单选题The car manufacturer has ______ 1,000 workers because of the drop in sales.

单选题I ______on the door for ten minutes now without an answer.

单选题______ the former president's supporters went out in streets to express their anger and dissatisfaction. A. A small amount of B. A large number of C. A little bit of D. A great deal of

单选题I'm glad you told me about the show being cancelled, __________ I'd have traveled all the way to Glasgow for nothing.

单选题Rock music was (original) (a mixture) of country music and (rhythm) (and) blues.

单选题______ the new pop singer built her first album piece by piece.

单选题"What do you think of the company's forecast?""Oh, the news ______ pretty good." A. were B. is C. are D. had been

单选题The performance of the English team was ______. They played much worse than expected.

单选题Now the committee ______ seven members.

单选题{{B}}Passage 3{{/B}} No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2,000 of them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. Distinguished dailies like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country. However, the Post and the Times are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is in Britain or Le Monde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these present detailed accounts of national and international news, but many tend to limit themselves to state or cite news. Like the press in most other countries, American newspapers range from the "sensational", which feature crime, sex and rumor, to the serious, which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. But with few exceptions American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information, for they have to compete with television. Just as American newspapers give way to all tastes, so do they also try and apply to readers for all political persuasions. (80) {{U}}A few newspapers support extremist groups on the far fight and on the far left, but most daily newspapers attempt to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are essentially moderate. {{/U}}Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views, in order to present a balanced picture. As in other democratic countries American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible, but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once bravely uncovered political scandals (丑闻) or crimes, for instance, the Watergate Affair. The newspapers drew the attention of the public to the fears of the Vietnam War.

单选题The angry demonstrators demanded that the military government _____ all political prisoners.

单选题(According to) our estimate, only one (out of) three company managers (have been) trained in the (field of) management.

单选题W: How did you do with your essay for Professor Black Scott?M: ______

单选题Everybody was looking for you when the meeting was over. You______with-not a word.

单选题The company _____ him a very high salary, but he still wasn't content with it.

单选题{{B}}Passage 3{{/B}} The Chinese have used a method called acupuncture (针炙) to perform operations for about4,000 years without putting the patient to sleep. This involves placing flexible needles into certain parts of the body. The needles are available in a number of stores in China and anyone may buy them. To learn how to use the needles takes about one month of training, But to be skillful requires greater time. (79) {{U}}The person who performs the acupuncture knows how to put in the needles so the needles themselves are not painful. {{/U}}This person also knows where to place the needles so the patient feels no pain in the area where the operation is to be performed．A particular operation might require 25 or more needles placed in various parts of the body. But now this operation requires only 3 or 4 needles. Today, the Chinese doctors are trying to learn more about acupuncture. (80) {{U}}They are trying to develop a convincing theory to explain how the needles work in preventing pain, or why a nee die in the wrist, for example, would prevent the pain in the area of the mouth. {{/U}} A patient who needs an operation is given a choice between having acupuncture or having one of the chemicals used for putting him to sleep. It has been estimated that over half of the patients choose acupuncture because there is no sickness after the operation but the chemical may make the patient sick for a few hours or a day.

单选题Sian: Let"s eat out tonight. I don"t feel like cooking. Vincent: ______ What do you fancy? Sian: I think Japanese food would make a nice change.

单选题Speaker A: I got a part-time job at the supermarket! Three hours a day weekdays and eight hours on Saturday. Speaker B: ______! But are you sure you can handle it? A. That's too bad B. Super C. Congratulations D. Welcome

单选题Your temperature has dropped, so you ______ take that medicine.