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Practice1

Scientiststypicallysubmittheirpaperstotheeditorialboardofajournalspecializinginaparticularfieldof

research.]thepaperisacceptedforpublication,theeditorialboardsendsitoutforpeerreview.During

thisprocedureapanelofexperts,orreferees,2thepaper,judgingwhetherornottheresearchhasbeen

carried3inafullyscientificmanner.Iftherefereesaresatisfied,publication4.Ifthey

have5,someoftheresearchmayhavetoberepeated,butifthey6seriousflaws,theentire

papermayberejectedforpublication.

Thepeer-reviewprocessplaysacriticalrolebecauseit7highstandardsofscientific

method.8,itcanbeacontroversialarea,asitallows9viewstobecomeinvolved.Because

scientistsarehuman,theycannotavoid10personalopinionsaboutthevalueofeachother'swork.

Furthermore,becausereferees11tobeseniorfigures,theymaybelessthanwelcomingtonewor

unorthodoxideas.

Onceapaperhasbeenacceptedandpublished,itbecomespartofthevastand12bodyofscientific

knowledge.Intheearlydaysofscience,newresearchwasalwayspublishedinprintedform,buttoday

scientificinformationspreadsbymanydifferent13.Mostmajorjournalsarenowavailableviathe

Internet,whichmakesthemquickly14toscientistsallovertheworld.

Whennewresearchispublished,itoftenactsasaspringboardforfurtherwork.Itsimpactcanthen

be15byseeinghow16thepublishedresearchappearsasacitedwork.Majorscientific

breakthroughsarecitedthousandsoftimesayear,butattheother17,obscurepiecesofresearchmay

becited18ornotatall.However,citationisnotalwaysa19guidetothevalueofscientific

work.Sometimesapieceofresearchwillgolargely20,onlytoberediscoveredinsubsequentyears.

1.[A]When[B]Before[C]Since[D]If

2.[A]supervise[B]assess[C]value[D]administer

3.[A]over[B]off[C]on[D]out

4.[A]goesahead[B]keepsup[C]takesover[D]turnsup

5.[A]conceptions[B]expectations[C]reservations[D]limitations

6.[A]address[B]justify[C]identify[D]suppress

7.[A]assures[B]ensures[C]confides[D]guarantees

8.[A]Therefore[B]Hence[C]Indeed[D]However

9.[A]objective[B]sensitive[C]subjective[D]competitive

10.[A]developing[B]injecting[C]expressing[D]transmitting

11.[A]intend[B]tend[C]happen[D]fear

12.[A]ever-inflating[B]ever-expanding[C]ever-extending[D]ever-accelerating

13.[A]directions[B]times[C]versions[D]means

14.[A]amiable[B]accessible[C]agreeable[D]accountable

15.[A]gauged[B]counted[C]concealed[D]calculated

16.[A]soon[B]far[C]often[D]long

17.[A]point[B]aspect[C]extreme[D]level

18.[A]frequently[B]oddly[C]rarely[D]occasionally

19.[A]reliable[B]available[C]identifiable[D]suitable

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20.[A]undoubted[B]unexpected[C]unsuspected[D]unnoticed

Practice2

Moneytalkhaslongbeenconsideredunacceptableintheworkplace,butifsnotjustsocialnormsthathave

keptsuchconversationsinthedark.Accordingtoa2011survey,almosthalfofallAmericanworkersare

either]prohibitedorstronglydiscouragedbytheiremployersfromdiscussingtheirpaywith

coworkers.

2whenit'snotagainsttherules,expertswarn3bringingupthepayscalewithpeoplein

youroffice.Forone,sayscareercoachCarinRockind,“ifmanagementeverfoundout,itmakesyou

look4andcouldbackfire.^^

Rockindemphasizesthatthese5usuallyleadtodisappointmentandlowerjobsatisfaction.Astudy

bytheNationalBureauofEconomicResearchreachedthesame6Theresearchersgavearandomset

ofUniversityofCaliforniaemployees7toawebsitethat8Universityworkers5salary

information.9workerswhodiscoveredthattheymadelessthanaverage10reportedlowerjob

satisfaction,therewasno11increaseinreportedsatisfactionamongthosewhofoundoutthattheir

earningswereaboveaverage.

