79. the passage suggests that ____________.
a) the tva is now privately owned
b) the tva is more interested in what is good for the nation than in
making money
c) synthetic fule is cheaper to produce than electricity
d) ammonia fertilizers are nonpolluting
80. as used in this passage, the word "extract" means ____________.
a) burn b) reshape
c) defy d) remove from
questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage:
in the english educational system, students take three very importantexaminations. the first is the eleven-plus, which is taken at the age ofeleven or a little past. at one time the ability or aptitude shown on theeleven-plus would have determined if a child stayed in school. now, however,all children continue in"comprehensive"schools, and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. at the age offifteen or sixteen, the students are tested for the ordinary level ofthe general certificate of education. this examination covers a widerange of subjects; once students have passed this exam, they are allowedto specialize, so that two-thirds or more of their courses will be inphysics, chemistry, classical languages, or whatever they wish to studyat greater length. the final examination, at eighteen, covers only thecontent of the special subjects. even at the universities, students studyonly in their concentrated area, and very few students ever venture out-side that subject again; in a real sense, the english boy or girl is aspecialist from the age of fifteen.
a) the tva is now privately owned
b) the tva is more interested in what is good for the nation than in
making money
c) synthetic fule is cheaper to produce than electricity
d) ammonia fertilizers are nonpolluting
80. as used in this passage, the word "extract" means ____________.
a) burn b) reshape
c) defy d) remove from
questions 81 to 85 are based on the following passage:
in the english educational system, students take three very importantexaminations. the first is the eleven-plus, which is taken at the age ofeleven or a little past. at one time the ability or aptitude shown on theeleven-plus would have determined if a child stayed in school. now, however,all children continue in"comprehensive"schools, and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. at the age offifteen or sixteen, the students are tested for the ordinary level ofthe general certificate of education. this examination covers a widerange of subjects; once students have passed this exam, they are allowedto specialize, so that two-thirds or more of their courses will be inphysics, chemistry, classical languages, or whatever they wish to studyat greater length. the final examination, at eighteen, covers only thecontent of the special subjects. even at the universities, students studyonly in their concentrated area, and very few students ever venture out-side that subject again; in a real sense, the english boy or girl is aspecialist from the age of fifteen.