单选题Instead, the agency would offer its services in research and development to Ubuttress/U industry's work on a given task.

单选题{{B}}Passage One{{/B}} My First Experience with AIDS Patients 我初次接触艾滋病人 {{I}}by Marc Kielburger{{/I}} I was ushered to the AIDS ward of a hospice in the slum.I would later learn that the ward did not exist，at least not officially.Not a single person in Thailand had AIDS，according to the Thai government at the time.People got"sick，"of course，sometimes"very sick."but no one had AIDS.The hospice was home to an ever-growing number of"very sick"people. I entered the ward and was greeted by two Thai nurses. "Thank goodness you are here，Marc，"said the first. "You're a doctor，right?" I shook my head. "So you are a medical student then!" I shook my head again. "But you know medicine，right?" "Kinda，"I offered."I watch E.R.,every Thursday" After a rapid exchange in Thai，the first one said，"NO problem.Get ready for your fou- hour medical school training!" "But in my country medical school takes years!" I protested. "We don't have that long," she replied. "So we better get started. " During the next few hours, I learned to clean wounds, administer IVs, treat bedsores, and dispense medicine. The work was punishing, made worse by stifling heat, frequent blackouts, and an incredible stench in the air. I tried desperately to hide my weak nerves and queasy stomach, but more than once dashed for the bathroom to throw up. Just when it seemed my training was coming to an end, the nurse took me aside. "There are only two more things you need to know," she said. "On the left-hand side of the ward, you will find what we call the Exit Area. " As it turned out, she meant "exit" in the largest sense of the word. Terminally ill patients were hidden behind a curtain and then exited out of the ward after death. "The second thing you need to know," she continued, "is that we haven't had a day off in three weeks. You'll be looking after the ward by yourself for the next shift. " My jaw dropped. "Don't worry, Mare," said the other nurse, patting me on the shoulder before turning to leave. "Think of this as the beginning of your residency !" And with that, they walked out. Alone and petrified, I tried unsuccessfully to keep calm. I counted to twenty-four. That's how many AIDS patients were in my charge. What am I going to do? I thought. What can I do? I fell back on my training with the Canadian government and put my talents to work. I served patients water-some with ice, some without. Next, I tried to cheer up everyone, myself included, giving enthusiastic high-fives to patient after patient. Soon enough, everyone was laughing. Some were laughing with me, others most definitely at me, but I didn't care. As long as I could keep people smiling, I was sure it would all be fine. And it was. Until a short while later, when a patient in the Exit Area began to choke. He had fluid in his lungs and could not breathe. As I crossed the floor, I could hear the man gasping for air. Fumbling and scared, I pulled back the curtain and administered the medicine the nurses had recommended. The man didn't respond. With nothing left to offer, I sat down and held his hand, looking into his eyes as he breathed heavily for a while and then stopped. Watching him slip away, I was hit by a feeling of anguish such as I'd never felt, either before or since. It haunts me to this day.

单选题 Texans have bursting pride and love attention. They also have a thick streak of short- sighted greed and, even by American standards, a busted disposition to violence. When they hear this sort of criticism they usually ascribe it to the ignorance and jealousy of stuffy Yankees who have not spent enough time in the state to understand it. For such avowedly robust people they are surprisingly sensitive. They hated Edna Ferber's novel Giant, which scourged Texan vulgarity, racism and the mores of millionaires, but they bought it in great quantities and packed cinemas to see the film. They would rather be talked about than not, and if you do not talk about them they do it for you. In claiming special qualities for themselves, Texans have had to become reconciled to the fact that a large number of them are not native. In the last century "Gone to Texas" was a commonplace graffito daubed on barns in other states, and in recent years "Gone to Texas" has, figuratively, been written on the front doors of millions of Americans and also Mexicans. In the early 1980s newcomers accounted for nearly two-thirds of the state's population increase. But Texans do not believe they are being diluted. They maintain that Texanhood, or Texianism, is a matter of attitude and that Texanic qualities exist in abundance in many Americans, regardless of their birthplace: it is when these people are planted in Texas, and nourished by its atmosphere, that they flower like true Texans. A man may not be born in Texas, which is unfortunate; but he can be born to be Texan. Many Alaskans are urban, young and raising families, here for a while, and trying to make money before moving to somewhere warmer. But many are staying. While most remain in Anchorage and other centers, some set out to build a cabin in the wilderness and live by hunting, trapping and fishing, learning how to skin a muskrat and moose, how to survive terrible weather, how to be truly in tune with the land, taking pleasure in great silence and unpeopled immensity. To settle the frontier the state has a homesteading program, based on the federal Homestead Act of 1864, which was a key event in the opening up of the American west. Hundreds of Alaskans are awarded parcels of wilderness land in an annual lottery and undertake to invest sweat equity, to build a home within three years and clear and cultivate the land within five. Alaskans love reading about Alaska, and two of the most popular books are a manual on log cabin building and a collection of tales about grizzly bears, of which Alaska is a stronghold. Log cabin life is for the stout-hearted few with the springs of adventure strong in them, and these wilderness Alaskans are remarkable. Some are refugees of one kind or another. Several hundred are Vietnam veterans, tortured by their experiences of war and unable to fit into normal urban life, seeking solace in the wilds.

单选题Since her father could not drive her to the airport, she requested her uncle to {{U}}drive{{/U}} her instead.

单选题They were completely ______ by the heavy rain.

单选题The project, which will be accomplished by the end of 2008, will expand the city's telephone network to cover one million users.

单选题I should like to rent a house, that is modern, cozy and, ______, in a convenient place. A. before all B. above all C. over all D. first of all

单选题Double Eagle II, the first transatlantic balloon, was greeted by avid crowds in France. A. eager B. surging C. creative D. vigorous

单选题The sales manager of the company suggested more money {{U}}is to spent in{{/U}} a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design.

单选题We hope that the measures to control prices, ______ taken by the government, will succeed.

单选题The shopkeeper gave me a 100-yuan note instead of a 10-yuan note from mistake.

单选题I advised he went at once.

单选题Eleanor Roosevelt played leading part in women's organizations, and she was active in encouraging youth movement, and in promoting consumer welfare.

单选题Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; now all that left is utter poverty.

单选题People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 81 and have made up their minds to 82 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest against heavy trucks which run 83 through the narrow High Street. "They not only make it 84 to sleep at night, but they are 85 damage to our houses and shops of historical 86 ," said John Norris, one of the protesters. " 87 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads," said Jean Lacey, a biology student, "why don"t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn"t much more than a 88 village. Its streets were never 89 for heavy traffic." Harry Fields also studying 90 said they wanted to make as much 91 possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was shavings to 92 . "Most of them don"t 93 here anyway, "he said, "they come in for meetings and that, and the Town Hall is soundproof, so they probably don"t 94 . It"s high time they realized the problem." The fourth student, Liza Vemum, said she thought the public were 95 on their side, and even if they weren"t, they soon would be. I asked if they were 96 that the police might come to 97 them. "Not really," she said, "actually we are 98 bell ringers. I mean we are assistant bell ringers for the church. There is no 99 against practicing. " I 100 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

单选题It would seem that Miller cannot have been on friendly terms with the gardeners there, or he would have made a ______ of visiting them.

单选题The two delegates had an in-depth exchange of views on how to enhance their ______ cooperation.

单选题In fact, money alone is almost invaluable.

单选题Edison is ______ the invention of the photograph.

单选题He is the sort of person who can go______any group.