单选题Silvia: I hear you received a prize for your book. Daniel: Yes, I did. I won a prize for "best local history book" at the annual book award. Siivia: Congratulations! You must be very proud of your achievement. Daniel: ______ Winning the prize was an added bonus. Silvia: What was the prize? Daniel: I won $200 to spend on any books of my choice. Silvia: That"s a great prize for a person who writes books!

单选题Thepresident’seducationspeechescontained_______thetongueleadingtoapublicconfusionovereducationpolicy.

单选题{{B}}Section A{{/B}} Directions: There is one passage in this section with 5 questions. For each question, there am four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Questions 51 - 55 are based on the following passage. In the lumberyard by the lake, where trees from the woods were turned into boards for construction work, there was an old brick building two floors high, and all around the outside walls were heaped great piles of soft sawdust. There were many of these golden mountains of dust covering that part of the yard right down to the blue lake. That afternoon, bored with having nothing else to do, all the fellows followed Michael up the ladder to the roof of the old building and they sat with their legs hanging over the edge looking out across the lake. Suddenly Michael said, "I dare you to jump down," and without thinking about it, he pushed himself off the roof and fell on the sawdust where he lay rolling around and laughing. "I dare you all!" he shouted. "You're all cowards," he said, encouraging them to follow him. Still laughing, he watched them looking down from the roof, white-faced and hesitant, and then one by one they jumped and got up grinning with relief. In the hot afternoon sunlight they all lay on the sawdust pile telling jokes till at last one of the fellows said, "Come on up on the old roof again and jump down." There wasn't much enthusiasm among them, but they all went up to the roof again and began to jump off in a determined, desperate way till only Michael was left and the others were all down below grinning up at him calling, "Come on, Mike. What's the matter with you?" Michael wanted to jump down there and be with them, but he remained on the edge of the roof, wetting his tips, with a silly grin on his face, wondering why it had not seemed such a long drop the first time. For a while they thought he was only fooling them, but then they saw him clenching his fists tight. He was trying to count to ten and then jump, and when that failed, he tried to take a long breath and close his eyes. In a while the fellows began to laugh at him; they were tired of waiting and it was getting on to dinnertime. "Come on, you're a coward, do you think we're going to sit here all night?" they began to shout, and when he did not move they began to get up and walk away, still shouting. "Who did this in the first place? What's the matter with you all?" he called. But for a long time he remained on the edge of the roof, staring unhappily and steadily at the ground. He remained all alone for nearly an hour while the sun, like a great orange ball getting bigger and bigger, rolled slowly over the grey line beyond the lake. His clothes were wet from nervous sweating. At last he closed his eyes, slipped off the roof, fell heavily on the pile of sawdust and lay there a long time. There were no sounds in the yard, the workmen had gone home. As he lay there he wondered why he had been unable to jump; and then he got up slowly and walked home feeling deeply ashamed and wanting to avoid everybody. Questions:

单选题—I love traditional jazz, don't you? —No, I never listen to jazz._______

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单选题Jim: Oh, are you going out? Tony: Yes, I'm going for a walk. ______________________ Jim: Yes, as a matter of fact, I need some stamps. Tony: Okay, then. I'll drop in at the post office for you on my way back.

单选题George: The government should do something to save our tourism industry. Will: Yes. The number of tourist has fallen over the past five years owing to the financial crisis in 2005. George: ______ Less than four million tourists came last year. Will: Yes, the number has gone down by 25 per cent.

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单选题Our analysts are encouraging the construction of more ______ water treatment facilities. A. concerned B. indebted C. sophisticated D. congested

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单选题—May I help you? —Yes. I bought this garden hose here last week. It leaks. —Oh, I"m sorry. Would you like a refund? —Actually, ______ —Certainly. Sorry for the inconvenience.

单选题In the late 15th century, Christopher Columbus, an Italian navigator, sailed across the vast ocean and reached some small islands in the West Indies, but he thought he ______ Asia and didn"t know he ______ a new continent.

单选题Robert: What shall we do for dinner tonight? Sally: How about trying that new Chinese place? Robert: ______________________ Let's have Italian. Sally: Again? You always want pizza!

