单选题In spite of the heavy snow and hard rain, the buses still ran on ______. A. list B. plan C. arrangement D. schedule

单选题Our sports team won ______ many gold medals ______ they did at the last National Games.

单选题The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to let stand a ruling in an online defamation case will make it more difficult to determine correct legal jurisdictions in other Internet cases, legal experts said. By opting not to take the case, the high court effectively endorsed a lower court's decision that a Colorado company that posts ratings of health plans on the Internet could be sued for defamation in a Washington court. The lower court ruling is one of several that makes it easier for plaintiffs to sue Web site operators in their own jurisdictions, rather than where the operators maintain a physical presence. The case involved a defamation suit filed by Chehalis, Wash.-based Northwest Healthcare Alliance against Lakewood, Colo.-based Healthgrades. com The Alliance sued in Washington federal court after Healthgrades. com posted a negative ranking of Northwest Healthcare's home health services on the Internet. Healthgrades. com argued that it should not be subject to the jurisdiction of a court in Washington because its publishing operation is in Colorado. Observers said the fact that the Supreme Court opted not to hear the case only clouds the legal situation for Web site operators. Geoff Stewart, a partner at Jones Day in Washington, D. C. , said that the Supreme Court eventually must act on the issue, as Internet sites that rate everything from automobile dealerships to credit offers could scale back their offerings to avoid lawsuits originating numerous jurisdictions. Online publishers also might have to worry about being dragged into lawsuits in foreign courts, said Dow Lohnes & Albertson attorney Jon Hart, who has represented the Online News Association. "The much more difficult problems for U. S. media companies arise when claims are brought in foreign countries over content published in the United States," Hart said. Hart cited a recent case in which an Australian court ruled that Dow Jones must appear in a Victoria, Australia court to defend its publication of an article on the U. S.--based Walt Street Journal Web site. According to Hart, the potential chilling effect of those sorts of jurisdictional decisions is substantial. "I have not yet seen publishers holding back on what they otherwise publish because they're afraid they're going to get sued in another country, but that doesn't mean it won't happen if we see a rash of U. S. libel cases against U. S. media companies being brought in foreign countries," he said. Until the high court decides to weigh in directly on this issue, Web site operators that offer information and services to users located outside of their home states must deal with a thorny legal landscape, said John Morgan, a partner at Perkins Coie LLP and an expert in Internet law.

单选题The ditry tricks played upon the Secretary of the State are ______ by the high ranking officials behind the scenes.

单选题The new bill will come into ______ on the day it is passed.

单选题______ the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for another 8-10 minutes until most of the water has evaporated.

单选题Smoking and drinking may__________heart disease and cancer.

单选题So what is depression? Depression is often more about anger turned (1) than it is about sadness. But it's usually (2) as sadness. Depression can (3) at all ages, from childhood to old age, and it's the United States' No. 1 (4) problem. When someone is depressed, her behavior (5) change and she loses interest in activities she (6) enjoyed (like sports, music, friendships). The sadness usually lasts every day for most of the day and for two weeks or more. What (7) depression? A (8) event can certainly bring (9) depression, but some will say it happens (10) a specific cause. So how do you know if you're just having a bad day (11) are really depressed? Depression affects your (12) , moods, behavior and even your physical health. These changes often go (13) or are labeled (14) simply a bad case of the blues. Someone who's truly (15) depression will have (16) periods of crying spells, feelings of (17) (like not being able to change your situation) and (18) (like you'll feel this way forever), irritation or agitation. A depressed person often (19) from others. Depression seldom goes away by itself, and the greatest (20) of depression is suicide. The risk of suicide increases if the depression isn't treated.

单选题His laziness ______ his failure in the final exam.

单选题 For London-based Michelle Brideau, 10 years in the travel industry felt like an eternity. What started as low pay and high stress—but great perks—had evolved into low pay, high stress, no perks and lots of competition from the internet. Brideau was ready for a change. She considered running a mobile coffee cart for commuters in her neighbourhood, but the idea of London winters spent outside quickly nixed those plans. She decided on a career in technology. The problem: no experience. At some point in almost everyone's career comes the desire to change fields and try something completely different. But one of the most common stumbling blocks to making a dramatic career change is a lack of experience in the new field. Gaining that experience often means taking what can be felt like a giant step backwards in your career, whether it's by re-entering the students' world or signing on for an internship. Choices like these can be financially draining in the short term, but the long-term hope is that they will pay off before too long. Brideau needed to learn to code if she was going to launch a career in technology. But she'd been under the impression it would take years of schoolwork to learn what she needed in order to make the switch, she said in an email. Then she heard about the Makers Academy, a highly selective coding program in London that teaches web development. The intensive 10-week program, (it now costs ￡7200 and is three months long) meant Brideau was studying code whenever she 'wasn't eating or sleeping.' With the coding experience under her belt, Brideau spent two months looking for the right job or internship. 'I made sure to get out into the developer community as much as possible: meet ups, events, conferences, job fairs and such,' she said. 'I also went to interviews, was invited to do code exercises as part of the job application process, and I continued to study at home.' Eventually, through the connections she made, Brideau landed a six-month paid code-writing internship at London-based Enternships, which placed students and recent graduates in positions with starts ups and small businesses. Once her internship is over, she hopes to find a position as a junior coder. 'The hardest part was taking the leap to doing something so completely different than I have ever done previously,' said Brideau. She likened it to the move she had made from Canada to the UK. 'You keep moving forward with a lot of unanswered questions not knowing how it will all turn out until one day you find yourself at home in your new surroundings.'

单选题He is often inclined to ______ in other people's affairs, which is none of his business. A. manipulated B. lumbered C. meddle D. littered

单选题How can I ever concentrate if you ______ continually ______ me with silly questions?

单选题Docs the writer truly believe that the poor actually could be more privileged than the rich?

单选题Woman: Are you prepared for the exam tomorrow?Man: Oh, yeah, the exam will be a piece of cake.Question: What does the man mean?

单选题While he was not dumber than an ox, he was not any smarter; so most of his classmates were Ulenient/U and helped him along.

单选题 Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Touching Tactile communication is the use of touch in communication.

单选题The new policy has______a large amount of investment for industry and business in this city. A. acquainted B. adhered C. activated D. asserted

单选题A recent survey suggested that if money were not an issue, most mothers______not to work at all. A. should prefer 13. prefer C. would prefer D. preferred

单选题下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择A；如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B；如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择C，并将所选答案的代码（指A、B或C）填在答题纸的相应位置上。Being "Cool" in Middle School　　A new study shows that gentle and quiet kids in middle