单选题W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as he got out of the army.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? A. He quit teaching in June. B. He has left the army recently. C. He opened a restaurant near the school. D. He has taken over his brother's business.

单选题Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. The key to the industrialization of space is the U.S. space shuttle. {{U}}(51) {{/U}} it, astronauts will acquire a workhouse vehicle {{U}}(52) {{/U}} of flying into space and returning many times. {{U}}(53) {{/U}} by reusable rockets that can lift a load of 65 000 pounds, the shuttle will carry devices for scientific inquiry, as well as a variety of military hardware. {{U}}(54) {{/U}} more significantly, it will deliver materials and machines into space for industrial purposes {{U}}(55) {{/U}} two decades ago when "sputnik" (artificial satellite) was added to the vocabulary. In short, the {{U}}(56) {{/U}} importance of the shuttle lies in its promise as an economic tool. What makes the space shuttle {{U}}(57) {{/U}} is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an air plane. {{U}}(58) {{/U}} when it has accomplished its mission, it can be ready for {{U}}(59) {{/U}} trip in about two weeks. The space shuttle, the world's first true spaceship, is a magnificent step {{U}}(60) {{/U}} making the impossible possible for the benefit and survival of man.

单选题Speaker A: Would you please close the window? I feel a bit cold. Speaker B: ______ A. All right. I hope someone will close it. B. Oh, I'm sorry, but maybe you should put on your sweater. We need some fresh air. C. Who has opened the window? I feel cold too. D. If you feel cold, you can put on more clothes.

单选题Russian women had to wear protective masks as they walked in Moscow, which was ______ by a heavy smog yesterday. A. shrouded B. unveiled C. decayed D. deprived

单选题Man: David really has an eye for beauty.Woman: You can say that again.Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题_____I phoned the police, then I made a list of what had been stolen, and then I made myself a cup of tea.

单选题Man: My father can do cooling carpentry, and a bit of gardening.Woman: He’s a Jack of all trades, really.Question: What does the woman mean?

单选题A: Would you mind sending champagne and strawberries to my room at 1 a.m. please? B: ______

单选题Woman: Where have you been? I never see you in the dorm any more. Man: That's because I moved off campus at the beginning of this semester. Question: What does the man mean? A. He doesn't live in the dormitory any more. B. He's busy moving into a new room. C. He came back to school this semester. D. He can't talk about it right now.

单选题Speaker A: Here’s a gift for you. I bought it in China.Speaker B:___________ A．How much did it cost? B．Wow, it is great! Thank you.C．It must be very expensive. D．Sorry to have bothered you.

单选题Man: It was the third time Ranger had phoned me to say he had a new job.Woman: It's difficult to keep a young man in one job for life nowadays.Question: What does the woman mean? A. Young people are too quick in making decisions. B. Young people seldom stay long on the same job. C. Young people lose their jobs easily. D. Young people are too eager to succeed.

单选题The kitchen was small and ______ so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty. A. conventional B. compact C. compatible D. concise

单选题Speaker A: Excuse me, could you tell me where the entrance to the subway is? Speaker B: ______ A. Sorry. I'm not here to give directions. B. Sure. You see that bank down there on the left? It's just after the bank. C. Why don't ask the policeman over there? He must know its location very clearly. D. Yes, but I wonder where you'd like to go by subway.

单选题Woman: I feel like it"s only been a few weeks since school started. Man: Yes. How time flies! It"s almost time for our final exams. Question: What do the speakers imply?

单选题Speaker A: Fairly mild for the time of year. Speaker B: ______ A. Which season is it now? B. Yes, usually it is very mild at this time of the year. C. Have you ever had this kind of weather before? D. Yes. Quite different from the forecast.

单选题Man: I'm sorry I missed the football game, but I had a terrible cold. Woman: You didn't miss anything. We couldn't have played worse. Question: What does the woman mean? A. She's never watched a better game. B. Football is her favorite pastime. C. The game has been canceled. D. Their team played very badly.

单选题It is widely accepted now that having more children ______ a lower standard of living.

单选题The reason for his success is ______ he worked harder than you.

单选题On 9 December, James Joyce experienced one of those coincidences which affected him ______ at the time and which later became material for his books. A. inadequately B. systematically C. profoundly D. simultaneously

单选题Speaker A: I can't stand the school cafeteria. The food is terrible. Speaker B: ______ A. I agree with you. It's quite difficult to find a seat in the cafeteria. B. Yeah, you will feel more comfortable if you sit down. C. Yeah, but that's not the worst thing about it. It's also very dirty. D. I don't see why they don't supply some seats for us.