Philadelphia is a city known for\r\nmany things. It is where the Declaration of independence was signed in 1776,\r\nand it was also the first capital of the United States. But one fact about Philadelphia\r\nis not so well-known: it is home to nearly 3,000 murals painted on the sides of\r\nhomes and buildings around the city. In fact, it is said that Philadelphia has\r\nmore murals than any other city in the world, with the exception of Rome. How\r\ndid this come to be?
More than 20 years ago, a New\r\nJersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with\r\nartists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. Form this small\r\nproject, something magical happened. The young people involved helped to create\r\nmagnificent pieces of art, but there were other, perhaps more important\r\nbenefits. The young people learned to collaborate and get along with many\r\ndifferent kinds of people during the various steps required to paint and design\r\na mural. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a\r\nschedule to make sure the murals were completed. They also learned to take pride\r\nin their community. It is hard for any resident to see the spectacular designs\r\nand not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia.
Take a walk around some of the\r\npoorest neighborhoods I Philadelphia, neighborhoods full of broken windows and\r\nlittered front steps, and you will find beautiful works of art on the sides and\r\nfronts of buildings. Of course they murals are not just in poor neighborhoods,\r\nbut more affluent ones as well. Special buses take tourists to different parts\r\nof the city to see the various murals, which range from huge portraits of\r\nhistorical heroes, to cityscapes, to scenes depicting the diverse ethnic groups\r\nthat call Philadelphia home.
As a result of its success, the\r\nmural program created by Jane Golden has now become the nation’s largest public\r\nart program and a model for to troubled youth.
As used in paragraph 1, the phrase\r\n“with the exception Rome” means that
Philadelphia is a city known for\r\nmany things. It is where the Declaration of independence was signed in 1776,\r\nand it was also the first capital of the United States. But one fact about Philadelphia\r\nis not so well-known: it is home to nearly 3,000 murals painted on the sides of\r\nhomes and buildings around the city. In fact, it is said that Philadelphia has\r\nmore murals than any other city in the world, with the exception of Rome. How\r\ndid this come to be?
More than 20 years ago, a New\r\nJersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with\r\nartists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. Form this small\r\nproject, something magical happened. The young people involved helped to create\r\nmagnificent pieces of art, but there were other, perhaps more important\r\nbenefits. The young people learned to collaborate and get along with many\r\ndifferent kinds of people during the various steps required to paint and design\r\na mural. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a\r\nschedule to make sure the murals were completed. They also learned to take pride\r\nin their community. It is hard for any resident to see the spectacular designs\r\nand not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia.
Take a walk around some of the\r\npoorest neighborhoods I Philadelphia, neighborhoods full of broken windows and\r\nlittered front steps, and you will find beautiful works of art on the sides and\r\nfronts of buildings. Of course they murals are not just in poor neighborhoods,\r\nbut more affluent ones as well. Special buses take tourists to different parts\r\nof the city to see the various murals, which range from huge portraits of\r\nhistorical heroes, to cityscapes, to scenes depicting the diverse ethnic groups\r\nthat call Philadelphia home.
As a result of its success, the\r\nmural program created by Jane Golden has now become the nation’s largest public\r\nart program and a model for to troubled youth.
As used in paragraph 1, the phrase\r\n“it is said” suggests that the author is
Philadelphia is a city known for\r\nmany things. It is where the Declaration of independence was signed in 1776,\r\nand it was also the first capital of the United States. But one fact about Philadelphia\r\nis not so well-known: it is home to nearly 3,000 murals painted on the sides of\r\nhomes and buildings around the city. In fact, it is said that Philadelphia has\r\nmore murals than any other city in the world, with the exception of Rome. How\r\ndid this come to be?
More than 20 years ago, a New\r\nJersey artist named Jane Golden started a program pairing troubled youth with\r\nartists to paint murals on a few buildings around the city. Form this small\r\nproject, something magical happened. The young people involved helped to create\r\nmagnificent pieces of art, but there were other, perhaps more important\r\nbenefits. The young people learned to collaborate and get along with many\r\ndifferent kinds of people during the various steps required to paint and design\r\na mural. They learned to be responsible, because they needed to follow a\r\nschedule to make sure the murals were completed. They also learned to take pride\r\nin their community. It is hard for any resident to see the spectacular designs\r\nand not feel proud to be a part of Philadelphia.
Take a walk around some of the\r\npoorest neighborhoods I Philadelphia, neighborhoods full of broken windows and\r\nlittered front steps, and you will find beautiful works of art on the sides and\r\nfronts of buildings. Of course they murals are not just in poor neighborhoods,\r\nbut more affluent ones as well. Special buses take tourists to different parts\r\nof the city to see the various murals, which range from huge portraits of\r\nhistorical heroes, to cityscapes, to scenes depicting the diverse ethnic groups\r\nthat call Philadelphia home.
As a result of its success, the\r\nmural program created by Jane Golden has now become the nation’s largest public\r\nart program and a model for to troubled youth.
The main focus of the passage is
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While it may seem that all\r\nmosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant\r\nnectar. One the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need\r\nthis blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human\r\nbeing, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. The saliva may or\r\nmay not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an\r\nitchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many\r\npeople in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to\r\nanother very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are\r\nmalaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these\r\ndiseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these\r\ndiseases.
Many scientists are working on\r\nsafer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to\r\nprotect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nests can be\r\nplaced over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people\r\nstay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many\r\nnatural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.\r\nBringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to\r\ncut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but\r\nis does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons\r\nor sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other\r\nplants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem\r\nas scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human\r\nbeings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists\r\nwill find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they\r\ncarry.
