In 1936,it took Gallup a long time to convince thirty-five newspaper editors that his system was much cheaper than the customary mass inquiries and that it could provide surprisingly accurate predictions.The editors finally agreed,on condition that if Gallups predictions were less accurate than those obtained by the tried method of the Literary Digest,he would have to refund the entire cost of the investigation.Although the Literary Digest broke its own record by obtaining two million replies to its electoral postcards that year,its prediction was wrong by 19 percent,whereas Gallups was off by less than 1 percent.
1.From the passage we know that the earliest pre-election polls were ____ in reflecting the public opinions.
A)meaningful B)inaccurate C)satisfying D)successful
2.All of the following are the characteristics of the inquiries mentioned in the second paragraph except____ .
A)a large number of questionnaires were sent out
B)quantity rather than quality was emphasized
C)almost no effort was made to interview people from every walk of life
D)every publication in America got involved
3.We can infer from the passage that in the beginning the newspaper editors were____ Gallups system.
A)doubtful of C)displeased with
B)enthusiastic about D)indignant at
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