单选题If the car you have rented is clearly unsatisfactory, you can always______it for another.

单选题Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ______ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot. A. in the same way like B. in the same way which C. in the same way D. in the same way as

单选题From the text we can see that the writer seems______.

单选题If these bad weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.

单选题(According) to the graduate catalog, student housing (is) (more cheaper) (than) housing off campus.A. AccordingB. isC. more cheaperD. than

单选题Host: John, come and sit in the sof

单选题The main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is that ______.

单选题Fueled by weather, wind, and dry undergrowth, uncontrolled wildfires can burn acres of land and consume everything in their way in mere minutes. 11 , more than 100,000 wildfires clear 4 million to 5 million acres of land in the U. S. every year. A wildfire moves at speeds of up to 23 kilometers an hour, consuming everything—trees, bushes, homes, even humans—in its 12 . There are three conditions that need to be 13 in order for a wildfire to burn: fuel, oxygen, and a heat source. Fuel is any material 14 a fire that will burn quickly and easily, including trees, grasses, bushes, even homes. Air supplies the oxygen a fire 15 to burn. Heat sources help spark the wildfire and bring fuel to 16 hot enough to start burning. Lightning, burning campfires or cigarettes, hot winds, and even the sun can all provide 17 heat to spark a wildfire. 18 often harmful and destructive to humans, naturally occurring wildfires play a positive role in nature. They 19 nutrients to the soil by burning dead or decaying matter. They remove diseased plants and harmful insects from a forest ecosystem (生态系统). And by burning 20 thick trees and bushes, wildfires allow sunlight to reach the forest floor, enabling a new generation of young plants to grow.

单选题I shall tell him the truth, ______. A. no matter whether he likes it or notB. whether he likes it or not C. no matter he likes it or not D. whether he would like it or not

单选题Guest: Well, I have to be off. Thank you for your wonderful dinner. Host: ______

单选题Jane was advised that she ______ singing lessons. A. take B. will take C. had taken D. took

单选题Ever won the lottery? No? But did that stop you buying another lottery ticket? If the answer is another "no", you might call yourself an optimist. According to researchers at University College London, human beings are sanguine creatures. It is all in the brain, they say. A study suggests that human brain is very efficient at processing good news: about 80% of people have a tendency to see the glass as half-full, not half-empty, even if they don"t consider themselves to be optimists. The good news is that this brings a health benefit. Having a positive outlook on life reduces anxiety. A study of nearly 100,000 women showed a lower risk of death from heart disease among optimists. But there are problems in always having an optimistic attitude. The authors of the study point out that the 2008 financial crisis may have been caused by analysts overestimating their assets" performance even in the face of clear evidence to the contrary. There are personal health risks too. Dr Tali Sharot, lead researcher, said: ""Smoking Kills" messages don"t work since people think their chances of cancer are low. There"s a very fundamental tendency in the brain." But, as they say, every cloud has a silver lining. Even if seeing the world through rose-colored glasses poses a risk to our health, it"s not something that is likely to cause us to lose sleep. Let"s just keep our chins up and keep smiling!

单选题He was offered the presidency of that country but he Udeclined/U it, saying that he didn't have good health.

单选题Passage Four The questioning of the role of the publie gallery is not a new phenomenon. It is something that has been argued over since its very conception, and the debate is ongoing. "Museum' and 'gallery' are interchangeable words to describe any building used to exhibit objects of historic or artistic interest. Museums, in this sense, are a relatively recent phenomenon, going back no more than a couple of hundred years, to the latter part of the eighteenth century. During this period until the mid twentieth century, they were designed to resemble older ceremonial monuments such as palaces and temples which signified their associations with secular, and not religious beliefs. Secular truth meant a rational, verifiable and objective knowledge and thus, Art Museums, not only because of the scientific and humanistic disciplines practiced in them, such as conservation, art history, archaeology etc. , were seen as preservers of the community's official cultural memory. Consequently, it can be argued that museums should be placed at the centre of the modern relations between government and culture. As a powerful social metaphor and as an instrument of historical representation, museums are crucial measurements of social changes. The idea of the museum has to, therefore, be 'reborn' and some of its characteristics and challenges are clear. An understanding that communication is the basis on which culture is both maintained and transformed, demands a new approach to museum pedagogy. Schools and Colleges Programmes have become an integral part of museums globally. The Irish Museum of Modern Art which opened in nineteen ninety-one, for example, has a major education initiative inherent in its ethos. It has developed a number of programmes and projects intended to address the needs of specific groups, such as schools and colleges. During the academic year, IMMA invites teachers and tutors from pre-primary, primary, secondary and third-level schools and colleges to bring their class groups to the museum for pre-booked tours, gallery talks or to meet artists participating in the Artist's Residency Programme. In Britain, local education authorities are developing a range of new initiatives to encourage effective co-operation between schools and museums. Schools can integrate what they have learned from museum resources into many aspects of the curriculum which also contributes to preparing pupils for the opportunities and experiences of adult life. Examples given indicate how work in history and art is enhanced by access to museum resources and the possibilities of learning are improved by first hand experience. Links between museums and schools are the foundation for wider contacts between museums and their communities but these liaisons between museums and the worlds of education must take new forms and use new strategies if we are to capture the interest and imagination of a new generation.

