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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to rule soon that milk from cloned animals and meat from their offspring are safe to eat. The agricultural industry has observed a self-acting stop on using the products of clones, but it has recently become clear that a few offspring of cloned pigs and cows are already flowing into the food supply. Many in agriculture believe such genetic copies are the next logical step in improving the nation's livestock . Many Americans are likely to be against the idea of serving clones' milk to their children or putting meat from the offspring of clones into the kitchens. When they were asked earlier this year in a survey by the International Food Information Council whether they would willingly buy meat, milk and eggs that come from clones if the FDA declared them to be safe, 63 percent of consumers said no. Yet scientific evidence suggests there is little cause for alarm, at least on food-safety grounds. Studies have shown that meat and milk from clones are not different from that from normal animals, although work is not complete and researchers say that clones do suffer slight genetic abnormalities . While milk from clones might reach the shelves, _ They'd be used as breeding stock , so the real question is whether their produced offspring would be safe. The FDA has been promising a policy for three years, but hasn't produced a final view, and some biotechnology companies involved in cloning have run out of cash while waiting. Livestock producers have called the FDA the"Foot Dragging Administration". Question: What is the opinion of most Americans on serving cloned milk to their children? Options: A: They expect to serve clone milk to their children. B: They have already fed their children with cloned milk. C: They believe using the cloned milk is safe enough. D: They won't accept cloned milk.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: As students enter the school building, they are easy targets of peer pressure.Students may become involved in activities that are dangerous to themselves, or others, due to peer pressure. Drugs, including alcohol, are a major part of peer pressure.A research institute reports that about 30 percent of the teenagers are offered drugs in middle and high schools.The majority of teens consume their first drink of alcohol at the age of 13.The National Household Survey on Drug Use and Health from the Department of Health and Human Services informs the public that 74.3 percent of the high school students have tried alcohol.A large percentage of those who drink alcohol are also smokers.The American Lung Association points out that about 3.1 million adolescents are smokers in the U.S.Almost 25 percent of teens between 17 and 18 are regular smokers. Peer pressure can affect the behavior, clothing choice, music and movie choice and even the personality.Academics can also be affected by peer influence.People can be affected by these factors and remain completely unaware of the changes in their lifestyle, but some people do realize when they are being pressured.Just by simply spending time with others, a person can become more like them. "If you are being pressured to do things that you know are wrong," Shears, a senior, said, "you should get out of that situation anti tell a trusted adult." For people to avoid becoming a victim of peer pressure, they must make their own decisions.Judgment of a situation based on one's morals is very important in peer pressure situations."People," Sheats added, "should follow their own hearts." Question: Sheats suggests when being pressured to do something awful, we teens should _ . Options: A: ask our peers for help B: keep it a secret from our parents C: accept our peers' decisions D: make decisions on our own morals
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: If you are trying to achieve big goals in your life and work, the chances are that, from time to time, you hit rock bottom. Nothing works, nothing goes right, and nothing succeeds. At times like these, you may feel like throwing in the towel. But before you do, read the following story. It might just change your mind. One day, a small business owner decided he'd had enough. Enough of the endless work, enough of the lack of response, enough of the disturbing loneliness. He went into the woods to have one last talk to the wise man. "Mr. wise man," he said. "Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't give up?" The answer took him by surprise. "Look around you," the wise man said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?" "Yes." the man replied. "When I planted the fern and the bamboo, I took very good care of them. I gave them both equal amounts of food and water. I gave them sunlight in spring and protected them from the storms in autumn. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not give up on the bamboo. In the, second year, the fern grew even better than before but nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not give up on the bamboo. In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But l would not give up. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. Still would not give up." Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout came out from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small. But day by day the sprout grew. Within six months, the sprout had risen to a height of 100 feet. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive."Did you know, young man, that all this time you have been struggling, you have been growing? Grow the roots that you need to produce your fruit." "Don't compare yourself to others. All things have different purposes, and different journeys. The bamboo has a different purpose from the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will come.... Question: After the wise man planted the fern and the bamboo, Options: A: he cared for the fern only B: they didn't receive any care from him C: he gave up the bamboo in the fifth year D: the bamboo seed never stopped growing
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D