单选题Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very ______. A. obscure B. indefinite C. dubious D. intriguing

单选题His constant attempts to ______ his colleagues' achievement eventually caused his dismissal. A. withdraw B. diminish C. restrain D. confine

单选题John wishes now that he ______ the Spring Festival at home. A. spent B. had spent C. has spent D. did spend

单选题I must ______ you farewell right now, but on some future occasion, I hope to see you again.

单选题I couldn't go to the meeting because I had to______my brother after his accident. 

单选题 Questions9-11 are based on the passage you have just heard.

单选题Women are moody. By evolutionary design, we are hard-wired to be sensitive to our environments, empathic to our children"s needs and intuitive of our partners" intentions. This is basic to our survival and that of our offspring. Some research suggests that women are often better at articulating their feelings than men because as the female brain develops, more capacity is reserved for language, memory, hearing and observing emotions in others. These are observations rooted in biology, not intended to mesh with any kind of pro- or anti-feminist ideology. But they do have social implications. Women"s emotionality is a sign of health, not disease; it is a source of power. But we are under constant pressure to restrain our emotional lives. We have been taught to apologize for our tears, to suppress our anger and to fear being called hysterical. The pharmaceutical industry plays on that fear, targeting women in a barrage of advertising on daytime talk shows and in magazines. More Americans are on psychiatric medications than ever before, and in my experience they are staying on them far longer than was ever intended. Sales of an tidepressants and antianxiety meds have been booming in the past two decades, and they"ve recently been outpaced by an antipsychotic, Abilify, that is the No. 1 seller among all drugs in the United States, not just psychiatric ones. At least one in four women in America now takes a psychiatric medication, compared with one in seven men. Women are nearly twice as likely to receive a diagnosis of depression or anxiety disorder than men are. For many women, these drugs greatly improve their lives. But for others they aren"t necessary. The increase in prescriptions for psychiatric medications, often by doctors in other specialties, is creating a new normal, encouraging more women to seek chemical assistance. Whether a woman needs these drugs should be a medical decision, not a response to peer pressure and consumerism. Obviously, there are situations where psychiatric medications are called for. The problem is too many genuinely ill people remain untreated, mostly because of socioeconomic factors. People who don"t really need these drugs are trying to medicate a normal reaction to an unnatural set of stressors: lives without nearly enough sleep, sunshine, nutrients, movement and eye contact, which is crucial to us as social primates.

单选题"Since we are exchanging______, I too have a secret to reveal, "said Mary.

单选题I have so ______time to enjoy myself.

单选题I was ______by the sight that I could not take my eyes off it.

单选题Young ______ he is, he knows what is the right thing to do.

单选题What is the author trying to tell us?

单选题The students are looking forward to ______ their holidays in Japan.

单选题The candidate's speech was filled with empty promises, ______ and cliches.

单选题James: Hey, Elleen, this handbag is a real bargain. It's only $ 24.95. Eileen: Only $ 24.95 ? ______ A. You have money. B. It costs a lot. C. I don't think I can afford it. D. It's worth the money.

单选题PERPLEXED: CLARIFICATION

单选题A. claim B. advanced C. challenge D. but E. constantly F. declare G. piles up H. limited I. significance J. hesitated K. and L. reduced M. regret N. scary O. totally Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly 42 to know my way around the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was 43 to a little college French. I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, 44 unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up interviews and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable 45 I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I accepted the assignment. There were some bad moments, 46 by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never 47 to head for even the most remote of places, without guides or even 48 bookings, confident that somehow I will manage. The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition 49 . But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning 50 , the world opens to you. I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept anxiety as another name for 51 and I believe I can accomplish wonders.

单选题 Once Johnny starts painting a picture， he won´t stop until it_________

单选题 If Morn looks out from the kitchen window， she_______us playing in the yard.

单选题The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______. A. danger B. stake C. loss D. threat