单选题______ deserts are dry regions, visitors might come upon an area with trees and water.

单选题Woman: It's awfully dark for four o'clock. Do you think it's going to rain?Man: You'd better do something about that watch of yours. It must have stopped hours ago. Mine says seven.Question: What conclusion can we draw from this conversation?

单选题Men who exercise often are less likely to die from cancer than those who 1 , new research published in the British Journal of Cancer revealed yesterday. A team of scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden looked 2 the effect of physical activity and cancer risk in 40,708 men aged 3 45 and 79. The seven-year study found that men 4 walked or cycled for at least 30 minutes a day had a 34 percent lower 5 of dying from cancer than the men who did less exercise or nothing at all. 6 the period studied, 3,714 men developed cancer and 1,153 died from the disease. The researchers suggest that half an hour"s walking 7 cycling a day increased survival among these men by 33 percent. The researchers surveyed men from two counties in central Sweden about their lifestyle and the amount of 8 activity they were usually doing. They then scored these responses and compared the results with data on cancer diagnosis and death officially recorded in a central cancer registry (登记簿) over a seven-year 9 . Lead author, Professor Alicja Wolk, said: "These results clearly show for the first time the effect that very simple and basic daily 10 such as walking or cycling has in reducing cancer death risk in middle-aged and elderly men."

单选题One's ______, both conscious and unconscious, of what happened in the past has a strong influence on one's behavior. A. reaction B. confidence C. awareness D. performance

单选题Speaker A：Mind if I call you Albert? Speaker B: ______

单选题Man. I ran into our friend, Mark, yesterday on the street, and he said he hadn't heard from you for two months. Woman: Yes, I know. But I've been too busy to phone him. Question: What can be inferred from the conversation? A. The man saw Mark on the street two months ago. B. The woman had forgotten Mark's phone number. C. The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday. D. Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.

单选题The word "meager" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to" ______ ".

单选题He ______ the exam, but he failed for his carelessness. A. hadn't passed B. could pass C. could have passed D. had passed

单选题I was annoyed by my friend who came late for our appointment but did not bother to ask how long I A. waited B. was waiting C. have waited D. had been waiting

单选题Is there something seriously wrong with marriage today? During the past 50 years, the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded: almost 50% of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse. If this trend continues, it will lead to the breakup of the family, according to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years, the average American will marry at least four times, and extramarital (婚外的) affairs will be even more common than they are now. But what are the reasons for this, and is the picture really so gloomy (明暗的)? The answer to the first question is really quite simple: marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The institution of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands—as they usually didn"t have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs, this is no longer the case, so they don"t feel that they need to stay in a failing marriage. In answer to the second question, the outlook may not be as pessimistic (悲观的) as it seems. While the rate of divorce has risen, the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen very much, so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this, many couples now simply live together and don"t bother to marry. These couples are effectively married, but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact, more than 50% of first marriages survive. So is marriage really an outdated institution? The fact that most people still get married indicates that it isn"t. And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people: they suffer less from stress and its consequences, such as heart problems, and married men generally consider themselves more dependent than their single counterparts. Perhaps the key is to find out what makes a successful marriage and apply it to all of our relationships!

单选题______ where the foreign-born Americans make peace with their new culture, they will likely watch their children turn into Americans. A. In place of B. In memory of C. Regardless of D. In honor of

单选题Mike's uncle insists ______ in this hotel. A. staying not B. not to stay C. that he would not stay D. that he not stay

单选题The school teaches language by ______.

单选题Woman: Did you have much trouble with the exam? Man: Not really. Question: How was the man doing with the exam?

单选题If you try to sell them something that they ______ for free, they aren't going to buy it. A. used to getting B. used to get C. were used to get D. are used to get

单选题There is one part of women's magazines that every man reads. It is the section popularly known as the "agony columns", ______ women, and increasingly men, write for advice on their emotional problems.

单选题Speaker A: I think Jack needs to go on a diet. He's putting on so much weight.Speaker B: ______

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单选题Should the death penalty be ______? A. abolished B. abandoned C. eliminated D. omitted

单选题Fighting corruption involves tackling those who offer ______ as well as those who take them. A. contributions B. donations C. bribes D. bonuses