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READING COMPREHENSION

                In the dating world, having too many options may leave you in the lonly hearts club. British researchers analyzed speed dating to see if singles offered a wide variety of potential dates had a higher chance of meeting a partner. They didn’t. Researchers found that the more choices people had in potential dates, the more likely they were to end up on their own, according to the study published  Wednesday in the British journal Biology Letters. Experts analyzed the romantic decisions made by nearly 4.000 men and women at 84 speed dating events in the U.K., where single people had three minutes to talk to dozens of potential suitors. They found people faced with a wide variety of partners – with different interests, jobs and physical traits – were more likely to choose no one at all.

                People were also more likely to find a date if their prospective partners were more alike. When similiar people were involved in events with nearly 50 single men and women attending, organizers found they received about 123 proposals from the singles, meaning they wanted a future date with someone they met at the event. But when the speed dating sessions included a broad range of people, organizers only got about 88 proposals. Alison Lenton, of the University of Edinborough who led the study, said too much choice might be overwhelming or confusing for people, and ultimately lead to no dates at all.

1.       The main point of this passage is that

a.       People prefer having prospective partners that are more alike

b.      People with a hide variety of potential dates have a higher chance of meeting a partner

c.       People who have too many options of dates are more likely tp stay single

d.      People whose prospective partners are more alike are more likely tp stay single

2.       The word ‘suitors’ in line 7 are

a.       Single men

b.      Divorced men

c.       Men who search for love of a woman

d.      Men who are merried

3.       The words ‘traits’ in line 8 could most easily replaced by

a.       Character

b.      Requirement

c.       Convidence

d.      Difference

4.       According to the research, the more choices people had

a.       The more they could find their own  lover

b.      The more likely they were to end up alone

c.       The less they had to try to find a lover

d.      The less likely they were to end up alone

5.       The word ‘proposals’in line 12  is related to

a.       Paper

b.      Report

c.       Engangement

d.      Presentation

6.       The word ‘overwhelming’ in line 15 could most easily replaced by

a.       Lacking

b.      Abundant

c.       Sufficient

d.      Satisfactory

7.       The word ‘ultimately’ in line 16 is closest in meaning to

a.       Gradually

b.      Momentarily

c.       Temporary

d.      Previously

8.       The passage would most probably be assigned reading in which course

a.       Astrology

b.      Geography

c.       Sociology

d.      Geophysics

9.       The purpose of this passage is to

a.       Discuss something about dating choices

b.      Describe how dating choices can leave singles lonely

c.       Give report that too many dating choices can leave singles lonely

d.      Explain the reason why singles remain lonely despite many choises they have

10.   ‘‘Their’’ in line 10 refer to

a.       Peoples

b.      Proposals

c.       Letters

d.      Researchers