单选题Paul: Mark, I'm sorry if I've upset you. Mark: I thought you knew I liked Lucy. Paul: Yes, but I didn't realize you two were serious. Mark: I see. Paul: Believe me, ______ Mark: That's OK. Paul: Look, I'll phone her and cancel our date tomorrow. Mark: No, just leave it. A. I'll let her know for sure. B. I'm really sorry! C. I'll keep that in mind. D. I'm not going to let her go.

单选题A three-year search for the missing Malaysia Airline"s flight MH370 has been called off, ______ one of the great aviation ______ mysteries.

单选题He must give US more time, ______ we shall not be able to make a good job of it. A. consequently B. otherwise C. therefore D. doubtlessly

单选题{{B}}Section B{{/B}} There is one passage in this section with five unfinished statements. Read the passage carefully, and then complete each statement in a maximum of 10 words. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. As the windiest country in Europe, the United Kingdom's wind power potential is larger than the rest of Europe put together. Half of this resource is in Scotland. The UK's government has promised to generate 10% of their electricity using renewable resources. Wind power is seen to be the answer to doing this. The UK has issued wind farm licences to produce as much electricity as about six nuclear power stations. This policy has found favour with the public who support the search for cleaner energy sources. Until 1989, Denmark was the only European state that had installed wind turbines for generating electricity. After 1989, other European countries followed suit developing support mechanisms for developing renewable energy and particularly wind power. Since 1994 the remaining European countries have also really started to support wind power station installation. Countries offer different levels of support. Some governments have paid companies premiums to maintain their competitive edge while others have given investment subsidies to foster the development of technology. Tax incentives have also been offered. Nature provides us with indications for the best sites for wind turbine installation. Wind force and direction can be observed by leaning trees. This can most frequently be seen in open countryside and areas near coastlines and it is here, particularly in elevated spots clear of trees or buildings which obstruct the current of air, that wind farms have mostly been erected. Massive wind turbines, twice the size of conventional turbines, are also being developed for use offshore, as it is there that the strongest and most constant winds are found. Believing that wind energy has no disadvantages is easy--it is clean, efficient and comparatively inexpensive and it creates no pollutants or emissions during operations. The electricity generated in the first 6 to 9 months of operation by a typical wind turbine will usually meet its manufacturing costs. However, wind farms are frequently regarded as a type of visual pollution because of their common locations on hilltops. It is inescapable that sites with the most wind are usually the most beautiful, and because they are built in wild, remote and untouched settings their impact is all the more noticeable. This is one of the most controversial questions when deciding on wind farm locations. Thus the setting of wind farms ought to be done with the greatest sensitivity. When turbines are due for decommission, the entire structure can be wholly recycled or removed and the cost of total site restoration can usually be completely met by the scrap value. Wind turbines blades are made of glass fibre or wood epoxy and they can be of a diameter of 30 to 60 metres. The blades of the wind turbine generator are turned by the wind. The blades are joined to the hub that is in turn connected to the gear shaft. When the wind blows, the blades and hub turn the shaft that revolves within the generator; that then produces electricity. The power created is dependent on the blade size and the swept area. The speed of the wind and its availability are also key variables to be considered. The electricity is then moved to either the grid for regional use or to supply power to a stand-alone facility. European operational capability was 2,500 megawatts in total by the end of 1995. By the end of 1996 it had increased to 3,400 MW and at the end of 1997 to 4,600 MW. There were steady increases in growth (40% per annum) over the following 6 years and the forecast is that this growth rate will persist. This is in contrast to practically zero growth in traditional fossil fuel energy production. Nonetheless, even at existing production levels, only 2% of potential energy is being exploited. In due course therefore wind farms may well satisfy 20% of total European power requirements. The European country with the most operational capacity is Germany. This is mostly down to the level of support given to wind power by Germany's government. It has also been helped by recent innovation in the field of turbine development.

单选题Joseph: Excuse me. Have you got a minute? Ethan: The doctors are very busy... Joseph: No, it"s not that. It"s just that ______. Have you thought of getting a drinks machine put in? Ethan: Uhm... I don"t think so, bur I"ll speak to the hospital management about that.

单选题I have already divided all my possession amongst my family, so please give whatever ______ to Robert.

单选题______ at the outset, ______ instead of shifting things about may be pheromones released when they reach committee size.