Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
At fifty-five, he began life again, determined with his pen to wipe out the debt.
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.
The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting far-reaching research to determine the psychological effects of using drugs.
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part.
About 95 percent of all animals are invertebrates which can live anywhere, but most, like the starfish and crabs, live in the ocean.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.
- "Mr. Adams is going to retire next month."
- “_____”
- “_____”
- "Never mind, better luck next time."
Nobody could have predicted that the show would arouse so much interest and that over two hundred people ____ away.
No matter how angry he was, he would never ____ to violence.
The effect of the painkiller is _____ and I begin to feel the soreness again.
She has just bought _____.
It never ____ my head that such a terrible thing would happen.
Sarah and I ______ reserved the rooms in the same hotel. She was really surprised.
We spent nearly 3 hours waiting outside the station, then out _____.
Hats like this may have been fashionable in the 60's, but now they are ____ the times.
My mother often ____ our mistakes, whereas my father is very strict and punishes us for even the slightest one.
Children who are isolated and lonely seem to have poor language and ____.
Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the ____.
I don’t suppose there is anyone there, ____?
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
An important factor should be considered is Mrs. Lopez's ability to keep the new restaurant going for several months with limited revenue.
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Mobility is one of the characteristics often demanded of executives, and they must accustom themselves to move quite regularly.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Not until recent has interest in synthetic fuels been revived.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
touch
children
machine
armchair
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
famous
nervous
outdated
serious
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Most forms of property are concrete and tangible, such as houses, cars, furniture or anything else that is included in one’s possessions. Other forms of property can be intangible, and copyright deals with intangible forms of property. Copyright is a legal protection extended to authors of creative works, for example, books magazine articles, maps, films, plays, television shows, software, paintings, photographs, music, the choreography in dance and all other forms of intellectual or artistic property.
Although the purpose of artistic property is usually public use and enjoyment, copyright establishes the ownership of the creator. When a person buys a copyrighted magazine, it belongs to this individual as a tangible object. However, the authors of the magazine articles on the research and the writing that went into creating the articles. The right to make and sell or give away copies of books or articles belongs to the authors, publishers, or other individuals or organizations that hold the copyright. To copy an entire book or a part of it, permission must be received from the copyright owner, who will most likely expect to be paid.
Copyright law distinguishes between different types of intellectual property. Music may be played by anyone after it is published. However, if it is performed for profit, the performers need to pay a fee called a royalty. A similar principle applies to performances of songs and plays. On the other hand, names, ideas, and book titles are excepted. Ideas do not become copyrighted property until they have published in a book a painting or a musical work. Almost all artistic work created before the 20th century is not copyrighted because it was created before the copyright law was passed.
The two common ways of infringing upon the copyright are plagiarism and piracy. Plagiarizing the work of another person means passing it off as one’s own. The word plagiarism is derived from the Latin plagiarism, which means “abductor”. Piracy may be an act of one person, but, in many cases, it is a joint effort of several people who reproduce copyrighted material and sell it for profit without paying royalties to the creator. Technological innovations have made piracy easy and anyone can duplicate a motion picture on videotape a computer program, or a book. Videocassette recorders can be used by practically anyone to copy movies and television programs, and copying software has become almost as easy as copying a book. Large companies zealously monitor their copyrights for slogans, advertisements, and brand names, protected by a trademark.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
The word “principle” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
Which of the following properties is NOT mentioned as protected by copyright?
It can be inferred from the passage that it is legal if ______.
With which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree?
The phrase “infringing upon” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____.
The purpose of copyright law is most comparable with the purpose of which of the following?
According to the passage, copyright law is _____.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Cooperation is the common endeavor of two or more people to perform a task or reach a jointly cherished goal. Like competition and conflict, there are different forms of cooperation, based on group organization and attitudes.
In the first form, known as primary cooperation, group and individual fuse. The group contains nearly all of each individual’s life. The rewards of the group’s work are shared with each member. There is an interlocking identity of individual, group and task performed. Means and goals become one, for cooperation itself is valued.
While primary cooperation is most often characteristic of preliterate societies, secondary cooperation is characteristic of many modem societies. In secondary cooperation, individuals devote only part of their lives to the group. Cooperation itself is not a value. Most members of the group feel loyalty, but the welfare of the group is not the first consideration. Members perform tasks so that they can separately enjoy the fruits of their cooperation in the form of salary prestige, or power. Business offices and professional athletic teams are examples of secondary cooperation.
In the third type called tertiary cooperation or accommodation, latent conflict underlies the shared work. The attitudes of the cooperating parties are purely opportunistic: the organization is loose and fragile. Accommodation involves common means to achieve antagonistic goals: it breaks down when the common means cease to aid each party in reaching its goals. This is not, strictly speaking cooperation at all, and hence the somewhat contradictory term antagonistic cooperation is sometimes used for this relationship.
What is the author’s main purpose in the first paragraph of to passage?
The word "cherished" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
According to the passage, why do people join groups that practice secondary cooperation?
The word "fragile" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.
John is studying hard. He doesn't want to fail the next exam.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence.
When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence.
I wish you hadn't said that.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
“You're always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher.
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the blanks.
Stories about how people somehow know when they are being watched have been going around for years. However, few attempts have been made to investigate the phenomenon scientifically. Now, with the completion of the largest ever study of the so-called staring effect, there is impressive evidence that this is a recognizable and genuine sixth sense. The study involved hundreds of children. For the experiments, they sat with their eyes (A)_____ so they could not see, and with their backs to other children, who were told to either stare at them or look away. Time and time again the results showed that the children who could not see were able to tell when they were being stared at. In a total of more than 18,000 trials (B)_____ worldwide, the children correctly sensed when they were being watched almost 70% of the time. The experiment was repeated with the added precaution of putting the children who were being watched outside the room, (C)_____ from the starers by the windows. This was done just in case there was some pretending going on with the children telling each other whether they were looking or not. This (D)_____ the possibility of sounds being transmitted between the children. The results though less impressive, were more or less the same. Dr. Sheldrake, the biologist who designed the study, believes that the result is convincing enough to find out through further experiments precisely how the staring effect might actually (E)_____.
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