Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, is a medium-sized university. It has eleven thousand students. Twelve percent of them were international students, mostly【T1】______ students. The university has schools for law,【T2】______ and social work. It also has a business school, a school of design and visual arts and a school of【T3】______ and applied science. But more than sixty percent of courses are taught through the Arts and Sciences program.The new school year that begins this fall will cost about fifty thousand dollars for undergraduates. That includes twelve months of living expenses【T4】______at twenty thousand dollars. Graduate tuition differs by program. Tuition for the Master of Social Work program, for example, will cost twenty-seven thousand dollars in the coming year. The Master of Business【T5】______ program will cost about 38,000 dollars. The university offers financial assistance to international students, including first-year students, but says its【T6】______ are limited. 【T7】______ are available. The university also offers a monthly payment plan to spread out the cost of【T8】______. It offers loan programs. International students in the United States generally cannot receive【T9】______ student loans. But they may be able to take out private loans, as many American students do. Washington University in Saint Louis was named Eliot Seminary when it opened in 1853. Later the name was changed to honor the first American【T10】______, George Washington.
She put an extra blanket over the baby for fear that ______.
_______for a long time, the fields are all dried up.
When the child saw something fierce and violent on TV, he would ______ under the table and cry.
This course ______ several different aspects of economics.
Some environmentalists are dubious of the statement that the air quality in this city has ______ since 2000.
A. apparently B. part-written C. treats D. work E. secured F. supply G. fully-written H. success I. allege J. growth K. decline L. announced M. finance N. investment O. simply These are dark days for the book business. Borders, a once-huge bookseller,【C1】______ on July 18th that it will close down its remaining stores, leaving nearly 10,700 staff jobless. Publishers will lose a showcase for their books, which could mean more laid-off editors. Yet the problem is not the 【C2】______: writers will still scribble for scraps. Nor demand: American book publishers reported 【C3】______ across all platforms last year. It is just that no one is making money. The business needs fresh ideas. Enter Unbound, a British effort to "crowd-fund" books. Visitors to its website can pledge money for a book that is only【C4】______. If enough money is raised, the author can afford to finish it—and the pledgers will get a copy. Having launched in May, the firm announced its first【C5】______ on July 18th. Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, has【C6】______ the funds to finish a book of quirky stories. Handsome edited volumes and e-books will follow. "We can make books work at a much lower level of【C7】______," explains John Mitchinson, who co-founded Unbound. Visitors can stump up ￡10 for an e-book and a nod in the afterword, or up to ￡250 for such【C8】______ as lunch with the author. Over 3,000 pledges have come in, averaging ￡30 apiece. Authors see a new way to nurture fans and make money, even as publishing budgets dwindle. Readers【C9】______ enjoy feeling like part of the creative process. Most readers won't pay ￡8.99 for an acclaimed book, yet some will spend ￡50 on a signed unwritten one. In these digitally isolating times, the personal touch may【C10】______.
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______, he should be punished if he goes against the law.
PASSAGE THREE
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"No fuels other than petroleum will be fit for this purpose." The sentence means that
The physicist has made a discovery, ______ of great importance to the progress of science and technology.
Which of the following sentences expresses "probability"?
In his plays Shakespeare ______ his characters live through their language. [2008]
Jane was determined to _______ herself in the African way of life.
Few people expect luxury while flying, but these days, even the basics seem to be in bad shape. It's not uncommon to find your tray table broken, the in-flight entertainment system not working and your seat【T1】______worn—all of which can make you think, how old is this plane anyway? The reality for many U.S. air travelers is that most of their journeys take place on planes that have been in service for a【T2】______ or more. The average age of the fleet of the seven large U.S. passenger airlines is about 14 years old, according to The Airline Monitor. It found American and Delta/Northwest had the oldest fleets, at about 16 years on average. As of the end of 2008, a small percentage of the【T3】______ Delta/Northwest's planes dated back to the late 1960s. U.S. fleets are among the oldest in the world, said Richard Aboulafia, an【T4】______ analyst. "I'm not really sure that people should read that much into that," Aboulafia said. "From a safety【T5】______, a lot of the older planes were built tougher and with proper【T6】______, there's no reason why a plane can't stay safe for 25 to 30 years." It's also important to remember that a plane may be 20 years old, but its engines and other major systems could have been recently【T7】______or upgraded, said Aboulafia. There's less pressure on the airlines to【T8】______ the【T9】______, unless it's a safety【T10】______ or a redesign that will save money.
The years of the American Revolution were a(n)______ in the United States history.
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