With support from all the trustees, the motion was _____ approved at the annual board meeting
acrimoniously
homogeneously
meticulously
unanimously
Mike started a slow recovery process to _____ at home after being hospitalized for a serious stroke for two months
conciliate
proliferate
rehabilitate
scintillate
Color photographs will _____ damage even if we use proper materials and keep the prints in temperature- and humidity-controlled environments
incur
launch
manipulate
peruse
Football and baseball may be considered the national pastimes, but rodeo _____ the legacy of the American West
embodies
foresees
integrates
legitimates
At the age of 22, Yani Tseng became the youngest golf player to win five major championships. She was said to_____ the golf world.
clench
dominate
engage
humiliate
What is the passage mainly about?
People can medicate their depression with sugar
Baby mice suffered so much from isolation that they should be given some sweet food to relieve their pain
The soothing effect of sugar is not just something psychological but has a lot to do with an actual chemical reaction
The result of the mice experiment suggests that people should take more sweet substances to cope withdepression
Which of the following statements about the experiment is true?
Isolation distress” was caused by lack of sweet treat
Sugar helped the depressed mice to cope with isolation distress
The depressed mice who were given no sugar water all died of depression
The depressed mice who were given sugar water cried hundreds of times
According to the article, why does sugar have a soothing effect?
Sweet food can block beta-endorphin receptors
Sweet food can numb the mice so that they feel no pain
Sweet food can stimulate the release of beta-endorphins, which help alleviate physical and emotional pain
Sweet food can stimulate the release of Naltrexone, which helps alleviate physical and emotional pain
How did researchers confirm their theory about the remarkable effect of sugar?
They stopped feeding both groups of mice any more sugar
They found that both groups of mice lost interest in the sweet food.
They gave both groups of mice a drug that blocks the release of beta- endorphins.
They measured the amount of beta-endorphins released in the blood of the mice.
With the unemployment rate rising, the President has appointed an _____ committee to deal with the problem.
ad hoc
ad infinitum
adjacent
adjunct
After the disastrous flooding in Thailand, the dead poultry and the messy environment are now a _____ threat of infectious disease.
flattering
calculating
looming
yielding
The government officials promised to find out who should have been held _____ for the 250 deaths in the plane crash tragedy
accountable
discernable
indispensable
vulnerable
The photo awards are not so much about the award winners as about the power of a photograph, simple and unadorned, to tell a story in ways that words cannot.
The photo awards are given to the winners who can inspire the power of pictures they take
The photo awards are more a celebration of the power of photographs than the talents of photographers
The photo awards are given to those who can tell simple and straightforward stories
Those who cannot tell a story in ways that words cannot will be the winners in the photo contest
Poetry is as universal as language and almost as ancient.
Poetry is as universal as language and is almost as old as language
Poetry is almost as universal as an ancient language
Poetry is almost as old as a universal language
Poetry is as old as language and is almost as universal as language.
Museums should not only be a place to see art but, thanks to their architectural quality, should be an aesthetic experience in themselves.
More than a place to display art, museums themselves are recognized as a piece of art
People can experience a trip of beauty if they know the value of architectural quality
Items displayed in museums are installed in the buildings by skillful architects
Architecture is by nature a form of art that is part of museum collections
It is considered common knowledge that rocks are stationary objects that have stayed put for thousands of years.
It is commonly known that rocks are things staying unmoved at the same place for ages.
It is well known that stationery which is made with stones can stay and last for a very long time.
As we have studied rocks for so many years, knowledge of rocks is considered to be ordinary and general.
It is shocking to find that so many big stones have been piled up in the area for thousands of years.
With the company struggling for many years, Mr. Smith finally sold it to a competitor at a fire-sale price.
Though the business was in trouble, Mr. Smith would not sell his company to another competitor
In spite of having made efforts to improve his business, Mr. Smith sold it to another company at a very low price
The competitor set a fire to burn down Mr. Smith’s company, but he worked hard and managed to save it.
Mr. Smith worked so hard for the company; despite this, he was fired in the end due to slow economy
What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
Never judge a book by its cover
Do not deceive your consumers.
Our brains like new things.
There is an alternative way to look into our consumption behaviors.
What does the underlined word “bolster” in the last paragraph mean?
Promote
Control
Supplement
Boycott
Which of the following statements best captures the author’s view on repackaging old products as a marketing strategy?
It will not help promote the products at all
The author has contradictory ideas about the effect of this marketing strategy
It is a great strategy that can perfectly exploit consumers’ fascination with things they consider fresh.
It is an effective way to boost the sales of products, but it can only attract the consumers’ interest for a short term.
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