单选题Despite the fact that the commission's report treats a vitally
important topic, the report will be ______ read because its prose is so ______
that understanding it requires an enormous effort.
A. seldom, transparent
B. carefully, pellucid
C. little, turgid
D. eagerly, digressive
单选题One cause of the Civil War was economic and political rivalry between the
agrarian
South and the industrial North.
单选题With its power of displaying a reality that has no ______ existence, the mirror could symbolize the mystery of the universe.
单选题The children prefer camping in the mountains______an indoor activity.
单选题A steady flow of the ______weapons spread its genial influence throughout the frontier, and the respect which the Pathan tribesmen entertained for Christian civilization was vastly enhanced.
单选题One of the most ______ challenges that the United States-and indeed, the world-will face in the next few decades is how to alleviate the growing stress that human activities are placing on the environment.
单选题If the samples don"t meet Tom"s requirements, he would decline to ______ a large order.
单选题Over the last year employment has grown at the fastest pace since 2006 the pace of hiring seems to be trending upward.
单选题Since then, Roberts has appeared in fourteen films. Most recently, "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "The Conspiracy Theory. "
单选题With______formal art training and largely self-educated, Anna Mary Moses, known as Grandma Moses, began to paint rural scenes at the age of seventy-eight.
单选题One explanation (for) the tendency of animals to be (less) vigilant in smaller groups than in larger ones assumes (that) the vigilant Behavior—looking up, for example—is (aimed) at predators.
单选题Countries bordered by the sea have a pleasant ______ climate because the sea warms the coast in winter and cools it in summer.
单选题______ I like economics, I like sociology much better.
A. As much as
B. So much
C. How much
D. Much as
单选题The questions that the speaker raised were well ______ the average adult.
单选题Is this the museum ______the exhibition was held last month?
单选题Although ______ rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact.
单选题Many of the works exhibited in the gallery are______, filled with energy and vitality, bright colors and unique ways of expressing ideas.
单选题The neighbors became suspicious when they noticed that his car was ______ for two weeks.
单选题The basis of this consensus is a belief that improved relations with the U. S. would serve Iranian interests on a variety of fronts, including Iraq, Afghanistan, oil production, foreign investment and Iran's nuclear energy program.
单选题______ the building did he realize that there was danger everywhere in it.