By saying "Middlesbrough lost its heart years ago"（Line 3, Paragraph 3), Ray Mallon implie

According to the first two paragraphs, the "improbable ambition"(Line 1, Paragraph 2)is

A．to make Middlesbrough boom on steel and chemicals again.

B．to revive the traditional industries in Middlesbrough.

C．to revive Middlesbrough with glitz and glamour.

D．to build an expensive gallery in Middlesbrough.

According to the text, "rational choice" holds that

A．decision making is not linked with wisdom in a sense.

B．happiness relies on short-term individual gains.

C．individual happiness harms the broad interests of society.

D．individual fates change with reckless greed.

The sentence "We are trying to think out of the box"(lines 6-7, Paragraph 4)suggests that

A．they will try to find wisdom out of the box.

B．they will probe deep into the pools of academy.

C．they will break away from the conventions.

D．they will pursue their traditional approach.

Robert J. Sternberg of Tufts University suggests that

A．defining wisdom requires joint efforts of different fields.

B．research on wisdom still lacks academic achievements.

C．wisdom can only be explained with interdisciplinary supports.

D．researchers have to rely on grants for scientific study.

Which of the following is true of Vivian Clayton?

A．Scholars considered her work as the start of modern scientific study of wisdom.

B．She was one of the greatest American psychologists born in the 1970s.

C．She designed empirical tests for wisdom without defining its concept.

D．She achieved more in the work of questing for wisdom than Socrates.

NAME?

A．The quest for wisdom is an old-fashioned economic indicator.

B．When things proceed smoothly, people don"t need to go searching for wisdom.

C．Billionaires listed on the Forbes are demonstrating the profits of free market.

D．In the long run, all the wealthiest individuals will confess their ignorance.

The bar-name "Gowanus Yacht Club" expresses

A．local residents" wishes for the future development.

B．local residents" yearning for cleanup on Gowanus Canal.

C．Gowanus pioneers" resolution to clean the canal.

D．Gowauns pioneers" resentment towards the mayor.

The present New York mayor would be most likely to agree that

A．the treatment of Gowanus Canal shouldn"t hamper future development.

B．the city should shoulder more responsibilities rather than the federatioa

C．it"s unnecessary to resort to the federation for financial support.

D．it"s more proper to plead with polluters to help pay.

The EPAs proposal of listing the Gowanus an official Superfund site will

A．bring in efficient and continuous cleanup on Gowanus Canal.

B．raise fund from the federal government, the New York City and the polluters.

C．turn the community into a cleaner, larger and healthier settlement.

D．be cheerfully welcomed by the current residents in the community.

The phrase "Some of the most oblivious"(Line 3, Paragraph 2)here means

A．people who randomly pollute the canal.

B．people who care little about the odor.

C．people who try to neglect the smell

D．people who wish to clean the canal.