单选题Some criminal slang is so highly developed that pickpockets, for example, can ______ a conversation in front of a victim without the person's realizing that they are discussing.

单选题Over the last two years, in the PC business Michael Dell has been beaten like a rented mule. His company continues to lose market 25 particularly in the U.S. Industry analysts would say that Dell has done a poor job of bringing out 26 and attractive products. Apple Mac sales keep rising. HP, Sony, and Lenovo have 27 new product lines which have had warm 28 . Dell's core business is being hit by three things. The first is that the company was fairly late at 29 into retail outlets (零售店) overseas. It 30 on its direct sales model for too long. The second problem is that the recession has 31 Dell's sales. Dell's final problem is that it cannot find the right people to run the company. It 32 dumped most of the senior management that it hired just over a year ago. It takes time for new people to get up to speed. Word has gotten out that Dell plans to launch its own high-end smartphone. Dell does not do well what it is supposed to do well. It has become a second rate PC company. It proposes to partially offset that by entering a business which is controlled by Apple and RIM, the maker of the Blackberry. Because smartphone margins are high, Nokia, the world largest cellphone company, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson are also 33 into the market. The traffic jam is going to be 34 . So Dell can't win in the handset business. What it ought to do is to try to improve its PC business. A. receptions E. targeting I. comprehensive M. expanding B. depended F. innovative J. recently N. consequently C. share G. launched K. rushing O. cut D. extraordinary H. declined L. expressions

单选题I got a new battery for my recorder only last week, but it seems to have ______ already. A. worn out B. run down C. knocked off D. gone off

单选题There could have been a war over it but in the end reason______.

单选题Their experiment________，Tom and Mary set out to write the report on the results. 

单选题The doctor ______my forehead and said, "Your forehead ______hot."

单选题So small ______ that the most powerful microscopes cannot detect them. A. are these particles B. were these particles C. these particles are D. these particles were

单选题She ______ much more accurate responses now, had she taken more pains in devising the questions.

单选题A loud noise ______ my attention from cooking and everything was burnt.

单选题Despite his ______ as a trouble-maker, he was promoted to department manger.

单选题Something that is __________ is so bad or unpleasant that it makes you feel disgust or dismay. A. appealing B. appalling C. apparent D. appearing

单选题The prisoners had difficulty communicating with each other because ______.

单选题______is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.

单选题The two teachers taught him 30 years ago, but_______of them can recognize himnow. 

单选题 《红楼梦》(Dream of the Red Chamber)是中国四大名著之一，创作于18世纪中叶。全书共120回，前80回的作者是曹雪芹，后40回由高鹗完成。通过对贾氏封建大家族(feudal clan)生活的生动描述，《红楼梦》展示了清朝封建社会的兴衰。这本带有半自传体性质的小说也反映了曹雪芹家族的命运。《红楼梦》卓越的艺术成就在于生动的人物刻画(characterization)和细腻的心理描写。这是一部优秀的文学巨著，具有很高的文学价值，被认为是中国古典小说的巅峰(pinnacle)之作。

单选题Strange ______ his behavior may be, there is a very good reason for it.

单选题The rosemary plant is an emblem of fidelity and remembrance.

单选题"Sorry I forgot to post the letter for you." "______. I'll post it myself tonight."