Youstareatwaterfallforaminuteortwo,andthenshiftyourgazetoits

surroundings.Whatyounowseeappearstodriftupward.

Theseopticalillusionsoccurbecausethebrainisconstantlymatchingitsmodel

ofrealitytosignalsfromthebody*ssensorsandinterpretingwhatmustbehappening

—thatyourbrainmusthavemoved,nottheother;thatdownwardmotionsisnownormal,

soachangefromitmustnowbeperceivedasupwardmotion.

Thesensorsthatmakethismagicareoftwokinds.Eacheyecontainsabout120

millionrods,whichprovidesomewhatblurryblackandwhitevision.Thesearethe

windowsofnightvision;onceadaptedtothedark,theycandetectacandleburning

tenmilesaway.

Colorvisionineacheyecomesfromsixtosevenmillionstructurescalledcones.

Underidealconditions,everyconecan“see"theentirerainbowspectrumofvisible

colors,butonetypeofconeismostsensitivetored,anothertogreen,athird

toblue.

Rodsandconessendtheirmessagespulsinganaverage20to25timespersecond

alongtheopticnerve.Weseeanimageforafractionofasecondlongerthanit

actuallyappears.Inmovies,reelsofsti11photographsareprojectedontoscreens

at24framespersecond,trickingoureyesintoseeingacontinuousmovingpicture.

Likeapparentmotion,colorvisionisalsosubjecttounusualeffects.When

daygiveswaytonight,twilightbringswhatthepoetT.S.Eliotcalled“theviolet

hour."Alightlevelsfal1,therodsbecomeprogressivelylessresponsive.Rods

aremostsensitivetotheshorterwavelengthsofblueandgreen,andtheyimpart

astrangevividnesstothegardenysblueflowers.

However,lookatawhiteshirtduringthereddishlightofsunset,andyou'

11stillseeitinits“true"color一white,notred.Oureyesareconstantly

comparinganobjectagainstitssurroundings.Theythereforeobservetheeffectof

ashiftinthecolorofilluminatingonboth,andadjustaccordingly.

Theeyescandistinguishseveralmilliongraduationsoflightandshadeofcolor.

Eachwakingsecondtheyflashtensofmillionsofpiecesofinformationtothebrain,

whichweavesthemincessantlyintoapictureoftheworldaroundus.

Yetal1thisisdoneatthebackofeacheyebyafabricofsensors,called

theretina,aboutaswideandasthickasapostagestamp.AstheRenaissanceinventor

andartistLeonardodaVinciwroteinwonder,“Whowouldbelievethatsosmalla

spacecouldcontaintheimagesofalltheuniverse?”

1.Visualillusionsoftentakeplacewhentheimageofrealityis___.

A.matchedtosixtosevenmillionstructurescalledcones.

B.confusedinthebody'ssensorsofbothrodsandcones.

C.interpretedinthebrainaswhatmustbethecase.

D.signaledbyabout120millionrodsintheeye.

2.Thevisualsensorthatiscapableofdistinguishingshadesofcoloriscalled

A.cones

B.colorvision

C.rods

D.spectrum

3.Theretinasendpulsestothebrain__.

A.inshortwavelengths

B.ascolorpictures

C.byaganglioncell

D.alongtheopticnerve.

4.Twenty-fourstillphotographsaremadeintoacontinuousmovingpicturejust

because___.

A.theimageweseeusuallystayslongerthanitactuallyappears.

B.weseeanobjectincomparisonwithitssurroundings.

C.theeyescatchmillionpiecesofinformationcontinuously.

D.rodsandconessendmessages20to25timesasecond.

5.TheauthorJspurposeinwritingthepassageliesin_.

A.showingthatwesometimesaredeceivedbyourowneyes.

B.informingusaboutthedifferentfunctionsoftheeyeorgans.

C.regrettingthatwearetooslowinthestudyofeyes.

I),marvelingatthegreatworkdonebytheretina.

答案：CADAB

Itbeingnotonlypossiblebuteveneasytopredictwhichten-year-oldboys

areatgreatestriskofgrowinguptobepersistentoffenders,whatarewedoing

withtheinformation?Justaboutthelastthingthatweshoulddoistowaituntil

theirtroubleshaveescalatedinadolescenceandthenattackthemwiththeprovisions

ofthenewCriminalJusticeBill.

