user: Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In the late 1970's,many people in North America turned their attention to environmental problems ,and new steel -- and -- glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Some ecologists  pointed out that a number of tall buildings in a city often overburden public transportation. Skyscrapers are also _ of electric power and water. In just one recent year, the addition of 17 million square feet of skyscraper office space in New York City itself has already raised the top daily demand for electricity by 120, 000 kw -- enough to supply the entire city of Albany in New York area for a single day. Glass--walled skyscrapers can also be especially wasteful. The heat loss ,or gain, through a wall of half  inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical ordinary wall filled with bricks or board. In order to decrease the pressure on heating and air -- conditioning equipment, builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double--layered glass ,and reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films that could reduce glare  as well as heat gain. However, mirror -- walled skyscrapers may raise the temperature of the surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings as well. Skyscrapers put a severe pressure on a city's sanitation  facilities, too. If fully occupied, the towers just within the central area of New York would alone produce 2. 25 million gallons of waste water each year^--as much as the city size of Stanford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109,000. Question: When the writer talks about skyscrapers ,his tone sounds   _ - positive - doubtful - grateful - negative

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Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Driving In America Keep Right The traffic follows the "keep right rule". While driving, drive on the right side of the road. On one-way, multiple lanes  road, the right-most lane would be slowest and left-most lane is fastest. Hand Signals Though indicators  are used for the purpose of showing which direction you are going, knowing some hand signals is very important and are usually always asked in a driving test. When you want to turn right, you can put your left hand out of the window and point upward. When you want to make a left turn, you can reach your left arm out of the window and point to the left. If you want to slow down or stop, you can just point downward. School Buses Yellow school buses have flashing red lights and stop signs that reach out from the driver's side. The drivers use these warning signals when letting pupils on and off. No matter which side of the road you are traveling on, if you come upon a school bus with its lights flashing and a stop sign used, you must stop. It's the law. Remain stopped until the lights stop flashing or the stop sign is removed. Using the Horn Using horns is not common in America. Actually they are very rarely used. You may use your horn to warn walkers or other drivers of possible trouble or to avoid accidents. Do not use your horn to express anger or complain about other drivers' mistakes or to try to get a slow driver to move faster. Question: Who is the passage most probably written for? - Passers-by. - Pupils. - Policemen. - Drivers.

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Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Part-Time Trainer -- Hong Kong (Financial Markets) Objectives and responsibilities: *Teach public and/or in-house training programs, based on Kaplan training materials *Work 1 or 2 mornings/afternoons on weekends or a few evenings on weekdays *Flexibility to work in our centre Requirements: *Provide legal advice to banks or financial institutions *Possess solid knowledge in finance and risk management *Years of experience as a banker, lawyer, business advisor or analyst *Strong communication skills Email your cover letter and resume to seiling.ng@kaplan.com Lecturer Requirements: *Holder of accountancy qualification *Deliver accounting material in clear and straight-forward manner *Understand students learning needs *Keen on teaching & able to work flexible hours *Full time Universities or Institutions teaching experience is a must. Send your application letter with full resume stating present and expected salary to: Human Resources Manager, Kaplan Hong Kong via email hr@kaplan.com.hk. Part-time helper Duties: *To add Chinese to videos by using a software, training will be provided Requirements: *University Graduate *Proficient   in English & Chinese *Able to read & understand simplified Chinese *Proficient in MS office and Chinese Word Processing (simplified or traditional Chinese) *Being immediately available is a must. Send your application letter with full resume stating present and expected salary to: Human Resources Manager, Kaplan Hong Kong via email hr@kaplan.com.hk Question: If you want to apply for Part-Time Trainer, you should   _  . - email hr@kaplan.com.hk - have experience of teaching before - speak fluent English and Chinese - be able to communicate with people easily

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Ques:Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In the early part of the twentieth century, racism was widespread in the United States. Many African Americans were not given equal opportunities in education or employment. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an African American woman who gained fame as a concert singer in this climate of racism. She was born in Philadelphia and sang in church choirs during her childhood. When she applied for admission to a local music school in 1917, she was turned down because she was black. Unable to attend music school, she began her career as a singer for church gatherings. In 1929, she went to Europe to study voice and spent several years performing there. Her voice was widely praised throughout Europe. Then she returned to the US in 1935 and became a top concert singer after performing at Town Hall in New York City. Racism again affected Anderson in 1939. When it was arranged for her to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, DC, the Daughters of the American Revolution opposed it because of her color. She sang instead at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75 000 people. In 1955, Anderson became the first black soloist to sing win the Metropolitan Opera of New York City. The famous conductor Toscanini praised her voice as "heard only once in a hundred years". She was a US delegate to the United Nations in 1958 and won the UN peace prize in 1977. Anderson eventually triumphed over racism. Question: Toscanini thought that Marian Anderson_. - had a very rare voice - sang occasionally in public - sang only once in many years - was seldom heard by people

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assistant: had a very rare voice
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