单选题Mental exercise can favorably ______ the structure of the brain just as physical exercise can change one"s bodily proportions.

单选题A lantern burned inside, making it ______ like the belly of a lightning bug. A. sparkle B. gleam C. flicker D. glow

单选题The husband and wife were never in ______ or agreement about anything for five minutes together.

单选题In no circumstances can more work be got out of a machine than ______.

单选题He said it would not be all that difficult to reach a peaceful conclusion to the______.(四川大学2010年试题)

单选题Merchant Robert Morris was a man of many distinctions, one of the wealthiest individuals in the Colonies and an economic wizard, he won the ______ "Financier of the Revolution", yet died penniless and forgotten. A. condolence B. euphemism C. dregs D. accolade

单选题A solution must be found that doesn"t ______ too many people in this group, otherwise it cannot work.

单选题{{B}}Passage 3{{/B}} The golden rule for good writing is not a rule of grammar. It is true that there are rules of grammar, as in music there are rules of harmony, and that they are important, but one can no more write good English merely by keeping these rules than one can compose good music. The golden rule for good writing concerns not merely the arrangement of words but the choice of them. Only the right words can convey the right meaning: the secret is to pick those words and to use them and them only. For the "right" words have a happy knack (a clever way) of arranging themselves for you. But, first, you must have something to say. Matthew Arnold once said: "Have something to say and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style." There is much truth in those words, especially in relation to the sort of writing where emotional appeal plays no part. We can turn to the member of the General Post Office who, by composing the notice "Postal officials are neither bound to give change nor authorized to demand it." used thirteen words hardly less efficiently to warn customers of what must have been as intractable (difficult to deal with) dilemma. Every word is exactly right; no other word would do as well; each is pulling its weight: none would be dispensed with. As was said of Milton' s prose. "Fewer words would not have served the turn, more would have been superfluous."

单选题A police officer was sent to______ the crime.

单选题Serial murderers rarely deviate from a certain type of prey.

单选题The poor quality of the film mined the ______ perfect product. A. rather B. much C. otherwise D. particularly

单选题During a business lunch it's important to ______.

单选题The Public Broadcasting System is supported by {{U}}donations{{/U}} from foundations and other sources.

单选题According to the author, critics usually ______.

单选题People"s view on quality education ______ from individual to individual.

单选题Paper sold to a publishing industry ______.

单选题Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal. But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. This, for those as yet unaware of such a disadvantage, refers to discrimination against those whose surnames begin with a letter in the lower half of the alphabet. It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage that Adam Abbott has in life over Zoe Zysman. English names are fairly evenly spread between the halves of the alphabet. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters between A and K. Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bush"s predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half. Even more striking, six of the seven heads of government of the G7 rich countries are alphabetically advantaged (Berlusconi, Blair, Bush, Chirac, Chretien and Koizumi). The world"s three top central bankers (Greenspan, Duisenberg and Hayami) are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters. As are the world"s five richest men (Gates, Buffett, Alien, Ellison and Albrecht). Can this merely be coincidence? One theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the ret sets in early. At the start of the first year in infant school, teachers seat pupils alphabetically from the front, to make it easier to remember their names. So shortsighted Zysman junior gets stuck in the back row, and is rarely asked the improving questions posed by those insensitive teachers. At the time the alphabetically disadvantaged may think they have had a lucky escape. Yet the result may be worse qualifications, because they get less individual attention, as well as less confidence in speaking publicly. The humiliation continues. At university graduation ceremonies, the ABCs proudly get their awards first; by the time they reach the Zysmans most people are literally having a ZZZ. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.

单选题Passage One