The author argues that the main cause of aged societies is
A. the increase in birthrate.
B. the drop in death rate.
C. as much the growth in birthrate as the decline in death rate.
D. not so much the decrease in death rate as the fall in birthrate.
The best title for the text is
A. Poetic justice.
B. A vogue for shaming wrongdoers.
C. Doubtful punishments.
D. Criminals should be shamed.
Mr. Poe became the House of Representatives mainly because
A. he can make voters live a comfortable life.
B. he is a famous district judge for writing great poems.
C. he set a series of court judgement to shame criminals.
D. he punished a thief by forcing him to shovel manure.
Various meditative techniques all requires
A. modes identical to religious services.
B. restless repetition of a certain prayer.
C. continuous movements of taiji.
D. a great deal of mental concentration.