Ifthisbillbecomeslaw,magistrateswillhavethepowertoimposeresidential

careorders.Moreyoungpeoplewillbedrawnintoinstitutionallifewhenallthe

evidenceshowsthatthisworsensratherthanimprovestheirprospects.The

introductionofshortsharpshocksindetentioncenterswillsimplygivemoreyoung

peopleatasteofsomethingelsetheydon'tneed;thewholeregimeofdetention

centersisoneoftougheningdelinquents,andifyouwanttotrainsomeonetobe

anti-establishment,"Ican'tthinkofabetterwaytodoit,“saysthewriter

ofthisreport.

TheCambridgeInstituteofCriminologycomesupwithfivekeyfactorsthatare

likelytomakefordelinquency:alowincomefamilyalargefamily,parentsdeemed

bysocialworkerstobebadatraisingchildren,parentswhothemselveshavea

criminalrecord,andlowintelligenceinthechild.Notsurprisingly,thefactors

tendtooverlap.Ofthe63boysinthesamplewhohadatleastthreeofthemwhen

theywereten,halfbecamejuveniledelinquents—comparedwithonlyafifthofthe

sampleasawhole.

Threemorefactorsmakethepredictionmoreaccurate:beingjudgedtroublesome

byteachersattheageoften,havingafatherwithatleasttwocriminalconvictions

andhavinganothermemberofthefamilywithacriminalrecord.Ofthe35menwho

hadatleasttwoofthesefactorsintheirbackground18becamepersistent

delinquentsand8morewereintroublewiththelaw.

Amongthosekeyfactors,farandawaythemostimportantwashavingaparent

withacriminalrecord,evenifthathadbeenacquiredinthedistantpast,even

thoughveryfewparentsdidotherthancondemndelinquentbehaviorintheirchildren.

Theroleoftheschoolsemergesasextremelyimportant.Themostreliable

predictionofal1onthefuturesofboyscamefromteachers*ratingsofhow

troublesometheywereattheageoften.Iftheinformationisthereintheclassroom

theremustbearesponsethatbringsmoreattentiontothosetroublesomechildren:

asearchforthingstogivethemcreditforotherthanacademicachievement,arefusal

toallowthemtogoonplayingtruant,andafosteringofambitionandopportunity

whichshouldstartearlyintheirschoolcareers.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,delinquencyshouldbetackled___.

A.beforeadolescence

B.duringinstitutionaltreatment

C.duringadolescence

D.whentheproblembecomesacute

2.Thenumberofyoungoffenderscouldbereducedbythewayof_.

A.newlegalmeasures

B.betterresidentialcare

C.briefperiodsofharshpunishment

D.examinationoftheirbackgrounds

3.Whatistheoutcomeresultofputtingyoungoffendersintodetentioncenters?

A.Theybecomemoreviolent

B.Theyreceiveusefultraining

C.Theybecomeusedtoinstitutions

D.Theyturnagainstsociety

4.Ten-year-oldchildrenlikelytobecomeoffendersareusually_.

A.spoiltchildrenfromsmallfamilies.

B.brightchildreninapoorfamily.

C.dullchildrenwithmanybrothersandsisters.

D.childrenwhoseparentshaveacquiredwealthdishonestly.

5.Thewriterconcludesthatpotentialoffenderscouldbehelpedby_.

A.spendingmoretimeatschool

B.moreencouragementatschool

C.moreactivitiesoutsideschool

D.strictertreatmentfromteachers

答案：ADDCB

ThewordreligionisderivedfromtheLatinnounreligio,whichdenotesboth

earnestobservanceofritualobiigationsandaninwardspiritofreverence.Inmodern

usage,religioncoversawidespectrumofmeaningthatreflectstheenormousvariety

ofwaysthetermcanbeinterpreted.Atoneextreme,manycommittedbelievers

recognizeonlytheirowntraditionasareligion,understandingexpressionssuch

asworshipandprayertoreferexclusivelytothepracticesoftheirtradition.

