单选题Questions 17—20 are based on the following monologue about hobbies. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17—20.

单选题The policeman wrote ______ the number of the car in his notebook. [A] off [B] up [C] down

单选题 Karen Rusa was a 30-year-old woman and the mother of four children. For the past several months Karen had been experiencing repetitive thoughts that centered around her children's safety. She frequently found herself imagining that a serious accident had occurred; she was unable to put these thoughts out of her mind. On one such occasion she imagined that her son, Alan, had broken his leg playing football at school. There was no reason to believe that an accident had occurred, but she kept thinking about the possibility until she finally called the school to see if Alan was all right. Even after receiving their assurance that he had not been hurt, she described herself as being somewhat surprised when he later arrived home unharmed. Karen also noted that her daily routine was seriously hampered by an extensive series of counting work that she performed throughout each day. Specific numbers had come to have a special meaning to her; she found that her {{U}}preoccupation{{/U}} with these numbers was hampering her ability to perform everyday activities. One example was grocery shopping. Karen believed that if she selected the first item on the shelf, something terrible would happen to her oldest child. If she selected the second item, some unknown disaster would fall on her second child, and so on for the four children. Karen's preoccupation with numbers extended to other activities, most notable the pattern in which she smoked cigarettes and drank coffee. If she had one cigarette; she believed that she had to smoke at least four in a row, or one of her children would be harmed in some way. If she drank one cup of coffee, she felt compelled to drink four. Karen acknowledged the unreasonableness of these rules, but, nevertheless, maintained that she felt more comfortable. When she observed them earnestly, when she was occasionally in too great a hurry to observe these rules, she experienced considerable anxiety, in the form of a subjective feeling of dread and fear. She described herself as tense, uneasy, and unable to relax during these periods. The occurrence of rarely minor accidents does not reduce her belief that she had directly responsible because of her inability to observe the rules about number.

单选题The phrase "mammoth bureaucracy" in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.

单选题It never occurred to me ______ you could succeed in persuading her to change her mind. A. that B. which C. who D. if

单选题HowoldisMary?[A]11.[B]12.[C]13.

单选题No goods(商品)or services are given free. As we know, we get many things by payment of money, and people receive money for so many goods and services. Anyone taking the money from us can in turn spend it for his own good. For example, the milkman sells the milk for money, and then he uses the money, possibly, to pay for what is used in his own car. Sometimes the payment is in another form. Often among friends, or in the family, one person will give goods, or services which cost effort (努力) and skill (技巧), in exchange for payment. This might bring a feeling of happiness, such as when one gives a present. Also, it might show that you have paid the person back, such as when you help with washing up the dishes after someone cooks you a meal. It means that in the future the person who gives goods or services will himself be given something else. No matter how they are paid for--in money, time, or effort--goods and services can only be got by some cost.

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单选题He likes dumplings very much. ______ . [A] So do I [B] So I like [C] I like either

单选题He doesn't stop working ______ he finishes his work. [A] as [B] that [C] till