填空题The US has the most of the most valuable brands according to Interbrand.

填空题Even if all government money for research were cut off, the force of competition ________________(仍将带来技术的进步).

填空题When this semester is over, ___________________________________________________________ (我就能抽空读这部小说了).

填空题The Americans begin to decorate their homes and stores with Christmas trees and bright lights on Christmas Eve.

填空题As two great nations, the world looks to us to__________(为其他国家树立一个好的榜样).

填空题It is impossible for us to be well informed of the latest development in science and technology ______.(如果没有现代化的通讯设备)

填空题When we hate our jobs, the trick is to ______.

填空题With PowerPoint, all your information and visuals could be arranged on discrete "pages" or "slides".

填空题Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.American universities are rushing towards a wireless future. They are installing networks that let students and teachers surf the Internet from laptop computers (笔记本电脑). But professors say the technology poses a growing {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}: retaining their students' attention. In a classroom at American University in Washington D.C., the benefits and {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}of the new wireless work were on display. From the back row of a lecture hall, more than a dozen laptop screens were {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}. As Professor Jay Mallek lectured on the finer points of an office budget, many students went online to surf the Internet. Students write quick e-mails and send instant messages. A young man shows an amusing e-mail to the women next to him, and then switches over to read the online edition of The Wall Street Journal. Distraction is nothing {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}. As long as there have been schools, students have whispered, passed notes and even gazed out the window and daydreamed. But the {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}of the laptop has introduced new opportunities for distraction, and wireless introduces an even {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}range of distraction. This is {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}annoying for taw professors, many of whom still live in the world of paper. "This is something that hurts the students themselves," said Ian Ayres, professor at Yale Law School, who {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}the Internet's entry into the classroom. However, Professor Mallek sees it {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}. He said the benefits of the technology outweigh (胜过) the problems. He suggested that it might even be making him a better teacher. He takes the {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}of losing his students to e-mails and online newspapers as a challenge to keep lectures lively and interesting. A. advantages I. larger B. arrival J. new C. broader K. obstacle D. challenge L. opposes E. demonstrates M. possible F. differently N. threat G. drawbacks O. visible H. especially

填空题The keyboard of the modern typewriter is arranged in a strange way just to slow down the typing speed.

填空题National standards for paved roads were in placed by 1921.

填空题______(一想到周六的面试), she will become extremely nervous.