","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:17:04","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:17:04"},{"id":"235","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"7. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:19:29","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:19:29"},{"id":"236","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"8. At the end of the second paragraph, the comparisons of abstract qualities to a lynx and a snake mainly have the effect of","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:21:37","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:21:37"},{"id":"237","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"9. The passage indicates that, after a long day of work, the narrator sometimes found his living quarters to be","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:23:48","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:23:48"},{"id":"238","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage or pair of passages below is followed by a number of questions. After reading each passage or pair, choose the best answer to each question based on what is stated or implied in the passage or passages and in any accompanying graphics (such as a table or graph). Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. This passage is from Charlotte Bront\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ab, The Professor, originally published in 1857. No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind Line and tide before he allows himself to cry out, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cI am [5] baffled!\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and submits to be floated passively back to land. From the first week of my residence in X\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 I felt my occupation irksome. The thing itself\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094the work of copying and translating business-letters\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 was a dry and tedious task enough, but had that been [10] all, I should long have borne with the nuisance; I am not of an impatient nature, and influenced by the double desire of getting my living and justifying to myself and others the resolution I had taken to become a tradesman, I should have endured in [15] silence the rust and cramp of my best faculties; I should not have whispered, even inwardly, that I longed for liberty; I should have spent in every sigh by which my heart might have ventured to intimate its distress under the closeness, smoke, monotony, and [20] joyless tumult of Bigben Close, and its panting desire for freer and fresher scenes; I should have set up the image of Duty, the fetish of Perseverance, in my small bedroom at Mrs. King\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s lodgings, and they two should have been my household gods, from which [25] my darling, my cherished-in-secret, Imagination, the tender and the mighty, should never, either by softness or strength, have severed me. But this was not all; the antipathy which had sprung up between myself and my employer striking deeper root and [30] spreading denser shade daily, excluded me from every glimpse of the sunshine of life; and I began to feel like a plant growing in humid darkness out of the slimy walls of a well. Antipathy is the only word which can express the [35] feeling Edward Crimsworth had for me\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094a feeling, in a great measure, involuntary, and which was liable to be excited by every, the most trifling movement, look, or word of mine. My southern accent annoyed him; the degree of education evinced in my language [40] irritated him; my punctuality, industry, and accuracy, fixed his dislike, and gave it the high flavor and poignant relish of envy; he feared that I too should one day make a successful tradesman. Had I been in anything inferior to him, he would not [45] have hated me so thoroughly, but I knew all that he knew, and, what was worse, he suspected that I kept the padlock of silence on mental wealth in which he was no sharer. If he could have once placed me in a ridiculous or mortifying position, he would have [50] forgiven me much, but I was guarded by three faculties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094Caution, Tact, Observation; and prowling and prying as was Edward\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s malignity, it could never baffle the lynx-eyes of these, my natural sentinels. Day by day did his malice watch my tact, hoping it 55 would sleep, and prepared to steal snake-like on its slumber; but tact, if it be genuine, never sleeps. I had received my first quarter\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s wages, and was returning to my lodgings, possessed heart and soul with the pleasant feeling that the master who had [60] paid me grudged every penny of that hard\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0091earned pittance (I had long ceased to regard Mr. Crimsworth as my brother\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he was a hard, grinding master; he wished to be an inexorable tyrant: that was all). Thoughts, not varied but strong, [65] occupied my mind; two voices spoke within me; again and again they uttered the same monotonous phrases. One said: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWilliam, your life is intolerable.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d The other: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cWhat can you do to alter it?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d I walked fast, for it was a cold, frosty night in January; as I [70] approached my lodgings, I turned from a general view of my affairs to the particular speculation as to whether my fire would be out; looking towards the window of my sitting-room, I saw no cheering red gleam.","textTwo":"10. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:26:45","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:26:45"},{"id":"239","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing.\r\n\r\nRecent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"11. The main purpose of the passage is to","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/78d6f73d9a1863797a309ec73703192452a2d39c.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:29:01","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:31:18"},{"id":"240","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing.\r\n\r\nRecent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"12.  In the passage, the author anticipates which of the following objections to criticizing the ethics of free markets?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/6f4d6420824ce49dad64b0f7b2a5b917a4b769d0.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:36:13","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:36:13"},{"id":"241","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing.\r\n\r\nRecent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"13. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/a7dfe18c526e1bcb419db3685a6771459c1a426b.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:38:58","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:38:58"},{"id":"242","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing.\r\n\r\nRecent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"14. As used in line 6, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cembraced\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d most nearly means","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/7dbfd3877356e50650b047d388d41d20d8494141.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:40:56","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:40:56"},{"id":"243","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing.\r\n\r\nRecent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"15.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/81ea6ee2ae1d58cdb9a2967a96794b98c8c20d8b.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:43:18","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:43:18"},{"id":"244","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing.\r\n\r\nRecent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"16. As used in line 58, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cclashes\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d most nearly means","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/b82ccd4b54af0e9780a1f2e82ff9efb32c4d1968.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:45:56","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:45:56"},{"id":"245","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing.\r\n\r\nRecent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"17. Which choice best supports the author\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s claim that there is common ground shared by the different approaches to ethics described in the passage?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/568772a26be3e24354e018c07639ead3b64f876f.