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information to answer the questions.
(A)5(B)10(C)15(D)25(E)Itcannotbedeterminedfromtheinformationgiven.
It ended with a whimper rather than a bang, plagued by debt, allegations of abuse, and the death of its founder. Yet in its day, the Boys Choir of Harlem was a marvel of precision and vocal superiority, and its boys traveled the world.
Dr. Walter Turnbull organized the choir at his church in Harlem in 1968. Within a few years, the choir had its own school, where hundreds of children received training in academics and music. The choir performed at the White House and sang for the pope. It recorded music for award-winning films. Its demise troubles its alumni and former board members, but no one seems able to resurrect the lifeless organization.
Underline the sentence that presents the author"s perspective on the original Boys Choir.
Far more (i) ______ than the counterfeiting of money or bonds is the counterfeiting of consumer goods, especially those that are popular and costly but easy to (ii) ______ cheaply; this is a worldwide and fairly open phenomenon.
Blank (i)
A. clandestine
B. intricate
C. prevalent
Blank (ii)
D. reproduce
E. advertise
F. sanction
For Questions 5 to 7, select one entry from the corresponding column of choices for each blank. Fill all blanks in the way that best completes the text.
Sending a robot into space to gather information is a viable option, but should only be regarded as that--an option. Even the most technologically advanced robots cannot and should not replace manned missions to outer space. Certainly it is cheaper and less dangerous to launch a computer probe that can gather reams of data, but often the information obtained by a machine only serves to produce more questions than it answers. Therefore, the space program should allow manned missions to follow up on those initial information-gathering robotic ventures. While manned missions are more costly than are unmanned missions, they are also more successful. Robots and astronauts use much of the same equipment in space, but a human is more capable of calibrating those instruments correctly and placing them in appropriate and useful positions. A computer is often neither as sensitive nor as accurate as a human in managing the same terrain or environmental circumstances. Robots are also not as equipped as humans to solve problems as they arise, and robots often collect data that is not helpful or even desired. A human, on the other hand, can make instant decisions about what to explore further and what to ignore.
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It"s such a ______ concept that it seems to have been around for all time, but packaged sliced bread has only been available since the late 1920s.
A variety of children"s dictionaries are available for school or home use, ranging from the simplest of picture dictionaries for the very young prereader to quite ______ versions for middle schoolers that include the latest in slang and technical vocabulary.
Unlike some classic European novels, American literature encompasses many different, even unique, styles and genres. One of the most interesting of these is the Southern Gothic subgenre. As its name implies, Southern Gothic literature is reflective of life in the American South. Southern Gothic maintains some of the characteristics of Gothic writing, such as plot development of the supernatural or the ironic. However, Southern Gothic does not focus on creating tension and suspense like other Gothic genres. Instead, Southern Gothic story lines examine Southern society and its underlying, often implicit, social structure. Southern Gothic writers generally spurn the stereotype of the gentleman on the plantation and the glamorous Southern belle. Instead, the authors develop characters that are sinister or reclusive and not particularly pleasant on the surface. However, these characters usually have redeeming qualities that allow and encourage the reader to empathize with their situations or dilemmas. It is through these immoral and unhappy personalities that the Southern Gothic writer is able to present and explore moral issues of the American South, such as slavery and bigotry, without blatant accusations.
A poll of 2,000 students was taken
before Centerville College changed the name of its mascot. All 2,000 students
indicated which one of the four mascot names they would vote for. The results of
the poll are given in the table below.
Mascot Name Number Students
Spartans
300
Lions
400
Gophers
800
Knights
500
For Questions 5 to 7, select one entry from
the corresponding column of choices for each blank. Fill all blanks in the way
that best completes the text.
The first Philippine Revolution occurred at the end of the 1800s, but it was fueled in part by a movement that had grown up earlier. Filipinos who had emigrated to Europe, either in exile or to study, began to come together to strive for equal rights for Filipino and Spanish citizens in the Philippines. They asked for representation in the Spanish parliament, freedoms of speech and assembly, and equal opportunities for Filipinos when it came to getting jobs in government.
La Solidaridad, a newspaper published in Spain by exiled Filipinos, was the main organ of this Propaganda Movement. La Solidaridad was the name of an organization as well as a newspaper, but it was the paper that mattered more. Between the years 1889 and 1895, the little paper, whose ambitions were modest and whose readership was small, lit a fire of nationalist pride under those few individuals who would go on to lead the Filipino people in their fight against Spanish exploitation.
Perhaps the most prominent member of the Propaganda Movement was José Rizal. A scientist by trade, he strove scientifically to refute Europeans" notions of Filipinos as an inferior people. His papers and orations were important, but his two novels, Noli Me Tangere (1886) and El Filibusterismo (1891), were even more influential. Their heavy-handed symbolism portrayed corruption and abuse in the Spanish-led government and clergy of the Philippines. Although Rizal mainly wanted equality and representation, his books led to a sense of Filipino self-respect that stimulated true revolution.
A. if Quantity A is greater;
B. if Quantity B is greater;
C. if the two quantities are equal;
D. if it is impossible to determine which quantity is greater.
Note: The given information, if any, is always centered above the two quantifies. In any question, if a symbol or letter appears more than once, it represents the same thing each time.
By any measure, computers are among the most influential and powerful tools of the modern age. They represent the high-tech revolution that has transformed the ways in which human beings interact with each other and with the world at large. Seemingly, computers are the very definition of the modern era. Although modern computers have only been a part of our everyday world for a few decades, a discovery made just over a century ago found that the concept behind them is far older than anyone could have imagined. In fact, according to the experts who have studied an ancient Greek shipwreck, one particular "computer" dates back more than 2,000 years.
Made of metal, this mechanism is approximately the size of a shoebox. It was found in 1901 by divers working off the isle of Antikythera. Uncertain of the mechanism"s function, the divers naned it after the island near which it was found. At the time, the Antikythera was in terrible shape from being underwater for so long. Its pieces had merged into a broken mass and all experts could deduce was that it had something to do with astronomy. Recently, thanks to a combination of advanced imaging methods and x-ray computer tomography, scientists have been able to re-create the possible design of the apparatus.
The Antikythera mechanism once had at least 30 bronze gears with as many as 225 hand-cut teeth. Scientists believe it was designed to compute eclipses of the sun and moon a number of years into the future, as well as show the motions of the planets. While experts are still uncertain as to why the device was made, there is no doubt that its technology was at least 1,000 years ahead of its time.
Directions: For the following question, consider each of
the choices separately and select all that apply.
There are few portraits in the world as famous as Leonardo da Vinci"s Mona Lisa, but the identity of the model for the legendary painting has been an enduring mystery for countless people. Now some experts believe that the young woman might have been an Italian named Lisa Gherardini, the wife of an affluent silk merchant and government figure. Other researchers suspect it might have been Isabella of Aragon, the Duchess of Milan. Whoever she was, the mystery woman certainly gave the world one of its most mysterious smiles.
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