53. In the second paragraph, the author used the word “hankering.” What does it mean in its context? It means _____.
(A) a fantasy or illusion
(B) a strong, often restless desire
(C) resoluteness with strong will
(D) an unexpected idea
(E) a happy imagination

49. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage? (A) The shape of a plant is indicative of its ability to cure ailments of a similarly shaped organ. (B) Early herbalists were unimaginative. (C) The work of early herbalists has nothing to do with present day medicine. (D) There is little relation between a cure for illness and the physical shape of a plant. (E) Pets, livestock, and plants were devised to cure illness.

50. The word “rudiments” is closest in meaning to __________________. (A) history (B) requirements (C) beginnings (D) protocol (E) regulations

51. The most appropriate main theme for this article is __________. (A) Democracy and Machines (B) Happiness and Men (C) Happiness and Democracy (D) Machines and Happiness (E) Men and Machines

52. Which of the following statements can best describe one of the main ideas in this passage? (A) The individual’s talent and characteristics have become more vital in this age of machines. (B) If the near future of the world could meet the increasing demands of democracy, life would be happier and easier. (C) A world of science and great machines can guarantee that people can lead a better life to come. (D) Men nowadays still desire faster machines and more advanced technology to standardize their ways of life. (E) Happiness has nothing to do with science and technology.

54. According to the author, an abundance of food can only satisfy basic physical needs, what a man really wants is to _______. (A) invent new machines and develop new technology (B) keep life happy and simple (C) travel around the world to understand the smallness of the individual (D) express his opinions freely (E) build up his own self-esteem and self-confidence

55. What is the “unique strength of democratic methods” in this article? (A) Men are good at releasing their potentials and fulfill their dreams in the age of machines. (B) People never look down other’s resourcefulness and inventiveness. (C) Human beings are able to spur their own resourcefulness and creativity. (D) Men can provide a way of creating new ways to solve any kinds of human problems. (E) The creative genius of human beings know how to invent new machines.

56. The most appropriate title for this article is ___________. (A) Quick Learning and Meaningful Knowledge (B) The True Knowledge and True Teacher (C) The Private World of the Men with a Book (D) Soul in the Body and Thought in a Book (E) Personal Communication and Public Knowledge

57. According to this article, the deeper goal of education to the author is ________. (A) to distribute more information and better knowledge to students (B) to guide students to build up their own anticipations and aims of life (C) to teach students what are the best role models of intelligence and moral qualities for them to learn (D) to show students good skills and right knowledge to be useful persons (E) to give the excellent qualities of knowledge to students

58. Which of the following statements is NOT one of the main ideas in this article? (A) The true learning is not a matter of the formal organization of knowledge of books. (B) A lot of people are willing to strip themselves of their personal qualities in order to become clusters of approved characteristics. (C) For the writer, the revelation of things that have been hidden, now forced into expression, is more significant than communication. (D) Knowledge is useless materials unless it can help students to build up their own qualities of life. (E) The teachers need to know the important question: “what are they doing with their lives?”

59. According to the article, the true purpose of a teacher is __________. (A) to help her/his students to know how to learn by themselves (B) to get her/his students to study as much as they can in and off the classroom (C) to talk to her/his students about the meaning of life (D) to be a good friend and tutor of her/his students (E) to say “I don’t know,” when s/he has no idea of the given question