Althoughmanybelieversstopshortofclaiminganexclusivestatusfortheir

tradition,theymayneverthelessusevagueoridealizingtermsindefiningreligion

forexample,trueloveofGod,orthepathofenlightenment.Attheotherextreme,

religionmaybeequatedwithignorance,fanaticism,orwishfulthinking.

Bydefiningreligionasasacredengagementwithwhatistakentobeaspiritual

reality,itispossibletoconsidertheimportanceofreligioninhumanlifewithout

makingclaimsaboutwhatitreallyisoroughttobe.Religionisnotanobjectwith

asingle,fixedmeaning,orevenazonewithclearboundaries.Itisanaspectof

humanexperiencethatmayintersect,incorporate,ortranscendotheraspectsoflife

andsociety.Suchadefinitionavoidthedrawbacksoflimitingtheinvestigation

ofreligiontoWesternorbiblicalcategoriessuchasmonotheism(beliefinonegod

only)ortochurchstructure,whicharenotuniversal.Forexample,intribal

societies,religionunliketheChristianchurchusuallyisnotaseparate

institutionbutpervadesthewholeofpublicandprivatelife.

InBuddhism,godsarenotascentralastheideaofaBuddha.Inmanytraditional

cultures,theideaofasacredcosmicorderisthemostprominentreligiousbelief.

Becauseofthisvariety,somescholarsprefertouseageneraltermsuchasthesacred

todesignatethecommonfoundationofreligiouslife.

Religioninthisunderstandingincludesacomplexofactivitiesthatcannot

bereducedtoanysingleaspectofhumanexperience.Itisapartofindividuallife

butalsoofgroupdynamics.Reiigionincludespatternsofbehaviorbutalsopatterns

oflanguageandthought.Itissometimesahighlyorganizedinstitutionthatsets

itselfapartfromaculture,anditissometimesanintegralpartofaculture.

Religiousexperiencemaybeexpressedinvisualsymbols,danceandperformance,

elaboratephilosophicalsystems,legendaryandimaginativestories,formal

ceremonies,anddetailedrulesofethicalconductandlaw.Eachoftheseelements

assumesinnumerableculturalforms.Insomewaysthereareasmanyformsofreligious

expressionastherearehumanculturalenvironments.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedabout?

A.Religionhasavarietyofinterpretation.

B.Religionisareflectionofignorance.

C.ReligionisnotonlyconfinedtotheChristiancategories.

D.Religionincludesallkindsofactivities.

2.Whatdoestheword“observance“probablyconveyinPara.1?

A.notice

B.watching

C.conformity

D.experience

3.Accordingtothepassagewhatpeoplegenerallyconsiderreligiontobe?

A.Fantasticobservance

B.Spiritualpractice

C.Individualobservanceoftradition

D.Acomplexofactivities

4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Itisbelievedbysomethatreligionshouldbewhatitoughttobe.

B."Thepathofenlightenment,,isadefinitionthattheauthordoesn,tagree

to.

C.Accordingtotheauthor,thecommittedbelieversdefinereligionimproperly.

D.Theauthordoesn,tspeakinfavorofthedefinitionof“thesacred”.

5.Whichofthefollowingisreligionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Performanceofhumanbeings.

B.Buddha,monotheismandsometribaltradition.

C.Practiceseparatedfromculture.

D.Alltheabove.

答案：ACBDB

Itbeingnotonlypossiblebuteveneasytopredictwhichten-year-oldboys

areatgreatestriskofgrowinguptobepersistentoffenders,whatarewedoing

withtheinformation?Justaboutthelastthingthatweshoulddoistowaituntil

theirtroubleshaveescalatedinadolescenceandthenattackthemwiththeprovisions

ofthenewCriminalJusticeBill.

Ifthisbillbecomeslaw,magistrateswillhavethepowertoimposeresidential

careorders.Moreyoungpeoplewillbedrawnintoinstitutionallifewhenallthe

evidenceshowsthatthisworsensratherthanimprovestheirprospects.The

introductionofshortsharpshocksindetentioncenterswillsimplygivemoreyoung

peopleatasteofsomethingelsetheydon,tneed;thewholeregimeofdetention

centersisoneoftougheningdelinquents,andifyouwanttotrainsomeonetobe

anti-establishment,"Ican'tthinkofabetterwaytodoit,“saysthewriter

ofthisreport.

