单选题______ riding to school, Mary usually goes to school on foot.

单选题The degree of downward slope of a beach depends on its composition of {{U}}deposits{{/U}} as well as on the action of waves across its surface.

单选题 We always look for these clothes which are a perfect combination of style, comfort and ______.

单选题Ever since Geoffrey sent a sizeable cheque to a well-known charity he's been ______ with requests for money from all sides.

单选题The obstacles Nancy Kerrigan faced as she strove (to win) the Olympic ice skating medal at Likehamma in 1944 form (the kind of) story (about whom) a fascinating novel (might) be written.

单选题The portrayal of everyday life in the objects of folk art makes it______valuable source of history.

单选题The new administration will adopt a policy of laissez-faire toward industry.

单选题 The poor old consumer! We'd have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn't create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods derives largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement. Lots of people pretend that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall or reading railway bylaws while waiting for a train? Would you like to read only closely-printed columns of news in your daily paper? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the daily ration of calamities. We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. Newspapers, commercial radio station and television companies could not survive without this source of revenue. The fact that we pay so little for our daffy paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programs is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price! Another thing we mustn't forget is the 'small ads', which are in virtually every newspaper and magazine. What a tremendously useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the 'hatch, match and dispatch' column but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or 'agony' column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It's the best advertisement for advertising there is!

单选题The old scientist decided to move to his core, try home ______ his advanced age and poor health.

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单选题 Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession?

单选题By saying "I couldn' t believe someone would be so honest." Mr. Payseur means that ______.

单选题Earl was balancing himself on top of the fence when he lost his ______ and fell off.

单选题The old ______ well looked after by the government.

单选题Give me your telephone number ______I need your help.

单选题The neighbors do not consider him quite ______ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.

单选题Tom is ______ many other people who work here.

单选题Today books are______ to everyone because they are no longer expensive.