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:47:49","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:47:49"},{"id":"246","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing. Recent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"18. The main idea of the final paragraph is that","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/51894166a899814a64b94f5ecafb918ae150eb56.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:50:23","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:59:04"},{"id":"247","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing. Recent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"19. Data in the graph about per-pound coffee profits in Tanzania most strongly support which of the following statements?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/d8fe7eb8ac1bbfe62ecff81d9d192c656dd55aca.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:53:27","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:53:27"},{"id":"248","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing. Recent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"20. Data in the graph indicate that the greatest difference between per-pound profits from fair trade coffee and those from regular coffee occurred during which period?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/2a3afb16449ef0e0b46d1af5828c7b4eb76cf1a6.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:55:31","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:55:31"},{"id":"249","textOne":"Questions 11-21 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Iain King, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cCan Economics Be Ethical?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92013 by Prospect Publishing. Recent debates about the economy have rediscovered the question, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cis that right?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d, where \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cright\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d means more than just profits or efficiency. Some argue that because the free markets allow [5] for personal choice, they are already ethical. Others have accepted the ethical critique and embraced corporate social responsibility. But before we can label any market outcome as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cimmoral,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or sneer at economists who try to put a price on being ethical, [10] we need to be clear on what we are talking about. There are different views on where ethics should apply when someone makes an economic decision. Consider Adam Smith, widely regarded as the founder of modern economics. He was a moral [15] philosophers who believed sympathy for others was the basis for ethics (we would call it empathy nowadays). But one of his key insights in The Wealth of Nations was that acting on this empathy could be counter-productive\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094he observed people becoming [20] better off when they put their own empathy aside, and interacted in a self-interested way. Smith justifies selfish behavior by the outcome. Whenever planners use cost-benefit analysis to justify a new railway line, or someone retrains to boost his or her earning [25] power, or a shopper buys one to get one free, they are using the same approach: empathizing with someone, and seeking an outcome that makes that person as well off as possible\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094although the person they are empathizing with may be themselves in the [30] future. Instead of judging consequences, Aristotle said ethics was about having the right character\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094displaying virtues like courage and honesty. It is a view put into practice whenever [35] business leaders are chosen for their good character. But it is a hard philosophy to teach\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094just how much loyalty should you show to a manufacturer that keeps losing money? Show too little and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cgreed is good\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d corporate raider; too much and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re wasting [40] moneys on unproductive capital. Aristotle thought there was a golden mean between the two extremes, and finding it was a matter of fine judgment. But if ethics is about character, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not clear what those characteristics should be. [45] There is yet another approach: instead of rooting ethics in character or the consequences of actions, we can focus on our actions themselves. From this perspective some things are right, some wrong\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094we should buy fair trade goods, we shouldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t tell lies in [50] advertisements. Ethics becomes a list of commandments, a catalog of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdos\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d and \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdon\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ts.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d When a finance official refuses to devalue a currency because they have promised not to, they are defining ethics this way. According to this approach [55] devaluation can still be bad, even if it would make everybody better off. Many moral dilemmas arise when these three versions pull in different directions but clashes are not inevitable. Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is [60] sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market. Common ground like this [65] suggests that, even without agreement on where ethics applies, ethical economics is still possible. Whenever we feel queasy about \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cperfect\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d competitive markets, the problem is often rooted in a phony conception of people. The model of man on [70] which classical economics is based\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094an entirely rational and selfish being\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094is a parody, as John Stuart Mill, the philosopher who pioneered the model, accepted. Most people\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094even economists\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 now accept that this \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ceconomic man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is a fiction. [75] We behave like a herd; we fear losses more than we hope for gains; rarely can our brains process all the relevant facts. These human quirks mean we can never make purely \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crational\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d decisions. A new wave of behavioral [80] economists, aided by neuroscientists, is trying to understand our psychology, both alone and in groups, so they can anticipate our decisions in the marketplace more accurately. But psychology can also help us understand why we react in disgust at [85] economic injustices, or accept a moral law as universal. Which means that the relatively new science of human behavior might also define ethics for us. Ethical economics would then emerge from one of the least likely places: economists themselves.","textTwo":"21. Data in the graph provide most direct support for which idea in the passage?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/cacec9d4936ee4071dd440259bd0ade848eed599.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 13:57:07","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 13:57:07"},{"id":"250","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages.\r\nPassage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company.\r\nPassage 1\r\nThe mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. \r\nPassage 2\r\nCritics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"22. The author of Passage 1 indicates which of the following about the use of screen-based technologies?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:10:20","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:10:20"},{"id":"251","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"23. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:13:26","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:13:26"},{"id":"252","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"24. The author of Passage 1 indicates that becoming adept at using the Internet can","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:15:36","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:15:36"},{"id":"253","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"25. As used in line 40, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cplastic\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d most nearly means","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:17:20","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:17:20"},{"id":"254","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"26. The author of Passage 2 refers to the novel War and Peace primarily to suggest that Woody Allen","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:31:01","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:31:01"},{"id":"255","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"27. According to the author of Passage 2, what do novelists and scientists have in common?