A)enemies were not effectively prevented from invading the empire B)it had started the work on the wall and really controlled it all along C)the common people rebelled against the empire that had forced them to work on the Great Wall D)the Qin emperor lost all his personal wealth in the creation of the Great Wall 2. The main idea of this passage is that A)the emperor of the Qin Dynasty was a slave driver B)invading enemies were a problem in ancient China C)the common people of ancient China were very poor D)the human achievement of the great Wall is widely appreciated 3. With which of the following opinions would this author most likely agree? A) The pyramids of Egypt also attract modem man because of the human effort they represent B) The pyramids of Egypt would probably be seen to a human standing on the noon C) The human significance of the pyramids of Egypt is greater than that of the Great Wall D) The human significance of the pyramids of Egypt is not as great as that of the Great Wall 4. The writer has not directly stated, but would support the opinion that A)astronauts have taken a personal interest in the history of the Great Wall of China B)the common people of the Qin Dynasty were the ones who provided the labor in constructing the great Wall C)work on the Great Wall was started before the Qin dynasty came into existence D)the Great Wall of China is a great human achievement and was probably worth the effort it took 5. What was the main purpose for building the great Wall? A)To make the empire stronger B)To make people richer C) To keep out invading enemies D)To make more money from people CDADC 4-42(0.79) DBBDB century. However they are hardly in use now, except on some clocks and watches, and on other rare occasions Look at the following and you will know why it is so The Rome used seven letters, each standing for a different number, I for 1, V for 5, X fo 0, L for 50, C for 100, D for 500, M for 1000. To express a small number the Romans would use repetition or additions, or subtractions. For instance, Il means 2, XXX means 30 (repetition); VII means 7(addition) and Iv expresses 4(subtraction) To express a number a thousand times larger, they put a line above the number. Thus, XVI=16000, and CDXLVII=447000. To show the year 1993 in Roman figures, it will be MCMXCIII. The inconvenience is quite clear. Besides, it would be difficult to express in Roman figures a decimal point or a fractionA) enemies were not effectively prevented from invading the empire. B) it had started the work on the wall and really controlled it all along. C) the common people rebelled against the empire that had forced them to work on the Great Wall D) the Qin emperor lost all his personal wealth in the creation of the Great Wall 2. The main idea of this passage is that ________. A) the emperor of the Qin Dynasty was a slave driver B) invading enemies were a problem in ancient China C) the common people of ancient China were very poor D) the human achievement of the Great Wall is widely appreciated 3. With which of the following opinions would this author most likely agree? A) The pyramids of Egypt also attract modem man because of the human effort they represent. B) The pyramids of Egypt would probably be seen to a human standing on the noon. C) The human significance of the pyramids of Egypt is greater than that of the Great Wall. D) The human significance of the pyramids of Egypt is not as great as that of the Great Wall. 4. The writer has not directly stated, but would support the opinion that ________. A) astronauts have taken a personal interest in the history of the Great Wall of China. B) the common people of the Qin Dynasty were the ones who provided the labor in constructing the Great Wall. C) work on the Great Wall was started before the Qin Dynasty came into existence. D) the Great Wall of China is a great human achievement and was probably worth the effort it took. 5. What was the main purpose for building the Great Wall? A) To make the empire stronger. B) To make people richer. C) To keep out invading enemies. D) To make more money from people. CDADC 4 –42 (0.79) DBBDB Why are Arabic figures used everywhere in the world? In the past, other counting figures once existed in many countries, but they all died away. The Roman figures, for instance, were popular in Europe before the 13th century. However they are hardly in use now, except on some clocks and watches, and on other rare occasions. Look at the following and you will know why it is so. The Rome used seven letters, each standing for a different number, I for 1, V for 5, X for 10, L for 50, C for 100, D for 500, M for 1000. To express a small number the Romans would use repetition or additions, or subtractions. For instance, II means 2, XXX means 30 (repetition); VII means 7. (addition) and IV expresses 4 (subtraction). To express a number a thousand times larger, they put a line above the number. Thus, XVI =16000, and CDXLVII = 447000. To show the year 1993 in Roman figures, it will be “MCMXCIII.” The inconvenience is quite clear. Besides, it would be difficult to express in Roman figures a decimal point or a fraction