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229- According to the author of the passage, superstition is .................. .
A) a practice of belief in something with no sensible explanation
B) underrated in today‘s modern world
by all educated people
C) being practiced only is rural villages and tribes
D) no longer a concept
not having been clarified
E) regarded as illogical even by the least educated
230- While some superstitions have greatly been prevalent throughout the world ............ .
A) it's hard to convince people of their irrationality
B) most of them are currently being forgotten
C) we have little to do but to believe in them
D) modern peoples don't
esteem them to be rational
E) others might be believed only a small number of people
231- Most people in modern societies ............. .
A) don't underestimate superstitions due to their
relevance to real life
B) have already lost their faith in superstitions
C) might have a couple of superstitions which will reveal when
they are forced to recount
D) have reasonable basis to believe in superstitions
E) pretend as if they don't
believe in superstitions
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Australia and the Pacific Islands, throughout Southeast Asia,
and in tropical America. Typically they form large flocks and may be serious pests in
grainfields. Most species lay four to eight eggs in a tree hole. Dozens of colorful kinds are kept
as pets. All are highly active and need much room; most are pugnacious--notably when paired--
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