单选题How much did the man pay for his order?
单选题What does the woman mean when she talks about decisions about the end of life?
单选题The author is of the opinion that ______.
单选题If I had seen the film last night, I ______ much to the discussion before the class now. A. could have contributed B. would contribute C. will contribute D. would have contributed
单选题Hit-hikers must have take great pains to make themselves______ so as to arrest the driver' s attention.A. conspicuous B. subconscious C. ambiguous D. inconspicuous
单选题Prices reach equilibrium at the level at which quantity demanded ______ quantity supplied.[A] is equal to[B] equal[C] equals to[D] is equal
单选题In Japan, most people still feel that a woman's place is in the home; and most women willingly accept their (31) role as wife, leaving the business of making a living (32) their husbands. For those who do want a (33) of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to (34) for low wages, fewer promotions, less responsible (35) . In America, on the other hand, most women, (36) wives and mothers, work most of their times. But (37) few have had real careers. As in Japan, most fields are (38) by men and opportunities for women have been (39) , salaries low, chances for advancement (40) American women work mainly because they (41) ; in these days of inflation and luxury living, (42) income per family is simply not enough to (43) . So American women actually have two jobs: one nine-to-five position outside the home, and (44) round-the-clock in the home job (45) wife, housemaid, cook and nurse. One of the main goals of the modern women's liberation movement, which started (46) , was to eliminate sex discrimination in the work force, and to (47) careers for women that were previously (48) for men. And though there is still a long way to (49) , a lot of progress has been (50) .
单选题contradict reform counter
protest contradict
v.
(1) to say the opposite of to deny the truth
of
He contradicted the charges of his critics.
My sister doesn't like being
contradicted.
(2) to not agree with (something, in a way that shows or suggests
that it is false, wrong, etc.)
She has made statements that contradict each
other.
The mayor's actions in office contradicted the promises he made during the
campaign. contradict yourself to say or do
something that is opposite or very different in meaning to something else that
you said or did earlier
The witness contradicted herself when she insisted
she could identify the thief even though she had said that the night was too
foggy to see clearly. reform
v.
(1) to improve (someone or something) by removing or
correcting faults, problems, etc.
The program is designed to reform
prisoners.
(2) to improve your own behavior or habits
The program is
designed to help former gang members who are trying to reform.
reform n.
(1) the
improvement of something by removing or correcting faults, problems,
etc.
A group of senators are calling for reform of the nation's health-care
system.
(2) an action (plan, rule, etc.) that is meant to improve
something
He has proposed a list of political reforms.
counter n.
(1) a piece of
furniture with a flat surface that workers and customers stand on opposite sides
of when doing business in a store or restaurant.
He walked up to the
counter and ordered his food.
There was a long line at the sales/checkout
counter.
I put my money down on the counter.
She recognized the man behind the
counter.
(2) a small object that is used in some board games over the
counter, without a special note (called a prescription) from a
doctor
The drug is available over the counter.
under the counter secretly and usually
illegally
The workers were paid under the counter.
counter v.
(1) to do something in
defense or in response to something
He countered with a punch to the other
fighter's head.
(2) to make (something) less effective or
ineffective
This pill will counter the side effects of the other
one.
(3) to say (something, in response to something that another person has
said)
When they blamed him for the collapse of the bridge, he countered that
his warnings about the bridge had been ignored.
After she made her point, he could not
counter with anything. protest
v. to show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of
something
The victim's family protested at/against the judge's
sentence.
Students protested at the civil rights rally.
Peace activists protested the
war.
The defendant protested his innocence in court.
She protested that the law was
unfair.
n.
(1) something said or done that shows disagreement with or
disapproval of something
He heard protests from the crowd.
She told him to go to
bed despite his protests that he wasn't tired.
There were cries/howls of protest when
the verdict was announced.
The suspect surrendered his gun without protest.
She was so upset
by their decision that she resigned in protest.
He paid the fine under protest. (=he
paid the fine although he objected to it)
(2) an event at which people gather
together to show strong disapproval about something
The students
launched/held/staged a protest against the tuition increase.Thousands of people
turned out into the streets to ______ against the local authorities' decision to
build a highway across the field.
A. contradict
B. reform
C. counter
D. protest
单选题Language, culture, and personality may be considered ______ of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.
单选题Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
A. The cattle in the farm were killed.
B. New machinery was introduced in the factory.
C. The police are going to search that district.
D. All the furniture were sold in the house.
单选题It is pretty obvious that more than one person has ______ this affair.A. laid a hand onB. had a hand inC. got the upper hand ofD. got into the hands of
单选题All of the students did not turn up at the party. The meaning of the sentence is: A. Some of the students turned up. B. None of the students turned up. C. All of the students turned up. D. All of the students possibly turned up.
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{{I}}Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following
news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the
questions.Now listen to the news.{{/I}}
单选题As Fred can"t be here today, I"m going to speak ______.
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. Now listen to the passage.
单选题A: The door was open. B: It ______ open. I had locked it myself and the key was in my pocket.A. can't beB. mustn't beC. can't have beenD. mustn't have been
单选题He was ______ determined than you, but he turned out tO be the first to back out.[A] no more[B] not more[C] no less[D] not less
单选题What will Jane and Jack most probably do next?
单选题The main idea of Paragraph 4 is ______.
