Read the article and select the best answer. Article: How to Tell Time Like a Man Our digital watch has two sides...tough and tougher.Get it now foran unbelievable 59! Your watch shouldn't cost more than your car.It should look and feel like a power tool and not a piece of flashy jewellery.Wearing it shouldn't make you think twice about swinging a hammer or changing a tire.A real man's timepiece needs to be ready for anything.But that's just my opinion.If you agree,maybe you're ready for the StauerCenturion Hybrid.Use your Promotional Code below and I'll send it to you today for ONLY 59. This is a LOT of machine for not a lot of money.The Stauer Centurion Hybrid sports a heavy-duty metal body,detailed with a rotating bezel that allows you to track directions.The luminous hour and minute hands mean you can keep working into the night.And the double digital displays give this watch more than one ability.The LCD windows displays the time,day and date,includes a stopwatch function,and a bright green backlight.We previously offered the Centurion for 199,but with the promotional code it's yours for ONLY 59! No matter what,this watch can keep up.Thanks to the Stauer 30-day Money Back Guarantee,you've got time to prove it.If you're not totally satisfied,return it for a full refund of the purchase price.You also get a 2-year replacement guarantee on both movements.But I have a feeling the only problem you'll have is deciding whether to keep the StauerCenturion on your dresser or put inside your toolbox. TAKE 70% OFF INSTANTLY! When you use your Promotional Code Stauer Centurion Hybrid Watch 199Promotional Code Price Only 59or two payments of 29 Order now to take advantage of this fantastic low price. 1-800-333-2057 Your Insider Promotional Code:CNW342-03 Please use this code when you order to receive your discount. Smart Luxuries-Surprising PricesT Question: From the passage,we learn that the watch . Options: A: is able to track directions B: has no stopwatch function C: includes a blue backlight D: is equipped with one digital display
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago. Underwater archaeology-----the study of ships, aircrafts and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water-----is really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment. Besides the Swedish ship wreck ,underwater archaeologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea. Underwater archaeology can provide facts about the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of people's way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archaeologists want to study these objects to add to the world's knowledge of history, but they have to fight two enemies. One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts. The second enemy is dredging machines often used to repair ports. These machines destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater "museums" of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures. Question: What is the main purpose of the passage? Options: A: To introduce a young branch of learning. B: To discuss the scientists' problems. C: To explain people's way of life in the past. D: To describe the sunken ships.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for-its stadium and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii's people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2000 years. Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano. Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe, But they were not. In August of AD 79 , Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii . When the eruption ended , Pompeii was hurried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead. For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861,an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD79 , There were streets and fountains, houses and shops, There was a stadium with 20,000 seats , Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine, They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in the bakery .In one bakery there were 81 round , flat loaves of bread -a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today . Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup. Question: Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year? Options: A: To find the volcano B: To shop and eat there C: To watch sports and plays D: To see how Pompeians lived
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