TheCambridgeInstituteofCriminologycomesupwithfivekeyfactorsthatare

likelytomakefordelinquency:alowincomefamilyalargefamily,parentsdeemed

bysocialworkerstobebadatraisingchildren,parentswhothemselveshavea

criminalrecord,andlowintelligenceinthechild.Notsurprisingly,thefactors

tendtooverlap.Ofthe63boysinthesamplewhohadatleastthreeofthemwhen

theywereten,halfbecamejuveniledelinquents—comparedwithonlyafifthofthe

sampleasawhole.

Threemorefactorsmakethepredictionmoreaccurate:beingjudgedtroublesome

byteachersattheageoften,havingafatherwithatleasttwocriminalconvictions

andhavinganothermemberofthefamilywithacriminalrecord.Ofthe35menwho

hadatleasttwoofthesefactorsintheirbackground18becamepersistent

delinquentsand8morewereintroublewiththelaw.

Amongthosekeyfactors,farandawaythemostimportantwashavingaparent

withacriminalrecord,evenifthathadbeenacquiredinthedistantpast,even

thoughveryfewparentsdidotherthancondemndelinquentbehaviorintheirchildren.

Theroleoftheschoolsemergesasextremelyimportant.Themostreliable

predictionofallonthefuturesofboyscamefromteachers,ratingsofhow

troublesometheywereattheageoften.Iftheinformationisthereintheclassroom

theremustbearesponsethatbringsmoreattentiontothosetroublesomechildren:

asearchforthingstogivethemcreditforotherthanacademicachievement,arefusal

toallowthemtogoonplayingtruant,andafosteringofambitionandopportunity

whichshouldstartearlyintheirschoolcareers.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,delinquencyshouldbetackled__.

A.beforeadolescence

B.duringinstitutionaltreatment

C.duringadolescence

D.whentheproblembecomesacute

2.Thenumberofyoungoffenderscouldbereducedbythewayof__.

A.newlegalmeasures

B.betterresidentialcare

C.briefperiodsofharshpunishment

D.examinationoftheirbackgrounds

3.Whatistheoutcomeresultofputtingyoungoffendersintodetentioncenters?

A.Theybecomemoreviolent

B.Theyreceiveusefultraining

C.Theybecomeusedtoinstitutions

D.Theyturnagainstsociety

4.Ten-year-oldchildrenlikelytobecomeoffendersareusually_.

A.spoiltchildrenfromsmallfamilies.

B.brightchildreninapoorfamily.

C.dullchildrenwithmanybrothersandsisters.

D.childrenwhoseparentshaveacquiredwealthdishonestly.

5.Thewriterconcludesthatpotentialoffenderscouldbehelpedby__.

A.spendingmoretimeatschool

B.moreencouragementatschool

C.moreactivitiesoutsideschool

D.strictertreatmentfromteachers

答案：ADDCB

Waterproblemsinthefuturewillbecomemoreintenseandmorecomplex.Our

increasingpopulationwilltremendouslyincreaseurbanwastes,primarilysewage.On

theotherhand,increasingdemandsforwaterwilldecreasesubstantiallytheamount

ofwateravailablefordilutingwastes.Rapidlyexpandingindustrieswhichinvolve

moreandmorecomplexchemicalprocesseswillproducelargevolumesofliquidwastes,

andmanyofthesewillcontainchemicalswhicharepoisonous.Tofeedourrapidly

expandingpopulation,agriculturewillhavetobeintensified.Thiswillinvolve

ever-increasingquantitiesofagriculturechemicals.Fromthis,itisapparentthat

drasticstepsmustbetakenimmediatelytodevelopcorrectivemeasuresforthe

pollutionproblem.

Therearetwowaysbywhichthispollutionproblemcanbelessened.Thefirst

relatestothetreatmentofwastestodecreasetheirpollutionhazard.Thisinvolves

theprocessingofsolidwastes"priorto〃disposalandthetreatmentofliquidwastes,

oreffluents（廢料）,topermitthereuseofthewaterorbestreducepollutionupon

finaldisposal.

