单选题What is NOT missing in Mary's briefcase?

单选题What is true of the campus of Deep Spring College?

单选题Which of the following is the disadvantage mentioned in the passage?

单选题Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

单选题{{I}} Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.{{/I}}

单选题As a 50th birthday present to herself, Belva Davis bought her first home, a brick house, in a friendly neighborhood ten miles east of downtown Detroit. The 72-block enclave, East English Village, was the kind of place where kids still pedaled bikes on the sidewalk and neighbors invited you over for parties."It felt like a community, like when I was growing up," says Davis, who moved there from a rental apartment in inner-city Detroit."I didn't hear gunshots. I didn't hear people cursing. It was peaceful." Two years after moving in, the 52-year-old lost her job as a nonprofit administrator and fell ＄18,000 behind on her mortgage. Even after she found full-time work again, her mortgage lender refused to negotiate."I told them, 'I have a job. I can make payments,'" says Davis."But nobody was willing to work with me." In 2008, the foreclosure notice arrived in the mail. It wouldn't be the neighborhood's first foreclosure by a long shot. Detroit's economic woes had hit East English Village hard; month in and month out, 5 to 10 percent of the homes there sat empty. Usually people were too ashamed to say they'd lost their home until the moving van pulled into their driveway. Not Davis. At the next neighborhood association meeting, she grabbed the microphone."I want to stay in my home, but the mortgage company isn't listening to me," she said."Would you be willing to protest?" For many longtime residents, it was what they had been waiting for."We were just so glad someone was willing to stand up to what was happening to our neighborhood," says neighbor Nancy Brigham. She and a handful of other residents helped Davis organize a series of protests against her eviction. They distributed flyers in the area and convinced the local newspaper and television station to cover the events. In December 2008, locals waved signs in Davis's yard during a snowstorm; come summer, the protest turned into a backyard barbecue. City council and neighborhood association members gave speeches about Davis's plight. Another neighbor posted video footage of the protests and interviews with local residents on YouTube, attracting hundreds of views. But the bank didn't budge. Davis lived in fear. In fall 2009, she made a final push, asking neighbors to flood the bank president with e-mails and phone calls. On a sunny September Saturday, a few dozen of Davis's supporters marched in front of a local branch, chanting, "Let Belva stay! She's not going away!" At last, Davis got a phone call. The bank would modify her mortgage loan. She would get to keep her home."I'm just glad I live in the type of neighborhood where people help each other," says Davis."Not only in Detroit but all over the nation, neighborhoods are being devastated. If more people would band together, people could stay in their homes. But one person can't do that by herself. It takes a community of people./

单选题 Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.

单选题How many basic types of snowflakes are there?

单选题Success in life does not depend so much on one's school record______ on one's honesty and diligence.

单选题Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ______ at the very moment of the crash. A. ought to die B. must have died C. must be dying D. should have died

单选题In the Christian religion, the unlucky number 13 ______ back to the Last Supper. A. tracks B. traces C. dates D. tails

单选题What is the man supposed to be doing?

单选题According to the man, what does the woman need to show the evidence of?

单选题He is now in London, but he missed his parents,______ enjoy the exciting life there.

单选题Some people are _______ to jump to haste conclusions.