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:32:57","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:32:57"},{"id":"256","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"28. The analogy in the final sentence of Passage 2 has primarily which effect?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:34:43","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:34:43"},{"id":"257","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"29. The main purpose of each passage is to","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:36:55","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:36:55"},{"id":"258","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"30. Which choice best describes the relationship between the two passages?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:39:06","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:39:06"},{"id":"259","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"31. On which of the following points would the authors of both passages most likely agree?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:41:25","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:41:25"},{"id":"260","textOne":"Questions 22-32 are based on the following passages. Passage 1 is adapted from Nicholas Carr, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAuthor Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by Cond\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Nast. Passage 2 is from Steven Pinker, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cMind over Mass Media.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92010 by The New York Times Company. Passage 1 The mental consequences of our online info-crunching are not universally bad. Certain cognitive skills are strengthened by our use {Line} of computers and the Net. These tend to involve [5] more primitive mental functions, such as hand-eye coordination, reflex response, and the processing of visual cues. One much-cited study of video gaming revealed that after just 10 days of playing action games on computers, a group of young people had [10] significantly boosted the speed with which they could shift their visual focus between various images and tasks. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s likely that Web browsing also strengthens brain functions related to fast-paced problem [15] solving, particularly when it requires spotting patterns in a welter of data. A British study of the way women search for medical information online indicated that an experienced Internet user can, at least in some cases, assess the trustworthiness and [20] probable value of a Web page in a matter of seconds. The more we practice surfing and scanning, the more adept our brain becomes at those tasks. But it would be a serious mistake to look narrowly at such benefits and conclude that the Web is making [25] us smarter. In a Science article published in early 2009, prominent developmental psychologist Patricia Greenfield reviewed more than 40 studies of the effects of various types of media on intelligence and learning ability. She concluded that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cevery medium [30] develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Our growing use of the Net and other screen-based technologies, she wrote, has led to the \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cwidespread and sophisticated development of visual-spatial skills.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But those gains go hand in hand [35] with a weakening of our capacity for the kind of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdeep processing\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that underpins \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmindful knowledge acquisition, inductive analysis, critical thinking, imagination, and reflection.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d We know that the human brain is highly [40] plastics; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of [45] neuroplasticity. That means our online habits continue to reverberate in the workings of our brain cells even when we\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re not at a computer. We\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re exercising the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for [50] reading and thinking deeply. Passage 2 Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexperience can change the brain.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every [55] time we learn a fact or skill the wiring of the brain changes; it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s not as if the information is stored in the pancreas. But the existence of neural plasticity does not mean the brain is a blob of clay pounded into shape by experience. [60] Experience does not revamp the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read Leo Tolstoy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s famously long novel [65] War and Peace in one sitting: \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt was about Russia.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Genuine multitasking, too, has been exposed as a myth, not just by laboratory studies but by the familiar sight of an SUV undulating between lanes as the driver cuts deals on his cell phone. [70] Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing (recognize shapes, solve math puzzles, find hidden words), they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t [75] make you better at math, conjugating Latin doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you more logical, brain-training games don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t make you smarter. Accomplished people don\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t bulk up their brains with intellectual calisthenics; they immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read [80] lots of novels, scientists read lots of science. The effects of consuming electronic media are likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational [85] equivalents of \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cyou are what you eat.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d As with ancient peoples who believed that eating fierce animals made them fierce, they assume that watching quick cuts in rock videos turns your mental life into quick cuts or that reading bullet points and online postings turns [90] your thoughts into bullet points and online postings.","textTwo":"32. Which choice provides the best evidence that the author of Passage 2 would agree to some extent with the claim attributed to Michael Merzenich in\r\nlines 41-43, Passage 1?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-09 14:43:15","lastUpdated":"2022-12-09 14:43:15"},{"id":"261","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"33. The central problem that Stanton describes in the passage is that women have been","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:12:27","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:12:27"},{"id":"262","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"34. Stanton uses the phrase \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009chigh carnival\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d (line 15) mainly to emphasize what she sees as the","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:15:32","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:15:32"},{"id":"263","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"35 Stanton claims that which of the following was a relatively recent historical development?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:17:24","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:17:38"},{"id":"264","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"36. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:19:35","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:19:35"},{"id":"265","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"37. As used in line 24, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009crule\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d most nearly refers to","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:21:15","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:21:15"},{"id":"266","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"38. It can reasonably be inferred that \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe strong-minded\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d (line 32) was a term generally intended to","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:23:27","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:23:27"},{"id":"267","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"39. As used in line 36, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cbest\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d most nearly means","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:25:44","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:25:44"},{"id":"268","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"40. Stanton contends that the situation she describes in the passage has become so dire that even men have begun to","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:27:18","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:27:18"},{"id":"269","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"41. