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(A)In Spain, work operates under the command of life, instead of the other way around.
(B)Grown adults—executives, teachers, and civil servants—wink off in the middle of the workday.
(C)Some people have difficulty remaining awake, doing any sort of task between one and four in the afternoon.
(D)The Spanish need a long sleep after a day of hard work.

44 Which of the following statements comes closest to the author’s opinion about education expressed in the passage? (A)Education is a way by which the poor transform their lives. (B)Educational practices are ridden with values of the educator. (C)Thought and language are the instinctive tools by which students educate themselves about the world. (D)In education an explicit theoretical stance is more beneficial than an implicit one.

45 What does men’s sense of “project” most likely refer to? (A)Men’s ambitions to accomplish as much as they can in their lives (B)The purposefulness of men’s actions (C)The value of men’s knowledge (D)The adaptive capacity of men

46 Which of the following words or phrases is least appropriate to describe animals? (A)Instinctive (B)Responsive to and controlled by visual stimuli (C)Adaptive to the environment (D)Sensitive to history

47 (A)Some people have difficulty remaining awake, doing any sort of task between one and four in the afternoon. (B)Grown adults—executives, teachers, and civil servants—wink off in the middle of the workday. (C)In Spain, work operates under the command of life, instead of the other way around. (D)The Spanish need a long sleep after a day of hard work.

49 (A)The Spanish need a long sleep after a day of hard work. (B)In Spain, work operates under the command of life, instead of the other way around. (C)Sleep researchers have found that the Spanish biorhythm may be tuned more closely to our biological clocks. (D)Most people go home for lunch, or get together with family or friends for a glass of wine.

50 (A)The Spanish need a long sleep after a day of hard work. (B)Grown adults—executives, teachers, and civil servants—wink off in the middle of the workday. (C)Some people have difficulty remaining awake, doing any sort of task between one and four in the afternoon. (D)Most people go home for lunch, or get together with family or friends for a glass of wine.

31 To make the company_________ the workers for the injuries as a result of work, the union decided to undertake a series of vigorous campaigns. (A) compensate (B) complicate (C) contradict (D) contemplate

32 The flowers I picked last week have_________ . They are no longer fresh and beautiful. (A) paralyzed (B) wrinkled (C) prospered (D) withered

33 The computer program is_________ . It can carry out a conversation with you. (A) initiative (B) talkative (C) interactive (D) perceptive

34 After the couple broke up, they went their_________ ways and never contacted each other again. (A) separate (B) single (C) unique (D) instant