The author mentions all of the following as events that might precipitate a change in a Si
A.an inspiring dream
B.a new home
C.an encounter with a strange beast
D.a valiant deed
A.an inspiring dream
B.a new home
C.an encounter with a strange beast
D.a valiant deed
The author mentions all of the following as results of a blackout EXCEPT ______.
A.refrigerated food item may go bad
B.traffic lights do not work
C.people must rely on candlelight
D.elevators and escalators do not function
In the second paragraph the author mentions the tollbooth collector to
A.mean he will get benefits from the telecomm field.
B.show he is too old to shift to a new position.
C.console him on having been replaced by a machine.
D.blame the PC for his unemployment.
The author mentions the example of SBC to demonstrate that ______.
A.people at S&P are watching out for pressures of price cuts
B.the revenue of cable industry has been growing steadily
C.SBC's undercutting affects cable broadband providers differently
D.price pressures overshadow the growth of cable broadband business
The author mentions the psychological condition of the drivers, in order to
A.show some of the inaccurate estimations by researchers
B.show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy
C.give an example so the various reasons for road accidents
D.illustrate the hidden tensions in the course of driving
The author' mentions the 195g measles outbreak most probably in order to
A.demonstrate the impact of modern medicine on epidemic disease.
B.refute allegations of unreliability made against the historical record of colonial America.
C.advocate new research into the continuing problem of epidemic disease.
D.confirm the documentary evidence of epidemic disease in colonial America.
The author mentions Colleen's example to show ______.
A.any couple can avoid marriage conflicts
B.privacy within marriage should be respected
C.everyone can save a fortune with a happy marriage
D.financial disclosure is not necessarily bad
When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he shows that______
A.fakirs possess magic power
B.Indians are not afraid of pain
C.people can learn to cope with pain
D.some people are born without a sense of pain
When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he suggests that______.
A) Indians are not at all afraid of pain
B) people may be senseless of pain
C) some people are able to handle pain
D) fakirs have magic to put needles right through their arms
The author mentions the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to ______.
[A]prove they are the largest ports in the United States
[B]demonstrate they create many new job opportunities
[C]highlight that shipping is less glamorous than making movies
[D]emphasize the role of shipping in southern California's economy