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单选题Fifty dollars ______ a big sum of money for a child.

单选题You would be ______ a risk to let your child go to school by himself. A. omitting B. attaching C. affording D. running

单选题When the letter from his wife arrived, he ______ the contents carefully. Because she hadn't answered his question, he was angry and tossed the letter into the fire.

单选题I ______ one of my old classmates in the street yesterday.

单选题The organization has so far raised $2.5 million to finance bone ______trans- plants for children.

单选题Harry Potter fans will instantly recognize the snowy owl as Harry’s famous companion.Hedwig，but these beautiful and powerful owls are easily recognizable not for their magical associations，but for the

单选题I appreciated ______ to the United States to study five years ago.

单选题Some ______ good luck brought us nothing but trouble.

单选题Passage One June came and the hay(干草) was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummer's Eve，which was a Saturday，Mr. Jones went into Willing ton and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back until midday on Sunday. His men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out chatting without bothering to feed the animals. When Mr. Jones got back，he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the "News of the World" over his face. When evening came，the animals were still not fed. At last，they could stand no longer. One of the cows broke into the door of the storehouse with her horns and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains. It was just then that Mr. Jones woke up. The next moment he and his four men were in the storehouse with whips in their hands，whipping in all directions. This was more than the hungry animals would bear.Together，though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand，they jumped upon their masters. Mr. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being struck with the horns and kicked from all sides. The situation was quite out of their control. They had never seen these animals act like this before. This sudden rebellion of the creatures，which they were used to beating and whipping just as they chose，frightened them. After only a moment or two，they gave up trying to defend themselves. A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road with the animals running after them joyfully. The four men did not feed the cows because_______. 

单选题Most of us are taught to pay attention to what is said--the words. Words do provide us with some information, but meanings are (1) from so many other sources that it would hinder our effectiveness (2) a partner to a relationship to rely too heavily on words (3) Words are used to describe only a small part of the many ideas we associate with any given (4) . Sometimes we can gain insight into some of those (5) if we listen for (6) words. We don't always say what we mean (7) mean what we say. Mostly we mean several things at once. A person wanting to purchase a house says to the current owner. "This step has to be fixed before I'll buy." The owner says, "It's been like that for years". (8) , the step hasn't been like that for years, but the (9) message is: "I don't want to fix it. We can put up with it why can't you?" The (10) for a more expansive view of meaning can be developed by examining a message (11) who said it, when it occurred, the (12) conditions or situation, and how it was said. When a message occurs can also (13) associated meaning. A friend's unusually docile behavior may only be understood by (14) that it was preceded by situations that required a (n) (15) amount of assertiveness. We would do well to listen for how message are (16) The words, "it sure has been nice to have you over," can be said with (17) and excited or ritualistically. The phrase can be said once or (18) several times. And the meaning we associate with the phrase will change (19) Sometimes if we say something infrequently it assumes more importance; sometimes the more we say something the (20) importance it assumes.

单选题______ , the mayor conceded defeat in his bid for re-election.

单选题请阅读Passage 1，完成小题。Passage 1Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century,perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the

单选题He kept the portrait ______he could see it every day, as it always reminded him of his early school days.

单选题A recent survey suggested that if money were not an issue, most mothers ______not to work at all.

单选题 吃年夜饭是春节期间家家户户最热闹的时刻。除夕夜，丰盛的年夜菜摆满一大桌，一家人团聚在一起，围坐桌旁，欢声笑语，共享美餐。年夜饭可谓一年里最为丰盛的一顿大餐，为准备年夜饭，人们往往要提前忙上好几天，配备各种各样的食材。年夜饭上的菜肴各式各样，五花八门。一些地方一般少不了两样东西：一是火锅，二是鱼。火锅沸煮，热气腾腾，说明红红火火；“鱼”和“余”谐音，象征“吉庆有余”，也喻示“年年有余”。

单选题Lynd and hundreds of young people like him ______ the post of typist.

单选题The country's president has appealed for international______in the wake of the disaster.

单选题Why did Wilson regard" the greatest extinction since the end of the age of dinosaurs" to be the depletion of rain forest areas?

单选题People prefer paying large sums of money ______ their lifework destroyed by gangsters.