Which of the following could be the main idea of the fifth paragraph?
A.New technological advances have added more stress to daily life.
B.New technological applications are wise entertainment choices of our modem time.
C.New technological advances have reduced work performance.
D.The coming of new technological advances has spoiled family and social relationships.

This passage has probably been taken from_______
A.an advertisement
B.a science review
C.a political journal
D.a fashion magazine

Globally and internationally, the 1990's stood out as the warmest decade in the history of weather records.
A.globally and internationally
B.out
C.warmest
D.weather records

Ann: Can I get you another drink?
Ben: __________
A.Forget it.
B.No, I'll think it over.
C.No, it isn't.
D.Not just now.

It's funny you should say that. I've just had the __________ thought.
A.like
B.identical
C.alike
D.similar

He always did well at school _______ having his early education disrupted by illness.
A.apart from
B.in spite of
C.in addition to
D.because of

I refuse to believe a word of it; it's a cock-and-__________ story.
A.hen
B.goose
C.bull
D.duck

________ is not clear to researchers.
A.Why did dinosaurs become extinct
B.Why dinosaurs became extinct
C.Did dinosaurs become extinct
D.Dinosaurs became extinct

Drinking water ________ excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth.
A.containing
B.including
C.made up of
D.composed of

Newspaper publishers in the States have estimated __________ reads a newspaper every day.
A.nearly 80 percentage of the adult population who
B.it is nearly 80 percent of the adult population
C.that nearly 80 percentage of the adult population
D.that nearly 80 percent of the adult population