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168. b.

The passage states that daytime drowsiness, even during boring activities (lines 1–2), is a
sign that a person is not getting enough sleep.

169. a. The reason why I choose A as my answer because , we can see in our text book i line
7- 9 In many cases, people are not aware that they are experiencing microsleeps. The
widespread practice of "burning the candle at both ends "in Western industrialized societies
has created so much sleep deprivation that what is really abnormal sleepiness is almost the
norm. So we conclude that they are not really get a real rest when they after work . The
answer is A. This image connotes a state of working hard without adequat rest.

170. e. The passage claims that lack of sleep magnifies alcohol’s effects on the body (lines 14–
15) implying that it hampers a person’s ability to function.

171. d. I choose this option because the first paragraph discusses the symptoms of sleep
deprivation and the second paragraph discusses dancers who lack sleep. So the two paragraph
talk about sleep deprivation. Because of that the primary purpose of the passeage is to alert
readers to the signs and risks of not getting enough sleep. So the best answer is D.

172. d. Although he was a man of no formal scientific education (line 2), Leeuwenhoek
demonstrated, in his own words, a craving after knowledge, which I notice resides in me more
than in most other men (lines 24–26), who was the first to describe microorganisms. The phrase
stumbled upon in choice a is too accidental to describe Leeuwenhoek’s perseverance. The words
proficient and entertainment in choice c do not accurately describe Leeuwenhoek’s skill1and
drive depicted in the passage. Choices b and e are incorrect; Leeuwenhoek was not trained nor
did he know that his discoveries would later help to cure disease.
173. c. Inspired means to exert an animating or enlivening influence on. In the context of the
passage, Leeuwenhoek’s creation of microscope lenses were influenced by the lenses used by
drapers.

174. a. The quotation highlights the value Leeuwenhoek placed on sharing his discoveries with
other scientists. He states that he thought it was my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so
that all ingenious people might be informed thereof (lines 27–28).

175. b. The tone of the passage is positive. However, ecstatic reverence (choice a) is too positive
and tepid approval (choice c) is not positive enough.

176. c. Nowhere in the passage does the author speculate about whether teenagers can change
their exercise habits.

177. c. One meaning of sedentary is settled; another meaning is doing or requiring much sitting.
Stationary, defined as fixed in a course or mode, is closest in meaning.

178. e. The last sentence illustrates factors that motivate teenagers to exercise by using the
results of a national survey to provide specific examples.

179. d. The passage promotes change in teenagers’ exercise habits by emphasizing the benefits
of exercise, the moderate amount of exercise needed to achieve benefits, and some factors that
may encourage teenagers to exercise2

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