Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
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Read the following passage choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
LIFE SUCCESS AND SATISFACTION
Life satisfaction, which can be defined as general happiness or well-being, is related to several demographic and personal qualities. The factor of age is important because the elements that make up life satisfaction may differ from one age to the next. Income is more likely to predict life satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults than among young adults. Health is a more significant predictor of happiness among older adults than among the young or the middle-aged. However, average levels of life satisfaction do not change significantly with age. Generally speaking, older adults are as satisfied with their lives as are younger or middle-aged adults.
There is no single clement that guarantees high life satisfaction for everyone who possesses it. Happiness seems to consist of many things that each person weighs differently, such as income, education, work, and relationship. However, certain factors are reliable predictors of life satisfaction. One such predictor is health, especially one's perception of one's own health rather than a doctor's objective health assessment. Another predictor of life satisfaction 'is a feeling of being in charge of one's own life and a sense of authority over one's own decisions. Adults who feel that they have some choices and options are generally happier than those who feel that their lives are controlled by others or by fate or chance. For example. older adults who experience financial strain feel less life satisfaction mainly because the problem signals a loss of control over their lives.
The largest predictor of life satisfaction appears to be the adequacy of social relationships, especially marriage and family relationships. The perceived quality rather than the quantity of social interactions is most strongly related to happiness. Satisfaction with one's close personal relationships is more closely linked to overall life satisfaction than either demographic factors or satisfaction with other key aspects of adult life such as occupation. This is true even among highly educated men, who typically have a very high commitment to their work. The quality of social support available in one's key relationships affects the ability to handle stress and life changes as well as one's ongoing level of life satisfaction.
Studies suggest that family background and early-adulthood resources are predictors of psychological health or success at midlife. People who age well are those who start out well. One study showed that the happiest and most successful middle-aged adults all grown up in warm, supportive, intellectually stimulating families. Well-adjusted or successful middle-aged adults began adulthood with more personal resources, including better psychological and physical health at college age. They also had been practical and well organized in college and had shown grater intellectual competence.
However, no measure of early family environment or early-adult competence remained a significant predictor of psychological well-being at the end of middle age. One study of men revealed that at the age of 65, there were no childhood or early-adulthood characteristics that distinguished between men who had turned out well and those who had not. However, what did predict success and well-being at age 65 was the men's health and adjustment at midlife. These results suggest that a successful adult life is not something preordained from childhood or early adulthood but rather something created out of the opportunities available over the course of one's life. Late-life success is related more directly to midlife qualities or experiences. People who start out with certain advantages have a greater chance of experiencing further advantages: however, it is what one does with experiences - both positive and negative that determines long-term life satisfaction. The choices that people make in early adulthood help shape who they are at midlife, and those midlife qualities in turn influence who they become later in life.
The word "problem' in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
Why does the author discuss a study of men in paragraph 5?
According to the passage, all of the following are predictors of life satisfaction EXCEPT _____.
The word "preordained" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _____.
What point does the author make about the relationship of age to life satisfaction?
The phrase "in charge of" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that the author most likely believes which of the following about long-term life satisfaction?
What does the author say about people who are well adjusted and successful at midlife?
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Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festival.
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Children learn primarily by directly experiencing the world around it.
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Factories located on the coastlines have released untreated pollution directly into the ocean.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the correct sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.
My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.
Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to this sentence.
Arthur entered the store. Then, he realized that there was danger.
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Of all the world's major oceans, _____ Arctic Ocean is the shallowest.
Adrian got surprisingly high grades in the final exam. He _____ his lessons very carefully.
Mary is afraid that she is becoming less and less familiar _____ her traditions.
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They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.
The better the weather is, _____.
_____, only thirty percent of these students succeeded in finding a job.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Many people left early because the film was uninteresting.
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A series of programs have been broadcast to raise public awareness of healthy living.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Today students are under a lot of pressure due to the high expectations from their parents and teachers.
Find the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
If you are at a loose end tomorrow, why don't we spend the day sunbathing and relaxing on the beach?
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Marriage is an ancient religious and legal practice celebrated around the world. However, wedding customs vary from country to country.
The Wedding Dress: In many countries, is customary for the bride to wear a white dress as a symbol of purity. The tradition of wearing a special white dress only for the wedding ceremony started around 150 years ago. Before that most women could not afford to buy a dress that they wear once. Now, bridal dresses can be bought in a variety of styles.
The Wedding Rings: In many cultures, couples exchange rings, usually made of gold or silver and worn on the third finger of the left or right hand, during the marriage ceremony.
Flowers: Flowers play an important role in most weddings. Roses are said to be the flowers of love, and because they usually bloom in June this has become the most popular month for weddings in many countries. After the wedding ceremony, in many countries, the bride throws her bouquet, into a crowd of well-wishers - usually her single female friends. The person who catches this bouquet will be the next one to marry.
Gifts: In Chinese cultures, wedding guests give gifts of money to the newly-weds in small red envelopes. Money is also an appropriate gift at Korean and Japanese wedding. In many Western countries, for example in the UK, wedding guests give the bride and groom household items that they may need for their new home. In Russia, rather than receiving gifts, the bride and groom provide gifts to their guests instead.
With the continued internationalization of the modern world, wedding customs that originated in one part of the world are crossing national boundaries and have been incorporated into marriage ceremonies in other countries.
Matthew is talking about Ann's new schoolbag.
Matthew: "You really have a beautiful schoolbag, Ann. I've never seen such a perfect thing on you."
Ann: "_____”
Mark and Joe are talking about doing charity work.
Mark: "As far as I know, doing charity work is a really helpful thing for everyone in the society."
Joe: "_____”.
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"We will not leave until we see the manager," said the customers.
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Many people think that the new regulations will encourage people to use less energy.
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He last visited London three years ago.
Choose the word or phrase that best fits the space in the passage.
The final stage before adulthood is adolescence. This is a period of transition for teenagers and there are many crucial milestones. Socially and emotionally, teens worry that they may not be developing at the same rate their peers. They become extremely self-conscious and may be overly sensitive about their appearance. Teens may rebel their parents but are also more able to accept the consequences of their actions.
This is also a period of enormous physical changes and adolescents experience changes in their physical development at a rate unparalleled since infancy. These changes include significant gains in height and weight. Within a year, boys and girls can gain an of 4.1 inches and 3.5 inches in height respectively. This growth spurt typically occurs two years earlier for girls than for boys and can tend to make both sexes go through a clumsy phase. their cognitive development, adolescents have greater reasoning skills and have developed the ability to think logically and hypothetically. They are also able to discuss more abstract concepts. They should also have strategies to help them study.