73 According to the passage, what is “Six Sigma”?
(A) A digital device to speed up production processes.
(B) A near-perfect process in business communication.
(C) A statistical term that measures a company’s budgets and profits.
(D) A quality measure that detects problems to improve products and services.

69How does the author begin the passage? (A) By giving a definition. (B) By mentioning an incident. (C) By providing statistics. (D) By comparing people’s responses.

70According to the passage, what is the goal of Dr. Spiegel’s work? (A) To explain the real cause of pain. (B) To help people concentrate on their job. (C) To explore how hypnosis can be used as a medical treatment. (D) To strengthen the brain’s functions to reduce psychological problems.

71According to Dr. Spiegel, which of the following is true when people are hypnotized? (A) They recall only happy memories. (B) Their mind is fixed only on what they are doing. (C) They do whatever they are told to do. (D) They have greater awareness of things around them.

72 What can be inferred about highly hypnotizable people? (A) They tend to be isolated from the society. (B) They are more likely to fall asleep during the day. (C) They may easily identify themselves with characters in fictions. (D) They are more trustworthy than people who are less hypnotizable.

74For Six Sigma to be applied successfully, which of the following are the most crucial factors? (A) Customers and suppliers’ needs. (B) Tools in statistics and marketing. (C) Strong teamwork and proper training. (D) Good leadership and sufficient budget.

75 How are the author’s ideas developed in the last two paragraphs? (A) By definition. (B) By comparison. (C) In time order. (D) In space order.

76According to the passage, which of the following is true regarding Six Sigma? (A) It helped Motorola and General Motors to promote sales. (B) It requires multi-national efforts to generate satisfactory results. (C) It has gained popularity mostly among large telecommunications companies. (D) It has become a business model which provides services to organizations worldwide.

77 What is the main idea of this passage? (A) Seed banks can help farmers improve their crops. (B) The practice of seed banks requires global cooperation. (C) The idea of saving crop diversity in seed banks is debatable. (D) Seed banks are able to deal with challenges of climate change.

78 According to this passage, which of the following statements is true about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault? (A) It is using up a lot of the funding. (B) It is located in the center of Norway. (C) It aims to fight against gene modified crops. (D) It holds 75 percent of global crop diversity.

79Which of the following is true about the role of farmers in preserving crop variety? (A) Competing with seed banks. (B) Providing practical knowledge. (C) Packaging seeds for research. (D) Responding to population growth.