单选题A student becomes a thinker only when he or she realizes that most so-called facts are merely _____claims, each serving its purpose only temporarily.
单选题Thick with trees and sparse with homes, this tranquil area 50 miles north of Houston could be a slice of heaven.
单选题The wages of manual laborers stay painfully low, meaning digitalization could drive an even deeper _____ between the rich and poor.
单选题As I was just getting familiar with this job, I had _____ to ask my boss.
单选题The diplomats were received by the president according to their _____ rank and status.
单选题He was given major responsibility for operating the remote manipulator to _____ the newly launched satellite.
单选题Our _____ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
单选题Peter Brown was a painstaking writer; _____, he once spent half a day on the composition of a single sentence.
单选题He gave a long account of his troubles, with the implication that he needed financial aid. The underlined part means _____
单选题Mr. Clinton wanted her daughter to have a(n) _____ holiday stay prior to moving to NewYork, getting married and setting down for her career.
单选题When the Erie Canal was built in the 1820's, it was the engineering (marvel) of its time.
单选题All the lights in the house are _____ in the draught from the opening window.
单选题Never _____ the power of your actions.With one small gesture you can change a person’ s life.
单选题The Court of Auditors of the EU is a(n) ______ body and acts independently from all other institutions.
单选题No one will eat this food; it _____ be thrown away.
单选题He was _____ to tell the truth even to his closest friend.
单选题In hot, dry regions, the Sun’s heat causes the outer layer of rocks _____, a process called exfoliation.
单选题Through worldly loss he came to an insight into spiritual truth to which he might _____ have been a stranger.
单选题The FDA was created to _____ the safety of products, review applications and grant approvals.
单选题The more people hear his demented rants, the more they see that he is a terrorist ______.