Which of the following can be thought as positive reinforcements？

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as one of the factors that may influence brain shrinkage?

A．indulgence in drinking

B．education

C．emotional fluctuations

D．hypertension

Which of the following does the author NOT suggest as an important area for research?

A．How precipitation affects water levels.

B．How to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases.

C．How urban development affects the environment.

D．How the industrial pollution impacts the environment.

Which of the following could best replace the word"band" in "We can think of it as a hidden band that contains thegroup" (in Paragraph 3)?

A. strip of land.

B. distance.

C. society.

D. community.

Which of the following doesn't associate with IT?

A．Bill Gates.

B．Lenovo.

C．Hi-tech.

D．Chelse

Which of the following is a U.K. news agency?

A．Reuters

B．Tass News Agency

C．AFP News Agency

D．The Associated Press

Which of the following is a U.K. news agency?

A．Reuters

B．Tass News Agency

C．AFP News Agency

D．The Associated Press

Which of the following is presented by the author in support of the suggestion that there is stereotypic thinking among members of the academic establishment?

A．A distinctively feminist contribution to humanistic understanding could work against the influence of sexism among members of the academic establishment.

B．Women who define criticism as artistic may be seen by the academic establishment as being incapable of critical thinking.

C．The debate over the role of the literary critic is often seen as a political one.

D．Women scholars are only now entering academic in substantial numbers.

Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?

A．Tasting with Eyes.

B．Flavors of Ice Cream.

C．John Harrison's Life.

D．One Cool Job.

Which of the following CANNOT be inferred from the second paragraph?

A．Levels of education are closely related to productivity.

B．Women are not as productive as men.

C．Women receive less education than men.

D．Goods produced by men are not as good as those by women.

Which of the following CANNOT be inferred from the second paragraph?

A．Levels of education are closely related to productivity.

B．Women are not as productive as men.

C．Women receive less education than men.

D．Goods produced by men are not as good as those by women.