单选题In California on a business trip last month, I met a mom with two kids who"d graduated from business school in the late 1990s. She"d been home with the kids for five years, she explained, but was looking to go back. I assumed she"d return to the field she"d entered after business school. "I want to go into something non-profit," she said instead. Now, I firmly believe that nonprofit careers are tremendously rewarding, but my heart sank a bit from the expression on my new friend"s face . I suspected I knew what she was thinking. Over the years, I"ve studied working and stay-at-home moms, yet met dozens of successful former lawyers and businesswomen in a range of profitable fields who lose their confidence after staying home for a few years. They assume they can"t return to their original fields, despite their successful track records. They erroneously think going into teaching, social work or nonprofit foundations will be easier. More often than not, these women use "I"m thinking of entering nonprofit" as code for "I"ve lost confidence in my ability to return to my profession so my only choice is find a less competitive field." The reality is they"d be better off staying in their original field. Teaching and social work require years of education and certification. Due to naivety or arrogance, some former businesspeople don"t realize high-level nonprofit posts are just as competitive and sought after as top business jobs. It"s tougher than many women believe to convince potential employers that private sector achievements are transferable to education and nonprofit arenas, and why, suddenly in mid-life, you heard a different calling that you will take as seriously as your former career. Many stay-at-homes would be better off if they confronted the biggest obstacle preventing women from returning to their chosen industries: lack of confidence, the most critical ingredient in any job hunt. A recent New York Times article highlighted this reality and business schools" growing success teaching Confidence by helping stay-at-home morns brush up on outdated skills. "The biggest issue facing them was not whether their skills were rusty; rather, it was the confidence that they had lost while not working," explained the Times article. "You should never apologize for being out of the market." Does this confidence game ring true for those of you at home contemplating a return to work? Do you feel the need to apologize for or explain why you stayed home? Do you fear your talent and skills have atrophied (萎缩的)? What advice can we share with each other—those of us at work and those of us at home?

单选题{{B}}TEXT B{{/B}} The Westlife story really began way back in December 1996 when the three original members of Westlife were performing in a local production of the musical Grease. Shane Filan, Klan Egan and Mark Feehilly were all born and bred in Sligo, a small town a few hours west of the Republic of Ireland’s capital city, Dublin. During breaks the three would get together and sing covers of some of their favorite songs including Boyz Ⅱ Men’s I Make Love To You. The reaction to their singing was so positive that they decided to form a band as soon as they had finished their exams at school. This they duly did and on July 3 1997 they formed I.O.U. The boys organized concerts in the area and even produced their own CDs to sell locally. This local success led to an appearance on TV that was to prove extremely important. Among the viewers who saw the trio perform in a children’s hospital was Boyzone’s manager, Louis Walsh. Soon after Shane’s mother contacted him about I.O.U. and found he had been desperately trying to get in contact with them. Louis Walsh decided to hold auditions to recruit two new members in Jude of 1998. This is when Nicky Byme and Bryan McFadden, two Dublin boys and friends entered the picture. A quick name change and Westside was born. Yes, WESTSIDE. This was to be the quintet’s name until they discovered another band already using the name and a final change to Westlife was called for, The final link in the chain was Ronan Keating, Boyzone’s lead singer, who at Louis Walsh’s request joined him to help and nurtured this raw talent. His experience proved an invaluable help. The next step was to secure a record deal. The band organized a showcase in Dublin and soon reprentatives of every, major record label were offering the bewildered boys contracts. In October 1998 Westlife signed to RCA, a label that had a proven track record with the successful marketing of both Take That and Five, Barely had the ink on the contract dried when they headed out on tour as part of the Smash Hits Show, which led to them winning the Best New Tour Act in December 1998 (this was an award Boyzone themselves had won in 1994 which seemed like a pretty good omen). Styled by Kenny Ho, who was responsible for The Spice Girls image, Westlffe’s first single Swear It Again was released in March 1999. In their native Ireland it went straight to number one and became the biggest selling debut single in the history of the Irish charts. A month later Swear It Again repeated the feat in the UK, staying at number one for two weeks and following on from Boyzone’s dominance of the UK top spot. This success was soon matched all around Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. They look set to repeat their success now in the USA. A tour throughout the States has meant Swear It Again is rapidly climbing the Billboard charts. This is the good news the boys needed as Bryan McFadden recently suffered nervous exhaustion and had to miss some shows while recuperating back in Ireland with his family, blot only that but Ronan Keating’s solo plans have forced him to give up his co-managing duties due to lack of time. More good news, though, is they have recently recorded with Mariah Carey and are due to begin work on their second album.

单选题A wise and frugal government shall ______ men from injuring one another.