单选题This is one of the best students that I ______. A. even have known B. have ever known C. know D. knew

单选题She can't walk without holding ______ someone's arm.

单选题Tom is in favour of going to the movies, ______ Jack insists on playing football. A. while B. meanwhile C. when D. at the same time

单选题When we think of entrepreneurs, most of us imagine dynamic, successful, over-achievers like Bill Gates of Microsoft, Richard Branson of Virgin Airlines, Inc. or Jim Boyle of Columbia Sportswear, to name a few contemporary heroes. The truth is that we often fail to recognize entrepreneurs all around us: the corner grocery store owner, the family physician who opens a medical practice in our neighborhood, or the young person who delivers the morning paper. Each is creating business opportunities through entrepreneurship, although the process of entrepreneurship would be markedly different from each other. According to Jeffery Timmons, author of "New Venture Creation" (1990), there are three crucial components for a successful new venture: the opportunity, the entrepreneur, and the resources needed to start the company and make it grow. The opportunity is the idea for a new business. The entrepreneur is the person who develops the idea for a business into a business. Resources include money, people and skill. In this unit, we focus on entrepreneurs, one of the critical ingredients for success of a new business: Who are they? What makes them tick? One factor which distinguishes Bill Gates from the morning paper deliverer is the level of business success each desires to achieve. Determining what success means to you is a crucial element in the early stages of new venture planning. How you measure success in life shapes your views of business opportunities and small business. We begin this unit with a look at success: what it means and how it is measured.Defining Success through Personal Evaluation “Most people spend less time planning their new business than they do their family vacation” (Canadian Small Business,1997). Yet, selecting the right business idea and planning for its success are crucial steps in new venture planning. You will learn more about opportunity identification, or how to find and evaluate business ideas. For now, let's focus on success. Success is how you define it. What success means to you will not likely be what success means to someone else. Success is very personal and subjective. We usually measure success in one of three ways: Success can be measured in dollars, usually earnings. Success can be measured by the value of our possessions, including our home. Success can be measured through our personal values. Whether you define success by money, possessions, personal values or a combination of the three is up to you. How we define success significantly influences our selection of a business to start. Our view of success becomes our framework for evaluating business opportunities. If we think a business opportunity has the potential to raise us to our desired level of success, we give it further consideration. If not, we usually discard the idea. For example, if the paper deliverer defined success as earning $75.00 of spending money per month and he or she was earning $200.00 per month, then they would consider their venture highly successful.Visioning and Goal Setting for Business Success Planning for business success begins with an understanding of ourselves, who we are and where we want to go in our professional lives. Enrolling in college is one step toward fulfilling our vision of the future. Two processes which are helpful to would-be entrepreneurs are visioning and goal-setting. Success begins with a vision of who we are, what drives us and what we want. This vision of ourselves is the foundation that will give us guidance and direction in the conduct of our lives and businesses. Visioning involves development of a clear mental picture of what we would like to become in the next five to ten years. Goal-setting involves developing a list of things you would like to achieve in your personal or professional lives—your goals. Goal-setting is the action plan for achieving your vision of life. According to the authors of "Canadian Small Business," goals should be "SMART," i.e. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-oriented. Entrepreneurship begins with an understanding of who we are and where we want to go. For millions of Canadians, starting a business of their own was the path chosen to get them where they wanted to go. Understanding what success means to you and the level of success you are willing to accept in life is one of the first stages of new venture planning. Visioning and goal-setting are tools you can use to develop a clear picture of who you are, where you are going and what you need to do to get there.

单选题Robert: What are you doing?Ellen: Trying to get this wine stain out of the carpet.Robert: Hang on. There's some soda in here, It should take the stain right out.Ellen: Really? Hey, ______.