单选题Mr Hall ______ several mistakes Tom made in the composition and asked him to correct them.

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单选题Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?A.Theconversionofvolcanicwastetofertilizer.B.ThemenaceofcurrentlydormantvolcanoesaroundMountSaintHelena.C.TheeruptionofMountSaintHelenaanditseffectsontheenvironment.

单选题 You must have heard of karaoke. Karaoke is a form of entertainment in which amateur(业余的) singers sing along with recorded music. The music is typically of a well-known song in which the voice of the original (原创的) singer is absent (不存在的) or reduced in volume. Though karaoke is popular, there are not many people who know its inventor (发明者)—Daisuke Inoue. Daisuke Inoue is an easygoing man. He was born in the suburbs (郊区) of Osaka in 1940. At high school he took up the drums, because he says, "All you have to do is hit them." Before long he was making money as a drummer in a Hawaiian band. By 1970, he and six partners (搭档) were playing in the clubs of nearby Kobe, accompanying (陪伴) middle-aged businessmen who sang traditional (传统的) Japanese country songs His friends, Inoue says, could all read music and so they could pick up the latest tunes (曲调). He, on the other hand, had to rely on (依靠) memory and play by following the lips of the singer as {{U}}they{{/U}} moved. "Out of 108 club musicians in Kobe," he says, "I was the worst!" One client, president of a small steel company, was especially fond of Inoue's slow-follow-along style. It made the president's bad, out-of-time singing sound much better. One evening he wanted Inoue to play for him on a trip to a hot spring resort (胜地). But Inoue was unable to leave his job. To help out his most loyal (忠诚的) client, he decided to provide him with a tape. Inoue wouldn't be there, but the singer would still have his accompaniment. Karaoke was born.

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单选题 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项([A]、[B]、[C]和[D] )中选出最佳选项。{{B}}A{{/B}} Lipstick(口红) plays an important role in attraction and can even protect the lips from drying out in harsh weather. No wonder it's the most important thing in a woman's cosmetics(化妆品) bag. Colouring the lips is certainly not a new idea. It was practiced as early as 3 500 BC. In the past, a natural dye was used to paint lips, It was not until the 17th century that lipstick manufacturing really took off. The lipstick was made of mixtures that included pig fat and red sandalwood(檀香油). It was kept in tiny pots and applied with a colouring Stick. Lipstick was invented and first presented by Parisian perfumeries (香水制造商) in Amsterdam. But these "little red sausages" were less practical. They were wrapped in silk paper and the ends had to be broken off before each use. They also did not come cheap. Over the years the sticks became less expensive and new colours were developed. But it was not until 1950 that lipstick accidentally was reinvented -- this time by the Americans. Today there are so many types of lipsticks and shades that it is hard to {{U}}keep track{{/U}} of them. Faced with many choices in the cosmetic departments, it is easy to forget that there is a whole science to manufacture them. The basic materials are colours, oils and waxes. But they can contain up to 30 different materials. Lipstick manufacturers have to achieve a careful balance. "You need a thicker oil to make the lipstick last longer, but a thinner one to make it easy to apply," says Cornelia Riede, product developer at Nivea Beaute in Hamburg. Different oils also provide protection for lips, preventing them from drying up. The waxes used in lipsticks must strike the right balance between strength and elasticity(弹性). And up to nine different colouring matters could be needed to find the right shade. No one today need fear dangerous materials in lipsticks. A study by a leading German consumer organization found dangerous materials such as lead or cadrnium(镉) are hardly a problem any more -- even in the cheapest products. Today, the question is whether to choose a conventional lipstick or the newest, long-lasting variety.

单选题______ of the students in my class are girls.

单选题With a great weight ______ off her mind, she passed all the tests successfully.

单选题I don't think you two know each other, ______?

单选题William Faulkner of Oxford was not a native of Oxford; nor was he born with the name Faulkner. He was born in Albany, Mississippi, at the end of the 19th century, and the family spelled the name Falkner. He published his first book when he was twenty-seven. In 1950, at the age of fifty-three, he was given the Nobel Prize for Literature (文学). After that he kept on writing and became more successful. He was generally regarded as the great American writer of his time when he died in 1962. Millions of people who read his works thought he had spent almost the whole life in Mississippi. Even the people of Oxford. Faulkner was a kind of legend (传奇) in his own lifetime. There was, for example, the mystery (不可思议的事物) of who pat the "u" in William' s last name. For many years the commonly accepted story was that it was a careless printer, in setting type for The Mar be Fun (1924). However, Faulkner’s biographer (传记作者) Carvel Collins said that the writer himself added it, and at least occasionally, as early as in 1918.

单选题America has a new national park. It is the Great Basin. It is the first national park in the western state of Nevada. The new park is in the eastern part of Nevada, close to the border(边界) with Utah. It is far from any city. An American explorer John Charles Fremont travelled through the area in the early 1800's. He found the land shaped like a bowl. So he named it the Great Basin. It is a land of unusual beauty and sharp differences. For example, you can climb a mountain covered with green forests, then cool yourself in a field of snow as you arrive at the top. Here and there, sharp rocks push out through the snow. Among the rocks you might see homes of the golden hawk (鹰), a bird that was once in danger of dying out. You can camp in a campground on the edge of Lehman Caves. These caves are a group of large underground rooms made of limestone (石灰石). You can walk through them for about a kilometre. Before the park opened, the caves were the centre of interests for anyone travelling through this area. The state of Nevada has wanted a national park for more than 60 years. There have always been the opposite ideas from people who believes that a park would harm(损害) mining and agriculture. The bill that set up the park, however, promises that mines will remain open, and that sheep and cows will continue to feed on the mountainsides.

单选题Nick Rose and Jordan Mayo set up their website for the purpose of ______.

单选题WhatdoesthesayaboutMike?A.Heisgood-lookingB.Heislookingforanewjob.C.Hisluckhasbeenbad.

单选题______ the heavy rain we stayed at home the whole morning.

单选题Even on holidays, he preferred doing something ______ doing nothing. A. without B. than C. rather than D. to