[{"id":120737,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In what epochs of modern history\r\nhave men especially contributed to the emancipation of human race?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"The modern age","value":"A"},{"text":"The time of the French Revolution","value":"B"},{"text":"The Renaissance and the Reformation","value":"C"},{"text":"None of these","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":4},{"id":120734,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">What races, according to the author,\r\nhave blazed the way of the spirit of freedom?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"The Indians and the Arabs","value":"A"},{"text":"The Chinese and the Russians","value":"B"},{"text":"Ancient Hebrews, ancient Greeks and Romans","value":"C"},{"text":"The Egyptians","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":3},{"id":120731,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The operation of which factor\r\nconstitutes the pith and marrow of modern history?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"On the spirit of revenge","value":"A"},{"text":"Of the spirit of forgiveness","value":"B"},{"text":"Of larger scale wars","value":"C"},{"text":"Of the spirit of freedom","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":4},{"id":120728,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">What kinds of freedom have been\r\nmentioned in the passage?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"Social and political freedom","value":"A"},{"text":"Moral freedom","value":"B"},{"text":"Freedom to think and act","value":"C"},{"text":"Freedom of the intellect and spirit, freedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic and social relation","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":4},{"id":120725,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The horizon of the lives of men has\r\nbeen greatly enlarged. What does it mean?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"Men have developed a broad outlook on life","value":"A"},{"text":"Their intellectual powers have greatly expanded","value":"B"},{"text":"They have a wider area for the operation of their intellectual powers","value":"C"},{"text":"The facilities for travel have been multiplied","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":2},{"id":120721,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In what areas do you think have the\r\npowers of men greatly multiplied during the last few centuries?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"In the economic sphere","value":"A"},{"text":"In larger control of the forces of nature","value":"B"},{"text":"Increasing accumulation of knowledge in different fields of human activity","value":"C"},{"text":"All of these","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":4},{"id":120718,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In what period of the history of the\r\nworld have the lives of men become increasingly diversified?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"In the ancient ages","value":"A"},{"text":"In the middle ages","value":"B"},{"text":"In the age of renaissance and reformations","value":"C"},{"text":"During the last few centuries","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":4},{"id":120715,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">What according to the author, is the\r\nhistory of the modern world a record of?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"Of incessant conflict among nations","value":"A"},{"text":"Of clash of economic interests","value":"B"},{"text":"Of the achievements of the human race in science and technology","value":"C"},{"text":"Multifarious efforts and accomplishments of the human race in various fields of life, that are indeed astonishing and of constant change","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":4},{"id":120711,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The history of the modern world is a\r\nrecord of highly varied activity, of incessant change, and of astonishing\r\nachievement. The lives of men have, during the last few centuries, increasingly\r\ndiversified, their powers have greatly multiplied, their powers have greatly\r\nmultiplied, their horizon been enormously enlarged. New interests have arisen\r\nin rich profusion to absorb attention and to provoke exertion. New aspirations\r\nand new emotions have come to move the soul of men. Amid all the bewildering phenomena,\r\ninterest, in particular, has stood out in clear and growing pre-eminence, has expressed\r\nitself in a multitude of ways and with an emphasis more and more pronounced,\r\nnamely, the determination of the race to gain a larger measure of freedom than\r\nit has ever known before, freedom in the life of the intellect and spirit,\r\nfreedom in the realm of government and law, freedom in the sphere of economic\r\nand social relationship. A passion that has prevailed so widely, that has transformed\r\nthe world so greatly, and is still transforming it, is one that surely merits\r\nstudy and abundantly rewards it, its operations constitute the very pith and\r\nmarrow of modem history.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Not that this passion was unknown to\r\nthe long ages that proceeded the modern periods. The ancient Hebrews, the\r\nancient Greeks and Roman blazed the was leaving behind them a precious heritage\r\nof accomplishments and suggestions and the men who were responsible for the\r\nRenaissance of the fifteenth century and the Reformation of the sixteen century\r\ncontributed their imperishable part to this slow and difficult emancipation of\r\nthe human race. But it is in modern times the pace and vigour, the scope and\r\nsweep of this liberal movement have so increased unquestionably as to dominate\r\nthe age, particularly the last three centuries that have registered great\r\ntriumphs of spirit.