| —How did people respond to the plan to charge for plastic bags used in the supermarket? —The plan received __________ support throughout the country. |
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| In the party, the grown-ups had coffee but the children wanted milk __________ coffee. |
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| A. by means of B. for fear of C. in place of D. on behalf of |
| As the sky grew darker, the stars __________ one by one, shining in the distance. |
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| A. came out B. came about C. came on D. came in |
| The food is not very good in this restaurant, but we shall just have to __________ it. |
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| A. pay attention to B. hold on to C. put up with D. keep up with |
| With the price of gold __________, South Africa's economy is likely to be good. |
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| A. go up B. went up C. goes up D. going up |
| —What about Mary's idea? —Very good! But not many people __________ the idea that money brings happiness. |
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| If you insist on smoking heavily like that, you will have to suffer the __________ sooner or later. |
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| A. achievements B. causes C. consequences D. exchanges |
| —I am very tired. —Then why not take a hot bath? A hot bath will surely __________ you. |
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| A. rebuild B. rescue C. remain D. refresh |
| Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving licence reached 200,000, a(n) __________ of 40,000 per year. |
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| A. average B. number C. amount D. quantity |
| —Do you __________ the idea of living a low-carbon life? —It sounds tough, but it is a tendency. |
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| 完成句子 1. Large quantities of water ________________(污染了), so the lake smells terrible. (pollute) 2. After several weeks on a low－calorie diet-900 calories of fewer-the body keeps energy by slowing the speed ________________(以此速度消耗)calories. (burn) 3. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball. Otherwise he ________________(进球了). (score) 4. ________________(越不紧张)the listeners are, the better their language acquisition will be. (anxious) 5. ________________(比较答案)with those at the back of the book to see if they are right. (compare) 6. I'll never understand ________________(怎么回事)you were late three times a week. (come) 7. It was at the very beginning that she made the decision ________________(我们派遣)more firefighters there. (send) 8. As I'm not sure ________________(从哪里着手开始)with my project, I would appreciate any suggestions you may have. (start) 9. Some researchers believe that there is no doubt ________________(一定会找到方法) to stop the new disease spreading. (find) 10. Mary is strongly opposed to ________________(购物)on Sunday because the streets are full of people. (do) |
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| As China's economy grows rapidly and more people choose to raise one child, it is very __1__ for young men or young women to care for the aging(年纪大的)__2__. Young people always complain that they __3__ too much pressure with caring for the __4__. How the aging people can be cared well is a __5__ topic in recent years. In my opinion, we, our government and our society can do __6__ as follows: Firstly, our government should adopt more __7__ measures to make the elders have enough pensions(养老金). Then the elders will __8__ that they can supportthemselves and needn't __9__ their living expenses. Secondly, I think that every young people should take __10__ to care for their old parents. Young parents have taken great efforts to bring you __11__. So when they get old, you should let your parents know __12__ you care about them and you can do something for them. The most important is not to make your parents feel __13__. Thirdly, the whole society should be __14__ elders' activities. The society should provide necessary __15__ for the elders to take part in activities. __16__ the activities, they can enjoy the happy time with their friends and other olders. In conclusion, I want to __17__ that elders are very important to our society. They have done __18__ contributions to our society. When they grow old, they __19__ more respect from us, especially youth. Let's __20__ more attention to elders' life. | ||||
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| Homebuyers nationwide are watching housing prices going up, up, and up. "How high can they go?" Is the question on everyone's lips. "As long as interest rates stay around 5 percent, nothing might be able to prevent housing prices going up," said one house seller in Santa Monica, California. "It's crazy," said Tim, who is looking for a house near the beach. "In 1993, I bought my first place, a two－bedroom flat in Venice, for$70,000. My friends thought then that I was overpaying. Five years later, I had to move. I sold it for $ 230,000, which was a nice profit. Last year, while visiting friends here, I saw in the local paper that the exact same flat was for sale for $ 510,000!" It is a seller's market. Homebuyers feel like they have to offer at least 10 percent more than the asking price. Donna, a new owner of a one－bedroom flat on Venice Beach, said, "That's what I did. I told the owner that whatever anyone offers you, I'll give you $ 20,000 more under the table, so you don't have to pay your house seller any of it. I was tired of negotiating with the house sellers." Tim says he hopes he doesn't get that desperate. "Whether you decide to buy or not, you still feel like you made the wrong decision. If you buy, you feel like you overpaid. If you don't buy, you want to kick yourself for passing up a great opportunity." Everyone says the bubble(气泡)has to burst sometime, but everyone hopes it will burst the day after they sell their house. Even government officials have no idea what the future will bring. "All we can say is that, clearly, these things go in regular cycles," said the state director of housing. "What goes up must come down. But, as we all know, housing prices always stay up a little higher than they go down (被接受). So you can't lose over the long run. Twenty years down the road, your house is always worth more than you paid for it." |
| 1. If Tim had sold his flat last year, he could have earned __________. |
| A. $ 510,000 B. $ 440,000 C. $ 280,000 D. $ 160,000 |
| 2. Donna paid another $ 20,000 to the owner secretly because __________. |
| A. she felt like offering 10% more B. secret money made low price C. the owner asked for the money D. she was bored with bargaining |
| 3. We can infer from Tim's words in Paragraph 4 that __________. |
| A. homebuyers feel hesitate facing rising house prices B. buying a house is always a great opportunity C. homebuyers never make the right decision D. both sellers and buyers become desperate |
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE about the housing bubble? |
| A. It is something everyone hates to see. B. Only experts know when it will burst. C. It is unavoidable in the regular circles. D. It usually stays for about twenty years. |