Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.

Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.

Faugel’s research showed that beta blockers given to his sample ...............

In the second paragraph, the pronoun "them" refers to which of the following?

The orchid is unique because of ......

According to the passage, the full-time university students have ............. of about 10 weeks in each year.

According to the passage, a regional university rector in Germany is elected by _____.

Although women think men should share the housework, those who don't have paid job agree to share ........... of the chores.

What is the ozone layer made of?

The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to .................

Around what time did the university begin to appear?

In the passage, the expression “children interrupt their education to go to school” mostly implies that ..........

The word “forces” in line 9 could best be replaced by:

The word “exotic" in paragraph two is closest in meaning to ________.

The word “microbes” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?

In what way is Juliette’s current job better her first job?

The phrase “of no consequence” means ________.

Sixty years ago, most women ____________.

The word “all-inclusive” in the passage mostly means .............

The phrase “reach to the horizon” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.

The phrase "the wee hours" in paragraph 3 probably refers to the period of time _____.

The main idea of this passage is that .................

Why does the author mention Lady Gaga?