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9.Allstudentsshouldbe________andliteratewhentheyleaveschool
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Inrecentyearstherehasbeenaremarkableincreaseinresearchintohappiness.Theresearchers
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Second,peopleoften(4)_______goodsocialrelationsasareasonfortheirhappiness.Inparticular,
friendsareagreat(5)____ofjoy,partlybecauseoftheagreeablethingstheydotogether,partlybecauseof
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Third,jobsatisfactionundoubtedly(8)_______overallsatisfaction,andvice-versa-perhapsthisis
whysomepeoplearehappyinboringjobs:it(9)_______bothways.Jobsatisfactioniscausednotonlyby
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Atmosphericpressurecansupportacolumnofwaterupto10metershigh.Butplantscanmove
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Untiltheendofthenineteenthcentury,themovementofwaterintreesandothertallplantswasamystery.
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strengthofacolumnofwatercompareswiththestrengthofasteelwireofthesamediameter.Thiscohesive
strengthpermitscolumnsofwatertobepulledtogreatheightswithoutbeingbroken.
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2.Thepassageanswerswhichofthefollowingquestions?
A.Whatistheeffectofatmosphericpressureonfoliage?

B.Whendodeadcellsharmplantgrowth?
C.Howdoeswatergettothetopsoftrees?
D.Whyisrootpressureweak?
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4.Whatdotheexperimentsmentionedinlines4-6prove?
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C.Plantscannotmovewatertohighaltitudes.D.Plantcellsregulatepressurewithinstems.
5.Howdobotanistsknowthatrootpressureisnottheonlyforcethatmoveswaterinplants?
A.Someverytalltreeshaveweakrootpressure.
B.Rootpressuresdecreaseinwinter.
C.Plantscanliveaftertheirrootsdie.
D.Waterinaplant'srootsisnotconnectedtowaterinitsstem.
6.Accordingtoparagraph1,allofthefollowingsentencesaretrueEXCEPT
A.Themovementofwaterintreeswasnotknownuntiltheendofthenineteenthcentury.
B.Thesequoiatreecanmovewatertoappreciableheights.
C.Somebotaniststhoughtrootpressurewasthereasonwhywaterwaspushedtothetopofthetree.
D.Tallplantsalwayshavehighrootpressure.
7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesthepassagesupport?
A.Waterispushedtothetopsoftrees.
B.Botanistshaveproventhatlivingcellsactaspumps.
C.Atmosphericpressuredrawswatertothetopsoftalltrees.
D.Botanistshavechangedtheirtheoriesofhowwatermovesinplants.
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12.Accordingtothepassage,whydoeswatertravelthroughplantsinunbrokencolumns?
A.Rootpressuremovesthewaterveryrapidly.
B.Theattractionbetweenwatermoleculesisstrong.
C.Thelivingcellofplantspushthewatermoleculestogether.
D.Atmosphericpressuresupportsthecolumns.
13.Whydoestheauthormentionsteelwireinline18?
A.Toillustrateanothermeansofpullingwater
B.Todemonstratewhywoodisagoodbuildingmaterial
C.Toindicatethesizeofacolumnofwinter
D.Toemphasizethestrengthofcohesiveforcesinwater
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A.pressure(line1)B.pumps(line4)C.evaporation(line12)D.cohesion(line17)
15.Whereinthepassagedoestheauthorgiveanexampleofaplantwithlowrootpressure?
A.Lines1-3B.Lines5-7C.Lines8-10D.Lines13-14
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Duringthepastquarterofacentury,rice-breedingprogramshavebeeninitiatedinseveralcountries.
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objectivesofnewprogramsdesignedtoimprovenutrition.
1.Ricehasbeeneatensinceancienttimes.
2.Cornproduceshigheryieldsthanrice.
3.Ricecanonlybegrownintropicalclimates.
4.Somepeopleeatricethreetimesaday.
5.Ricefeedsmorepeoplethanwheat.
6.Riceistradedinternationallyallovertheworld.
7.Thailandisamajorexporterofrice.
8.MorethanhalfofriceintheUnitedStatesisexported.
9.Recentlymanycountrieshaveconductedresearchintoresistancetodiseasesandinsects.
10.Newprogramsdon’taimatimprovinggrainqualityandincreasingproteinlevelsinrice.
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B.Thatmanhassomethingthatstrikesmeintheface.
C.IthinkIhaveseenthatmansomewherebefore.
D.Somethingaboutthatman’sfacemakesmefamiliar.
2.Howeverhardyouwork,youwillneverbepromotedhere.
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3.You’llhavenohopeofgrowingcropshereunlessyoufindawaytoirrigatethisland.
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B.Evenifyoufindamethodofwateringthisland,thereisnohopethatanycropswillgrowonit.
C.Becausethereisnowayyoucanirrigatethisland,youhadbettergiveuptryingtogrowcropsonit.
D.You’llhavetotrygrowingcropselsewhereifyouproveunabletoirrigatethislandhere.
4.Youareinthismessrightnowbecauseyoudidn’tlistentomeinthefirstplace.
A.Ifyoulistenedtomyadviceinthefirstplace,youwouldn’tbeinthismessrightnow.
B.Ifyouhadlistenedtomyadviceinthefirstplace,youwouldn’tbeinthismessrightnow.
C.Ifyoulistentomyadviceinthefirstplace,youwillnotbeinthismessrightnow.
D.Ifyouhadlistenedtomyadviceinthefirstplace,youwouldn’thavebeeninthismessrightnow.
5.Heonlyrealizedhowwonderfulhiswifewasaftertheygotdivorcedforamonth.
A.Notuntilamonthaftertheirdivorcedidherealizehowwonderfulhiswifewas.
B.Scarcelydidherealizehowwonderfulhiswifewaswhentheirdivorcelastedamonth.
C.Onlyafteraone-monthdivorcedidherealizethathiswifewaswonderful.
D.Hewishedtheyhadn’tgotdivorcedbecauseherealizedthathegotawonderfulwife.
6.Thegovernmentdoesnotknowwhattodowithhouseholdrubbishinlargecities.
A.Littledoesthegovernmentknowwhattodowithhouseholdrubbishinlargecities.
B.Itisunknownwhattodowithhouseholdrubbishinlargecitiesbythegovernment
C.Rarelythegovernmentknowswhattodowithhouseholdrubbishinlargecities.
D.Hardlyanygovernmentknowswhattodowithhouseholdrubbishinlargecities.
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8.PeterandLucyhadaquarrel,buttheysoonmadeup.
A.PeterandLucymadeamistakebuttheysooncorrectedit.
B.PeterandLucyhateeachothersincetheirargument.
C.PeterandLucyhadasquirrel,buttheysoonletitgo.
D.PeterandLucyhadanargument,nowtheyarefriendsagain.
9.OnthetriptoNewcastle,JohnandBilltookturndriving.
A.Theboystookawrongturnduringthetrip.
B.Billtookmostofthedrivingduringthetrip.
C.JohndroveBilltoNewcastle.
D.Theboysdividedthedrivingtime.
10.Heisanauthorityonprimitivereligion.
A.Heisfamousforhisvastknowledgeofprimitivereligion.
B.Hehasauthorityoverthepeoplewhopracticeprimitivereligion.
C.Hehasagreatinfluenceonthepeoplewhopracticeprimitivereligion.
D.Hehasofficialpermissiontopracticeprimitivereligion.
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