[单项选择]The overall development of the passage can best bc described as ______.
A. refuting possible explanations for certain phenomena
B. documenting a thesis with specific examples
C. offering an explanation of the series of events
D. making particular proposals to solve a problem

[单项选择]The overall development of the passage can best be described as ______.
A. refuting possible explanations for certain phenomena
B. documenting a thesis with specific examples
C. offering an explanation of the series of events
D. making particular proposals to solve a problem

[单项选择]The passage can best be described as a
A. (A) survey of the inadequacies of a conventional viewpoint
B. (B) reconciliation of opposing points of view
C. (C) summary and evaluation of a recent study
D. (D) defense of a new thesis from anticipated objections
E. (E) review of the subtle distinctions between apparently similar views

[单项选择]The passage can best be entitled as.
A. A Remarkable Professor of General Chemistry
B. A Man to Be Memorized Forever.
C. A Great Chemistry Professor Who Lived over 100 Years
D. A Man Who Lived a Long and Valuable Life

[单项选择]The basic tone of the passage can best be described as ______.
A. bitter and resentful
B. sour and sober
C. helpless and relentless
D. mattes-of-fact and down-to-earth

[单项选择]The main idea of the passage can best be described as ______.
A. arguing against the increased internationalization of United States corporations
B. warning that the application of laws affecting trade frequently has unintended consequences
C. demonstrating that foreign-based firms receive more subsidies from their governments than United States firms receive from the United States government
D. advocating the use of trade restrictions for "dumped" products but not for other imports

[单项选择]The tone of the passage can best be described as ______ .
A. humorous
B. argumentative
C. informative
D. critical

[单项选择]The writer's style in writing the passage can best be described as______.
A. humorous
B. light-hearted
C. factual and informative
D. informal and narrative

[单项选择]The passage best supports the conclusion that
A. (A) discovery of more precise means of measuring seafloor earthquake magnitude may someday assist researchers in modeling tsunamis.
B. (B) because of the labor-intensive nature of tsunami prediction, scientists are unlikely to be able to provide a reasonably accurate description of tsunami generation in the near future
C. (C) the single-plane fault model may, with certain revisions, become perfectly accurate in describing tsunamis
D. (D) through further study of tsunami models, scientists will be one day be able to predict the generation of tsunamis in advance
E. (E) insufficient run-up and earthquake data exists to fully comprehend the mathematical principles behind tsunamis at present

[单项选择]The tone of this passage can be best expressed as ______.
A. speculative
B. objective
C. humorous
D. exaggerated

[单项选择]This passage can best be titled as ______.
A. Harsh Economic Fact
B. Double Majors, a Way Out
C. Careers, Schooling for Better
D. Market for Graduates

[单项选择]The passage best supports which of the following statements
A. A minority entrepreneur who had no assistance from family members would not be able to start a business.
B. Self-help networks have been effective in helping entrepreneurs primarily in the last 50 years.
C. Minority groups have developed a range of alternatives to standard financing of business ventures.
D. The financial institutions founded by various ethnic groups owe their success to their unique formal organization.

[单项选择]The argument of the passage best supports which of the following contentions concerning political art