单选题Little by little, you've tried to ______ away at my hopes. A. slice B. cut C. tear D. chip

单选题A television programme ______ Kim'll fix it invites viewers to say what they really want to do.

单选题Kate: Do you mind opening the door for me? Bob: ______

单选题I hope our guests come soon. If they can"t, the meal will be ______.

单选题{{B}}Passage 2{{/B}} If the Europeans thought a drought—a long period of dry weather—was something that happened only in Africa, they know better now. After four years of below-normal rainfall (in some cases only 10 percent of the annual average), vast areas of France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren (贫瘠). (77) {{U}}Water is so low in the canals of northern France that waterway traffic is forbidden except on weekends.{{/U}} Oyster (牡蛎) grows in Brittany report a 30 percent drop in production because of the loss of fresh water in local rivers necessary for oyster breeding. In southeastern England, the rolling green hills of Kent have turned so brown that officials have been weighing plans to pipe in water from Wales. In Portugal, farmers in the southern Alentejo region have held prayer meeting for rain—so far, in vain. (78) {{U}}Governments in drought-spread countries are taking severe measures. Authorities in hard-hit areas of France have banned washing cars and watering lawns.{{/U}} In Britain, water will soon be metered, like gas and electricity. "The English have always taken water for granted," says Graham Warren, a spokesman of Britain's National Rivers Authority. "Now they're putting a price on it." Even a sudden end to the drought would not end the misery in some areas. It will take several years of unusually heavy winter rain, the experts say, just to bring existing water reserves up to their normal levels.

单选题(Having eaten) the cherry pie, I (struck) several pits and (nearly) (broke) a tooth.A. Having eatenB. struckC. nearlyD. broke

单选题______ sets man apart from the rest of the animal kingdom is his ability to speak.A. WhichB. WhomC. WhoD. What

单选题It seems like every day there"s some new research about whether our favorite drinks are good for us. (76) One day, science says a glass of red wine a day will help us live longer . The next day, maybe not. It seems journalists are pretty interested in wine research and the same might be said for coffee. Now, there"s been a lot of research into whether coffee"s good for our health. "The results have really been mixed," admits Neal Freedman who led the coffee study and published his findings in a medical journal recently. "There"s been some evidence that coffee might increase the risk of certain diseases and there"s also been maybe more recent evidence that coffee may protect against other diseases as well." Freedman and his colleagues undertook the biggest study yet to look at the relationship between coffee and health. They analyzed data collected from more than 400,000 Americans ages 50 to 71 participating in the study. "We found that the coffee drinkers had a modestly lower risk of death than those nodrinkers," he said. Here"s what he means by "modestly" : those who drank at least two or three cups a day were about 10 percent or 15 percent less likely to die for any reason during the 13 years of the study. When the researchers looked at specific causes of death, coffee drinking appeared to cut the risk of dying from heart disease, lung disease, injuries, accidents and infections. Now, Freedman stressed that the study doesn"t prove coffee can make people live longer. A study like this can never prove a cause-and-effect relationship. (77) All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation . And even if it turns out that coffees really good for you, scientists have no idea why.

单选题The doctor advised that Mr. Malan ______ an operation right away so as to save his life.

单选题He said "I'll ______ carry the novel with me forever."

单选题Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are _____ all creating new festival every year.

单选题Henry Ford, the famous U. S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, "The business of America is business." By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world. Few would argue with Ford's statement. A brief glimpse at a daily newspaper vividly shows how many people in the United States think about business. For example, nearly every newspaper has a business section, in which the deals and projects, finance and management, stock prices and labor problems of corporations are reported daily. In addition, business news can appear in some of the unlikeliest places. The world of arts and entertainment is often referred to as "the entertainment industry" or "show business". The positive side of Henry Ford's statement can be seen in the prosperity that business has brought to U.S. life. One of the most important reasons so many people from all over the world come to live in the United States is the dream of a better job. Jobs are produced in abundance (大量地) because the U. S. economic system is driven by competition. People believe that this system creates more wealth, more jobs, and a materially better way of life. The negative side of Henry Ford's statement, however, can be seen when the word business is taken to mean big business. And the term big business referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor. Throughout U. S. history working people have had to fight hard for higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form unions. Today, many of the old labor disputes are over, but there is still some employee anxiety. The laying off of thousands of workers to keep expenses low and profits high creates feelings of insecurity for many.

单选题She has no pencil ______. A. to write about B. to write with C. to write D. to write in

单选题The lift was out of ______, so we had to watk all the way up to the top floor.A. functionB. workC. orderD. running

单选题I"m putting on weight. The doctor has warned me to ______ sugar.

单选题The drunken man was arrested for causing a ______ in street. A. disturbance B. crisis C. violence D. demonstration

单选题(There) are (thousand) of (different) types (of) roses.

单选题When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ______.

单选题As a young boy, he only received three years of _____ education, but he loved reading and later became a famous writer.

单选题If a dinner guest is to be late for dinner, he should ______.