Asecondapproachistodevelopaneconomicuseforallorapartofthewastes.

Farmmanureisspreadinfieldsasanutrient（養(yǎng)料）ororganicsupplement.Effluents

fromsewagedisposalplantsareusedinsomeareasbothforirrigationandforthe

nutrientscontained.Effluentsfromotherprocessingplantsmayalsobeusedasa

supplementalsourceofwater.Manyindustries,suchasmeatandpoultryprocessing

plants,arecurrentlyconvertingformerwasteproductionintomarketablebyproducts.

Otherindustrieshavepotentialeconomicusesfortheirwasteproducts.

26.Thepurposeofthispassageis.

A.towarnthereaderofthedwindlingwatersupply

B.toexplainindustrialusesofwater

C.toacquaintthereaderwithwaterpollutionproblems

D.todemonstratevariousmeasurestosolvethepollutionproblem

27.Whichofthefollowingpointsisnotincludedinthepassage?

A.Industrialdevelopmentincludesthesimplificationofcomplexchemical

processes.

B.Dilutingwastesneedscertainamountofwater.

C.Demandsforwaterwillgoupalongwiththeexpandingpopulation.

D.Intensivecultivationoflandrequiresmoreandmorechemicals.

28.Thereadercanconcludethat_____.

A.countriesofthewor1dwillworktogetheronpollutionproblems

B.byproductsfromwastesleadtoamoreprosperousmarketplace

C.scienceismakinggreatprogressonincreasingwatersupplies

D.someindustriesarenowmakingeconomicuseofwastes

29.Theauthorgivessubstancetothepassagethroughtheuseof.

A.interviewswithauthoritiesinthefieldofwatercontrols

B.opinionandpersonalobservations

C.definitionswhichclarifyimportantterms

D.strongargumentandpersuasions

30.Thewords"priorto〃(Para.2)probablymean_____.

A.afterB.during

C.beforeD.beyond

答案:

26.C27.A28.D29.B30.C

Whatisyourfavoritecolor?Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?Ifyoudo,you

mustbeanoptimist,aleader,anactivepersonwho11life,peopleandexcitement.

Doyouprefergreysandblues?Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldrather

followthanlead.You12tobeapessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologists

tellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaning

ofcolorpreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.They

tellus,amongother13,thatwedonotchooseourfavoritecoloraswegrowup

一wearebornwithourpreference.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoon

asyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.

Colorsdo14ourmoods-thereisnodoubtaboutit.Ayellowroommakesmost

peoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddress

bringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.Ontheotherhand,blackis15.A

blackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethe16ofmoresuicides

thananyotherbridgeinthearea-untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicide

attemptsimmediatelyfell17;perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridge

hadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.

Lightand18colorsmakepeoplenotonlyhappierbutmoreactive.Itis

an19factthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefewer20when

theirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

A.brightB.sceneC.whollyD.favor

E.factsF.depressingG.accidentsH.interfere

I.establishedJ.incidentsK.disgustingL.sharply

M.enjoysN.tend0.influence

答案：

II.M12.N13.E14.015.F16.B17.L18.A19.I20.G

Ifthepopulationoftheearthgoesonincreasingatitspresentrate,there

willeventuallynotbeenoughresourceslefttosustainlifeontheplanet.Bythe

middleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,wewillhaveusedupall

theoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysof

feedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonearthwillmakeitnecessaryfor

ustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsinoursolar

systemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontothe

problem,however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyanAmericanscientist,Professor

CarlSagan.

Saganbelievesthatbeforetheearth'sresourcesarecompletelyexhaustedit

willbepossibletochangetheatmosphereofVenus（金星）andsocreateanewworld

almostaslargeasearthitself.ThedifficultyisthatVenusismuchhotterthan

theearthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.

Saganproposesthatalgae（藻類）organisms,whichcanliveinextremelyhot

orcoldatmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditions

similartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone,thealgaewillbeplaced

insmallrockets.SpaceshipswillthenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintothe

atmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,thealgaewillbreakdownthecarbondioxide

intooxygenandcarbon.

