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The saying, "It's not over until it's over" certainly applies to football. In spite of a significant lead, a team cannot count on a win until the last whistle sounds. Any team, no matter how skilled, must maintain a sense of purpose throughout all four quarters and should not relax if they want to guarantee a mark in the win column. Double-digit leads have been magically erased during small time spans late in a game. It can happen when an opposing player intercepts the ball and makes a break for the goal line, scoring the decisive points.

Which of these words most nearly means decisive as it is used in the above passage?

Many people assume that, once the eye of a hurricane has passed, the danger is over. Actually, the wind and heavy rains that follow a hurricane can last for a long time after. The dangers of large storms, like hurricanes and tropical storms, include flash flooding, which can occur far inside the point at which a storm made land. In the U.S., records show that over 70% of the lives lost in hurricanes are due to the hazards of flooding. In 1979, a tropical storm named Claudette, caused 45 inches of rain to fall in Alvin, Texas.

What is the main idea of this passage?

Leukemia is a blood disease in which white blood cells in the blood or bone marrow reproduce rapidly, interfering with the body's ability to produce red blood cells. Red blood cells are needed to perform vital bodily functions.

According to this passage, ___________.

In recent years, there has been much talk about something called ozone. What is this stuff and why is it important? Ozone is an invisible gas. There is a thin layer of it about 15 miles above the surface of the

Earth. Some of the sun's rays can be harmful to us and ozone helps protect us from damage.
Unfortunately, the amount of ozone in our atmosphere has been reduced in the past few years and scientists think they know how this happened. Humans have produced chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which have caused a decrease in ozone. One other effect of reduced ozone involves climate change. If more of the sun's rays reach the Earth, they can cause changing weather patterns and a warmer climate. Possible disastrous effects of this change include the increased incidence of tornadoes and droughts.

What is the best title for this passage?

A noted communication researcher has found that 7 percent of our feelings and attitudes are communicated with words, 38 percent through tone of voice, and 55 percent with nonverbal expressions.
These facts tell us that the communications channels over which we have the most control - and understand the best - have the least amount of impact, and that the channels over which we have the least control - and understand the least - have the most impact.

How much of our communication with other people is with words?

The Tao-te-ching (The Way and Its Power) is the basic text of Taoism, a Chinese religion and philosophy.
The Tao-te-ching is composed of 81 short chapters or poems that describe a way of life marked by quiet effortlessness and freedom from desire. Taoism teaches that this can be achieved by following the creative, spontaneous life force of the universe, called the Tao. The book is attributed to Lao-tzu, but it was probably written in the third century B.C.

The Tao-te-ching __________.

"There was an air of calm and reserved opulence about the Weightman mansion that spoke not of money squandered, but of wealth prudently applied. " - Henry Van Dyke, The Mansion.

In this passage, what is the inferred meaning of "opulence"?

Any discussion of distinctive military capabilities would be incomplete without looking at their relationship to the Joint Service vision of the future. JV 2020 guides all the Services into the next century with its vision of future war fighting. JV 2020 sets forth four overarching operational concepts: dominant maneuver, precision engagement, focused logistics, and full-dimensional protection. Each of these operational concepts reinforces the others. The aggregate of these four concepts, along with their interaction with information superiority and innovation, allows joint forces to dominate the full range of military operations from humanitarian assistance through peace operations to the highest intensity conflict.

According to the passage above, which of the following is not an operational concept?

It is not surprising that John Fitzgerald Kennedy entered public service. He came from a family that valued such commitment, including his father, Joseph P. Kennedy. The elder Kennedy served as ambassador to Great Britain from 1937 to 1940. John served his country in the U.S. Navy after he graduated from Harvard University. During that time, Kennedy escaped death while serving as skipper of a PT boat in the Pacific.
He even rescued another Navy man by swimming, with him in tow, to the shore of a safe island.

The word ambassador, as used in the above passage, most nearly means __________.

General Dwight Eisenhower was one of the most significant military leaders in the history of the United States. Although he was a brilliant strategist and had the heart of a lion, his concern was for the safety and well-being of his "boys." All who served under General Eisenhower were devoted to him, and looked to him as a father, devoted more to their leader than to the cause. For that reason, every casualty struck General Eisenhower as if it were his own kin.

According to the passage, what kind of man can we assume that General Dwight Eisenhower was?

When is a book unreadable? Well, when nobody knows the language in which it is written, this might be the case. In 1912, the Voynich Manuscript was found at a library in Rome. Among the 240 pages were pictures, accompanied by text written in an unknown language. Efforts by the most noted language experts failed and some people wrote off the 500-year-old manuscript as a hoax. As our methods of language analysis have improved, however, it has been determined that the mystery language does indeed have a working language pattern and structure. Various experts are now claiming to be able to decode a few words within this mysterious text.

From the above passage, the reader can infer that the Voynich Manuscript is believed to have originated around __________.

The U.S. Congress consists of 100 senators and 435 representatives. Two senators are elected from each state. The number of representatives from each state is based on population, although each state has at least one representative. Senators serve six-year terms and representatives serve two-year terms.

