单选题Man: I like the color of this shirt. Do you have a larger size? Woman: This is the largest in this color. Other colors come in all sizes. Question: What does the woman imply? A. The man could buy a shirt of a different color. B. The size of the shirt is all right for the man. C. The size the man wants will arrive soon. D. The man could come some time later.

单选题The young heir was so ______ that he gave all his money away in a couple of years. A. handsome B. genuine C. talented D. generous

单选题The meeting was ______ when the chairman fell ill.

单选题It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents ______. A. at a time B. between time C. at times D. at the time

单选题Sequoyah was born about 1770 in the village of Taskigi. He was a Cherokee Indian, and, along with his entire tribe, he was illiterate. As a result of a hunting accident that left him partially crippled, he enjoyed more leisure time than other tribesmen. And he began to ponder the idea that the Indian people might also come to possess the secret of the "talking leaf". Alone in the woods, he spent hours playing with pieces of wood or making odd little marks on one stone with another. Neither his wife nor his friends offered him any encouragement, and many ridiculed him. But Sequoyah was obsessed with his dream of developing an alphabet for the Cherokee language. At first, Sequoyah tried to give every word a separate character, but eventually he realized the futility of such approach and settled on assigning one character to each sound. What he achieved twelve years later was a syllabary of eighty-six characters representing all of the sounds of Cherokee. In combination, they produced a written language of remarkable simplicity and effectiveness. It was so simple, in fact, that it could be learned in a few days. Within a matter of months, a population that had been entirely illiterate became almost entirely literate. As a tribute to this great Indian educator, the tallest trees in North America, the Sierra Redwoods, were given the name Sequoyahs.

单选题Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, ______ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women. A. whose B. which C. that D. what

单选题A rapid means of long-distance transportation became a necessity for the United States as settlement (新拓居地) spread ever farther westward. The early trains were impractical curiosities, and for a long time the railroad companies met with troublesome mechanical problems. The most serious ones were the construction of rails able to bear the load, and the development of a safe, effective stopping system. Once these were solved, the railroad was established as the best means of land transportation. By 1860 there were thousands of miles of railroads crossing the eastern mountain ranges and reaching westward to the Mississippi. There were also regional southern and western lines. The high point in railroad building came with the construction of the first transcontinental system. In 1862 Congress authorized two western railroad companies to build lines from Nebraska westward and from California eastward to a meeting point, so as to complete a transcontinental crossing linking the Atlantic seaboard with the Pacific. The Government helped the railroads generously with money and land. Actual work on this project began four years later. The Central Pacific Company, starting from California, used Chinese labor, while the Union Pacific employed crews of Irish laborers. The two groups worked at remarkable speed, each trying to cover a greater distance than the other. In 1869 they met at a place called Promontory in what is now the state of Utah. Many visitors came there for the great occasion. There were joys all over the country, with parades and the ringing of church bells to honor the great achievement. The railroad was very important in encouraging westward movement. It also helped build up industry and farming by moving raw materials and by distributing products rapidly to distant markets. In linking towns and people to one another it helped unify the United States.

单选题The room was full of people and smoke. She started to feel ______ with the heat inside. A. oppressed B. congested C. confronted D. craned

单选题The old man was remarkably ______. He was a musician, engineer, writer and philosopher. A. unilateral B. universal C. audacious D. versatile

单选题Man: Look, the view is fantastic. Could you take a picture of me with the lake in the background? Woman: I'm afraid I just ran out of film. Question: What do we learn from the conversation? A. The woman is watching an exciting film with the man. B. The woman can't take a photo of the man. C. The woman is running toward the lake. D. The woman is filming the lake.

单选题The old always assume that they know best for the simple reason ______ they have been around a bit longer. A. why B. that C. since D. after

单选题I came to India a year ago to find a village in which I could live and write but it was many months before I settled down happily in this Himalayan community. I wasted a lot of time looking for the "typical" village, yet no such thing exists. Conditions vary too widely. But the villages I stayed in had much in commonpoverty, dirt, ignorance. Often the villagers themselves were puzzled, suspicious. Why had I come? I had put aside my work as a political journalist because my ideas had changed. I had come to believe that what was happening in the Third World was more important than anything else. But to understand how threequarters of the world"s people live, and how their future might affect ours, I felt that I first had to try and share their way of life. In the end I chose a mountain village because it was a little cooler than those in the plains. I took the bus from town along a bumpy road. Then came a rough walk down a steep path to the river. After this I began the climb into the Mils. Whenever I stopped to catch my breath, there was a magnificent view. After several hours" walk the village came into view.

单选题It is difficult to guess what his ______ to the proposal will be.

单选题Woman: What's the difference between a lesson and a lecture?Man: Well, they are both ways of imparting knowledge, but the main difference is that you participate in a lesson whereas you just Iisten to a lecture. A lecture is generally given to a much larger group.Question: What does the man mean?

单选题The difference between active and passive euthanasia is whether ______.

单选题A little learning is a dangerous thing, for you might as well not know a thing ______ know it only imperfectly. A. that B. as C. than D. but

单选题About fifty million Americans are active in ______ is called fitness walking. A. that B. which C. what D. something

单选题The Food and Drug Administration classifies as a cosmetic any product whose ______ purpose is to improve a person's appearance.

单选题After long negotiations, the firm ______ to build a double-purpose bridge across the river. A. contracted B. contacted C. consulted D. convinced

单选题The strong wind with sand comes from the ______ hill in front of their house. A. empty B. isolated C. bare D. remote