单选题You will be getting married and having a family ______ and then you'll understand why parents want to protect their children. A. by and by B. in general C. at large D. at length

单选题The police don't know who committed the crime, but they ______ Jones. A. doubt B. suspect C. regard D. consider

单选题Arthur: Excuse me, ______________ I am in a hurry to join an interview. Charles: Of course! Are you going to take the bus or walk there?

单选题As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town ______ 50 households or more.

单选题Tom was such a football fan that he never ______ a single game in the season.

单选题(No matter what) (tiring) a day she (has had), she (never loses) her good humour.A. No matter whatB. tiringC. has hadD. never loses

单选题We have decided to call ______ Mr. Black sometime next week at his home.

单选题"Do you ______ a drink?" asked the man of the woman.

单选题Victoria: Hello, is Margaret there? Margaret: (8) Victoria: Hello, Margaret, this is the tenant of Apartment 10. I guess my kitchen sink is blocked up again, and so is the bathtub. Margaret: (9) Victoria: Uhm, I'd really appreciate it if you would send someone to fix it today. (10) I can't cook, or take a shower. Margaret: Fine, I'll be up in a few minutes. Victoria: Thanks. I appreciate it. A. This is she. B. Yes, I am. C. It's really a bother! D. Alright, I'll send someone over tomorrow.

单选题The responsibility (of the manager) in (such a large) international enterprise is (far) greater than (his typist).

单选题His friends ______ him of having broken his words. A. denounced B. complained C. accused D. charged

单选题This naughty boy brings me ______ much trouble that I become desperate at times. A. such B. so C. too D. very

单选题Rhoda: Have you brought the novel you borrowed from me last time? Hannah: Oh, no. ______________ I left it in my room. Oh, sorry.

单选题Mr. and Mrs. Wright have got nine children—it"s really a big ______.

单选题The book is hard to understand. ______ can be enjoyed from it until you have read it several times.A. NothingB. FewC. SomethingD. Much

单选题The principal reason for the great number of smoke is that there are too many factories in this area.

单选题You must have read the book, ______? A. didn't you B. mustn't you C. do you D. will you

单选题Material culture refers to the touchable, material "things"—physical objects that can be seen, held, felt, used—that a culture produces. Examining a nation"s material culture can tell us about the group"s history and way of life. Similarly, research into the material culture of music can help us understand the music culture. The most vivid way, of course, is musical instruments. We cannot hear for ourselves the actual sound of any musical performance before the 1870s when the phonograph was invented, so we rely on instruments for important information about music culture, their remote past and their development. Here we have two kinds of evidence: instruments well preserved and pictures of instruments in art. Through the study of instruments, as well as preserved paintings, written documents, and so on, we can explore the movement of music from the Near East to China over a thousand years ago, or we can outline the spread of the influence of the eastern countries to Europe that results in the development of most of the instruments on the symphony orchestra. Sheet music or printed music, too is material culture. Printed versions limit variety because they tend to standardize any song, yet folk music stimulates people to create new and different songs. Besides, the ability to read music notation (乐谱) has a far-reaching effect on musicians and, when it becomes widespread, on the music culture as a whole. One more important part of music"s material culture is the influence of the electronic media-radio, record player, tape recorder, television, and video cassette, with the future promising talking and singing computers and other developments. This is all part of the "information revolution," a twentieth century phenomenon as important as the industrial revolution was in the nineteenth. These electronic media are not just limited to modern nations; they have affected music cultures all over the globe. They have brought about changes to traditional music instruments.