100%.
In the words of Thomas DeQuincey, "It is notorious that
the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If,
like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of
those you have just met, try this: The next time you are
introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself,
"I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be
sure I've got it, and I will remember." You'll discover how
effective this technique is and probably recall those names
for the rest of your life.
The mai correct answers C
Unemployment was the overriding fact of life when
Franklin D. Roosevelt became president of the United
States on March 4, 1933. An anomaly of the time was that
the government did not systematically collect statistics of
joblessness; actually it did not start doing so until 1940. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics later estimated that 12,830,000
persons were out of work in 1933, about one-fourth of a
civilian labor force of more than 51 million.
Roosevelt signed the Federal Emergency Relief Act on Ma correct answers D
It is said that a smile is universally understood. And nothing
triggers a smile more universally than a taste of sugar.
, Nearly everyone loves sugar. Infant studies indicate that
humans are born with an innate love of sweets. Based on
statistics, a lot of people in Great Britain must be smiling
because on average, every man, woman, and child in that
country consumes 95 pounds of sugar each year.
From this passage it seems safe to conclude that the English
A. do not know that too much sugar is un correct answers C
With varying success, many women around the world
today struggle for equal rights. Historically, women have
achieved greater equality with men during periods of social
adversity. The following factors initiated the greatest number
of improvements for women: violent revolution, world war,
and the rigors of pioneering in an undeveloped land. In all
three cases, the essential element that improved the status
of women was a shortage of men, which required women to
perform many of society's vital tas correct answers D
In 1848, Charles Burton of New York City made the first
baby carriage, but people strongly objected to the vehicles
because they said the carriage operators hit too many
pedestrians. Still convinced that he had a good idea, Burton
opened a factory in England. He obtained orders for the
baby carriages from Queen Isabella II of Spain, Queen
Victoria of England, and the Pasha of Egypt. The United
States had to wait another 10 years before it got a carriage