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:28:53","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:28:53"},{"id":"270","textOne":"Questions 33-42 are based on the following passage.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Elizabeth Cady Stanton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s address to the 1869 Woman Suffrage Convention in Washington, DC.\r\n\r\nI urge a sixteenth amendment, because \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cmanhood suffrage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d or a man\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s government, is civil, religious, and social disorganization. The male element is a {Line} destructive force, stern, selfish, aggrandizing, loving [5] war, violence, conquest, acquisition, breeding in the material and moral world alike discord, disorder, disease, and death. See what a record of blood and cruelty the pages of history reveal! Through what slavery, slaughter, and sacrifice, through what [10] inquisitions and imprisonments, pains and persecutions, black codes and gloomy creeds, the soul of humanity has struggled for the centuries, while mercy has veiled her face and all hearts have been dead alike to love and hope! [15] The male element has held high carnival thus far; it has fairly run riot from the beginning, overpowering the feminine element everywhere, crushing out all the diviner qualities in human nature, until we know but little of true manhood and [20] womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century. Society is but the reflection of man himself, untampered by woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s thought; the hard iron rule we feel alike in the church, the state, and the [25] home. No one need wonders at the disorganization, at the fragmentary condition of everything, when we remember that man, who represents but half a complete being, with but half an idea on every subject, has undertaken the absolute control of all [30] sublunary matters. People object to the demands of those whom they choose to call the strong-minded, because they say \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthe right of suffrage will make the women masculine.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d That is just the difficulty in which we are 35 involved today. Though disfranchised, we have few women in the best sense; we have simply so many reflections, varieties, and dilutions of the masculine gender. The strong, natural characteristics of womanhood are repressed and ignored in [40] dependences, for so long as man feeds woman she will try to please the giver and adapt herself to his condition. To keep a foothold in society, woman must be as near like man as possible, reflect his ideas, opinions, virtues, motives, prejudices, and vices. She [45] must respect his statutes, though they strip her of every inalienable right, and conflict with that higher law written by the finger of God on her own soul.... [M]an has been molding woman to his ideas by direct and positive influences, while she, if not a\r\n[50] negations, has used indirect means to control him, and in most cases developed the very characteristics both in him and herself that needed repression. And now man himself stands appalled at the results of his own excesses, and mourns in bitterness that [55] falsehoods, selfishness, and violence are the law of life.\r\nThe need of this hour is not territory, gold mines, railroads, or specie payments but a new evangel of womanhood, to exalt purity, virtue, morality, true religion, to lift man up into the higher realms of [60] thought and action. We ask woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s enfranchisement, as the first step toward the recognition of that essential element in government that can only secure the health, strength, and prosperity of the nation. Whatever is done to lift\r\n[65] women to her true position will help to usher in a new day of peace and perfection for the race.\r\nIn speaking of the masculine element, I do not wish to be understood to say that all men are hard, selfish, and brutal, for many of the most beautiful [70] spirits the world has known have been clothed with manhood; but I refer to those characteristics, though often marked in woman, that distinguish what is called the stronger sex. For example, the love of acquisition and conquest, the very pioneers of [75] civilizations, when expended on the earth, the sea, the elements, the riches and forces of nature, are powers of destruction when used to subjugate one man to another or to sacrifice nations to ambition. Here that great conservator of woman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s love, if [80] permitted to assert itself, as it naturally would in freedom against oppression, violence, and war, would hold all these destructive forces in check, for woman knows the cost of life better than man does, and not with her consent would one drop of blood [85] ever be shed, one life sacrificed in vain.","textTwo":"42. The sixth paragraph (lines 67-78) is primarily concerned with establishing a contrast between","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:30:24","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:30:24"},{"id":"271","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\nThis passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American.\r\nSome of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"43. The first paragraph serves mainly to","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/35c9e4c44263f252ae2a20fbf2371cb39e85eff9.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:36:48","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:36:48"},{"id":"272","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"44. As used in line 19, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ccapture\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d is closest in meaning to","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/f57c068ad7b466230925213e3a4323458c0d3d64.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:43:18","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:43:18"},{"id":"273","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"45. According to Peacock, the ability to monitor internal waves is significant primarily because","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/8a1b0f7072411140a45dd19b8439531f0854b4a5.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:47:12","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:47:12"},{"id":"274","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"46. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/d61786d4a815cd5537d87b0a86b10e06061ed5f2.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:50:11","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:50:11"},{"id":"275","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"47. As used in line 65, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cdevise\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d most nearly means","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/c0b414c0cd891cab3039657bf2f3ecb668750b14.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:56:15","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:56:15"},{"id":"276","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"48. Based on information in the passage, it can reasonably be inferred that all internal waves","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/c07fd4beb010743142c4051489c6dab4fba8a5bd.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 00:57:44","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 00:57:44"},{"id":"277","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"49. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 01:01:59","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 01:01:59"},{"id":"278","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"50.In the graph, which isotherm displays an increase in depth below the surface during the period 19:12 to 20:24?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/5483dbdf72e3561630eae02cefe7a7c1c9b187d6.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 01:03:19","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 01:03:40"},{"id":"279","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"51. Which concept is supported by the passage and by the information in the graph?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/82183d785b6cb951856b0fcc334b9d9dfaf82c29.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 01:04:57","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 01:04:57"},{"id":"280","textOne":"Questions 43-52 are based on the following passage and supplementary material. This passage is adapted from Geoffrey Giller, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cLong a Mystery, how 500-Meter-High Undersea Waves Form Is Revealed.