High-Q | סימולציה 3

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סימולציה מס' 3

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11. The ideal of the gentleman in the 19 th century was not simply a matter of manners, but also of morals. (1) In the 19 th century, morals were the most important characteristic of an ideal gentleman, although manners were also important. (2) Morals, not manners, were critical to the concept of the ideal 19 th century gentleman. (3) Both manners and morals played important roles in the 19 th century ideal of the gentleman. (4) A 19 th century ideal gentleman was expected to be simple and moral, and to possess good manners. 12. Some people consider crop circles to be the greatest works of modern art of the 20 th century, while others are convinced they are landing sites of UFOs or communications from extraterrestrials. (1) Extraterrestrials in UFOs are convinced that crop circles are a form of communications despite the fact that they are the greatest works of modern art in the 20 th century. (2) Crop circles are not convincing enough to be UFO landing sites or communications from extraterrestrials because some people regard them as the greatest works of modern art in the 20 th century. (3) Some people consider crop circles to be UFO landing sites or great works of modern art by extraterrestrials as a form of communication in the 20 th century. (4) Crop circles are regarded as UFO landing sites or communications from extraterrestrials by some people and great 20 th century modern art works by others.

Reading Comprehension This part consists of two passages, each followed by several related questions. For each question, choose the most appropriate answer based on the text .

Text I (Questions 13-17)

At one time, only the most spiritually inclined believed that plants cry out when they're in trouble. Now biochemist Ilya Raskin has published a paper suggesting that he thinks so too. The tobacco plants he studied signal their distress not with sound but with a chemical - salicylic acid, or aspirin. 5 seem to produce the chemical. But it was not until six years ago that Raskin discovered, that plants use the acid to alert their immune systems to start fighting infection. This past year, Raskin found that the aspirin can also take to the air - not only activating an immune response in the plant that produced it, but switching on the resistance of nearby plants. This is the first case, says Raskin, of plants communicating to fend off disease. “Plants can't run 10 away, and they can't make noises or sounds,” he says. “But they are wonderful chemists.” Researchers first found salicylic acid a century ago in willow bark, and many plants

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