Test reading Passage 1 mount everest and hillary

FALSE.
7.
+ A 
number that followed by a noun/noun phrase
is required here
+ According to the fourth sentence of paragraph E, “Under Pepperberg’s patient 
tutelage
”/“
After the training of Irene
”, Alex can 
use his vocal tract to pronounce/ 
imitate more than
 one hundred English words
+ No more than 3 words is allowed, so the answer here should be 
100 English words
8.
+ A 
noun
is needed here, and it’s an 
animal’s name
+ Take a look at the first sentence of paragraph E, Irene said that “
Scientists thought 
that 
chimpanzees
were better subjects
”, this can be understand as “
scientists 
believe that they would rather teach
 chimpanzees
about the ability of thinking”
+ The answer here should be 
chimpanzees
 
 
9.
+ A 
noun/noun phrase
is needed here
+ According to the last sentence of paragraph F, Pepperberg was “
not trying to see if 
Alex can learn a human language
”/“
not to teach him to talk
” but her plan was to 
“
conduct a study concerning
”/“use his imitative skills to 
get a better understanding 
of” 
avian cognition
+ The answer here should be 
avian cognition
10.
+ The word needed here is a 
verb
+ According to the last 2 sentences of paragraph D, Pepperberg “let the store’s 
assistant pick him out
”/“The store’s assistant picked out a bird at random for her”, so 
the other scientists can’t say that she had 
particularly
chosen
an especially smart 
bird
+ The 
verb
should be 
chosen
, but the detail won’t be enough, therefore, the answer 
should be