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a92014 by Scientific American. Some of the largest ocean waves in the world are nearly impossible to see. Unlike other large waves, these rollers, called internal waves, do not ride the {Line} ocean surface. Instead, they move underwater, [5] undetectable without the use of satellite imagery or sophisticated monitoring equipment. Despite their hidden nature, internal waves are fundamental parts of ocean water dynamics, transferring heat to the ocean depths and bringing up cold water from below. [10] And they can reach staggering heights\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094some as tall as skyscrapers. Because these waves are involved in ocean mixing and thus the transfer of heat, understanding them is crucial to global climate modeling, says Tom [15] Peacock, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most models fail to take internal waves into account. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIf we want to have more and more accurate climate models, we have to be able to capture processes such as this,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. [20] Peacock and his colleagues tried to do just that. Their study, published in November in Geophysical Research Letters, focused on internal waves generated in the Luzon Strait, which separates Taiwan and the Philippines. Internal waves in this region, thought to [25] be some of the largest in the world, can reach about 500 meters high. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cThat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s the same height as the Freedom Tower that\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s just been built in New York,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says. Although scientists knew of this phenomenon in [30] the South China Sea and beyond, they didn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t know exactly how internal waves formed. To find out, Peacock and a team of researchers from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution worked with France\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s National Center for Scientific Research [35] using a giant facility there called the Coriolis Platform. The rotating platform, about 15 meters (49.2 feet) in diameter, turns at variable speeds and can simulate Earth\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s rotation. It also has walls, which means scientists can fill it with water and create [40] accurate, large-scale simulations of various oceanographic scenarios. Peacock and his team built a carbon-fiber resin scale model of the Luzon Strait, including the islands and surrounding ocean floor topography. Then they [45] filled the platform with water of varying salinity to replicate the different densities found at the strait, with denser, saltier water below and lighter, less briny water above. Small particles were added to the solution and illuminated with lights from below in [50] order to track how the liquid moved. Finally, they re-created tides using two large plungers to see how the internal waves themselves formed. The Luzon Strait\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s underwater topography, with a distinct double-ridge shape, turns out to be [55] responsible for generating the underwater waves. As the tide rises and falls and water moves through the strait, colder, denser water is pushed up over the ridges into warmer, less dense layers above it. This action results in bumps of colder water trailed [60] by warmer water that generate an internal wave. As these waves move toward land, they become steeper\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094much the same way waves at the beach become taller before they hit the shore\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094until they break on a continental shelf. [65] The researchers were also able to devise a mathematical model that describes the movement and formation of these waves. Whereas the model is specific to the Luzon Strait, it can still help researchers understand how internal waves are [70] generated in other places around the world. Eventually, this information will be incorporated into global climate models, making them more accurate. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cIt\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s very clear, within the context of these [global climate] models, that internal waves play a role in [75] driving ocean circulations,\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Peacock says.","textTwo":"52.  How does the graph support the author\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s point that internal waves affect ocean water dynamics?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/590bda45642f490b7eb3329610b4119166a728e0.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-10 01:06:18","lastUpdated":"2022-12-10 01:06:34"},{"id":"281","textOne":"What is 2+5?","textTwo":"","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"19","createdAt":"2022-12-11 05:40:33","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 12:25:58"},{"id":"282","textOne":"DIRECTIONS:\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.\r\nAfter reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.\r\nQuestions 1-11 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nLibrarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age\r\nIn recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels.  [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction.  [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills.  [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete.  [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"1.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 05:50:39","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:49:57"},{"id":"283","textOne":"DIRECTIONS:\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.\r\nAfter reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.\r\nQuestions 1-11 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nLibrarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age\r\nIn recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels.  [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction.  [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills.  [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete.  [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"2.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 05:52:58","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:49:21"},{"id":"284","textOne":"DIRECTIONS:\r\nEach passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions.\r\nSome questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole.\r\nAfter reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is.\r\nQuestions 1-11 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nLibrarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age\r\nIn recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels.  [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction.  [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills.  [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete.  [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"3.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 05:54:20","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:48:45"},{"id":"285","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Librarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction. [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills. [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete. [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"4. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following information.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094e-books, audio and video materials, and online journals\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094\r\nShould the writer make this addition here?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 05:56:24","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:48:07"},{"id":"286","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Librarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction. [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills. [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete. [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"5.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 05:58:21","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:47:39"},{"id":"287","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Librarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction. [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills. [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete. [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"6.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 05:59:22","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:47:09"},{"id":"288","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Librarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction. [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills. [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete. [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"7. Which choice most effectively combines the underlined sentences?