Вопрос 1
When technology is state-of-the-art, it is …
hard to handle
out of order
up-to-date
Вопрос 2
The severity of an impact refers to its …
seriousness
cause
location
Вопрос 3
These statements come from the readings "Smart Cars, Intelligent Highways" and "Globalization and Antiglobalization". Read each statement and then answer the questions that follow. The increasing integration of economies means that economies are …
becoming more complicated and less controllable
becoming more unified and dependent on one another
growing rapidly in size and strength
Вопрос 4
Lax laws are …
recent
weak
strict
Вопрос 5
Curtailed means …
limited
investigated
encouraged
Вопрос 6
A pristine natural area is one that …
is clean and unspoiled
is rich in minerals and other resources
has many facilities such as hotels
Вопрос 7
Another term for meltdowns is …
triumphs
reorganizations
failures
Вопрос 8
What kind of car is a high-end car?
An expensive, luxury model
One with large rear wheels
A fast, sporty car
Вопрос 9
Monitoring means …
reducing
observing
preventing
Вопрос 10
A word that could be used in place of evenly without changing the meaning of the statement is …
essentially
smoothly
uniformly
Вопрос 11
If a problem such as traffic jams is chronic, it …
is serious for a short time
can never be fixed
occurs again and again
Вопрос 15
A word with the same meaning as stumbling blocks is …
steps
competitors
obstacles
Вопрос 16
If one country edged out another country, it …
was ranked almost as high as the other country
had good relations with the other country
replaced the other country at the top of the list
Вопрос 17
The word warped means …
cold and unemotional
distorted and inaccurate
informed and precise