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		<phrase isaudiomp3="1" mp3="../MEDIA/1.0.mp3"></phrase>
		<question isaudiomp3="1" rationale="0" picture="images/question1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.mp3" exercise_type="" questionmode="" choicemode="" answerbankid="" answerbankmode="" rationalemode="" playonload="" mp3speed="" ttsspeed="" passage="1" show_passage="" show_passage_audioplayer="" passage_audio_type="" showvideo="" video="" enable_audio_recorder="" recorder_mode=""><![CDATA[The author creates a tone of inevitability in the article.<br><br>Which selection from the article BEST reflects that tone? ]]></question>
		<saythis><![CDATA[The author creates a tone of inevitability in the article.  Which selection from the article BEST reflects that tone?]]></saythis>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.1.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/correct.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/1.1.jpg" rationale="Correct." value="1" choicesay="Globalization sped up dramatically in the 20th century with the proliferation of air travel the expansion of free trade and the dawn of the Information Age"><![CDATA[Globalization sped up dramatically in the 20th century with the proliferation of air travel, the expansion of free trade and the dawn of the Information Age.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.2.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/1.2.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="The Silk Road a trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea promoted the exchange of ideas and knowledge along with trade goods and foods such as silk spices porcelain and other treasures from the East"><![CDATA[The Silk Road, a trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea, promoted the exchange of ideas and knowledge, along with trade goods and foods such as silk, spices, porcelain and other treasures from the East.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.3.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/1.3.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="British manufacturers could then sell their finished goods such as clothing and blankets to buyers all over the world  the United States Brazil Australia even India"><![CDATA[British manufacturers could then sell their finished goods, such as clothing and blankets, to buyers all over the world - the United States, Brazil, Australia, even India.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/1.4.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/1.4.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="In 1994 the United States Mexico and Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA which eventually ended all tariffs on trade goods among the three nations"><![CDATA[In 1994, the United States, Mexico and Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which eventually ended all tariffs on trade goods among the three nations.]]></answer>
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	<question>
		<phrase isaudiomp3="1" mp3="../MEDIA/2.0.mp3"></phrase>
		<question isaudiomp3="1" rationale="0" picture="images/question2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.mp3" exercise_type="" questionmode="" choicemode="" answerbankid="" answerbankmode="" rationalemode="" playonload="" mp3speed="" ttsspeed="" passage="1" show_passage="" show_passage_audioplayer="" passage_audio_type="" showvideo="" video="" enable_audio_recorder="" recorder_mode=""><![CDATA[Read the selection from the section "Politics."<br><br>    Some people worry that Western culture will destroy local cultures around the world. They fear that everyone will end up eating hamburgers and watching Hollywood movies.<br><br>What does the verb "destroy" convey in the selection above? ]]></question>
		<saythis><![CDATA[Read the selection from the section "Politics."      Some people worry that Western culture will destroy local cultures around the world. They fear that everyone will end up eating hamburgers and watching Hollywood movies.  What does the verb "destroy" convey in the selection above?]]></saythis>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.1.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/correct.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/2.1.jpg" rationale="Correct." value="1" choicesay="the sense that globalization is harmful to diversity"><![CDATA[the sense that globalization is harmful to diversity]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.2.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/2.2.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="the sense that Hollywood overpowers all other forms of entertainment"><![CDATA[the sense that Hollywood overpowers all other forms of entertainment]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.3.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/2.3.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="the sense that McDonalds has forced local restaurants to close"><![CDATA[the sense that McDonald's has forced local restaurants to close]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/2.4.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/2.4.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="the sense that globalization attacks specific countries"><![CDATA[the sense that globalization attacks specific countries]]></answer>
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	<question>
		<phrase isaudiomp3="1" mp3="../MEDIA/3.0.mp3"></phrase>
		<question isaudiomp3="1" rationale="0" picture="images/question3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.mp3" exercise_type="" questionmode="" choicemode="" answerbankid="" answerbankmode="" rationalemode="" playonload="" mp3speed="" ttsspeed="" passage="1" show_passage="" show_passage_audioplayer="" passage_audio_type="" showvideo="" video="" enable_audio_recorder="" recorder_mode=""><![CDATA[How is this article organized? What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author chose this organizational structure? ]]></question>
		<saythis><![CDATA[How is this article organized? What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author chose this organizational structure?]]></saythis>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.1.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/correct.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/3.1.jpg" rationale="Correct." value="1" choicesay="by cause and effect to explain how globalization developed and how it impacts the world"><![CDATA[by cause and effect; to explain how globalization developed and how it impacts the world]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.2.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/3.2.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="by compare and contrast to highlight the different ways globalization affects various countries"><![CDATA[by compare and contrast; to highlight the different ways globalization affects various countries]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.3.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/3.3.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="by chronological order to present a clear historical timeline of the evolution of globalization"><![CDATA[by chronological order; to present a clear historical timeline of the evolution of globalization]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/3.4.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/3.4.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="by problem and solution to describe why globalization is harmful and how countries are working to reverse it"><![CDATA[by problem and solution; to describe why globalization is harmful and how countries are working to reverse it]]></answer>
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	<question>
		<phrase isaudiomp3="1" mp3="../MEDIA/4.0.mp3"></phrase>
		<question isaudiomp3="1" rationale="0" picture="images/question4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.mp3" exercise_type="" questionmode="" choicemode="" answerbankid="" answerbankmode="" rationalemode="" playonload="" mp3speed="" ttsspeed="" passage="1" show_passage="" show_passage_audioplayer="" passage_audio_type="" showvideo="" video="" enable_audio_recorder="" recorder_mode=""><![CDATA[Which of the following provides the BEST analysis of the article's conclusion? ]]></question>
		<saythis><![CDATA[Which of the following provides the BEST analysis of the article's conclusion?]]></saythis>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c1.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.1.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/correct.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/4.1.jpg" rationale="Correct." value="1" choicesay="It effectively contrasts two opposing views on the process and outcomes of globalization"><![CDATA[It effectively contrasts two opposing views on the process and outcomes of globalization.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c2.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.2.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/4.2.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="It effectively summarizes the key economic accomplishments of globalization"><![CDATA[It effectively summarizes the key economic accomplishments of globalization.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c3.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.3.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/4.3.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="It effectively explains how globalization encourages collaborative problem solving"><![CDATA[It effectively explains how globalization encourages collaborative problem solving.]]></answer>
		<answer isaudiomp3="1" picture="images/c4.jpg" mp3="../MEDIA/4.4.mp3" isrationalemp3="1" rationalemp3="../MEDIA/incorrect.mp3" rationaleimage="images/rationale/4.4.jpg" rationale="Incorrect." value="0" choicesay="It effectively describes how life is different in a globalized society"><![CDATA[It effectively describes how life is different in a globalized society.]]></answer>
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