单选题To me, St. Francis embodied the ideal blend of spirituality and public service.
单选题The government has to consider whether the destruction of one human
life can be ______ by the hopes of saving others.
A. notified
B. specified
C. justified
D. magnified
单选题Questions 13 through 15 are based on the following talk.
单选题Some ancient people were able to tell the time by the shadow ______ by the sun on the slate. A. thrown B. flung C. cast D. tossed(upward)
单选题At any ICU in a hospital, there are a few patients who are ______ ill and look hopeless.
单选题Poverty and inadequate health care take their {{U}}toll{{/U}} on the
quality of a community's health.
A. destruction
B. contribution
C. charge
D. origin
单选题Forbestresultswiththeleastrisk,tomatoesshouldbeplantedwhen______.
单选题Governmental officials are expected to work {{U}}in the interest of{{/U}}
the ordinary people.
A. for the sake of
B. with the support of
C. with a view to
D. on the basis of
单选题Sometimes a dictionary {{U}}designates{{/U}} a noun as attributive, which
means that it can be used to describe another noun or name its attributes.
A. conveys
B. defines
C. indicates
D. explains
单选题Smith and I studied under the same supervisor, worked together, and
{{U}}forged{{/U}} a lifelong friendship.
A. assessed
B. pledged
C. produced
D. dispersed
单选题This {{U}}accomplished{{/U}} movie director had to pay a fine of over one
million dollars for violation of the one-child policy.
A. finished
B. notorious
C. successful
D. convicted
单选题Blue collar and government jobs are among the most
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careers for U.S. graduates, according to U.S. News magazine"s 2008 Best Careers report. U.S. employers are increasingly offshoring professional jobs. This means less jobs
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college-graduate skills, the magazine says.
As in many other countries, U.S. high school students are told that college is the
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. So there"s a growing
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of skilled people in jobs that don"t require a college education. But the report also says that some rewarding blue-collar careers, such as technical work in the biomedical equipment and security systems sectors, are more
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to college graduates. These are more knowledge-based than the usual blue-collar jobs.
Government is becoming an employer of
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. Corporations, fueled by pressures to compete globally, continue to get ever
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. Non-profit organizations are increasingly strapped for cash. Government is able to pay employees well,
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their practices are economically sound, the magazine says. The report also indicates that social
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may be the enemy of contentment in career. People are flocking in greater numbers to careers in the law, medicine and architecture. Yet recent surveys of job satisfaction in those professions
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a less-than-rosy picture.
单选题A.Heisprettycomfortableinthiskindofsetting.B.Heisnotateasewhenseeingher.C.Heisnotusedtothecurrentsurroundings.D.Herarelyfeelsshyinunfamiliarplaces.
单选题It is always praiseworthy to admit one's errors and {{U}}rectify{{/U}} them
without delay.
A. straighten
B. correct
C. justify
D. identify
单选题The author takes great care to establish an accurate accounting of the ______ of the violence during the Nanking Massacre. A．perspectives B．dimensions C．concentrations D．extensions
单选题The plot of some TV series focusing on military intelligence collection
is ______ complicated ______ almost defy belief.
A. so...that
B. too...to
C. so...as to
D. such...as
单选题In January 1995, George W. Bush was ______ as the new governor of Texas.
单选题Her instructions are so complicated that I cannot {{U}}deduce{{/U}} from
them what she wants.
A. outline
B. infer
C. subtract
D. persuade
单选题Her sense of humor, her grace and her willingness to bare her heart
make this story beautifully {{U}}rendered{{/U}}.
A. told
B. advertised
C. decorated
D. admired
单选题As few household appliances are now perfect, this minor defect is negligible. A. detectable B. trifling C. inexcusable D. magnificent