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many varieties that grew wild - and the accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and intimacy with plants in the wild would begin to fade away.81: Which of the following assumptionsabout early humans is expressed in the passage?They probably had extensive knowledge of plants.They divided knowledge into well-defined fields.They did not enjoy the study of botany.They placed great importance on owndership of property.
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82. The word "peculiar" in the passage is closest in meaning to ....clearlargeunusualimportant
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83. What does the comment "This is logical" in the passage mean?There is no clear way to determine the extent of our ancestors' knowledge of plants.It is not surprising that early humans had a detailed knowledge of plants.It is reasonable to assume that our ancestors behaved very much like people in preindustrial societies.Human knowledge of plants is well organized and very detailed.
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84. The phrase "properties of each" in the passage refers to each...tribehundredplantpurpose
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85. According to the passage, why has general knowledge of botany declined?People no longer value plants as a useful resource.Botany is not recognized as a special branch of science.Research is unable to keep up with the increasing number of plants.Direct contact with a variety of plants had decreased.
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86. In the passage, what is the author's purpose in mentioning "a rose, an apple, or an orchid?"To make the passage more poetic.To cite examples of plants that are attractive.To give botanical examples that most readers will recognizeTo illustrate the diversity of botanical life.
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87. According to the passage, what was the first great step toward the practice of agriculture?The invention of agricultural implementations and machinery.The development of a system of names for plants.The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted.The changing diets of early humans.
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88. The word "controlled" in the passage is closest in meaning to...abundantmanagedrequiredadvanced
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89. The relationship between botany and agriculture is similar to the relationship between zoology (the study of animals) and ...deer huntingbird watchingsheep raisinghorseback riding
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90. Where in the passage does the author describe the benefits people derive from plants?Lines 1-2Lines 8-12Lines 14-16Lines 19-22
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91. Questions 91-100We live in a scientific age, which means that everything we do is based on rational decisions and careful investigation of the facts. Nobody is given a job because his eyes are blue, even though we sometimes refer to the boss's favourite as his "blue-eyed boy." Nobody buys a house because the moon shines through the bedroom windows on certain nights in the month. We would not dream of marrying someone simply because of the shape of their fingernails. No, we all agree that we act, or try to act, sensibly and as a result of using our brains.If this is the case, I should like to know what makes so many people read the horoscopes which are to be found in practically every newspaper and magazine in the country. They will tell you, of course, that they do not believe a word of it, that it is all nonsense, just a bit of fun. And yet horoscopes are big business. There is a good living to be made from writing "professional" horoscopes for people who are prepared to provide their full name, and the date, time and exact place of birth, together with a handsome fee. I recently got someone to do my horoscope. (I did not pay for it, so to that extent I feel superior!) and I would not mind reproducing part of it for you to see. I say "part of it" because it is very long and you might get bored after a while, although the lady who did it for me asserts that I only want you to see the bits that are most flattering.Now, of course, I do not believe in what she wrote, and I think she describes my character accurately for the simple reason that she knows me very well anyway. But I have been unnerved more than a few times in my life by being identified at once as a "Gemini" type by people who did not know anything about me, except what they had been able to learn from a short acquaintance.Similarly, I once had my palm read by a young lady who did not know me at all. Please understand that I did not really believe in palmistry at the time. My reason for letting her read my palm was that she was a very pretty young lady, and it seemed an excellent excuse for holding her hand, or rather letting her hold mine, and getting to know her better. Our relationship, I regret to say, did not develope owing to the sudden arrival of her regullar boy-friend, but she had had enough time by then to do a character sketch of me that was devastatingly accurate.I was so impressed by her performance that I got another lady (who was not quite so young or pretty, so at least I had no ulterior motive this time) to show me how to interpret the lines of the hand, and other features such as hand shape, relative length of the fingers and so on. I tried out my new-found knowledge in a number of light-hearted situations, but it soon became something more than a mere party trick. I have sometimes been so accurate in my interpretations of the good and bad features of character that I have unintentionally offended people I liked.It is important to distinguish between reading hands to interpret character, and reading hands to predict an individual's future; the former seems much more likely to have some basis of truth than the latter. All the same, we have all met people who have been told things about their future by gypsies, clairvoyants and the like, and who swear that these things have come true. Many quite ordinary people, who make no special claims to have the gift of foresight, have had premonitions of such misfortunes as illness, deaths in the family and accidents; so many, in fact, that there must be more to this business of foretelling the future than meets the eye.The paradox is that in this scientific age, when we claim to believe only what we can prove, we go on reading horoscopes or visiting the fortune teller at the fair, which are almost certainly worthless; but at the same time, we refuse to take seriously the few scientific investigations that have been made into what we might call the paranormal or the supernatural. Obviously, we want to have our cake and eat it. Personally, I remain completely sceptical about astrology, but I am convinced that our minds and our bodies are much mroe complex than we realise. Therefore; it is foolish to reject some kinds of human experience just because at the moment we cannot find any rational scientific explanation for them.91: The writer sees a contradiction between the popualrity of horoscopes and the fact that...most people say they are nonsense.we live in a scientific age.newsspaper horoscopes are not scientifically prepared.they are quite expensive when they are done professionally.
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92. The writer will reveal only parts of his horoscopes, not the whole thing, because he...is ashamed of some parts of it.only wants us to see the complimentary parts.does not think we would be interested in the whole thing.simply wants to illustrate his argument (point of view).
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93. The writer thinks his horoscope was accurate because the woman who wrote it...had spent many years studying astrology.already knew that he was born under the sign "Gemini".did it out of interest, not for money.already knew a lot about him.
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94. The first time the writer had his palm read, it was because he wanted to...find out more about palmistry.hold a young lady's hand.get to know a young lady better.see how much the young lady knew about him
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95. He wanted to learn how to read hands because...he thought it would be an amusing thing to do at parties.his interest had been aroused by having his own hand read.he was looking for an excuse to know a young lady.it was a way of finding out if there was a scientific explanation for palmistry
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96. The young lady who first read his palm gave a description which was...very upsetting for him.very close to the truth about his character.very brief and sketchy.very amusing and light-hearted
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97. As far as foretelling the future is concerned, the writer believes that...even quite ordinary people can sometimes do it.only special gifted people can do it.nobody can really do it.most people only do it for money.
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98. The writer has sometimes upset people when reading their hands because he has...placed too much emphasis on their bad features.left out a lot of important information.not taken it seriously enough.described their characters very accurately.
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99. According to the writer, our usual reaction to any scientific investigation into the paranormal is one of...indifference - we really don't care very much.amazement - we are surprised by what is revealed.interest - we are fascinated by the subject.incomprehension - we really don't understand what it is all about.
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100. The writer's views about the paranormal can be summarised as follows: he thinks that we should...make more scientific investigations into such phenomena.remain completely sceptical about such things.not dismiss the paranormal as nonsense just because we cannot explain everything scientifically at the time.be able to explain all paranormal phenomena in terms of natural laws.
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