To its full sense, the British Parliament consists ofA．the House of Lords and the House of

The capital of Australia is

A．Perth.

B．Melbourne.

C．Sydney.

D．Canberra.

The biggest province in Canda is

A．Ottawa.

B．Quebec.

C．Montreal.

D．Toronto.

The author thinks good scientists are those who have all the following EXCEPT

A．some general cultural background.

B．some acquaintance with history or literature or the arts.

C．the knowledge in pure science.

D．the support for nationalism.

Which of the following statements about scientists is true?

A．Scientists tend to approach non-scientific problems in a more objective way than common people.

B．Most scientists believe arts and literature are of little use and hence think little of them.

C．Scientists are against the concept that science means a way of looking at the world partly for professional jealousy.

D．All scientist are totally in line with the government of their country.

Why does the author dwell upon the concept of science in this article?

A．He wants to get the name right for scientists who are not in the field of exact science.

B．He wants to show that scientists can be wrong.

C．He just wants to show the right concept to the confused people.

D．He wants to make the concept clear so that people can have the right education.

What is the danger of the confusion in the meaning of science?

A．With this confusion, people would have wrong political opinions.

B．With this confusion, young people might get the wrong scientific training.

C．It would lead to misconceptions in education.

D．It would result in more scientists than really needed.

In first two paragraphs, the author implies that

A．a scientist may be confused what science means.

B．young people have not done much work in laboratory.

C．people who said young people should be scientifically educated have the right idea on science.

D．a philosopher is also a scientist.

Whats the possible prospect the prize will bring about?

A．Centenarians will become assets for medical research.

B．People will live longer than before.

C．More funds will pour in the relevant research.

D．People will benefit from knowing the secret of longevity..

The word "taxing" (Line Para. 5) is closest in meaning to

A．straightforward.

B．impossible.

C．demanding.

D．inherent.

There cant be identical sequencing results for the same individual because

A．different companies use different technologies.

B．there remain some technical difficulties.

C．it is impossible to duplicate all the genomes.

D．technicians are not careful enough seeking speed.