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1.Who is the midnight visitor?D. Max2.When Max says It (the report) will be safer in my hands than in yours (Para. 9), he is _.A. demanding for the report3.The reason why Albert mentions his anger (Para. 10) instead of responding to Maxs It will be safer in my hands than in yours is that _.C. he is trying to put Max off guard by talking about his anger4.Why does Albert talk about the “damn balcony” before he mentions the interview and the report?A. He wants to give Max an impression that there exists a balcony under the window of his room.5.Why wont Max return?D. Because he jumps onto a balcony which does not exist at all.6.Only _ knows that there does not exist a balcony under the window.B. Albert7.Which of the following describes Albert?C. Calm and smart.8.Which of the following is not true?D. Albert had asked the waiter to knock on the door to save him from danger.Unit21._ can benefit from physical exercise.D. All of the above2.What makes the brain better able to process information?B. Skill-based exercise.3.While _ of rats showed a greater number of brain connections, _ had a greater density of blood vessels in the brain.D. the second group/the first group4.One possible reason for scientists to make experiments with rats or other animals is that _.C. an effect found in rats may also apply to humans5.Which word in Paragraph 6 tells us that older adults were divided into two groups in the human studies?A. Corresponding.6.Which of the following is not a finding that results from the studies of older adults?C. Getting old is the cause for the reduction in mental function.7.Now some scientists have come to know that the academic edge derives from _.A. regular physical activity8.What does the sentence Mind is body, and body is mind (Para. 11) mean?A. Mind and body are equal in importance.Unit31.It means trying to measure the impact of these forces on contemporary life, and also coming to grips with changes now taking place. (Para. 1) In this sentence the phrase coming to grips with means _.D. analyzing2.One factor that explains the greater job stability in Japan is that the most important thing is _.A. what organization you work for3.A particular pattern of management behavior only works within a given culture because _.C. it develops from a complex mixture of unique cultural factors4.According to the author, one of the possible results of the I to you approach is _.A. the appearance of confrontation5.The process of Japanese style decision-making is associated with all the following except _.B. top-down6.Which of the following statements is not true?A. Time is not important to the Japanese.7.“This willingness to help in a pinch is an important aspect of Japanese problem-solving, and you find it at every level.” (Para. 16) In this sentence the phrase “in a pinch” means _.B. if necessary8.From the whole text we can see that the author is _ about Japanese style direction-taking or decision-making.A. positiveUnit41.When she flew to New York, Mary Engelbreit expected that _.A. she would illustrate childrens books 2.All the following are the results of that fateful, disappointing trip to New York except _.D. one of her bolder cards showing a young girl in overalls3.You can tell Engelbreits cards from 20 paces away by _.B. their colors4.Which of the following characteristics is most important to Mary Engelbreit?C. Cute.5.According to Engelbreit, _ could help people deal with the demands of modern life.C. old-fashioned things6.All the following have some influence on Mary Engelbreit except _.B. Raggedy Ann7.The birth of her son in