PamelaTeagarden,anexpertincorporatebehavioralpsychology,saysthatsalarycomparison

conversationsoften12becausemostworkplaces13inwhatisknownasa"Prisoner's

Dilemma.^^14cooperating,colleaguesareforcedtocompareandcompetebecauseeveryoneistrying

forthenextpromotion,forthe15:'Comparingsalariesonly16thatdynamic,17a

team'sabilitytoworktogethertowardacommongoal.Toavoidthisproblem,Teagardenrecommendsthat

companies18other,non-monetary,“extrinsicmotivators,,9likeencouragingfriendshipamong

coworkersandvaluingemployees9opinions.

Rockindalsoemphasizesthisnon-monetary19.“There'sa20inoursocietythatmoney

leadstohappiness,"Rockindsays."Butit'sactuallytheotherwayaround:It'snotthatmoneyleadsto

happiness;it'sthathappypeoplemakemoremoney.^^

1.[A]expressly[B]generally[C]implicitly[D]inevitably

2.[A]Only[B]But[C]Hence"[D]Even

3.[A]over[B]against[C]for[D]on

4.[A]depressed[B]dissatisfied[C]eccentric[D]furious

5.[A]rumours[B]whispers[C]conversations[D]concepts

6.[A]decision[B]determination[C]conclusion[D]solution

7.[A]right[B]opportunity[C]credit[D]access

8.[A]listed[B]raised[C]performed[D]extended

9.[A]When[B]Since[C]While[D]If

10.[A]ultimately[B]essentially[C]immediately[D]cheerfully

11.[A]astonishing[B]considerable[C]reciprocal[D]dramatic

12.[A]increase[B]arise[C]proceed[D]suspend

13.[A]manipulate[B]manage[C]involve[D]operate

14.[A]Otherthan[B]Nomorethan[C]Morethan[D]Ratherthan

15.[A]win[B]wealth[C]reputation[D]praise

16.[A]interferes[B]reinforces[C]breaks[D]activates

17.[A]undermining[B]influencing[C]shaping[D]paralyzing

18.[A]carryon[B]focuson[C]insiston[D]puton

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19.[A]trend[B]fashion[C]approach[D]motivator

20.[A]prototype[B]convention[C]tradition[D]belief

Practice3

TheoutcryoverInternetfirms'habitofsecretlytrackingwebsurfers9activitieshasclearlyresonatedinside

theWhiteHouse.OnMarch16ththeObamaadministrationannouncedthatit]toworkwithCongress

toproduce“aprivacybillofrights^^givingAmericanconsumersgreater2overhowtheirinformation

iscollectedandusedbydigitalmarketers.Thebillwillseekto3thebasicprinciplesofInternetprivacy

rights,4followingrecommendationspublishedbytheDepartmentofCommerce.Thedepartment9s

reportsaidconsumersshouldbetoldmoreaboutwhydataarebeingcollectedaboutthemandhowtheyare

used;anditcalledforstricter5onwhatcompaniescandowithinformationtheycollect.

Whateverlegislationfinallyemergesislikelytogiveabroader6totheFederalTradeCommission

(FTC),whichwillalmostcertainlybe7withdecidinghowthoseprinciplesare8intopractice

andwithpolicingtheirimplementation.Amongotherthings,theFTCisknowntobe9onaformal"do

nottrack"system,whichwouldallowusersto10certainsitesfrommonitoringtheironlineactivities.

11allthismaydecreasetheirrevenues,America'sInternetgiantscouldalsobenefitfromthe

legislationifithelpsthemintheir12withtheEuropeanUnion.TheEU'salreadyfairlystrictruleson

privacyarebeing13further.Thetime-consumingandexpensivelegalhoopstheEUmakesAmerican

Internetfirmsjump14,tobeallowedto15Europeans9onlinedata,willbecome

more16.

17bypassingitsownonline-privacy“billofrights"AmericacanconvincetheEU

to18thislegalburden,thenitwillbeanimportant19forAmericancompanies.Google,

Facebookandotherswillnodoubtbetracking-bothonlineandoffline-theprogressofEU-Americantalks

onthismattervery20.

1.[A]urges[B]promises[C]conducts[D]intends

2.[A]emphasis[B]control[C]bargain[D]supervision

3.[A]laydown[B]figureout[C]takeup[D]putin

4.[A]broadly[B]thoroughly[C]eventually[D]completely

5.[A]constitutions[B]measures[C]limits[D]means

6.[A]vision[B]sense[C]role[D]support

7.[A]charged[B]burdened[C]integrated[D]occupied

8.[A]introduced[B]taken[C]persuaded[D]translated

9.[A]decisive[B]enthusiastic[C]keen[D]predominant

10.[A]block[B]guard[C]supervise[D]remove

11.[A]Nowthat[B]Because[C]Although[D]Provided

12.[A]negotiations[B]dealings[C]associations[D]debates

13.[A]tightened[B]observed[C]hardened[D]challenged

14.[A]in[B]over[C]around[D]through

15.[A]analyse[B]handle[C]collect[D]trade

16.[A]reasonable[B]susceptible[C]demanding[D]complicated

17.[A]Since[B]Unless[C]If[D]While

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18.[A]address[B]eliminate[C]ignore[D]ease

