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Foodnawaynfromnhomen(FAFH)nhasnbeennassociatednwithnpoorndietnqualityninnmanynstudies.nItnisndifficult,n
however,ntonmeasurentheneffectnofnFAFHnonndietnqualitynsincenmanynunobservednfactors,nsuchnasnfoodnpr
eferencesnandntimenconstraints,ninfluencennotnjustnournchoicenofnwherentoneat,nbutnalsonthennutritionalnq
ualitynofnwhatnweneat.nUsingndatanfromn1994-96nandn2003-04,nthisnstudynappliesnfixed-
effectsnestimationntoncontrolnfornsuchnunobservableninfluencesnandnfindsnthat,nfornthenaveragenadult,nFAF
Hnincreasesndailyncaloricnintakenandnreducesndietnquality.nTheneffectsnvaryndependingnonnwhichnmealsnare
nconsumednawaynfromnhome.nOnnaverage,nbreakfastnawaynfromnhomendecreasesnthennumbernofnservings
nofnwholengrainsnandndairynconsumednpern1,000ncaloriesnandnincreasesnthenpercentnofncaloriesnfromnsatur
atednandnsolidnfat,nalcohol,nandnaddednsugarn(SonFAAS)ninnanday.nDinnernawaynfromnhomenreducesnthennu
mbernofnservingsnofnvegetablesnconsumednpern1,000ncaloriesnfornthenaveragenadult.nBreakfastnandnlunchn
awaynfromnhomenincreasencaloriesnfromnsaturatednfatnandnSonFAASnonnaveragenmorenamongndietersntha
nnamongnnon-ndieters.nSomenofnthenoverallnnegativendietaryneffectsndecreasednbetweenn1994-
96nandn2003-n04,nincludingnthosenonnwholengrain,nsodium,nandnvegetablenconsumption.
Whichnmeal(s)neatennawaynfromnhomenhavenworsenresultsnforndietersnthannfornnon-dieters?
A. Thenarticlendoesn’tnstatenwhichnmealnisnthenworsenfornnon-dieters
B. Dinnerneatennawaynfromnhomenisnworsenbecausenpeoplenconsumenfewernwholengrainsnand
nvegetables.
C. Breakfastneatennawaynfromnhomenisnworsenbecausenitnincreasesnthenpercentnofncaloriesnfrom
nsaturatednandnsolidnfat,nalcohol,nandnaddednsugarn(SonFAAS)ninnanday.
D. Breakfastnandnlunchneatennawaynfromnhomenarenworsenbecausentheynincreasenthenpercentnof
ncaloriesnfromnsaturatednfats.
Whynisnitndifficultntonmeasurentheneffectnofnfoodnawaynfromnhomenonndietnquality?
A. Peopleneatnoutntoonmuch,nsonitnisnnotnpossiblentoncollectnaccuratendata.
B. Researchersnarenunablentonassessnthennutritionalnqualitynofnpeople’sndiets.
C. Peoples’nfoodnpreferencesnarentooncomplexnandnmaynevennbenunmeasurable.
D. Toonmanynunknownnvariablesnaffectnthendata.
Whichnstatementnisnnotnandetailnfromnthenpassage?
A. Eatingnbreakfastnawaynfromnhomencannresultninnannincreaseninnfattynproteinnconsumption.
B. Eatingnfoodnawaynfromnhomenisnconnectedntonbadnfoodnchoices.
C. Inngeneral,npeoplenwhoneatnbreakfastnawaynfromnhomenconsumenmorencalories.
D. Eatingndinnernawaynfromnhomenresultsninnlessnvegetablenconsumption.
Whatnisnthenmeaningnofnthenwordn“associated”ninnthenfirstnparagraph?
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A. Specialized
B. Predated
C. Connected
D. Obfuscated
Annanometernisnanbillionthnofnanmeter.nAnDNAnmoleculenisn2nnanometersninndiameter.nProteinnmoleculesna
renaboutn10nnanometersninndiameter.nAnhumannhairnisn100,000nnanometersninndiameter.nButnwhatnisnann
anometernandnhowndoesnitnrelatentontechnology?nNanotechnologynisndefinednasnthenunderstandingnandnco
ntrolnofnmatternatndimensionsnofnroughlyn1nton100nnanometers,nanscalenatnwhichnuniquenpropertiesnofnma
terialsnemergenthatncannbenusedntondevelopnnovelntechnologiesnandnproducts.nAtnthennanoscale,nthenphys
ical,nchemical,nandnbiologicalnpropertiesnofnmaterialsndiffernfromnthenpropertiesnofnmatterneithernatnsmall
ernscales,nsuchnasnatoms,nornatnlargernscalesnthatnwenuseninneverydaynlifensuchnasnmillimetersnorninches.nN
anotechnologyninvolvesnimaging,nmeasuring,nmodeling,nandnmanipulatingnmatternonlynanfewnnanometer
sninnsize.nGoldnnanoparticlesnarenmadenofnthensamenmaterialnasninnjewelry.nButnwhennlightninteractsnwithn
particlesnofngold,ndifferentncolorsnarenreflected.nThendifferentncolorsncannbenusedninnsimplenmedicalntestsnt
onindicateninfectionnorndisease.nMetalsnsuchnasncoppernbecomenextremelynrigidnatnthennanoscale,nrathernt
hannbendablenasninncoppernwiresnseenninneverydaynuse.
