[单项选择]The ancient Greek runner Phidippides ______.


A. won the first prize
B. fell behind the other runners
C. gave up due to tiredness
D. died because of fatigue

[单项选择]The ancient Greek runner Phidippides ______.


A. won the first prize
B. fell behind the other runners
C. gave up due to tiredness
D. died because of fatigue

[单项选择]The passage mainly discusses ancient Greek pottery and its
A. ( production techniques
B. ( similarity to other crafts
C. ( unusual materials
D. ( resemblance to earlier pottery

[单项选择]How many ancient Greek statues were removed indoors


A. 16
B. 6
C. 26
D. 61

[单项选择]Because modern scientists find the ancient Greek view of the cosmos outdated and irrelevant, they now perceive it as only of （） interest.
A. historical
B. intrinsic
C. experimental
D. superfluous

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Passage Four
Archimedes was a famous Greek mathematician and scientist. He was born around 287 BC and he died in the year 212 BC.
Archimedes is most well-known for one specific idea that he came up with. "Archimede’s Principle" states that a solid object which is immersed in a liquid is pushed up by a force which is equal to the weight of the water that the object moves. For example, if you put a piece of wood and a piece of gold the same size in water, only the wood will float. Both the wood and gold move the same amount of water, but the wood weighs less than this water, while the gold weighs more.
It is believed that Archimedes discovered this principle when the king of Syracuse asked him to solve a problem. The king wanted to know if his crown was pure gold or a mixture of gold and silver. The king, of course, did not melt his crown to find out. The idea came to Archimedes as he lowered himself into his bath. He noticed how the w
A. c; a; b; d
B. h; c; a; d
C. b; c; d; a
D. c; a; d; b

[单项选择]John Kerry can probably maintain his front-runner status among the Democratic candidates if he can ______.


A. run faster than the others in the contest
B. go in for the presidential primaries in the South
C. win the presidential primaries in the South
D. win the presidential primaries in Virginia and Tennessee

[单项选择]Ancient Chinese astronomy could be accurately described as _________.


A. entirely religious in nature
B. based on legendary figures
C. advantages in some areas
D. completely unsuccessful

[单项选择]The passage indicates that ancient treatments for injury and disease were
A. much more successful than modern ones.
B. successful enough for humans to survive.
C. successful in all cases.
D. of little help to humans.

[单项选择]Civil engineers of ancient times were intelligent enough to build entire cities, including______.
A. systems of pipes, bridges, and pyramids
B. pipeline systems, bridges and farmlands
C. water supply systems, bridges, and pipelines for cultivation
D. water supply systems, bridges and structures

[单项选择]The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that ______.


A. the former was easy to write
B. there were fewer signs in the former
C. the former was easy to pronounce
D. each sign stood for only one sound