19.[A]conclusion[B]win[C]bonus[D]transition

20.[A]eagerly[B]hopefully[C]closely[D]cheerfully

Practice4

TheTreasurycouldpocket20millionayearinextrafinesoncethecountry'sspeedcameranetworkis

expanded.Motoringorganizationswarnedthatthe]couldbecomeapolltaxon

wheels9,2hugenumberofdrivers.Therecouldbemanymoreincidentsofdeliberate

damaging3cameras.Thewarningscame4aDailyMailsurveyfoundalmostallthe23police

forcesinEnglandandWaleswereeither5toexpansionplansorconsidering6.

Nationwide,thenumberofspeedingticketsisexpectedtoincreasethreefold,790milliona

year.8thescheme,policekeepsomeofthecashfromfinesto9thecostsoffittingand

maintainingextracamerasand10thatexistingonesalwayshavefilminthem.Therestwillgotothe

Treasury.BothMinistersandpoliceinsisttheschemeisaimed11atmakingroadssafer.Theypointto

trialsineightareaswhichcutcollisionsbyaquarteranddeathsandseriousinjuriesby12ahalf.

Butmotoringorganizations13cameraswillbesitedonrelativelysafebutfaststretchestocatchas

manydriversaspossible.Someforcesarealsoexpectedto14the“threshold“speedsatwhichcameras

are15totheabsolutelegalminimum-15mphina10mphlimit,and26mphina20mphzone.This

couldencouragedriverstostareattheirspeedometersinsteadofconcentratingontheroad,and16to

moreaccidents.SueNicholson,headofcampaignsattheRAC,said,“Wedon'thaveaproblemwithspeed

cameras17.Butwedohaveconcernsabout18theyaresited.Policerisklosing

credibility19motoristsifcamerasareseenasrevenue-raising20safetydevices."

1.[A]promotions[B]punishments[C]penalties[D]payments

2.[A]isolating[B]separating[C]alienating[D]detaching

3.[A]towards[B]against[C]before[D]over

4.[A]so[B]once[C]as[D]where

5.[A]subjected[B]engaged[C]intended[D]committed

6.[A]takingpart[B]keepingsilent[C]makingexception[D]payingrespect

7.[A]financing[B]profiting[C]funding[D]netting

8.[A]From[B]Under[C]On[D]With

9.[A]hide[B]cover[C]conceal[D]veil

10.[A]pledging[B]assuring[C]confirming[D]ensuring

11.[A]essentially[B]strongly[C]particularly[D]purely

12.[A]inall[B]fewerthan[C]atmost[D]upto

13.[A]fear[B]hope[C]expect[D]doubt

14.[A]fit[B]put[C]set[D]fix

15.[A]levered[B]geared[C]handled[D]triggered

16.[A]lead[B]add[C]contribute[D]resort

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17.[A]anyless[B]byitself[C]afterall[D]assuch

18.[A]who[B]when[C]where[D]which

19.[A]in[B]with[C]against[D]for

20.[A]inspiteof[B]farfrom[C]ratherthan[D]bymeansof

Practice5

Thephrase"MozartEffect“conjuresanimageofapregnantwomanwho,sportingheadphonesoverher

belly,isconvincedthatplayingclassicalmusictoherunbornchildwillimprovethechild5sintelligence.Butis

therescienceto]thisidea?

AshortpaperpublishedinNaturein1993unwittinglyintroducedthe2Mozarteffecttothe

masses.PsychologistFrancesRauschertstudyinvolved36collegekidswholistenedtoeither10minutesofa

MozartsonatainD-major,arelaxationtrackor3beforeperformingseveralspatialreasoningtasks.It

foundthatstudentswhohadlistenedtoMozartseemedto4significantimprovementintheir

performance.

5in1999psychologistChristopherChabrisperformedameta-analysisonstudies6tothe

Mozarteffecttosurveyitsoverall7.He8thattheimprovementcouldsimplybearesultofthe

naturalvariabilityapersonexperiencesbetweentwotestsittings.

