Question: The iPhone, the iPad, each of Apple's products sounds cool and has become a fashion. Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter "i" -- and many other brands are following suit. The BBC's iPlayer -- which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet -- adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear -- popular in the US and UK -- that plays music and video is called "iTeddy". A slimmed-down version of London's Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name "i". In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use. Most "i" products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent's "i", it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name. But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter "i". Why not use "a", "b", or "c" instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King's College, London, "i" works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses "i", no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. "Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn't have one clear definition," he says. "However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability ."adds Thorne. Clearly the letter "i" also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason. Along with "Google" and "blog", readers of BBC Magazines voted "i" as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade. But as history shows, people grow tired of fads . From the 1900s to 1990s, products with "2000" in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend eventually disappeared. We can infer that the Independent's "i" is aimed at _ . A) fashionable women B) young readers C) old readers D) engineers
Answer: B

Question: We live in a sweet world. The average American kid eats more than 20 teaspoons of sugar per day, and adults eat 50% more sugar today than they did in the 1970s. We all know that too much sugar isn't good for you. But did we know it could be dangerous? A team of researchers at the University of Utah used mice to do a study on the bad effects of sugar. They found it could have serious effects on people's health. Sugar is found not only in sweets and candies, but also in many household items like pasta and crackers. During the 58-week-long study, mice were fed a diet containing 25% more sugar. This percentage equals a healthy human diet along with three cans of soda daily. The team found that these mice were twice as likely to die as mice fed a similar diet without the sugar. Though the mice did not show signs of obesity or high blood pressure, male mice produced 25% fewer offspring than the other mice. Scientists often use mice for research because they have a similar genetic structure to humans. "Since most substances that are dangerous in mice are also dangerous in people, it's likely that those physical problems that cause those mice to have increased deaths also work in people,"says study author James Ruff of the University of Utah. Findings from this study show bad effects that are not as noticeable as weight gain or heart problems. Sugar can contribute to long-term changes in the body that can change development and even shorten lives. Cutting sugar out of the American diet altogether may be difficult. But making the effort to control our nation's sugar need will provide for a truly sweeter future. The study done by researchers aimed at learning about _ A) the advantages and disadvantages of sugar B) the bad effects of sugar on people's health C) the genetic structure of mice D) American's eating habit.
Answer: B

Question: The police Tuesday identified the suspect of the Virginia Tech shooting as Cho Seung-Hui, a native of South Korea,who killed 32 people before taking his own life Monday. "He was a 23-year-old South Korean here in the U.S.as a foreign university student." Flinchum said at a press conference held at Blacksburg, Virginia where the university is located. Cho was an undergraduate student in his senior year majoring in English,Flinchum said.He lived on campus at Harper Hall and his residence was established in Centreville,Virginia outside Washington. Meanwhile,Colonel Steve Flaherty,Superintendent of Virginia State Police, said the same gun was used in the two shootings at the university,suggesting there was only one gunman. Previous reports had said there was a possible second gunman still at large . A total of two attacks took place at Virginia Tech Monday.The first attack happened at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m. and left two people dead, while the second attack took place at the campus two hours later. A total of 33 people, including the gunman,were killed in the worst campus shooting rampage in U.S. history. Virginia Tech President Charles Steger said earlier Tuesday that all classes for the rest of the week had been cancelled. Before today,the deadliest campus shooting in the country took place in 1 966 at the University of Texas in Austin,in which 17 people,including the gunman,were killed. Founded in 1872, the state university has more than 25,000 full-time students.The school is best known for its engineering school and its powerful football team. At last,the police found out that _ . A) the murderer was a male B) there was another gunman C) Cho alone did the shootings D) there's one attack in the case
Answer:
C