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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.            In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.                Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.               Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.               Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.            U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan. “Sunshine” is given in the passage as an example of a book that _______

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.            In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.                Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.               Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.               Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.            U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan. According to the passage, when was the world of children’s literature changed?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.            In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.                Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.               Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.               Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.            U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan. According to the passage, pictures help make children’s books _________.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.            In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.                Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.               Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.               Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.            U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan. The phrase “the best” in paragraph 2 refers to the best __________.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.            In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.                Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.               Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.               Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.            U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan. The word “they” in the first paragraph refers to ________.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.            In  most  of  the  earliest  books  for  childre n,  illustrations  were  an  afterthought.  But  in  the Caldecott “toy books”,  which first appeared in 1878,  they  were almost as important as the lines of text,  and  occupied  far  more  space  in  the  book.  One  can  almost  read  the  story  from  the  dramatic action in the pictures.                Since then, thousands of  successful picture books have been published in the United States and  around  the  world.  In  the  best,  the  words  and  illustrations  seem  to  complement  each  other perfectly. Often a single person, is responsible for both writing and illustrating the book. One of the greatest, and certainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel. His first children’s book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market  in 1937, and the world of children’s literature was changed forever. Seuss’s playful drawings were a perfect complement to his engaging stories and unforgettable characters. In 1957, Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat became the first book in Random House’s best -selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several other authors. These combine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written in very simple language.               Dr. Seuss is not the only well-known author-illustrator, of course. There is Max Sendak, who wrote and illustrated Where the Wild Things Are, the story of a little boy named Max, who becomes king of the fierce ( but funny) creatures that live in the  Land of the Wilds Things. Robert McCloskey produced  both  the  richly  textured  illustrations  and  delightful  story  of  a  family  of  ducks  living  in downtown Boston,  Make Ways for Ducklings. Some books are produced by a collaborative author artist team. Author  Margaret Wise Brown combined with illustrator Clement Hurd to produce two delightful books loved by very young children,  Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Another example  is the husband-and-wife team of writer Audrey Wood and illustrator Don Wood, who were responsible for King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub and The Napping House.               Wordless and nearly wordless picture books have become popular. With a little help, threeand four-year-olds can follow the sequence of events, and they can understand the stories suggested in them. The marvel of books with few or no words is that they allow children and their parents the  opportunity  to tell  and  retell  the  same  stories  over  and  over  in  their  own  words.  One  of  the  most charming  examples  of  a  wordless  book  is  Jan  Omerod’sSunshine.  Barbara  Berger’s  Grandfather Twilight and David  Weisner’s Tuesday  are examples of books containing only a few words.            U.S.  publishers  have  also  drawn  on  illustrators  from  other  countries  whose  original, imaginative works have brought their different visions to American children’s books. Among them are Leo Lionni from Italy, Feodor Rojankovsky from Russia, and Taro Yashimi from Japan. When did illustrations become important in books for children?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42   After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.   There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42   After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.   There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollments?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42   After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.   There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. As used in paragraph 2, the word "seeking" could best be replaced by which of the following?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42   After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.   There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. Which of the following business schools has NOT shown a decrease in enrollment?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42   After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.   There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. The word "prosperity" in line 1 could be best replaced by which of the following?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42   After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.   There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. The phrase "two decades" in line 1 refers to a period of _________ .

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42   After two decades of growing student enrollments and economic prosperity, business schools in the United States have started to face harder times. Only Harvard's MBA School has shown a substantial increase in enrollment in recent years. Both Princeton and Stanford have seen decreases in their enrollments. Since 1990, the number of people receiving Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degrees, has dropped about 3 percent to 75,000, and the trend of lower enrollment rates is expected to continue.   There are two factors causing this decrease in students seeking an MBA degree. The first one is that many graduates of four-year colleges are finding that an MBA degree does not guarantee a plush job on Wall Street, or in other financial districts of major American cities. Many of the entry-level management jobs are going to students graduating with Master of Arts degrees in English and the humanities as well as those holding MBA degrees. Students have asked the question, "Is an MBA degree really what I need to be best prepared for getting a good job?" The second major factor has been the cutting of American payrolls and the lower number of entry-level jobs being offered. Business needs are changing, and MBA schools are struggling to meet the new demands. What is the main focus of this passage?

