The principles of a country are usually stated in its constitution.
(A)fundamental
(B)beneficial
(C)passionate
(D)deceptive
When asked if he really wanted to marry Lucy, Peter nodded his head without .
(A)participation
(B)hesitation
(C)suggestion
(D)contraction
The old house with all its beautiful furniture and pictures .
(A)have sold
(B)have been sold
(C)has sold
(D)has been sold
In order to accomplish the job independently, Sarah her brother’s offer of help.
(A)accepted
(B)handled
(C)foretold
(D)refused
The authorities have chosen a group of smart detectives to set up a to investigate the murders that havecaused social insecurity.
(A)commission
(B)compendium
(C)constitution
(D)congress
The patient all night. I could clearly hear the long low sounds he made. He must have been under greatpain.
(A)shrieked
(B)murmured
(C)moaned
(D)stuttered
Mediterranean tour marketing campaigns targeting Eastern Europe, Poles and Slovaks are flying to Tunisiafor cheap doses of sun.
(A)Fortunate to
(B)Thanks to
(C)With a view to
(D)Thanks for
Don’t yourself to destiny; everyone has the right to struggle for a better tomorrow.
(A)abandon
(B)compile
(C)prescribe
(D)ridicule
In Taiwan more and more middle-class families are traveling abroad in their vacations.
(A)going in for
(B)cut out for
(C)embedded in
(D)endowed with
A huge hurricane struck the island and caused great .
(A)harvest
(B)damage
(C)structure
(D)progress
This young boy, other boys of his age that find theme parks their favorite weekend outing, likes to spendhis weekends taking the residents of the nursing home out for a walk.
(A)as much as
(B)as well as
(C)unlike
(D)in spite of
Hopes of a peaceful to the conflict between the two parties have faded. The likelihood of reaching asatisfactory settlement of the dispute is very bleak.
(A)tolerance
(B)resolution
(C)monument
(D)estimate
The millions spent to give schools and universities online access is of little use unless students know how toretrieve useful information from the oceans of sludge on the Web.
(A)Only when students learn to use the Internet critically is the investment for online access worthwhile.
(B)Online access for students is very expensive and students should get as much information out of it as possible.
(C)Money spent on online access for students is wasted if users don’t know how to store information.
(D)Millions of people are now surfing on the Net as many students do to get information.
some money to buy a new computer, Sue cashed a check.
(A)Needing
(B)Needed
(C)Need
(D)To need
After 20 years of living in a small village, the old man wanted a more way of life.
(A)derogatory
(B)metropolitan
(C)sinuous
(D)voluble
With good language skills, Helen is always very in class discussion.
(A)alternate
(B)articulate
(C)artificial
(D)artistic
Indonesia is a bird paradise, but hundreds of its 366 protected species are threatened by destruction andillegal activity.
(A)habitat
(B)prohibition
(C)residence
(D)province
A: If I had more time, I’d travel.B:A: If I had enough money, I’d go to Africa.
(A)Where would you go?
(B)Why do you travel?
(C)What if you can’t?
(D)What’s up?
In a world where standstills have become all too common, constant is the key to business success.
(A)application
(B)evolving
(C)initiation
(D)offering
for your help, the boy might have drowned.
(A)Has it not been
(B)Had it not been
(C)Were it not
(D)Was it not
The higher the standard of living and the greater the national wealth, the .
(A)greater the amount of paper used
(B)greater used amount of paper is
(C)amount of paper is used is greater
(D)greater is the amount of paper is usedIt now seems to me that what matters most in the majority of organization is to have reasonably intelligent,hard-working managers who have a sense of pride and loyalty toward 42 organization; who can get to theroot of a problem and are inclined 43 action. It is the ability to make positive things happen that most 44the successful manager from the mediocre or unsuccessful one. It is far better to have dependable managers whocan make the right things happen in a timely fashion than to have brilliant, sophisticated, highly educatedexecutives who are excellent at planning and analyzing, but who are not so good at 45 . The most cherishedmanager is the one who says “I can do it,” and then does.
Sue: Do you know anyone who’s had plastic surgery?Jean: Why?Sue: With my puffy eyes and dark eye-bags, you bet I am.Jean: My sister had one the other day. You can ask her.
(A)What a coincidence it is!
(B)Are you ready for a facelift, too?
(C)Plastic surgery is sometimes dangerous.
(D)Will you be a specialist in plastic surgery?
(A)his
(B)their
(C)our
(D)my
A: Hello. Could I speak to Mary Chang, please?B: Sorry, she’s out.A:
(A)Could I leave a message, please?
(B)Could I take a message, please?
(C)Could you give her a call, please?
