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        <question><![CDATA[1. The opening paragraph highlights a contrast between _____.]]></question>
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          <label><![CDATA[speed and cost]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option correct="true">
          <label><![CDATA[efficiency and social connection]]></label>
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        <option>
          <label><![CDATA[technology and tradition]]></label>
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      <sentence>
        <question><![CDATA[2. The writer questions whether convenience may be _____.]]></question>
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          <label><![CDATA[causing us to lose something valuable]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option>
          <label><![CDATA[saving us less time than we think]]></label>
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        </option>
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          <label><![CDATA[affecting the vocabulary we use in our everyday life]]></label>
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      <sentence>
        <question><![CDATA[3. The phrase "park yourself" in the second paragraph means _____.]]></question>
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          <label><![CDATA[start talking]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option correct="true">
          <label><![CDATA[sit down]]></label>
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        <option>
          <label><![CDATA[leave your car somewhere]]></label>
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        </option>
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      <sentence>
        <question><![CDATA[4. The research by Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder challenges the belief that _____.]]></question>
        <option>
          <label><![CDATA[most people don't enjoy using the London Underground]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option correct="true">
          <label><![CDATA[people are generally unwilling to talk to strangers]]></label>
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        <option>
          <label><![CDATA[public transport is uncomfortable]]></label>
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      <sentence>
        <question><![CDATA[5. The phrase "the opposite proved true" indicates that the results were _____.]]></question>
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          <label><![CDATA[confusing]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option correct="true">
          <label><![CDATA[unexpected]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option>
          <label><![CDATA[disappointing]]></label>
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      <sentence>
        <question><![CDATA[6. What does the quote from Bill Nye suggest?]]></question>
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          <label><![CDATA[People tend to disclose secrets to strangers.]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option correct="true">
          <label><![CDATA[Everyone possesses knowledge from which we can learn.]]></label>
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        </option>
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          <label><![CDATA[Talking to strangers is especially beneficial for language learners.]]></label>
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      <sentence>
        <question><![CDATA[7. According to the text, conversations with strangers can help people _____.]]></question>
        <option>
          <label><![CDATA[avoid hearing different opinions]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option>
          <label><![CDATA[strengthen their existing beliefs]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option correct="true">
          <label><![CDATA[gain new perspectives]]></label>
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        </option>
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      <sentence>
        <question><![CDATA[8. The writer's tone in the final paragraph can best be described as _____.]]></question>
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          <label><![CDATA[overly optimistic and unrealistic]]></label>
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        </option>
        <option correct="true">
          <label><![CDATA[gently encouraging and realistic]]></label>
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          <label><![CDATA[critical and dismissive]]></label>
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