According to this passage, ___________.

Gerry Marpus is 78 years old and needs to use a cane for balance when walking. Many of her friends have given up driving and rely on their families to take them around town. Gerry, however, maintains that she is perfectly capable of driving herself. Knowing that her children were concerned about this, she decided to take advantage of a senior citizen driving course at the local community center. When she presented her completion certificate to her daughter and son, she could see the relief in their eyes and she knew she had done the right thing.

From the above passage, the reader can infer that Gerry __________.

In the military, as in all professions, the issue of competence is directly relevant to professional integrity.
Because human life, national security, and expenditures from the national treasury are so frequently at issue when the military acts, the obligation to be competent isn't merely prudential. That obligation is a moral one, and culpable incompetence here is clearly a violation of professional integrity. Part of the social aspect of professional integrity involves the joint responsibility for conduct and competence shared by all members of the profession. Only fellow professionals are capable of evaluating competence in some
instances; hence, fellow professionals must accept the responsibility of upholding the standards of the
profession. Fellow military members can spot derelictions of duty, failures of leadership, failures of competence, and the venalities of conduct that interfere with the goals of the military mission. Often, the
obligations of professional integrity may be pitted against personal loyalties or friendships; and, where the
stakes for society are so high, professional integrity should win out.

The author of the above passage would agree that __________.

Every four years, athletes from all over the world gather in a different place for the Summer Olympic Games. In 2012, the site was London, England, where 10,500 participants gathered. They represented 204 countries and territories and earned 302 medals in 26 different sports.

According to the above passage, all of these are years of the Summer Olympics, except __________.

From Alaska to the southern tip of Chile lies the Ring of Fire. In between, it travels along the western coast of North and South America and along the eastern coast of Asia. At its northernmost points, the Ring goes through Russia, Japan, the Philippines, and New Guinea. Also going through Australia, the Ring of Fire marks a unique area. It is here that some of the most destructive recorded volcanoes have erupted.

According to the above passage, where would a destructive volcanic eruption be most likely to happen?

Travelers should check passport and visa requirements with consular officials of the countries to be visited well in advance of their departure date. Application for a passport may be made at a passport agency, many federal and state courts, probate courts, some county and municipal offices, and some post offices.
The 14 major cities with U.S. passport agencies are Boston, Chicago, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Norwalk, Connecticut, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. Text quoted from: Passport: US Passport. (n.d.).
Text quoted from: Passport: US Passport. (n.d.).

According to the above passage, which of these offices is the least likely to issue a passport?

Ergonomics is the science of designing and arranging workspaces so that people and objects interact efficiently and safely. Lack of attention to ergonomics causes thousands of workers to suffer repetitive stress injury, eye fatigue, muscle soreness, and many other medical problems each year.

Adequate lighting, well-designed chairs, and clutter-free work areas contribute to effective ergonomic design. The opportunity to take short breaks every hour or two, especially for deskbound workers, is also helpful. It's also important for workers to avoid performing the same movements over and over for hours at a time. Variety in the type of work being done can decrease the chance of injury.

According to this passage, it's reasonable to assume that __________.

Surveys show that the average child under the age of 18 watches four hours of television per day.
Although some of the programming may be educational, most isn't. Spending this much time watching television interferes with a child's ability to pursue other interests, such as reading, participating in sports, and playing with friends.

The author of this passage would agree that ___________.

For the seventh consecutive year, Intelligence Community employee job satisfaction ranks the IC as one of the "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government," according to an independent analysis of federal

workers' job satisfaction and commitment. The IC finished in first place in national security and second overall - up from fourth place in 2014 - among large agencies that employ more than 15,000 full-time permanent employees, a category which includes 19 organizations. Rankings were compiled by the Partnership for Public Service and announced today. Additionally, the IC finished in first place in teamwork, second in pay, effective leadership, employee skills-mission match and third in strategic management.

The data for this ranking study was gathered by __________.

Indo-European languages consist of those languages spoken by most of Europe and in those parts of the world that Europeans have colonized since the 16th century (such as the United States). Indo-European languages are also spoken in India, Iran, parts of western Afghanistan, and in some areas of Asia.

The author of this passage would agree that ___________.

Presidential appointments are an ongoing effort. Some of a president's appointments require Senate confirmation. These appointments are for positions throughout the federal government, for the Cabinet and sub-cabinet, for members of regulatory commissions, for ambassadorships, for judgeships, and for members of numerous advisory boards.

Which of the following statements isn't true?

Scientists believe that a black hole is created when a supernova from a large star collapses on itself. This collapse causes a gravitational field that grows more and more intense until nothing can escape from its pull, not even light. It's thought that the universe may end as a black hole.

According to this passage, ___________.

Epidemiology is the study of what causes diseases, injuries, and other physiological damage to humans and why such problems occur. Epidemiologists examine where and when disease outbreaks occur. By using statistics and other scientific methods, epidemiologists determine what factors affect the frequency and severity of disease patterns. The primary goal of epidemiology is to control or prevent outbreaks of disease - other goals are subordinate.

What would be the best title for this passage?