Which of the following words best\r\ndescribed the author’s overall attitude towards the prospect of solving the\r\nmosquito problem?
When we are young, we learn that\r\ntigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because\r\nthey are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes\r\nthe most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal\r\nthat kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed\r\nyourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all\r\nmosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant\r\nnectar. One the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need\r\nthis blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human\r\nbeing, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. The saliva may or\r\nmay not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an\r\nitchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many\r\npeople in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to\r\nanother very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are\r\nmalaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these\r\ndiseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these\r\ndiseases.
Many scientists are working on\r\nsafer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to\r\nprotect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nests can be\r\nplaced over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people\r\nstay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many\r\nnatural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.\r\nBringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to\r\ncut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but\r\nis does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons\r\nor sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other\r\nplants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem\r\nas scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human\r\nbeings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists\r\nwill find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they\r\ncarry.
Which of the following best\r\nsummarizes the information in paragraph 4?
When we are young, we learn that\r\ntigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because\r\nthey are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes\r\nthe most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal\r\nthat kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed\r\nyourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all\r\nmosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant\r\nnectar. One the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need\r\nthis blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human\r\nbeing, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. The saliva may or\r\nmay not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an\r\nitchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many\r\npeople in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to\r\nanother very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are\r\nmalaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these\r\ndiseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these\r\ndiseases.
Many scientists are working on\r\nsafer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to\r\nprotect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nests can be\r\nplaced over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people\r\nstay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many\r\nnatural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.\r\nBringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to\r\ncut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but\r\nis does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons\r\nor sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other\r\nplants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem\r\nas scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human\r\nbeings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists\r\nwill find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they\r\ncarry.
It can be understood that the\r\nintroduction of dragonflies might reduce the number of flies in a given area\r\nbecause dragonflies
When we are young, we learn that\r\ntigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because\r\nthey are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes\r\nthe most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal\r\nthat kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed\r\nyourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all\r\nmosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant\r\nnectar. One the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need\r\nthis blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human\r\nbeing, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. The saliva may or\r\nmay not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an\r\nitchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many\r\npeople in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to\r\nanother very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are\r\nmalaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these\r\ndiseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these\r\ndiseases.
Many scientists are working on\r\nsafer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to\r\nprotect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nests can be\r\nplaced over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people\r\nstay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many\r\nnatural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.\r\nBringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to\r\ncut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but\r\nis does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons\r\nor sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other\r\nplants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem\r\nas scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human\r\nbeings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists\r\nwill find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they\r\ncarry.
Based on information in paragraph\r\n3, it can be understood that if you get sick with malaria or yellow fever, your\r\nchances of survival are
When we are young, we learn that\r\ntigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because\r\nthey are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes\r\nthe most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal\r\nthat kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed\r\nyourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all\r\nmosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant\r\nnectar. One the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need\r\nthis blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human\r\nbeing, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. The saliva may or\r\nmay not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an\r\nitchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many\r\npeople in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to\r\nanother very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are\r\nmalaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these\r\ndiseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these\r\ndiseases.
Many scientists are working on\r\nsafer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to\r\nprotect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nests can be\r\nplaced over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people\r\nstay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many\r\nnatural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.\r\nBringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to\r\ncut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but\r\nis does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons\r\nor sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other\r\nplants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem\r\nas scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human\r\nbeings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists\r\nwill find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they\r\ncarry.
As used in paragraph 2, minor most\r\nnearly means
When we are young, we learn that\r\ntigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because\r\nthey are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes\r\nthe most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal\r\nthat kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed\r\nyourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all\r\nmosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant\r\nnectar. One the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need\r\nthis blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human\r\nbeing, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. The saliva may or\r\nmay not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an\r\nitchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many\r\npeople in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to\r\nanother very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are\r\nmalaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these\r\ndiseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these\r\ndiseases.
Many scientists are working on\r\nsafer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to\r\nprotect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nests can be\r\nplaced over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people\r\nstay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many\r\nnatural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.\r\nBringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to\r\ncut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but\r\nis does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons\r\nor sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other\r\nplants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem\r\nas scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human\r\nbeings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists\r\nwill find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they\r\ncarry.
In paragraph 2 the author writes, “This\r\nsaliva may or may not contain a deadly disease.” The purpose of this statement\r\nis to
When we are young, we learn that\r\ntigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them because\r\nthey are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes\r\nthe most dangerous animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal\r\nthat kills the most people every year is one that you have probably killed\r\nyourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all\r\nmosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat plant\r\nnectar. One the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need\r\nthis blood to live and produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human\r\nbeing, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the blood. The saliva may or\r\nmay not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an\r\nitchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many\r\npeople in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person to\r\nanother very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are\r\nmalaria and yellow fever. More than 700 million people become sick from these\r\ndiseases every year. At least 2 million of these people will die from these\r\ndiseases.
Many scientists are working on\r\nsafer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way to\r\nprotect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nests can be\r\nplaced over beds to protect people against being bitten. These nets help people\r\nstay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes. Mosquitoes have many\r\nnatural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish.\r\nBringing more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to\r\ncut down the amount of mosquitoes in that area. This is a natural solution, but\r\nis does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed with poisons\r\nor sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other\r\nplants or animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem\r\nas scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more dangerous to human\r\nbeings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists\r\nwill find a way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they\r\ncarry.
Based on the information in\r\nparagraph 2, we can understand that
I male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes have different\r\neating habits
II male mosquitoes are harmless to\r\nhumans
III female mosquitoes are\r\nresponsible for transmitting disease to humans