单选题The English language contains a(n) ______ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.

单选题A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. "Last week," said he, "my umbrella was stolen from a London Church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back." "How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a merchant. "Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, "Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street. " "Now," said the merchant, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of great importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one." The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known." This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes, fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.

单选题The writer thinks that the growth of specialist societies and periodicals has helped scholars to______.

单选题"Didn't the council turn down Frank's proposal?” “Yes. Now he regrets ______ it.”

单选题We listened dumb-struck, full of ______ , to the shocking details of the corruption of the president of the company.

单选题My own {{U}}inclination{{/U}}, if I were in your situation, would be to look for another position.

单选题 The North American states agreed to sign the agreement of economical and military union in Ottawa.

单选题Things might have been much worse if the mother ______ on her right to keep the baby. A. has been insisting B. had insisted C. would insist D. insisted

单选题It was not until almost a century ______ blacks began to demand their rights as American citizens.

单选题A new technique ______, the yields as a whole increased by 20 percent. A. working out B. having worked out C. having been worked out D. to have been worked out

单选题Tom doesn't think he could ever ______ what is called "free-style" poetry.

单选题The retired engineer plunked down $ 50, 100 in cash for a midsize Mercedes as a present for his wife—a purchase ______ with money made in the stock the week before.

单选题______ gave the second name of an Indian.

单选题My cousin hasn't decided _____to stay _____go home.

单选题 ______, he can now only watch it on TV at home.

单选题Just let it go ______ you don't want to be involved in any argument.

单选题All the staff in the office ______ their manager. A. unlike B. dislike C. alike D. unlikely

单选题我们应该给他一个改正自新的时机。

单选题He ______ to your home, for he doesn't know your address.