A: What time is this meeting supposed to begin?B: I'm not sure. I thought it was to start at 7: 00 p. m. , but it's already 7: 20 p. m.A: ______B: It's unlikely that the guest speaker has arrived yet. I think he is still eating his dinner.A: Well, that explains it!
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Have you ever been in a situation, ______you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?
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Which letter comes next in this series of letters? B A C B D C E D F?
Susan: Good evening. Why are you so dressed up?Lucy: I am on my way out to a Christmas banquet. How do I look? Susan: You look great. Your make-up is perfect.Lucy: ______Susan: No, the one you have on looks fabulous, especially with your hair like that.
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In this section, you will hear a short passage. For questions 21—30, complete the notes using three words or fewer for each blank. The passage will be read twice. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet. Supporting small businesses Number: 18.6 million PercentageSmall businesses account for 58% of the US【D1】______and 40% of the【D2】______.Impediments-【D3】______the difficulties.- People's Inability to【D4】______.Banks tending to supply money to rich ones or those with a credit history in order to【D5】______which prevents the poor from creating【D6】______.Grameen Bank- Providing small loans to help the poor start micro businesses, such as【D7】______, food processing, 【D8】______and livestock raising.- Its borrowers including those from Bangladesh, 【D9】______, India, Uganda, Mexico, the U-nited States, and etc.- Its experience with【D10】______: less than one percent.
Eachoftheninesquaresmarked1Ato3Cinthegridshouldincorporateallthelinesandsymbolsthatareshowninthesquaresofthesameletterandnumberimmediatelyaboveandtotheleft.Forexample,2Bshouldincorporateallthelinesandsymbolsthatarein2andB.Oneofthesquaresisincorrect.Whichoneisit?
The Nobel Prize is______by the Swedish inventor Alfred Bernhard Nobel and was first given in 1901. ______a Nobel Prize is considered to be one of the greatest honours in the world.
Beingabletomulti-taskishailedbymostpeopleasawelcomeskill,butnotaccordingtoarecentstudywhichclaimsthatyoungpeoplebetweentheagesofeightandeighteenoftheso-called"GenerationM"arespendingaconsiderableamountoftheirtimeon________(fruit)effortsastheymulti-task.Itarguesthat,infact,theseyoungpeoplearefritteringawayasmuchashalfoftheirtimeagainastheywouldiftheyperformedtheverysametasksoneafteranother.Someyoungpeoplearejugglinganeverlargernumberofelectronicdevicesastheystudy.Atthesametimeastheyareworking,youngadultsarealsosur________theInternet,orsendingoutemailstotheirfriends,and/oransweringthephoneandlisteningtomusicontheiriPodsoronanothercomputer.Assomenewdevicecomesalong,ittooisaddedtothelistratherthan________(place)oneoftheexistingdevices.Otherresearchhasind________thatthismulti-taskingisevenaffectingthewayoffamiliesthemselvesfunctionasyoungpeoplearetoowrappedupintheirownisolatedworldstointeractwiththeotherpeoplearoundthem.Theycan________longergreetfamilymemberswhentheyenterthehouse,norcantheyeatatthefamilytable.Allthiselectronicwizardryissupposedlyalsoseriouslyaffectingyoungpeople'sperformanceatuni________andintheworkplace.Whenaskedabouttheirperceptionoftheimpactofmoderngadgetsontheirperformanceoftasks,theoverwhelmingmajorityofyoungpeoplegavea________(favour)response.Theresponsefromtheacademicandbusinessworldswasnotquiteaspositive.Theformerfeelthatmulti-taskingwithelectronicgadgetsbychildrenaffectslaterdev________ofstudyskills,resultinginadeclineinthequalityofwriting,forexample,becauseofthelackofconcentrationontaskcompletion.Theyfeelthatmanyundergraduatesnowurgentlyneedremedialhelpwithstudyskills.Similarly,employersfeelthatyoungpeopleent________theworkforceneedtobetaughtalloveragain,astheyhavebecomedeskilled.Whileallthismaybetrue,itmustbeborneinmindthatmoreandmoreisexpectedofyoungpeoplenowadays,infact,toomuch.Praiseratherthancriticismisdue________respectofthewaytoday'syouthareabletocope,despitewhattheoldergenerationthrowatthem.
Fill in the missing number:0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ______, 34, 55
Bill: ______carrying those grocery bags upstairs?Garcia: Sure. If you don't mind.Bill: No, not at all. I'd be glad to.Garcia: Thanks. I appreciate it.
George went to the library this afternoon for a brochure.
I had been a university student for three years, but not until this afternoon had I felt the thrill of______.
It was recommended that passengers______smoke during the flight.
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