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:00:51","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:46:16"},{"id":"289","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Librarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction. [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills. [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete. [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"8.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:04:49","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:45:24"},{"id":"290","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Librarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction. [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills. [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete. [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"9. Which choice most effectively sets up the examples given at the end of the sentence?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:06:25","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:44:17"},{"id":"291","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Librarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction. [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills. [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete. [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"10.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:08:24","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:44:53"},{"id":"292","textOne":"DIRECTIONS: Each passage below is accompanied by a number of questions. For some questions, you will consider how the passage might be revised to improve the expression of ideas. For other questions, you will consider how the passage might be edited to correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation. A passage or a question may be accompanied by one or more graphics (such as a table or graph) that you will consider as you make revising and editing decisions. Some questions will direct you to an underlined portion of a passage. Other questions will direct you to a location in a passage or ask you to think about the passage as a whole. After reading each passage, choose the answer to each question that most effectively improves the quality of writing in the passage or that makes the passage conform to the conventions of standard written English. Many questions include a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cNO CHANGE\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d option. Choose that option if you think the best choice is to leave the relevant portion of the passage as it is. Questions 1-11 are based on the following passage. Librarians Help Navigate in the Digital Age In recent years, public libraries in the United States have experienced [1] reducing in their operating funds due to cuts imposed at the federal, state, and local government levels. [2] However, library staffing has been cut by almost four percent since 2008, and the demand for librarians continues to decrease, even though half of public libraries report that they have an insufficient number of staff to meet their patrons\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 needs. Employment in all job sectors in the United States is projected to grow by fourteen percent over the next decade, yet the expected growth rate for librarians is predicted to be only seven percent, or half of the overall rate. This trend, combined with the increasing accessibility of information via the Internet, [3] has led some to claim that librarianship is in decline as a profession. As public libraries adapt to rapid technological advances in information distribution, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 roles are actually expanding. The share of library materials that is in non-print formats [4] is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available [5] for them to circulate. As a result, librarians must now be proficient curators of electronic information, compiling, [6] catalog, and updating these collections. But perhaps even more importantly, librarians function as first responders for their communities\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 computer needs. Since one of the fastest growing library services is public access computer use, there is great demand for computer instruction. [7] In fact, librarians\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 training now includes courses on research and Internet search methods. Many of whom teach classes in Internet navigation, database and software use, and digital information literacy. While these classes are particularly helpful to young students developing basic research skills, [8] but adult patrons can also benefit from librarian assistance in that they can acquire job-relevant computer skills. [9] Free to all who utilize their services, public libraries and librarians are especially valuable, because they offer free resources that may be difficult to find elsewhere, such as help with online job searches as well as r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and job material development. An overwhelming number of public libraries also report that they provide help with electronic government resources related to income taxes [10] w troubles, and retirement programs. In sum, the Internet does not replace the need for librarians, and librarians are hardly obsolete. [11] Like books, librarians have been around for a long time, but the Internet is extremely useful for many types of research.","textTwo":"11. Which choice most clearly ends the passage with a restatement of the writer\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s primary claim?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:10:15","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:43:36"},{"id":"293","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"12.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:14:16","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:41:57"},{"id":"294","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"13.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:16:45","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:41:22"},{"id":"295","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"14.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:18:02","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:40:50"},{"id":"296","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"15. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.\r\nSome scholars argue that the excesses of King Louis XV\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s reign contributed significantly to the conditions that resulted in the French Revolution. Should the writer make this addition here?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:19:31","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:40:18"},{"id":"297","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"16.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:21:28","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:39:43"},{"id":"298","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"17. Which choice gives a second supporting example that is most similar to the example already in the sentence?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:22:48","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:38:46"},{"id":"299","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"18. Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:24:38","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:38:17"},{"id":"300","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"19.Which choice most closely matches the stylistic pattern established earlier in the sentence?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:26:21","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:37:43"},{"id":"301","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"20.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:29:20","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:37:10"},{"id":"302","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nTiny Exhibit, Big Impact\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 \r\nThe first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms.   \r\n \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame.\r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries.     \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn.    \r\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094  As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d  [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could.\r\nQuestion  22  asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"21.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:30:37","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:36:38"},{"id":"303","textOne":"Questions 12-22 are based on the following passage. Tiny Exhibit, Big Impact \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00941\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 The first time I visited the Art Institute of Chicago, I expected to be impressed by its famous large paintings. [12] On one hand, I couldn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t wait to view [13] painter, Georges Seurat\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s, 10-foot-wide A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte in its full size. It took me by surprise, then, when my favorite exhibit at the museum was one of [14] it\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s tiniest; the Thorne Miniature Rooms. