单选题 'It seems that Joan arrived late for the conference.' The sentence means that

单选题 It is necessary that something urgent ______ to combat smuggling.

单选题 Though ______ rich, he was better off than at any other period in his life.

单选题 There was a teapot fashioned like a china duck, out of ______ open mouth the tea was supposed to come.

单选题 In 1840, both Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resented ______ proper seating at the World's anti-slavery convention in London because of their sex.

单选题 People have no trust ______ his words.

单选题 I have had enough cake. Would you like ______?

单选题 A: Mother, you promised to take me out. B: Well, ______

单选题 George wasn't in class today. Professor Brown excused him ______.

单选题 After a long delay, she ______ replying to my e-mail.

单选题 ______ policy makers struggle to define and implement appropriate legislation, development of the most destructive kind has continued over vast areas.

单选题 ______ it might seem, our ancestors a billion years ago probably were a lot like this single-celled creature.

单选题 Evidence came up ______ animals will behave abnormally if there is going to be an earthquake.

单选题 There were knots in the rope ______ a foot.

单选题 Although the evidence provided by the police is conclusive, the little boy declared himself ______ innocent.

单选题 If he ______ on tourists for his business, he would have to close his shop.

单选题 Which of the following italicized parts is used as an adverbial? ______

单选题 ______ storms wreaked havoc on the area, leaving three people dead and dozens injured.

单选题 孝顺不应当被规定实行 New standards of filial piety released by the Chinese government specifying 24 requirements for dutiful children have triggered a heated discussion. The new standards include spending holidays with parents, visiting them regularly, calling them once a week, and cooking for them. Should filial piety be regulated? What's your opinion? Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. YES Putting forward the filial piety standards aims to promote the traditional Chinese virtue of respecting the elderly. China has a long history of valuing filial piety, which forms the core of family values. Compared with the traditional filial devotion, the new standards are more up to date and relevant to modem society. The new standards are an innovative way of inheriting the essence of filial culture. The modem society lays great stress on the legal regulation, while filial piety which depends on people's moral sense and inner discipline seems unable to prevail. What we need now is a code of conduct that helps to persuade people to practice filial piety. These standards do not intend to force people to obey filial principles by law, but provide them with a guideline. NO As a moral requirement for human beings, filial piety is unlikely to have perfect standards. Real filial piety is not something to be shown off to others, but something buried deeply in one's heart. Due to different living and working environments, the ways of practicing filial piety may be different. It is unwise to require every child to follow the same standards. Besides, the new standards are not feasible in modem days as many people live far away from their parents and have little time outside of work. The implementation of these new filial piety standards is not the right solution to the problem of China's aging population. As for the government, it is more effective to build up more state-ran nursing homes rather than issue filial piety standards in order to solve the problem.