单选题It"s summer. In the United States, it"s the season of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips. Road trip vacations where the car journey is part of the fun are especially popular with college students, who like to explore the country on wheels. These budget trips are ideal for students who often have plenty of free time but little money. "Ever since I went to college, I"ve been traveling around a lot, exploring the country," said Austin Hawkins, a 19-year-old college student from New York. This summer, Hawkins and his friends have spent weekends traveling in New England. The best part about car trips, said Hawkins, is that you can be spontaneous. "On a road trip, if you get interested in things you see along the way you can stop and explore." Matt Roberts, a 20-year-old student from Ohio who drove to Montreal, Canada, agrees. "With road trips you don"t have to plan in advance, you can just get into a car and drive." Even with high gas prices, driving with friends is cheaper than flying. Roberts paid about 40 dollars for gas, but a round trip plane ticket would have cost nearly 400 dollars. Driving trips first became popular in the 1920s. Newly paved roads and improved cars made it possible to travel longer distances. Motels started appearing outside cities. By the 1950s, car ownership became the norm. Construction of the US interstate highway system began in 1956 and motel and restaurant chains popped up everywhere making long distance trips easier. Today, the US has the highest car ownership rate in the world. Only 8 percent of American homes have no car, according to the most recent US census. Though many college students don"t own a car, most have access to one. On many of Hawkins" trips, they used a borrowed van. Hawkins" most memorable road trip took place over spring break. He and two friends drove from New York to New Orleans to volunteer, helping rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina hit it last July. They crossed the country in two days and slept in their car in church parking lots. Roberts" road trip to Canada last winter was even more eventful. Upon arriving in Montreal, they were lost in a blizzard and shivering in the -25° cold. To find their hotel, they turned on a laptop and drove around in circles until they found a spot with wireless Internet coverage. "I know we should have planned better, but we"re young. Now, when I see those guys I always say: "Remember when we were lost in the snow storm!" I"ll never forget that."

单选题This problem may lead to more serious ones if ______ unsolved.A. it is leftB. leftC. it has been leftD. leaving

单选题Ms. McMahon would like to speak with ______ attended the annual accounting seminar in Phoenix last weekend. A. anyone B. however C. everybody D. whoever

单选题He rolled up his trouser leg to {{U}}exhibit{{/U}} his wounded knee. A. spread B. open C. show D. examine

单选题When I came back, I found my bicycle was ______.

单选题To proof-read these piles of documents is very time ______.A. consuming B. spending C. expending D. wasting

单选题The path in the park looked beautiful, ______ with ______ leaves. A. covered; falling B. covered; fallen C. covering; falling D. covering; fallen

单选题______ a sports meet last Sunday? Yes, they ______. A. Did they have; did B. Do they have; have C. Had they; had D. Have they; have

单选题Our new product will be put through a number of ______ tests before being released to the public. A. dependent B. founded C. withhold D. stringent

单选题By ______ a cheaper material for the steel in our products, we can greatly reduce manufacturing costs. A. substituting B. replacing C. alternating D. displacing

单选题From: Restaurant Management To: All Staff Attention workers: Ally's Seafood House will be closed for an entire week at the beginning of March while our kitchen equipment is updated in accordance with the latest health standards. Specific dates for the closure will be announced as soon as we receive notification from the maintenance company. Unfortunately, hourly workers will be forced to take a week of unpaid leave during the scheduled maintenance, but it will not be subtracted from your allotted vacation days. Time off for salaried workers will be paid. Please direct any questions about the closure to your supervisor or shift manager. Keep up with the hard work!

单选题The policeman ran after the man and ______ him by the arm. A. stopped B. reached C. shot D. caught

单选题As the number of local residents' visits to public swimming facilities climbs, ______ the demand for lifeguards to supervise them.

单选题Building a house costs quite a lot of money. Suppose you plan to build a house. Your first step will be to find a right piece of land. Your choice will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place, with pleasant surroundings near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work. Next you will find a good builder, and together with the builder you will work out a plan. The builder will draw the plan. It will show the number of rooms, their position and size, and other parts, which must be noticed, such as windows, doors, and electric outlets. The builder will work out how much money is needed to build your house. He will work out the cost of the wood, bricks, the glass, and everything else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate must be corrected and revised. His estimate is based on existing prices, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house. When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan.(You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too high!)You may find that the house you wanted at first costs too much, or that you can spend a little more and add something to your plan. The builder' s estimate depends on the plan, but the final plan depends on the builder's estimate.