Whatn isn thenmajorndifferencen betweenn mattern atn then nanoscalen andn mattern atn largern scalesn suchnasn
millimetersnorninches?
A. Atnthennanoscale,nmetalsnarenbendable,nandnatnlargernscalesntheynarenrigid.
B. Matternhasndifferentnandnspecialncharacteristicsnatnthennanoscale.
C. Atnthennanoscale,nmatternhasnthensamenpropertiesnasnmatternatnthenatomicnlevel.
D. Therenisnnondifference.
Whichnclaimnfromnthenpassagenbestndescribesnthenbenefitsnofnnanotechnology?
A. Scientistsncanndevelopnnovelntechnologiesnandnproducts.
B. Nanotechnologynisndefinednasnthenunderstandingnandncontrolnofnmatternatndimensionsnofnroughly
n1nton100nnanometers.
C. Thendifferentncolorsncannbenusedninnsimplenmedicalntestsntonindicateninfectionnorndisease.
D. Uniquenpropertiesnofnmaterialsnemerge.
Whatnisnthenauthor’snprimarynpurposeninnwritingnthisnessay?
A. Tonexplainnhowntonutilizenthennanoscale
B. Tonreviewnthenconversionnbetweennthennanoscalenandnnanotechnology
C. Tonadvocatenfornthenusagenofnmorennanotechnology
D. Tondescribennanotechnologynandnwhatnitnis
Researchersnhavendevelopednanrecordingndevicenthatnessentiallynmeltsnintonplace,nsnuglynfittingntonthe
nbrain'snsurface.nThisnnewntechnologynallowsnforncloserninteractionnbetweennmachinesnandnlivingntissue
,npavingnthenwaynfornmorenadvancednimplantablendevices.nCurrently,nthensimplestndevicesnfornrecordin
gnfromnthenbrainnarenneedle-likenelectrodesnthatncannpenetratenintonbrainntissue.nMorenstate-of-the-
art
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devices,ncallednmicro-electrodenarrays,nconsistnofndozensnofnsemi-
flexiblenwirenelectrodes.nThesenarenusuallynfixedntonrigidnsiliconngridsnthatndon'tnconformntonthenbrain'snsh
ape.nAnnidealnrecordingndevice
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Foodnawaynfromnhomen(FAFH)nhasnbeennassociatednwithnpoorndietnqualityninnmanynstudies.nItnisndifficult,n
however,ntonmeasurentheneffectnofnFAFHnonndietnqualitynsincenmanynunobservednfactors,nsuchnasnfoodnpr
eferencesnandntimenconstraints,ninfluencennotnjustnournchoicenofnwherentoneat,nbutnalsonthennutritionalnq
ualitynofnwhatnweneat.nUsingndatanfromn1994-96nandn2003-04,nthisnstudynappliesnfixed-
effectsnestimationntoncontrolnfornsuchnunobservableninfluencesnandnfindsnthat,nfornthenaveragenadult,nFAF
Hnincreasesndailyncaloricnintakenandnreducesndietnquality.nTheneffectsnvaryndependingnonnwhichnmealsnare
nconsumednawaynfromnhome.nOnnaverage,nbreakfastnawaynfromnhomendecreasesnthennumbernofnservings
nofnwholengrainsnandndairynconsumednpern1,000ncaloriesnandnincreasesnthenpercentnofncaloriesnfromnsatur
atednandnsolidnfat,nalcohol,nandnaddednsugarn(SonFAAS)ninnanday.nDinnernawaynfromnhomenreducesnthennu
mbernofnservingsnofnvegetablesnconsumednpern1,000ncaloriesnfornthenaveragenadult.nBreakfastnandnlunchn
awaynfromnhomenincreasencaloriesnfromnsaturatednfatnandnSonFAASnonnaveragenmorenamongndietersntha
nnamongnnon-ndieters.nSomenofnthenoverallnnegativendietaryneffectsndecreasednbetweenn1994-
96nandn2003-n04,nincludingnthosenonnwholengrain,nsodium,nandnvegetablenconsumption.
Whichnmeal(s)neatennawaynfromnhomenhavenworsenresultsnforndietersnthannfornnon-dieters?
A. Thenarticlendoesn’tnstatenwhichnmealnisnthenworsenfornnon-dieters
B. Dinnerneatennawaynfromnhomenisnworsenbecausenpeoplenconsumenfewernwholengrainsnand
nvegetables.
C. Breakfastneatennawaynfromnhomenisnworsenbecausenitnincreasesnthenpercentnofncaloriesnfrom
nsaturatednandnsolidnfat,nalcohol,nandnaddednsugarn(SonFAAS)ninnanday.
D. Breakfastnandnlunchneatennawaynfromnhomenarenworsenbecausentheynincreasenthenpercentnof
ncaloriesnfromnsaturatednfats.
