| He ________ some safety measures at the meeting for the 2010 Shanghai Expo. |
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| A. put forward B. put up C. put down D. put off |
| The President ________ his intention to retire before the next election. |
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| A. announced B. told C. informed D. promised |
| Take care during the holidays! Drinking too much can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure. |
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| A. contribute to B. relate to C. attend to D. devote to |
| I'm sorry, but I can't go with you to the cinema because I have to ________ my sick brother. |
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| A. refer to B. attend to C. lead to D. stick to |
| — ________ busy schoolwork, the children also have to take arts, music and sports classes in their free time. — I wonder what they will become. |
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| A. Rather than B. Owing to C. Except for D. Apart from |
| When I came in her room, Mary was ________ in her book. |
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| A. absorbed B. controlled C. exposed D. devoted |
| David ________ from the analysis of the traffic accident that it had been caused by human error. |
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| A. announced B. acknowledged C. concluded D. considered |
| Our team ________ their team in the match, that is, our team ________ the match. |
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| A. won; won B. defeated; defeated C. defeated; won D. won; defeated |
| The girl student is very naughty and has formed some bad habits. I think the teacher should ________. |
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| A. cure them of her B. cure her of them C. treat them off her D. treat her off them |
| Finding information in today's world is easy. The ________ is how you can tell if the information you get is useful or not. |
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| A. ability B. competition C. challenge D. knowledge |
| ________ of being involved in the attempted murder, she was questioned by the police. |
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| A. Convinced B. Suspected C. Charged D. Confirmed |
| It was not the cyclist but the driver who ________ for the traffic accident. |
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| A. was blamed B. was to blame C. was to be blamed D. were to blame |
| Though the situation is rather serious, financial leaders are still ________ about global economy. |
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| A. positive B. negative C. active D. passive |
| — Why didn't you attend the party ________ in the hall the other day? — I just wanted some quiet time by myself. |
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| A. held B. being held C. to be held D. holding |
| Do remember to be ________. We must avoid any possible risks when doing this dangerous chemical experiment-burns, poisonous gases or cuts from broken tubes. |
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| A. cautious B. thoughtful C. considerate D. curious |
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| With a group of colleagues, I travelled to the north of Thailand. I loved the heat, the streets, the busy markets and the smell of Thai food. One day, I set off from my _1_ to find a temple that interested me. When I walked past some buildings, I was 2 as I glanced between two unfinished buildings. There, an old woman in 3 clothing lay on the dusty stones. The terrible thought crossed my mind 4 she might be dead. Feeling quite helpless, I 5 her. She looked quite beautiful but very ill. As an instant 6 , I reached into my pocket to find some money. 7 , I pushed it into her hand. It was enough money for her to 8 for a few months. At this moment she opened her large, brown eyes filled with tears and 9 the money I'd given her. I felt like the "kind stranger". 10 a common language, she looked at me with the 11 and pity that could burn into a soul. She 12 pushed back the money. I was left shocked. Her eyes were 13 me. It took at least a kilometre of walking to 14 I was quite the fool. She didn't 15 money. She needed covers, a bottle of water and possibly some human comfort. She was the one to teach me a valuable lesson. That evening, I sat analysing my material version of "_16_". I knew I had to 17 my Western values. This beautiful woman had given me something that I will 18 for the rest of my life. When I look back upon the 19 , I hope my face carries the same wise smile that 20 laughed at me. | ||||
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| Information has always been at the center of human communication. You may ask why. Well, communication between people contains giving and receiving information. The way we give and receive information today has experienced a revolution in the development of the mass media in the 20th century. The first truly mass communication medium was the newspaper. For the first time in history people could read about events in their country and from around the world every day. However, there were two problems with newspapers of that time. Firstly, newspapers were available only in large cities, for getting newspapers to the countryside was a difficult and timeconsuming (耗时的) task. Secondly, newspapers weren't always reliable, as there was a limited range of opinions. Nowadays, we can choose from a wide variety of sources to get information. Television and the Internet have given us the chance to be informed about everything the minute it happens. Large numbers of radio and TV stations, satellite channels and millions of websites help people keep up with the latest news. People live in history and are part of it. The media have come a long way in the last century and there is no doubt that we now live in the information age. Whatever type of media we choose, it all comes down to the need for information. This will always be a basic need as long as communication is part of human nature. |
| 1. Information is considered the center of human communication because ________. |
| A. human communication means information exchange B. human communication involves people's participation C. information is now experiencing a revolution D. information helps people gather together |
| 2. What was the historical contribution of the newspaper as a source of information? |
| A. It made the mass communication truly develop. B. It helped the mass communication develop in cities. C. It kept people timely informed about home and world events. D. It kept reliable information available in big cities. |
| 3. The third paragraph mainly tells us that technology helps ________. |
| A. information easily available B. people be part of history C. inform everything timely D. produce the latest news |
| 4. It can be concluded from the last paragraph that a basic need today is ________. |
| A. communication B. information C. high technology D. media types |