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The three gods are omniscient or all-mighty in the play, displaying miracles to impress people that they are the highest gods.

Programmers are often thought of as the ______ of the computer business. A: miracles B: mavericks C: mills D: reflection

Kevin believes that hard work and discipline can work _______. A: faculties B: miracles C: leisures D: luxuries

We will be losing money this year unless that new economic plan of yours _______miracles. ( ) A: worked B: is working C: will be working D: works

Medical miracles result from painstaking and costly research, from years of lonely trial and errors, much of which are fruitful.

The financial deficit for the banks will be going from bad to worse unless their plan for economic reform ________ miracles. A: works B: are working C: worked D: will be working

I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. A: Success often depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed. B: Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things C: Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow. D: Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them.

①The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to tell us that______. A) the research on cloning humans should be carried out to help infertile couples B) regulations should be made to guide the science of cloning humans onto the right track C) the research on cloning humans should not be conducted so recklessly D) Antinori is a great scientist who pushes reproductive biology to the limits ②By saying “Vatican is no fan of his science”, the author implies that_________. A) Vatican has no interest in medical service B) Vatican is against Antinori’s cloning plan on religious principles C) Vatican refuses to accept Antinori as a Catholic D) Vatican is in favor of IVF treatment ③It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that_______. A) Antinori was successful in every IVF treatment B) cloning can help people who can’t have baby C) Antinori offers to clone for patients with IVF treatment D) cloning can help IVF treatment ④The phrase “rounding on” (line, Para 3) most probably means________. A) supporting B) surrounding C) criticizing D) thinking of ⑤Which of the following is NOT the reason why people go against Antinori’s plan? A) Religious leaders believe cloning is an insult to human dignity. B) Some people think cloning is immoral. C) Scientists don’t fully understand cloning. D) A religious group believes cloning is the key to achieving immortality ⑥Para 4 tells us that ___________. A) Antinori is not a scientist but a showman. B) Antinori helped grandmother gave birth using mice sperm. C) Antinori is a pioneer in reproductive biology. D) Antinori was always involves in controversy with other scientists. ⑦Italians called Antinori Dr. Miracle because ________. A) he did miracles in cloning B) he was rich with a string of clinics to his name C) hundreds of people volunteer for his experiment D) he helps lots of infertile couples ⑧In author’s view, the real problem of cloning is that________. A) secret experiments on cloning are being carried on B) it leads to complex moral arguments C) even the scientific community cannot reach an agreement D) cloning science is not advanced enough ⑨Severino Antinori is thought of as being dangerous probably because ________. A) he tries to challenge the biological limits to combat infertility B) he refuses to say anything about where their research base is C) he offers to help couples who cannot have a baby D) he claims the Catholic faith, but behaves against it ⑩What is the author’s attitude toward cloning? A) Opposing B) Neutral C) Defensive. D) Subjective and personal.