Short Advanced Reading Comprehension Test 4 With MCQs and Answers

(Please note: The following questions are related to a specific reading passage, available solely before the first question. Remember, referring back to the reading text while answering the questions may be helpful to ensure accuracy.)

Physical fitness is having ample energy and the ability to fulfil daily activities without being exhausted. My energy generally depends on the amount of sleep and food I get. If I have too much or too little sleep, I don't look forward to the day and am not enthusiastic about doing things. Unless I have a complete breakfast, it affects my energy level. When I have a good breakfast and enough sleep, I can go through a whole day with enough energy and alertness to do many things.

If the author has a good breakfast and enough sleep, _____.

The author says that he can not carry out his daily activities properly _____.

According to the author, people performing their daily activities without being exhausted _____.

Another common argument in divorce is that the two individuals involved may have unlike ideas of what they want from their marriage. Most couples face the problem: one wants children but the other doesn't. One divorced woman feels that the biggest problem in marriages is that in the beginning, both people ignore the small problems and they end up turning into even larger problems as they are ignored. Communication is the key to making any marriage work.

One of the common arguments in divorce in which the two individuals are involved is _____.

According to a divorced woman, the most significant problem is ignoring small problems _____.

According to the author, couples that want to continue their marriage _____.

During the past decade, scientists across a broad range of disciplines have had a change of heart about love. The amount of research expended on the tender passion has never been more intense. Explanations for this rise in interest vary. Some cite the spreading threat of AIDS; with casual sex carrying mortal risks, it seems important to know more about a force that binds couples faithfully together. Others point to the growing number of women scientists and suggest that they may be more willing than their male colleagues to take love seriously. Says Elaine Hatfield, the author of Love, Sex, and Intimacy: Their Psychology, Biology, and History: "When I was back at Stanford in the 1960s, they said studying love and human relationships was a quick way to ruin my career. Why not go where the real work was being done: on how fast rats could run?" Whatever the reasons, science seems to have come around to a view that nearly everyone else has always taken for granted: romance is real. It is not merely a conceit; it is bred into our biology.

Some people indicate that female scientists whose number is growing _____.

One of the reasons why the research about love has become deeper is _____.

In spite of the past belief that love was all in the head, _____.

There are many advantages to a Capitalist economic system that could make it very appealing to society. The system allows the powers, of market forces to operate which in turn gives the consumer a wider range of goods and services. Also because producers are always seeking the highest profit, they must try to please the consumer and win their custom. This leads to innovation and greater quality and variety. The firms that produce the correct goods and services will win custom and make a profit, those which don't will go out of business and therefore release their resources to the successful firms. This will result in the expansion of the economy and greater prosperity.

It is clearly understood from the paragraph that in a Capitalist economic system, _____.

According to the paragraph, producers that are always seeking the highest profit _____.

The expansion of the economy and greater prosperity is probable _____.

Pollution is the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment. It is a major problem in America as well as the world. Pollution not only damages the environment but damages us also. It has caused many problems ranging from lung cancer to the greenhouse effect. It is all among us but we continue to live in our own filth.

According to the author, human beings _____.

We cause environmental pollution _____.

Polluting the environment has too many effects on our lives _____.

There are millions of homeless in America today. Most of these people had no choice but to become homeless. Economic problems such as being laid off from work, or the rise in the cost of housing had led people to live on the streets. Many of the homeless are women who have become divorced or have left home because of physical abuse. These women have no education as they have not been given the chance to go and get the education that it takes nowadays to get a job, so they are forced to live on the streets. They have no family to help them and they are left with no other choice.

Since the available jobs which women can get usually require education, _____.

Many of the homeless women that got divorced or left home _____.

Many people have become homeless _____.

Aristotle is thought to be one of the greatest historians. Aristotle based his ethics on human nature. Aristotle got most of his work from one of the greatest Catholic philosophers, Thomas Aquinas. Aristotle claims that everyone's goal is happiness. He declared that there is only one way to achieve true happiness and that is by living a virtuous life. He said that if one is not living a virtuous life, then they are not truly happy. Being happy is one of the biggest goals in life. Some people have tons of money and live extravagantly, but they may hate what they do. That is because many people choose not to become businessmen or lawyers, some become policemen or priests. If people did what makes them happy, they wouldn't be so stressed out and there wouldn't be as many suicides.

It can be inferred from the paragraph that _____.

Aristotle thinks that living a virtuous life _____.

It is clear from the paragraph that _____.

All migrating seabirds, such as guillemots, puffins, and razorbills, are at risk from oil pollution. During their migration, they search for calm waters where they can rest and fish. Oil-covered seas may appear calm to birds, leading them to land on the water in large numbers, only to become trapped in the oil and die of starvation. Those that manage to avoid getting trapped often die from their attempts to remove the oil from their feathers, as they may ingest it, leading to death within a few days. Oil that washes ashore on the beaches where seals and sea lions breed also harms these animals. Any animals caught in the oil typically do not survive.

In accordance with the paragraph, it may be said that _____.

Oil spills not only kill sea birds _____.

When birds land on oil-covered seas, _____.