23. Deborah Seehom believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will
[A] help students learn other computer languages
[B] have to be upgraded when new technologies come
[C] need improving when students look for jobs
[D] enable students to make big quick money
24. According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to .
[A] bring forth innovative computer technologies
[B] stay longer in the information technology industry
[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world
[D] compete with a future army of programmers
25. The word "coax" (Line 4, Para. 6) is closest in meaning to .
[A] persuade
[B] frighten
[C] misguide
[D] challenge
26. The major reason for listing the lesser prairie chicken as threatened is .
[A] its drastically decreased population
[B] the underestimate of the grassland acreage
[C] a desperate appeal from some biologists
[D] the insistence of private landowners
27. The "threatened" tag disappointed some environmentalists in that it .
[A] was a give-in to governmental pressure
[B] would involve fewer agencies in action
[C] granted less federal regulatory power
[D] went against conservation policies
28. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they
[A] agree to pay a sum for compensation
[B] volunteer to set up an equally big habitat
[C] offer to support the W AFW A monitoringjob
[D] promise to raise funds for USFWS operations
29. According to Ashe, the leading role in managing the species is .
[A] the federal government
[B] the wildlife agencies
[C] the landowners
[D] the states
30. Jay Lininger would most likely support .
[A] industry groups
[B] the win-win rhetoric
[C] environmental groups
[D] the plan under challenge
31. The usual time-management techniques don't work because .
[A] what they can offer does not ease the modem mind
[B] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading
[C] what people often forget is carrying a book with them
[D] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed
32. The "empty bottles" metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to .
[A] update their to-do lists
[B] make passing time fulfilling
[C] carry their plans through
[D] pursue carefree reading
