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Garfield
(A)Garfield is a comic strip featuring the cat Garfield, the pet dog Odie, and their socially inept owner Jon Arbuckle. (B) The main character is Garfield, who is a lazy, overweight, orange cat. (C) He considers himself to be more intelligent than humans or dogs. (D) He was named Garfield after his grandfather. (E) He hates Mondays and loves lasagna apparently.
(D) He was named Garfield after his grandfather.
Water
(A) It is estimated that 15% of worldwide water use is for household purposes. (B) These include drinking water, bathing, cooking, and sanitation. (C) Basic household water requirements have been estimated at around 50 liters per person per day, excluding water for gardens. (D) In some areas of the world irrigation is necessary to grow any crop. (E) Most household water is treated and returned to surface water systems.
(D) In some areas of the world irrigation is necessary to grow any crop.
Alfred Hitchcock
A) With more than fifty feature films Alfred Hitchcock remains one of the most popular directors of all time. (B) Hitchcock's films draw heavily on both fear and fantasy. (C) He began directing in the United Kingdom. (D) They often portray innocent people caught up in circumstances beyond their understanding. (E) The movie Rebecca, which evokes the fears of a young bride, is a good example of this.
C) He began directing in the United Kingdom.
Ants
(A) Like many insects, ants have six legs. (B) An ant colony consists of the queen ant, workers, soldiers and males. (C) They are very strong so they can run very quickly. (D) If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse. (E) Although many ants are tiny and only three millimeters long they can lift 20 times their own body weight.
(B) An ant colony consists of the queen ant, workers, soldiers and males
Doping
(A) Doping is the use of drugs to try to improve sports performance. (B) This practice is banned by sports federations throughout the world. (C) Athletes need to know which substances are banned in sport. (D) The use of drugs during athletic festivals is evident. (E) Furthermore, they must make sure that any product or medication they take does not contain a prohibited substance.
(D) The use of drugs during athletic festivals is evident.
Rain forests
(A) Rain forests are extremely important in the ecology of the Earth. (B) They cover about 7% of the Earth's surface and are havens for millions of plants and animals. (C) The plants of the rain forests generate much of the Earth's oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (D) There are many types of tropical rain forests in the world. (E) However these plants are also very important to people in other ways; many are used in new drugs that fight disease and illness.
(D) There are many types of tropical rain forests in the world
Everest
(A) May 10, 1996 was the deadliest day in Everest history. (B) A storm stranded many climbers near the summit and killed eight people. (C) Among those who died were Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. (D) Both were experienced guides and were leading paid expeditions to the summit. (E) Everest can be climbed without supplementary oxygen, but this requires special fitness training.
(E) Everest can be climbed without supplementary oxygen, but this requires special fitness training.
Ketchup
(A) Even if it sounds odd to many of us, some ice cream manufacturer allegedly once tried a ketchup ice cream. (B) Ketchup dates back as far as 1600 AD, when sailors traveling to China discovered a sauce called ketsiap. (C) It was a sauce that was made out of soy or oysters and didn't contain tomatoes. (D) This version quickly changed ingredients to include mushrooms, anchovies and lemon peel. (E) Then in the late 1700's tomato ketchup began the transformation to today's sweet tomato version.
(A) Even if it sounds odd to many of us, some ice cream manufacturer allegedly once tried a ketchup ice cream.
Education
(A) At one time in the history of education, one had to be wealthy to attend school. (B) At other times, women were kept from attending school, despite their standing in finances. (C) Financial aid was widely available to aid those less fortunate. (D) Today, this is not the case because school attendance is obligatory. (E) The law requires students who are between six and 16 years of age to attend school.
(C) Financial aid was widely available to aid those less fortunate.
Blue Jeans
(A) Blue jeans in the last thirty years have attained such popularity that they have become an American icon. (B) It was not until the late 1960s, however, that blue jeans became the universally worn clothing item it is today. (C) In the history of fashion, no other garment has served as an example of status ambivalence and ambiguity than blue jeans. (D) At its birth, blue jeans were created for the California coal miners in the mid-nineteenth century. (E) Levi Strauss was 17 years old when he emigrated from Bavaria to New York in 1847.
(E) Levi Strauss was 17 years old when he emigrated from Bavaria to New York in 1847.