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00942\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 Viewing the exhibit, I was amazed by the intricate details of some of the more ornately decorated rooms. I marveled at a replica of a salon (a formal living room) dating back to the reign of French king Louis XV. [15] Built into the dark paneled walls are bookshelves stocked with leather-bound volumes. The couch and chairs, in keeping with the style of the time, are characterized by elegantly curved arms and [16] legs, they are covered in luxurious velvet. A dime-sized portrait of a French aristocratic woman hangs in a golden frame. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00943\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 This exhibit showcases sixty-eight miniature rooms inserted into a wall at eye level. Each furnished room consists of three walls; the fourth wall is a glass pane through which museumgoers observe. The rooms and their furnishings were painstakingly created to scale at 1\/12th their actual size, so that one inch in the exhibit correlates with one foot in real life. A couch, for example, is seven inches long, and [17] that is based on a seven-foot-long couch. Each room represents a distinctive style of European, American, or Asian interior design from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00944\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 The plainer rooms are more sparsely [18] furnished. Their architectural features, furnishings, and decorations are just as true to the periods they represent. One of my favorite rooms in the whole exhibit, in fact, is an 1885 summer kitchen. The room is simple but spacious, with a small sink and counter along one wall, a cast-iron wood stove and some hanging pots and pans against another wall, and [19] a small table under a window of the third wall. Aside from a few simple wooden chairs placed near the edges of the room, the floor is open and obviously well worn. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u00945\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 As I walked through the exhibit, I overheard a [20] visitors\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 remark, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cYou know, that grandfather clock actually runs. Its glass door swings open, and the clock can be wound up.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d [21] Dotted with pin-sized knobs, another visitor noticed my fascination with a tiny writing desk and its drawers. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cAll of those little drawers pull out. And you see that hutch? Can you believe it has a secret compartment?\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d Given the exquisite craftsmanship and level of detail I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099d already seen, I certainly could. Question 22 asks about the previous passage as a whole.","textTwo":"22. To make the passage most logical, paragraph 2 should be placed","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:33:12","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:35:29"},{"id":"304","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"23.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/d831e274318ea735654210b0263ca4c4754deed2.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:47:10","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:34:23"},{"id":"305","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"24. Which choice offers an accurate interpretation of the data in the chart?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/0683f2951cc5f3b1e6cba794ae23a698cdd872db.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:48:50","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:33:31"},{"id":"306","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"25.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/ff8b43fb2a845d2760cd93413df709bcea4525fb.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:50:49","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:33:04"},{"id":"307","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"26. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following information.\r\nsince the start of the Industrial Revolution, resulting in a rise in global temperatures Should the writer make this addition here?","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/d41a20662ddcc6367049f5e0c480df4b989aeef6.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:52:20","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:32:36"},{"id":"308","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"27.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/1dd6ae8124d35bf3f09338bb8b4ca8b8ba2ef003.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:54:11","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:32:09"},{"id":"309","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"28.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/c135260916566443d4ed38e0260fd27ef450321a.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:55:36","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:31:40"},{"id":"310","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"29.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/92ea3a8aac6b299ebfea39803f3d1a92f1be93cf.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:57:16","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:31:13"},{"id":"311","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"30.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/bbe93a4c87e92c5d25455d02cee7330e5066f98a.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 06:59:03","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:30:45"},{"id":"312","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"31. Where is the most logical place in this paragraph to add the following sentence? What Wilmers and Estes discovered in their study, therefore, surprised them.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/9aac0ca6c1f9d5b7018d4ca89ddb02ec2fd75a65.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:00:51","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:30:19"},{"id":"313","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"32.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/d2f9e267ef48d2c99b7603f9b7820874dfadf1cc.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:02:13","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:29:54"},{"id":"314","textOne":"Questions 23-33 are based on the following passage and supplementary material.\r\n\r\nEnvironmentalist Otters\r\nIt has long been known that the sea otter [23] living along the West Coast of North America help keep kelp forests in their habitat healthy and vital. They do this by feeding on sea urchins and other herbivorous invertebrates that graze voraciously on kelp. With sea otters to keep the population of sea urchins in check, kelp forests can flourish. In fact, [24] two years or less of sea otters can completely eliminate sea urchins in a coastal area (see chart).\r\nWithout sea otters present, [25] nevertheless, kelp forests run the danger of becoming barren stretches of coastal wasteland known as urchin barrens. {1} What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming. {2} The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent [26]. {3} A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, [27} suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to [28] devour the kelp. {4} Like [29] their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air. {5} Scientists knew this but did not recognize [30] how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. {6} Far from making no difference to the ecosystem, the presence of otters was found to increase the carbon storage of kelp forests by 4.4 to 8.7 megatons annually, offsetting the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by three million to six million passenger cars each year.  [31] Wilmers and Estes caution, however, that [32] having more otters will not automatically solve the problem of higher levels of carbon dioxide in the air. But they suggest that the presence of otters provides a good model of how carbon can be sequestered, [33] or removed; from the atmosphere through the management of animal populations. If ecologists can better understand what kinds of impacts animals might have on the environment, Wilmers contends, \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cthere might be opportunities for win-win conservation scenarios, whereby animal species are protected or enhanced, and carbon gets sequestered.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d","textTwo":"33.","picture":"assets\/img\/questions\/0e5fe92d19e1f230b26c9215d8d8d89f16ef1266.png","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:03:30","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:29:20"},{"id":"315","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nA Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture\r\nPlanned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief.