单选题I ______ to the radio when you rang the bell the first time. A．listened B．had listened C．had been listening D．was listening

单选题Ever since he arrived, he ______ constantly about the weather.

单选题A new report of the United Nations shows that, if the present growth rate of 2 percent per year continues, today's world population of 5.1 billion will hit 6.4 billion by the year 2000. What's more, the great part of the growth--9 of every 10 people added to the earth's population--will be in the poor and undeveloped countries. These are the nations where providing enough food for billions of people already is proving to be a headachy problem. By the year 2000, today's "have not" nations will have a total population of 5 billion people, nearly four fifths of the world's population. Food isn't the only problem that such a population explosion presents. The more people there are and the worse their living conditions, the greater grows the possibility of all kinds of social problems. In 1830, world population reached 1 billion. It took only 1 ) more years to add another billion to world population; just 30 more to add a third billion. And it took just 15 more years to reach the 4 billion mark in 1975. Actually, the world's birth rate is falling. But so is death rate, as medical advances have made it possible for man to live longer than before. Such advances have also reduced baby death rate. Unless population growth is reduced, the world population may reach 12 billion in a century. Is the earth capable of providing a good life for so large a population?

单选题Mobile telecommunications ______ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies. A. potential B. possession C. impact D. capacity

单选题What the doctors really doubt is ______ the patient will recover from the serious disease soon. A. when B. how C. whether D. why

单选题All things ______, her paper is of greater value than mine.

单选题{{B}}16-20{{/B}} After a 300 million yuan renovation project, Lidai Diwang Miao, or the Imperial Temple of Emperors of Successive Dynasties, was reopened to the public last weekend. Originally constructed about 470 years ago, during the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, the temple was used by emperors of both the Ming and Qing to offer sacrifices to their ancestors. It underwent two periods of renovation in the Qing Dynasty, during the reigns of emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong. From 1929 until early 2000, it was part of Beijing No. 159 Middle School. The temple's Jingdechongsheng Hall contains stone tablets memorializing 188 Chinese emperors. The Jinzhuan bricks used to pave the floor, the same as those used in the Forbidden City, are finely textured and golden-yellow in color. According to Xi Wei, an official from the Xicheng District government present at the reopening of the temple, Jinzhuan bricks were made in Yuyao, Suzhou, specially for imperial use. The renovation was done strictly according to that carried out at the orders of Emperor Qianlong, and only those sections of the temple too damaged to repair have been replaced.

单选题Donald: Let"s eat out, shall we? Mason: I"m broke. I"ve gone through my paycheck for the week already. Donald: Don"t worry. ______.

单选题There was so much noise that the speaker couldn't make himself______. A. hearing B. to hear C. being heard D. heard

单选题Because Edgar was eonvinced of the accuracy of this fact, he______his opinion. A. struck at B. strove for C. stuck to D. stood for

单选题It does a company much good to integrate a more masculine(男性的) style into the management.

单选题{{B}}Passage 5{{/B}} Literature is a form of art that can be enjoyed without formal instruction. However, people with {{U}}(1) {{/U}} knowledge of literature may miss a lot {{U}}(2) {{/U}} reading a novel, short story, poem, play, or {{U}}(3) {{/U}}. These readers are comparable to the {{U}}(4) {{/U}} at a football game who watch the game and {{U}}(5) {{/U}} it without really understanding the complex movements {{U}}(6) {{/U}} on the field. Although they may enjoy the {{U}}(7) {{/U}} , many spectators watch only the ball {{U}}(8) {{/U}}, missing entirely the contribution of other members {{U}}(9) {{/U}} tile total play as well as the intricacies occurring within the {{U}}(10) {{/U}}. A person who understands football- {{U}}(11) {{/U}} better yet, has played the game -is more capable {{U}}(12) {{/U}} judging when a team is playing well or {{U}}(13) {{/U}} and is also likely to enjoy a "good" game more. The {{U}}(14) {{/U}} is true of reading literature. Most people have read numerous {{U}}(15) {{/U}} works, but many do not understand or {{U}}(16) {{/U}} the author's skill in communicating. This book {{U}}(17) {{/U}} intended to help you learn to {{U}}(18) {{/U}} attention not only on what happens, but on {{U}}(19) {{/U}} it happens and how the author has {{U}}(20) {{/U}} it -to analyze and evaluate literary works so that you can fully experience and appreciate them.