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.   At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Manager of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system. The word “desperately” in the passage mostly means _________.

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Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 28

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.   At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Manager of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system. The word “salaries” is closest in meaning to _________.

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Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 27

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.   At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Manager of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system. The word “reformers” in the passage mostly means _________.

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Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 26

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.   At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Manager of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system. According to the passage, Horace Mami wanted a better educational system for Americans because _________.

Xem chi tiết 469 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 25

Xem chi tiết 249 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or B on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34.   At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the American educational system was desperately in need of reform. Private schools existed, but only for the very rich. There were very few public schools because of the strong sentiment that children who would grow up to be laborers should not “waste” their time on education but should instead prepare themselves for their life’s work. It was in the face of this public sentiment that educational reformers set about their task. Horace Mann, probably the most famous of the reformers, felt that there was no excuse in a republic for any citizen to be uneducated. As Manager of Education in the state of Massachusetts from 1837 to 1848, he initiated various changes, which were soon matched in other school districts around the country. He extended the school year from five to six months and improved the quality of teachers by instituting teacher education and raising teacher salaries. Although these changes did not bring about a sudden improvement in the educational system, they at least increased public awareness as to the need for a further strengthening of the system. The passage implied that to go to a private school, a student needed _______.

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Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 24

Xem chi tiết 370 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 29   The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather pattern (25)_______ strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could (26)_______ experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier.   This happening is called El Nino and is used (27)_______ weather forecasters to make long-range weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will bring unusually rain to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.   According to research, weather forecasters (28)_______ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become completely different.   El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two to seven years. But now this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (29)_______ on the global scale either.

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Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 23

Xem chi tiết 307 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28   The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather pattern (25)_______ strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could (26)_______ experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier.   This happening is called El Nino and is used (27)_______ weather forecasters to make long-range weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will bring unusually rain to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.   According to research, weather forecasters (28)_______ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become completely different.   El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two to seven years. But now this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (29)_______ on the global scale either.

Xem chi tiết 484 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 22

Xem chi tiết 356 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27   The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather pattern (25)_______ strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could (26)_______ experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier.   This happening is called El Nino and is used (27)_______ weather forecasters to make long-range weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will bring unusually rain to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.   According to research, weather forecasters (28)_______ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become completely different.   El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two to seven years. But now this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (29)_______ on the global scale either.

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26   The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather pattern (25)_______ strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could (26)_______ experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier.   This happening is called El Nino and is used (27)_______ weather forecasters to make long-range weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will bring unusually rain to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.   According to research, weather forecasters (28)_______ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become completely different.   El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two to seven years. But now this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (29)_______ on the global scale either.

Xem chi tiết 317 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 21

Xem chi tiết 366 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the  blanks from 19 to 28.         Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes  in other parts. Droughts, storms and fires can  change  ecosystems.  Some  changes  ___19___  ecosystems.  If  there  is  too  ___20___  rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant   dies off, the animals that ___21___ it may  also  die  or  move  away.   Some  changes  are  good  for  ecosystems.  Some  pine  forests  need ___22___ for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire  melts  the  seal  and  lets  the  seeds___23___.  Polluting  the  air,  soil,  and  water  can  harm ecosystems.  Building  ___24___  on  rivers  for   electric  power  and  irr igation  can  harm  ecosystems ___25___  the   rivers.  Bulldozing  wetlands  and  cutting  down  ___26___  destroy  ecosystems. Ecologists  are  working  with  companies  and  governments  to  find  better  ways  of  ___27___  fish, cutting  down  trees,  and  building  dams.  T hey  are  looking  for  ways  to  get  food,  lumber,  and  other products for people ___28___ causing harm to ecosystems. Điền vào số 20

Xem chi tiết 351 lượt xem 5 năm trước

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25   The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather pattern (25)_______ strongly affect the world. When the water is warm, the amount of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia could (26)_______ experience a drought in many parts. On the other hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is preparing for severe rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy season weaker and makes the area much drier.   This happening is called El Nino and is used (27)_______ weather forecasters to make long-range weather predictions. They also know that El Nino will bring unusually rain to the southwestern part of the United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.   According to research, weather forecasters (28)_______ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now everything has become completely different.   El Nino itself used to be predictable. It would occur every two to seven years. But now this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this (29)_______ on the global scale either.

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