单选题A large crowd {{U}}assembled{{/U}} outside the American embassy. A.watched B.shouted C.gathered D.walked

单选题—Is ______ here? —No, Bob is ill at home. A. anybody B. somebody C. everybody D. nobody

单选题G The police fired tear gas and arrested more than 5000 passively resisting protestors Friday in an attempt to break up the largest antinuclear demonstration ever staged in the United States. More than 135000 demonstrators confronted the police on the construction site of a 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plant scheduled to provide power to most of southern New Hampshire. Organizers of the huge demonstration said that the protest was continuing despite the police actions. More demonstrators were arriving to keep up the pressure on state authorities to cancel the project. The demonstrator had charged that the project was unsafe in the densely populated area, would create thermal pollution in the bay, and had no acceptable means for disposing of its radioactive wasters. The demonstrations would go on until the jails and the courts were so overloaded that the state judicial system would collapse. Governor Stanforth Thumper insisted that there would be no reconsideration of the power project and no delay in its construction set for completion in three years. "This project will begin on time and the people of this state will begin to receive its benefits on schedule. Those who break the law in misguided attempts to sabotage the project will be dealt with according to the law," he said. And the police called in reinforcements from all over the state to handle the disturbances. The protests began before dawn Friday when several thousand demonstrators broke through the police lines around the cordoned-off construction site. They carried placards that read "No Nukes is Good Nukes," "Sunpower, Not Nuclear Power," and "Stop Private Profits from Public Peril. " They defied police order to move from the area. Tear gas canisters fired by the police failed to dislodge the protestors who had been prepared with their own gas masks or facecloths. Finally the gas-masked and helmeted police charged into the crowd to drag off the demonstrators one by one. The protestors did not resist the police, but refused to walk away under their own power. Those arrested would be charged with unlawful assembly, trespassing, and disturbing the peace.

单选题The relations between my mother and brother were getting worse as my brother grew older and more ______. A.realistic B.racial C.recycled D.rebellious

单选题Workplace Health Tips When you hear the words "workplace health", what do you think of? Your associations with this phrase are most likely negative: stress, eyestrain, muscle soreness. etc. In fact, over eighty percent of workers complain of some type of health problem related to their job. But it doesn't have to be that way. Here are some simple tips on how to alleviate a few of the most common workplace ailments. Stress: You've susceptible to stress no matter what you job is. It's one of the toughest conditions to beat, and it's also one of the most serious. The best thing you can do if you experience frequent or severe stress is talk to your supervisor. There may be ways to rearrange your schedule or adjust your responsibilities so that you don't feel so overwhelmed. During the milder onset of stress, take repeated deep breaths, which will help you to calm down and confront the situation. Eyestrain: In addition to causing damage to the eyes, spending too much time in front of the computer can lead to headaches. muscle soreness, and general irritability. To minimize these problems, remember to take regular breaks from your computer. Experts recommend looking away from the screen for at least 20 seconds every 20 minutes. Also, ensure that your computer screen is clean and well positioned. General Discomfort: For those of us with office jobs, we spend most of our day sitting down. Remember to stand up, walk around, or take a short break so often to keep your muscles from becoming too tight. From: Alberto Martinez To: Dawn Bojanic Subject: Tips for improving workplace health I just read a great article in Living Today Magazine on tips for improving workplace health. I think we should distribute it to the other managers and have them pass it along to their team members. The information concerning computer monitors was particularly interesting. I often experience eyestrain and headaches, and the tips in the article seem like they could really help. I have a copy of the article if you need one. Why don't you look it over and let me know what you think? Thanks.

单选题There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co．Ltd，one of the six companies，created out of the privatized national railway system．In an industry lacking exciting growth，【B1】_____its plan to use real-estate assets in and around train stations【B2】_____is drawing interest． In a D1an called“Station Renaissance”that it【B3】_____in November，JR East said that it would【B4】_____using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants，extending them to 【B5】_____more suitable for the information age．It wants train stations as pick-up【B6】_____for such．goods as books，flowers and groceries【B7】_____over the Internet，In a country where city【B8】_____ depend heavily on trains 【B9】_____commuting，about 16million people a day go to its train stations anyway，the company 【B10】_____．So，picking up commodities at train stations【B11】_____ consumers extra travel and missed home deliveries．JR East already has been using its station【B12】_____stores for this purpose，but it plans to create 【B13】_____ spaces for the delivery of Internet goods． The company also plans to introduce 【B14】_____ cards-known in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for 【B15】_____information【B16】_____train tickets and commuter passes【B17】_____the magnetic ones used today，integrating them into a／an 【B18】_____pass．This will save the company money，because 【B19】_____ for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems．Increased use of IC cards should also 【B20】_____ the space needed for ticket vending．