单选题{{B}}Passage 6{{/B}} New Yorkers watching the televised bombing of Baghdad yesterday said they were riveted by the raw and {{U}}(1) {{/U}} display of American military might. But {{U}}(2) {{/U}}, the bombing brought back particularly visceral and {{U}}(3) {{/U}} memories. They {{U}}(4) {{/U}} thinking about Sept. 11, and how New York, too, was once under assault {{U}}(5) {{/U}}. On that day, Eva Temple, 47, was one of {{U}}(6) {{/U}} people working in Lower Manhattan who {{U}}(7) {{/U}} the rumbling dust cloud that accompanied {{U}}(8) {{/U}} of the World Trade Center. And for {{U}}(9) {{/U}} a few days after, she collected prayer cards {{U}}(10) {{/U}} the street prophets and doomsday preachers whose advice she would ordinarily {{U}}(11) {{/U}}. It made her feel better. Now, because of the war, Ms. Temple is collecting those cards again. She {{U}}(12) {{/U}} to the war, yes, but {{U}}(13) {{/U}}, she is frightened, and {{U}}(14) {{/U}} New York will once again become a target. Yesterday, as bombs rained on a city 6,000 miles from New York, politicians and law enforcement officials {{U}}(15) {{/U}} to prevent terrorism at home, much like the {{U}}(16) {{/U}} they had taken immediately after Sept. 11. Security officials searching checked baggage at the American Airlines Terminal at La Guardia Airport found a gas mask and white powder in a suitcase belonging to a woman who {{U}}(17) {{/U}} from Israel, raising concerns that the powder {{U}}(18) {{/U}} a chemical or biological agent, officials said. {{U}} (19) {{/U}} tests on the powder indicated that it contained anthrax spores, but later tests found that it did not, officials said. In the interim, officials closed part of the terminal near the ticketing area, but the woman {{U}}(20) {{/U}} a flight for Dallas. When she landed, she was questioned by the F.B.I. and released, officials said.

单选题Mother: Tom, it's 7:30, you're going to be late for school.Tom: I feel like another five minutes' sleep.Mother: ______ Get dressed.

单选题Motorola Inc. , the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, will begin selling all of the technology needed to build a basic mobile phone to outside manufacturers, in a key change of strategy. The inventor of the cell phone, which has been troubled by missteps compounded by a recent industry slump in sales, is trying to become a neutral provider of mobile technology to rivals, with an eye toward fostering a much larger market than it could create itself. The Chicago area-based company, considered to have the widest range of technologies needed to build a phone, said it planned to make available chips, a design layout for the computer board, software, development tools and testing tools. Motorola has previously supplied mobile phone manufacturers with a couple of its chips, but this is the first time the company will offer its entire line of chips as well as a detailed blueprint. Mobile phones contain a variety of chips and components to control power, sound and amplification. Analysts said they liked the new strategy but were cautious about whether Motorola's mobile phone competitors would want to buy the technology from a rival. The company, long known for its top-notch (等级) engineering culture, is hoping to profit from its mobile phone technology now that the basic technology to build a mobile phone has largely become a commodity. Motorola said it will begin offering the technology based on the next-generation GPRS (Global Packet Radio Service) standard because most mobile phone makers already have technology in place for current digital phones. GPRS offers faster access to data through "always on" network connections, and customers are charged only for the information they retrieve, rather than the length of download. Burgess said the new business will not conflict with Motorola's own mobile phone business because the latter will remain competitive by offering advanced features and designs. Motorola's phones have been criticized as being too complicated and expensive to manufacture, but Burgess said Motorola will simplify the technology in the phones by a third. In addition to basic technology, Burgess said, Motorola would also offer additional features such as Blueteeth, a technology that allows wireless communications at a short distance, and Global Positioning System, which tracks the user's whereabouts, and MP3 audio capability.

单选题The task of being accepted and enrolled in a university begins early for some students. Long (1) they graduate from high school. These students take special (2) to prepare for advanced study. They may also take one of more examinations that test how (3) prepared they are for the university. In the final year of high school, they (4) applications and send them, with their student records, to the universities which they hope to (5) . Some high school students may be (6) to have an interview with representatives of the university. Neatly, (7) and usually very frightened, they are (8) to show that they have a good attitude and the (9) to succeed. When the new students are finally (10) , there may be one more step they have to (11) before registering for classes and (12) to work. Many colleges and universities (13) an orientation program for new students. (14) these programs, the young people get to know the (15) for registration and student advising, university rules, the (16) of the library and all the other (17) services of the college or university. Beginning a new life in a new place can be very (18) . The more knowledge students have (19) the school, the easier it will be for them to (20) to the new environment. However, it takes time to get used to college life.

单选题Linda. I'm taking my driving test tomorrow. Jeff: ______! A. Cheers B. Good luck C. Come on D. Congratulations

单选题A: What a surprise. You had your hair permed. B: Yes, and another surprise. I'm going to get married next Saturday. A: ______.

单选题We find it extremely difficult to ______ the meaning of what he has just said.