\r\n{1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.\r\n{2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need.  [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost.  [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"34.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:15:30","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:25:08"},{"id":"316","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nA Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture\r\nPlanned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief.\r\n{1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.\r\n{2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need.  [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost.  [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"35.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:16:39","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:24:43"},{"id":"317","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nA Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture\r\nPlanned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief.\r\n{1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.\r\n{2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need.  [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost.  [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"36.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:17:46","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:24:16"},{"id":"318","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nA Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture\r\nPlanned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief.\r\n{1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.\r\n{2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need.  [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost.  [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"37. Which choice provides information that best supports the claim made by this sentence?","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:19:06","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:23:44"},{"id":"319","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage.\r\n\r\nA Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture\r\nPlanned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief.\r\n{1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.\r\n{2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need.  [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost.  [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"38.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:20:44","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:23:13"},{"id":"320","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage. A Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture Planned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief. {1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. {2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need. [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost. [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"39.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:22:13","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:22:44"},{"id":"321","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage. A Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture Planned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief. {1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. {2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need. [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost. [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"40.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:23:28","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:22:19"},{"id":"322","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage. A Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture Planned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief. {1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. {2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need. [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost. [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"41.","picture":"","answer":"","createdBy":"21","createdAt":"2022-12-11 07:24:44","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 13:21:08"},{"id":"323","textOne":"Questions 34-44 are based on the following passage. A Quick Fix in a Throwaway Culture Planned obsolescence, a practice [34] at which products are designed to have a limited period of [35] usefulness, has been a cornerstone of manufacturing strategy for the past 80 years. This approach increases sales, but it also stands in [36] austere contrast to a time when goods were produced to be durable. Planned obsolescence wastes materials as well as energy in making and shipping new products. It also reinforces the belief that it is easier to replace goods than to mend them, as repair shops are rare and [37] repair methods are often specialized. In 2009, an enterprising movement, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, challenged this widely accepted belief. {1}More like a[38]fair then an actual caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, the first Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. {2} It was the brainchild of former journalist Martine Postma, [39] wanting to take a practical stand in a throwaway culture. {3} Her goals were [40] straightforward, however: reduce waste, maintain and perpetuate knowledge and skills, and strengthen community. {4} Participants bring all manner of damaged articles\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094clothing, appliances, furniture, and more\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094to be repaired by a staff of volunteer specialists including tailors, electricians, and carpenters. {5} Since the inaugural Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, others have been hosted in theater foyers, community centers, hotels, and auditoriums. {6} While [41] they wait for service, patrons can enjoy coffee and snacks and mingle with their neighbors in need. [42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost. [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. Though the concept remained a local trend at first, international Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s, all affiliated with the Dutch Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 via its website, have since arisen in France, Germany, South Africa, the United States, and other countries [44] on top of that. The original provides a central source for start-up tips and tools, as well as marketing advice to new Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s. As a result, the Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 has become a global network united by common ideals. Ironically, innovators are now looking back to old ways of doing things and applying them in today\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s cities in an effort to transform the way people relate to and think about the goods they consume.","textTwo":"42. 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[42] Though only about 3 percent of the Netherlands\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 municipal waste ends up in landfills, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s still raise awareness about what may otherwise be mindless acts of waste by providing a venue for people to share and learn valuable skills that are in danger of being lost. [43] It is easy to classify old but fixable items as \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cjunk\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in an era that places great emphasis on the next big thing. In helping people consider how the goods they use on a daily basis work and are made, Repair Caf\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s restore a sense of relationship between human beings and material goods. 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Based\r\non the model, what is the estimated increase, in\r\ninches, of a boy\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s height each year?","textTwo":"","picture":"","answer":"3","createdBy":"22","createdAt":"2022-12-11 15:04:11","lastUpdated":"2022-12-11 15:09:23"},{"id":"331","textOne":"For i = \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0088\u00c2\u009a\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0088\u00c2\u00921 , what is the sum (7 + 3i) + (\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0088\u00c2\u00928 + 9i)?","textTwo":"","picture":"","answer":"-1+12i","createdBy":"22","createdAt":"2022-12-12 04:46:04","lastUpdated":"2022-12-12 04:49:37"},{"id":"332","textOne":"Kathy is a repair technician for a phone company. Each week, she receives a batch of phones that need repairs. The number of phones that she has left to fix at the end of each day can be estimated with the equation P = 108 \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0088\u00c2\u0092 23d , where P is the number of phones left and d is the number of days she has worked that week. 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