(D)Could I give her a call, please?Around forty years ago, there was a cartoon show on television called The Jetsons. The Jetsons were a family of thefuture. George Jetson went to work in a rocket, and his wife Jane shopped for groceries on television. The Jetsons had ahousekeeper named Rosie. Rosie washed dishes and cleaned the floor, but she wasn’t an ordinary housekeeper. Rosie wasa robot. At that time, some viewers thought the cartoon might predict the real future. In some ways it did. For example,some people shop on line now. But we don’t have robots as housekeepers. At least, not yet.Robots do various jobs today. They are often used in manufacturing. They paint and assemble cars and put togetherelectronic devices. Also, robots are used for jobs that are difficult or dangerous for humans. For instance, they were usedto explore the planet Mars, to investigate the inside of the great pyramids in Egypt, and to search the wreckage ofearthquakes.There ARE robots that can do housework. Several vacuum cleaning robots are available. However, not many peoplebuy these products. Why not? The main reason is cost. These robots are expensive. Another reason is that robot cleanersdon’t always do a good job. A third reason is power. Most of these robots use batteries for power, and the batteries do notlast long without recharging.
(A)toward
(B)against
(C)at
(D)about
What was Rosie the Robot’s job on the cartoon show The Jetsons?
(A)To fly rocket cars.
(B)To build other robots.
(C)To buy things on line.
(D)To clean the house.
(A)finds
(B)works
(C)distinguishes
(D)understands
What did The Jetsons accurately predict about the way of life in the future?
(A)The way some people go to work.
(B)The way some people do their shopping.
(C)The way some people paint their houses.
(D)The way some people prepare their meals.
(A)implementing
(B)complimenting
(C)supplementing
(D)complementingWhen we think of feature-length animation, our thoughts turn immediately to Shrek and the like. The animatedworld is round—created in three dimensions by teams of computer wizards and enlivened by references toAmerican pop culture. It may seem somewhat 46 that the world’s greatest living animation film-maker isHayao Miyazaki, a Japanese writer and director whose world is flat and handmade. It is not that Mr. Miyazaki, 64,is entirely 47 to technological advances. He has used computer-generated imagery (CGI) in his movies,though he recently instituted a rule that CGI should 48 for no more than 10 percent of the images in any ofhis pictures. In an interview early this month, just before his latest movie, Howl’s Moving Castle, had its New York49 , he spoke about technology with a mixture of resignation and 50 . “I’ve told the people on my CGIstaff not to be accurate, not to be true. We’re making a mystery here, so make it mysterious.”
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the jobs of robots?
(A)To assemble automobiles.
(B)To work in dangerous places.
(C)To cook delicious meals.
(D)To explore the outer space.
What is the most important reason that people do NOT buy household robots today?
(A)They are still not very safe.
(B)They are too difficult to use.
(C)Their power can’t last long.
(D)They cost a lot of money.The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says 115 million children worldwide are still missing out on aneducation, most of them girls. 2005 is the year set by the UN to achieve gender equality in primary education.UNICEF says many countries in South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East cannot meet the target of gender equalityin 2005. UNICEF is especially concerned about the situation in west and central Africa. Only five countries out of 24 areset to achieve gender equality there. In South Asia, UNICEF says, progress has been made but not enough. Forty-twomillion children across the region don’t go to school. Afghanistan and Pakistan have the widest gender gaps. For Pakistanto have the same number of girls as boys in school by 2015, it would have to increase girls’ school attendance by overthree percent each year. And in eastern and central Europe there is cause for concern, too. The introduction of fees fortuition, schoolbooks and uniforms has led to rising dropout rates—and girls drop out sooner than boys. UNICEF insiststhe effort must be made. The UN’s primary goal is to get rid of poverty, and education is fundamental to achieving that.
According to this article, “gender equality in primary education” refers to .
(A)the types of primary education both boys and girls should receive
(B)the quality and quantity of primary education for girls to receive
(C)the differences between girls and boys in receiving primary education
(D)the equal rights for boys and girls to receive primary education
(A)stand
(B)take
(C)occupy
(D)account
According to this article, how many children in South Asia do not attend school?
(A)115 million.
(B)5 out of 24.
(C)42 million.
(D)Over 3 percent.
In eastern and central Europe, what may be the main reason for children to leave school?
(A)Children have to work to earn their own living.
(B)Children cannot afford educational fees and other expenses.
(C)The increase of girls’ school attendance makes boys leave school.
(D)UNICEF does not offer aids to the children in this region.
What does the word “target” in the second paragraph mean?
(A)The object for shooting
(B)The goal to achieve
(C)The idea to attack
(D)The example to set