Whynisnitndifficultntonmeasurentheneffectnofnfoodnawaynfromnhomenonndietnquality?
A. Peopleneatnoutntoonmuch,nsonitnisnnotnpossiblentoncollectnaccuratendata.
B. Researchersnarenunablentonassessnthennutritionalnqualitynofnpeople’sndiets.
C. Peoples’nfoodnpreferencesnarentooncomplexnandnmaynevennbenunmeasurable.
D. Toonmanynunknownnvariablesnaffectnthendata.
Whichnstatementnisnnotnandetailnfromnthenpassage?
A. Eatingnbreakfastnawaynfromnhomencannresultninnannincreaseninnfattynproteinnconsumption.
B. Eatingnfoodnawaynfromnhomenisnconnectedntonbadnfoodnchoices.
C. Inngeneral,npeoplenwhoneatnbreakfastnawaynfromnhomenconsumenmorencalories.
D. Eatingndinnernawaynfromnhomenresultsninnlessnvegetablenconsumption.
Whatnisnthenmeaningnofnthenwordn“associated”ninnthenfirstnparagraph?
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B. Predated
C. Connected
D. Obfuscated
Annanometernisnanbillionthnofnanmeter.nAnDNAnmoleculenisn2nnanometersninndiameter.nProteinnmoleculesna
renaboutn10nnanometersninndiameter.nAnhumannhairnisn100,000nnanometersninndiameter.nButnwhatnisnann
anometernandnhowndoesnitnrelatentontechnology?nNanotechnologynisndefinednasnthenunderstandingnandnco
ntrolnofnmatternatndimensionsnofnroughlyn1nton100nnanometers,nanscalenatnwhichnuniquenpropertiesnofnma
terialsnemergenthatncannbenusedntondevelopnnovelntechnologiesnandnproducts.nAtnthennanoscale,nthenphys
ical,nchemical,nandnbiologicalnpropertiesnofnmaterialsndiffernfromnthenpropertiesnofnmatterneithernatnsmall
ernscales,nsuchnasnatoms,nornatnlargernscalesnthatnwenuseninneverydaynlifensuchnasnmillimetersnorninches.nN
anotechnologyninvolvesnimaging,nmeasuring,nmodeling,nandnmanipulatingnmatternonlynanfewnnanometer
sninnsize.nGoldnnanoparticlesnarenmadenofnthensamenmaterialnasninnjewelry.nButnwhennlightninteractsnwithn
particlesnofngold,ndifferentncolorsnarenreflected.nThendifferentncolorsncannbenusedninnsimplenmedicalntestsnt
onindicateninfectionnorndisease.nMetalsnsuchnasncoppernbecomenextremelynrigidnatnthennanoscale,nrathernt
hannbendablenasninncoppernwiresnseenninneverydaynuse.
Whatn isn thenmajorndifferencen betweenn mattern atn then nanoscalen andn mattern atn largern scalesn suchnasn
millimetersnorninches?
A. Atnthennanoscale,nmetalsnarenbendable,nandnatnlargernscalesntheynarenrigid.
B. Matternhasndifferentnandnspecialncharacteristicsnatnthennanoscale.
C. Atnthennanoscale,nmatternhasnthensamenpropertiesnasnmatternatnthenatomicnlevel.
D. Therenisnnondifference.
Whichnclaimnfromnthenpassagenbestndescribesnthenbenefitsnofnnanotechnology?
A. Scientistsncanndevelopnnovelntechnologiesnandnproducts.
B. Nanotechnologynisndefinednasnthenunderstandingnandncontrolnofnmatternatndimensionsnofnroughly
n1nton100nnanometers.
C. Thendifferentncolorsncannbenusedninnsimplenmedicalntestsntonindicateninfectionnorndisease.
D. Uniquenpropertiesnofnmaterialsnemerge.
Whatnisnthenauthor’snprimarynpurposeninnwritingnthisnessay?
A. Tonexplainnhowntonutilizenthennanoscale
B. Tonreviewnthenconversionnbetweennthennanoscalenandnnanotechnology
C. Tonadvocatenfornthenusagenofnmorennanotechnology
D. Tondescribennanotechnologynandnwhatnitnis
Researchersnhavendevelopednanrecordingndevicenthatnessentiallynmeltsnintonplace,nsnuglynfittingntonthe
nbrain'snsurface.nThisnnewntechnologynallowsnforncloserninteractionnbetweennmachinesnandnlivingntissue
,npavingnthenwaynfornmorenadvancednimplantablendevices.nCurrently,nthensimplestndevicesnfornrecordin
gnfromnthenbrainnarenneedle-likenelectrodesnthatncannpenetratenintonbrainntissue.nMorenstate-of-the-
art
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devices,ncallednmicro-electrodenarrays,nconsistnofndozensnofnsemi-
flexiblenwirenelectrodes.nThesenarenusuallynfixedntonrigidnsiliconngridsnthatndon'tnconformntonthenbrain'snsh
ape.nAnnidealnrecordingndevice
