[单项选择]According to the passage, the changes in higher education during the late 1800's were the result of ______.
A. plans developed by conservatives and church leaders
B. efforts of interested individuals to redefine the educational system
C. the demands of social organizations seeking financial relief
D. rallies held by westerners

[单项选择]According to the passage, the higher a tree grows, ______.
A. the stronger it becomes
B. the more sunlight it will get
C. the thinner it will be
D. the thicker it will be

[单项选择]According to the passage, the educational changes were the result of ______.

[单项选择]According to the passage, the rule changes are likely to ______.
A. provide $ 90 billion in financial aid
B. cost each family an average of $1,000 per year
C. have a ripple effect across federal income taxes
D. lower the amount of financial aid provided by the government

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Passage 4
Changes in the volume of unemployment are governed by three fundamental forces: the growth of the labor force, the increase in output per man hour, and the growth of total demand for goods and services. Changes in the average hours of work enter in exactly parallel fashion but have been quantitatively less significant. As productivity rises, less labor is required per dollar of national product, or more goods and services can be produced with the same number of man—goods.
If output does not grow, employment will certainly fall; if production increases more rapidly than productivity (less any decline in average hours worked, employment must rise. But the labor force grows, too. Unless gross national product (total final expenditure for goods and services corrected for price changes) rises more rapidly than the sum of productivity increase and labor force growth (again modified for any change in hours of work), the increase in employment will
A. productivity rises at the same rate as growth of the labor force
B. productivity and labor force increase at a greater rate than output
C. output exceeds productivity
D. rate of economic growth is less than the number of man hours required

[单项选择]According to the passage,
A. the problem of student cheating has its roots in deeper problems
B. students do not cheat on essay tests
C. a change in the educational system will eliminate the need to cheat
D. punishment is an effective method of stopping cheating

[单项选择]According the passage, the housework often brings satisfaction to women ______.
A. who are very rich
B. who envy their neighbors
C. who work outside the home
D. who are dependent on their husbands

[单项选择]According to passage, Indian names were important because they ______.
A. described the character of a man
B. described the appearance of a man
C. were never used by other people
D. told us his profession

[单项选择]According to passage, human beings can survive almost everywhere on Earth because ______.


A. they have developed advanced forms of transportation
B. they have learned how to process seawater for drinking
C. their body temperature can vary considerably
D. their shelters and clothing help them to adapt to the environment

[单项选择]According the passage we know that the two brothers ______.
A. got a large amount of money from their uncle
B. used to make a living by fishing and were quite rich
C. once lived in poverty
D. gave up the search for the sunken treasure after they had a try