Whenthealgaehavedonetheirwork,theatmospherewillbecomecooler,but

beforemancansetfootonVenusitwillbenecessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.

Thesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformentolandonitbuttherain

willeventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedon

Venus.

21.Inthelongrun,themostdifficultproblemcausedbypopulationgrowth

onearthwi11probablybethelackof.

A.foodB.oil

C.spaceD.resources

22.CarlSaganbelievesthatVenusmightbecolonizedfromearthbecause.

A.itmightbepossibletochangeitsatmosphere

B.itsatmosphereisthesameastheearth's

C.thereisagoodsupplyofwateronVenus

D.thedaysonVenusarelongenough

23.OnVenusthereisalotof_.

A.waterB.carbondioxide

C.carbonmonoxideD.oxygen

24.Algaeareplantsthatcan_.

A.1iveinveryhottemperaturesB.liveinverycoldtemperatures

C.manufactureoxygenD.alloftheabove

25.MancaneventuallylandonVenusonlywhen.

A.thealgaehavedonetheirworkB.theatmospherebecomescooler

C.thereisoxygenD.itrainsthere

答案：

21.C22.A23.B24.D25.D

Itisdoingsomethingbetterthanotherpeoplethatmakesusunique.Yeta

surprisingnumberofpeoplestillseeindividualityasasurfacething.Theywear

brightclothes,dyetheirhairstrangecolorsanddecoratetheirskinwithtattoos

（文身）tomakesomekindofsocialstatement.

Thewholepurposeofindividualityisexcellence.Thepeoplewhocomprehendthe

simpleprincipleofbeinguniquethroughperformancemakeourentirepoliticaland

economicsystemwork.Thosewhoinvent,whoimprove,whoknowmoreaboutasubject

thanotherpeopledo,andwhotakesomethingthatdoesn，tworkandmakeitwork

—thesepeoplearetheverysoulofcapitalism.

CharlesKetteringdidn'tliketheideaofcrankingacartomakeitstart,so

heinventedtheelectricstarter.HenryFordfiguredouttheassembly-linetechnique

andmadeitpossibletomass-produceautomobiles.LewisWatermansawnoneedtogo

ondippingapenintoaninkwell,soheputtheinkintothepen.GeorgeWestinghouse

toldtheworldhowtostopatrain,andElishaOtis,inventoroftheelevator,

indirectlycreatedthecityskyline.Thesepeopleunderstoodthatindividualism

meansworkingatthetopofone'scapacity.

Fortunately,enoughAmericanshavebeeninspiredtodosomethingwiththeir

uniquenessthatwehavedevelopedinlessthanthreecenturiesfromafrontieroutpost

intonotonlyacountryoffreedombutacountrystrongenoughtoprotectthatfreedom.

Thesepeopleprizedthenotionsofindividualityandexcellenceaboveallthings

andthuskeptthegreatmachinefunctioning.Theoneswiththepurplehairandthe

horrorablejewelryarejustalongfortheride,tryingtobe〃different“andnot

knowinghowtogoaboutit.

26.ThestudentwhoearnsA'sonhisreportcardhasgraspedtheideaandhas

foundtherealmeaningofindividuality.Sohastheyoungsterwhohasdesignedhis

ownspaceship,whopaintspicturesoftheworldaroundhim,orwhocannameallthe

statesandtheircapitals.Accordingtotheauthoruniqueindividualsarepersons

who.

A.dosomethingbetterthanotherpeople

B.knowmoreaboutasubjectthanotherpeople

C.excelothersinwork

D.alloftheabove

27.Peoplewhoregardindividualityasasurfacethingalwaysdothefollowing

EXCEPT

A.wearingbrightclothesB.coloringtheirhair

C.doingbetterthanothersD.decoratingtheirskinwithtattoos

28.WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.HenryFordinventedassembly-1inetechnique.

B.ElishaOtiswastheinventorofthelift

C.GeorgeWestinghousecreatedcranks.

D.LewisWatermanputtheinkintothepen.

29.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.

A.therealsecrettobeinguniqueliesinourexcellentwork

B