Earlierthisyear,theFederalMinistryofEducationandResearchinGermanypublishedasecondreview

study9across-disciplinaryteamof10inclinedscientistswhodeclaredthe

phenomenon11.“Iwouldsimplysaythatthereisno12evidencethatchildrenwholistento

classicalmusicaregoingtohave13improvementincognitiveabilities,9,addsRauscher.

14itsrejectionbythescientificcommunity,companiescontinueto15classicalmusicto

parentsofchildrenwhocanpurportedlylistentheirwaytogreatersmarts.

Chabrissaystherealdangerisn'tinthis16marketing,butinparentsshirkingrolestheyare

evolutionarilymeantto17.Ittakesawayfromotherkindsof18thatmightbebeneficialfor

children,suchasplayingwiththemandkeepingthem19viasocialactivity.Thatisthe20toa

trulyintelligentchild,notthesymphoniesofalong-deadAustriancomposer.

1.[A]putup[B]takeup[C]backup[D]makeup

2.[A]assumed[B]quoted[C]supposed[D]predicted

3.[A]silence[B]noise[C]twitter[D]bark

4.[A]cultivate[B]contain[C]release[D]show

5.[A]So[B]But[C]While[D]As

6.[A]opposite[B]beneficial[C]attached[D]related

7.[A]effectiveness[B]popularity[C]feasibility[D]complexity

8.[A]perceives[B]notes[C]realizes[D]recognizes

9.[A]about[B]on[C]under[D]from

10.[A]historically[B]artistically[C]musically[D]physically

11.[A]noncontroversial[B]nonprofessional[C]nonessential[D]nonexistent

12.[A]promising[B]compelling[C]outstanding[D]rewarding

13.[A]some[B]each[C]another[D]any

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14.[A]Except[B]Like[C]Despite[D]Among

15.[A]introduce[B]hawk[C]offer[D]award

16.[A]diplomatic[B]questionable[C]vigorous[D]prudent

17.[A]serve[B]reinforce[C]satisfy[D]ensure

18.[A]assimilation[B]cooperation[C]consultation[D]interaction

19.[A]amused[B]focused[C]engaged[D]motivated

20.[A]right[B]key[C]shortcut[D]way

Practice6

Workingoutexactlywhatstudentsandtaxpayersgetforthemoneytheyspendonuniversitiesisatricky

business.NowtheOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)isplanningtomake

the]abiteasier,byproducingthefirstinternational2ofhowsuccessfullyuniversitiesteach.

“3assumingthatbecauseauniversityspendsmoreitmustbebetter,orusingotherproxy

measuresfor4,wewilllookatlearningoutcomes,,9explainsAndreasSchleicher,theOECD'sheadof

educationresearch.JustastheOECD5primaryandsecondaryeducationbytesting6chosen

groupsofyoungstersfromeachcountryinreadingandmathematics,itwill7universitystudentstosee

whattheyhavelearned.8enoughuniversitiesaretakingpart,itmaypublishleaguetablesshowing

whereeachcountry9,justasitnowdoesforcompulsoryeducation.

TheOECDplan10approvalfromaneducationministers?meetinginJanuary.The

first11areplannedby2010.Theywillbeofinterestnotjustasaguideforshoppersintheglobal

market,butalsoas12ofperformanceindomesticmarkets.Theywillhelpacademicswondering

whethertostayputorswitchjobs,students13wheretospendtheirtimeandmoney,

and14universitybosseswhowantasharpercompetitive15fortheirinstitution.

ThetasktheOECDhassetitselfis16.Inmanysubjects,suchasliteratureandhistory,the

syllabus17hugelyfromonecountry,and18onecampus,toanother.ButOECDresearchers

thinkthatproblemcanbe19byconcentratingonthetransferableskillsthatemployers20,such

ascriticalthinkingandanalysis,andtestingsubjectknowledgeonlyinfieldslikeeconomicsandengineering,

withabigcommoncore.

1.[A]task[B]acquisition[C]endeavor[D]equation

2.[A]qualification[B]requirement[C]comparison[D]illustration

3.[A]Otherthan[B]Morethan[C]Betterthan[D]Ratherthan

4.[A]reputation[B]quality[C]status[D]success

5.[A]values[B]assesses[C]instructs[D]reforms

6.[A]unconsciously[B]accidentally[C]randomly[D]previously

7.[A]sample[B]check[C]select[D]test

8.[A]Since[B]While[C]Although[D]Once

9.[A]performs[B]retains[C]stands[D]locates

10.[A]awaits[B]obtains[C]submits[D]embraces

11.[A]rankings[B]curricula[C]actions[D]meetings

12.[A]conductors[B]accelerators[C]indicators[D]coordinators

13.[A]studying[B]arranging[C]emphasizing[D]choosing

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14.[A]benign[B]conscientious[C]eloquent[D]ambitious

