Outside the US, soccer is ________ football.
(1) called
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(3) seated
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Some believe that the role of the education system is ________ to teach children, but also to educate them.
(1) somehow
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(3) not only
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The Star of David, a symbol which was historically one of several Jewish icons, ________ became the symbol on the flag of Israel.
(1) admirably
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(2) eventually
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(3) undoubtedly
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(4) surprisingly
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Known for its vast variety of marine life, the city of Eilat attracts many people who wish to go ________.
(1) drinking
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(3) playing
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(4) relaxing
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After World War I, the enormous ________ of fallen soldiers led people to believe their spirits might still be present.
(1) availability
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(2) anxiety
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(3) quality
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It has ________ to be decided which city will host the Olympic Games in the year 2020.
Opium is a highly ________ substance, as it contains up to 12% morphine.
(1) luminous
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(2) addictive
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(3) explosive
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(4) eccentric
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The Mogul emperors reached the height of their power around the year 1700, when they ________ over most of the Indian subcontinent.
(1) exaggerated
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(2) depicted
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(3) reigned
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(4) endeavored
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The Medici dynasty, who later came to be a royal family, first gained ________ in the Republic of Florence in the 14th century.
(2) affection
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(3) prominence
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The American criminal, Charles Manson, was sentenced to death for murder, but his punishment was later ________ to life imprisonment.
(1) induced
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(2) apprehended
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(3) dissected
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(4) commuted
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On May 26th, 1953, a British mountaineering expedition lead by Sir Edmund Hillary was the first ever to ________ to the summit of Mount Everest.
(1) comprehend
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(2) ascend
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(4) cascade
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The dog ran _______ the field to chase the rabbit.
(2) through
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(4) across
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A good title for this passage would be -
(1) Remus and Romulus – twin founders of Rome
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(2) The social problems encountered by children raised by wolves
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(3) Feral children – myth and reality
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(4) How feral children are depicted in fiction
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According to the first paragraph, a feral child is -
(1) a child brought up by wolves
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(2) a main character in a myth, legend or fictional story
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(3) depicted as having normal human intelligence and skills
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(4) a person who has been isolated from human contact from a very early age
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The main purpose of the second paragraph is -
(1) to show how feral children are portrayed in fictional stories
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(2) to give Mowgli and Tarzan as examples of feral children
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(3) to explain the concept of feral children
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(4) to suggest that integration among humans is relatively easy
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The word “insurmountable” (line 19) probably means -
(1) unimportant
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(2) aggressive
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(3) that cannot be overcome
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(4) tragic
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It can be inferred from the last paragraph that –
(1) feral children might have been better off left where they were found
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(2) the myth of Remus and Romulus could never have happened in real life
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(3) one can learn an important lesson from this text
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(4) a child does not necessarily need loving parents or caretakers to succeed
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By the time they are born, human babies already have fully developed ears.
(1) Human infants fully develop their ears even before they are born.
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(2) The ear is one of the most important organs in a human baby’s body.
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(3) Most infants are born without actually using their fully developed ears.
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(4) The ears are the first organ to fully develop within the fetus.
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Different areas of a city serve for different purposes, such as residence and industry.
(1) The place which we live in might be a different part of the city than
where industrial facilities are located.
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(2) Different residential areas might be located near other areas devoted for industry.
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(3) People can enjoy clean air near their homes because the industry would be located elsewhere.
627
answer_27
(4) It remains undecided whether or not different areas serve for different purposes.
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answer_27
At first glance, it is difficult to distinguish between Chinese and Japanese people.
(1) The differences between people from China and people from Japan are obvious, even at first glance.
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(2) Although similar at first glance, people from China and people from Japan look quite different from one another.
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(3) People from China look very much unlike people from Japan, a fact easily noticed even after one glance.
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(4) It is quite hard to tell whether someone is Chinese or Japanese after just having one quick look.
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Although seal clubbing has been practiced in North America for at least 4,000 years, it is now regarded as cruel and inhumane.
(1) Although inhabitants of North America have been clubbing seals for thousands of years, they have recently stopped doing so, since they regard it as cruel.
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(2) Nowadays the practice of hunting seals is considered cruel and inhumane, notwithstanding the fact that this activity has been going on for no less than 4,000 years.
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(3) Seal clubbing in North America started 4,000 years ago, and already was condemned as an inhumane and cruel practice.
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(4) Despite being presently regarded as cruel, seal clubbing has not diminished since the practice was formed in North America at least 4,000 years ago.
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By the time of his death in 1938, Mustafa Ataturk had implemented a series of reforms, successfully turning the Republic of Turkey into a modern, democratic, and secular nation-state.
(1) The Republic of Turkey implemented many reforms, turning itself by 1938 into a modern, democratic, and secular nation-state.
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(2) Most reforms implemented by Mustafa Ataturk were only successful after 1938, when the Republic of Turkey had turned into a modern nation-state.
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(3) The Republic of Turkey was successfully turned into a modern, secular nation-state through a series of reforms implemented by Ataturk, before he had died in 1938.
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(4) Thanks to the successful implementation of a series of reforms by Mustafa Ataturk, Turkey was made into a modern nation-state, but Ataturk’s death in 1938 turned the country back into a republic.
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The rapid expansion of the population in Las Vegas was made possible by a major addition to the city’s sewage treatment capacity.
(1) A substantial addition to the sewage treatment capacity in Las Vegas caused a rapid decrease in the city’s population.
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(2) Since the sewage facilities of Las Vegas were unsatisfactory, the city had to limit its use by the population.
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(3) The population of Las Vegas could increase in fast speed thanks to a considerable addition to the treatment capacity of its sewage system.
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(4) The rapidly growing population of Las Vegas enabled a major addition to the city’s sewage treatment capacity.
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