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">What has been the most dominant\r\npassion of the human race during the last three centuries?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"Emancipation from economic exploitation","value":"A"},{"text":"Discovery of fresh fields and new pastures in the field of intellect","value":"B"},{"text":"Philosophical development","value":"C"},{"text":"Gaining freedom is different spheres of life","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":4},{"id":120698,"question":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Right now, I am looking at a shelf\r\nfull or relics, a collection of has-beens, old-timers, antiques, fossils. Right\r\nnow I am lolling at a shelf full of books. Yes that’s right. If you have some\r\nspare cash (the doing rate is about $89) and are looking to enhance your reading\r\nexperience, then I highly suggest you consider purchasing an e-reader.\r\nE-readers are replacing the books of old, and I welcome them with open arms (as\r\nyou should).<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">If you haven’t heard of an e-reader\r\nand don’t know what it is, then please permit the following explanation. An\r\ne-reader is a device that allows you to read e-books. An e-book is a\r\nbook-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both,\r\nand produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other\r\nelectronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book,\r\ne-books can also be born digital. The Oxford Dictionary or English defines the\r\ne-book as “an electronic version of a printed book, “but e-book can and do\r\nexist without any printed equivalent.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">So now you know what an e-reader is.\r\nBut you still may be wondering why they put printed books to shame. E-readers\r\nare superior to printed books because they save space, are environmentally friendly,\r\nand provide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">E-readers are superior to printed\r\nbooks because they save space. The average e-reader can store thousands of\r\ndigital book, providing a veritable library at your fingertips. What is more,\r\nbeing the size and weight of a thin hardback, the e-reader itself is relatively\r\npetite. It is easy to hold and can fit in a pocketbook or briefcase easily. This\r\nmakes handling ponderous behemoths such as War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and\r\nLes Miserables a breeze. Perhaps the only drawback to the space-saving aspect\r\nof an e-reader is that it requires you to find new things to put on your\r\nshelves.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In addition, e-readers are superior\r\nto books because they are environmentally friendly. The average novel is about\r\n300 pages long. So, if a novel is printed 1000 times, it will use 300,000\r\npieces of paper. That’s a lot of paper! If there are about 80,000 pieces of\r\npaper in a tree, this means it takes almost 4 trees to make these 1000 books.\r\nNow, we know that the average bestseller sells about 20,000 copies per week.\r\nThat means that it takes over 300 trees each month to sustain this rate. And\r\nfor the super bestsellers, these figures increase dramatically. For example,\r\nthe Harry Potter book series has sold over 450 million copies. That’s about 2\r\nmillion trees! Upon viewing these figures, it is not hard to grasp the severe\r\nimpact of printed books on the environment. Since e-reader use no trees, they\r\nrepresent a significant amount of preservation in terms of the environment and\r\nits resources.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Finally, e-reader are superior to\r\nbooks because they provide helpful reading tips and tolls that printed books do\r\nnot. The typical e-reader allows its user to customize letter size, font, and\r\nline spacing. It also allows highlighting and electronic bookmarking.\r\nFurthermore, it grants users the ability to get an overview of a book and then\r\njump to a specific electronic bookmarking. Furthermore, it grants users the\r\nability to get an overview of a book and then jump to a specific location based\r\non that overview. While these are all nice features, perhaps the most helpful\r\nof all is the ability to get dictionary definitions at the touch of a finger.\r\nOn even the most basic e-reader, users can conjure instant definitions without\r\nhaving to hunt through a physical dictionary.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It can be seen that e-readers are\r\nsuperior to printed books. They save space, are environmentally friendly, and\r\nprovide helpful reading tips and tools that printed books do not. So what good\r\nare printed books? Well, they certainly make nice decorations.<o:p></o:p></p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Which of the following best\r\ndescribes the organization of this passage?<o:p></o:p></p>","choices":[{"text":"Introduction, thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, conclusion","value":"A"},{"text":"History, thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, conclusion","value":"B"},{"text":"Advertisement, background, introduction, supporting paragraphs, example, conclusion","value":"C"},{"text":"Introduction, background, thesis statement, Supporting paragraphs, conclusion","value":"D"},{"value":"E"}],"correctAnswer":4}]