15.[A]edge[B]pledge[C]recognition[D]change

16.[A]flexible[B]formidable[C]defensible[D]amiable

17.[A]shares[B]varies[C]originates[D]separates

18.[A]still[B]hence[C]indeed[D]even

19.[A]overcome[B]highlighted[C]worsened[D]ignored

20.[A]cultivate[B]offer[C]value[D]possess

Practice7

AsformercolonistsofGreatBritain,theFoundingFathersoftheUnitedStatesadoptedmuchofthelegal

systemofGreatBritain.Wehavea“commonlaw,“orlawmadebycourts]amonarchorothercentral

governmental2likealegislature.Thejury,a3ofordinarycitizenschosentodecideacase,is

an4partofourcommon-lawsystem.

Useofjuriestodecidecasesisa5featureoftheAmericanlegalsystem.Fewothercountriesin

theworldusejuriesaswedointheUnitedStates.6thecenturies,manypeoplehavebelievedthat

juriesinmostcasesreachafairerandmorejustresult7wouldbeobtainedusingajudge8,as

manycountriesdo.9ajurydecidescasesafter"10ordiscussionsamongagroupofpeople,the

jury'sdecisionislikelytohavethe11frommanydifferentpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds,who

mustasagroupdecidewhatisright.

Juriesareusedinbothcivilcases,whichdecide12among13citizens,andcriminalcases,

whichdecidecasesbroughtbythegovernment14thatindividualshavecommittedcrimes.Juriesare

selectedfromtheU.S.citizensand15.Jurors,consistingof16numbers,arecalledforeach

caserequiringajury.

Thejudge17tothecaseoverseesthe18ofjurorstoserveasthejuryforthatcase.Insome

states,19jurorsarequestionedbythejudge;inothers,theyarequestionedbythelawyersrepresenting

thepartiesunderrules20bystatelaw.

1.[A]otherthan[B]ratherthan[C]morethan[D]orrather

2.[A]agency[B]organization[C]institution[D]authority

3.[A]panel[B]crowd[C]bundle[D]flood

4.[A]innate[B]intact[C]integral[D]integrated

5.[A]discerning[B]distinguishing[C]determining[D]diminishing

6.[A]in[B]by[C]after[D]over

7.[A]that[B]which[C]than[D]as

8.[A]alike[B]alone[C]altogether[D]apart

9.[A]Although[B]Because[C]If[D]While

10.[A]deliberations[B]meditations[C]reflections[D]speculations

11.[A]outline[B]outcome[C]input[D]intake

12.[A]arguments[B]controversies[C]disputes[D]hostilities

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13.[A]fellow[B]individual[C]personal[D]private

14.[A]asserting[B]alleging[C]maintaining[D]testifying

15.[A]assembled[B]evoked[C]rallied[D]summoned

16.[A]set[B]exact[C]equivalent[D]particular

17.[A]allocated[B]applied[C]admitted[D]assigned

18.[A]preparation[B]obligation[C]selection[D]execution

19.[A]inspective[B]irrespective[C]perspective[D]prospective

20.[A]maintained[B]dictated[C]explained[D]adopted

Practice8

Advancesingenetictechnologiesallowscientiststotakeanunprecedentedglimpseintothegenetic

makeupofeveryperson.Theinformationfromthistestingcanservemanyvaluable1:Itcansavelives,

assistcouplestryingtodecidewhetherornottohavechildren,andhelplaw-enforcementofficialssolvea

crime.2breakthroughsingenetictestingalso3sometroublingsocialconcernsaboutprivacy

anddiscrimination.4,ifanindividual9sgeneticinformationbecomeswidely5,itcouldgive

healthinsurerscausetodenycoveragetopeoplewithcertainriskfactorsorencourageemployerstoreject

certainhigh-riskjobapplicants.Furthermore,manygenetically6problemsaremorecommonamong

certainracialandethnicgroups.Manyminoritygroupsfearthatthe7ofgenetictestingcouldcreate

wholenew8ofdiscrimination.

Ofparticularconcernaregeneticteststhat9lightontraitssuchaspersonality,intelligence,and

mentalhealthorpotentialabilities.Geneticteststhat10apersonisunlikelytogetalongwithother

peoplecouldbeusedtolimitaperson'sprofessionaladvancement.Inothercases,teststhat11a

geneticriskofheartfail