It’s not too difficult to perceive the meaning of music. For instance, if the students listen
carefully, they can hear the simple throughout the entire score
scaffold
arena
motif
pillar
Election on its own does not democracy. What is critical is that elections are
conducted in a transparent, inclusive, and fair manner.
cope with
consist of
respond to
amount to
After lying in bed for 24 hours, the patient suddenly and asked for a cup of
water.
broke out
wore out
came to
made sense
The local hospital is very good, and all the members are very kind and
friendly.
staff
stuff
private
personal
In order to prepare for the examination, he late last night.
sat down
stayed up
stayed around
sat on
Two important secrets for a long life are regular exercise and from worry.
hope
happiness
freedom
fear
Despite all efforts by the government to people of the dangers of smoking,
the number of smokers is still increasing.
promote
explain
convince
demonstrate
Let us suppose: the strength of steel and the temperature of boiling water would
vary whether human lives were threatened by a given situation.
deciding on
dependent on
depend on
depending on
Because people often have illusions that we can see ourselves in the biographies of
famous people, screen biographies tend to be dramatically .
satisfy
satisfied
unsatisfied
unsatisfying
A trip to Paris-that’s .
a too good opportunity to miss
too good an opportunity to miss
a too good to be missed opportunity
an opportunity good to be missed too
Once you lose your passport, you should immediately .
apply to another one
apply to the other one
apply for the other
apply for another one
If Peter quit school, he would have graduated.
hadn’t to
hadn’t had to
didn’t have to
didn’t
I would definitely see a doctor about this cold, if I you.
am
was
are
were
regarded as his masterpiece, his war painting was left in the warehouse for a
whole decade.
As
Though
If
However
the island population lives on the spice trade with the continent.
Majority of
Most of
Most
The most of
Monthly mood swings are not just women’s business: the latest research shows that
the boys are also prone to the monthly blues. A study by psychologists from England’s
University of Derby suggests that men may experience cyclical symptoms similar to,
or 17 , those suffered by pre-menstrual women. Symptoms of this “periodic male
tension” or PMT 18 pain, loss of concentration, behavioral changes, physical
reactions, negative feelings and loss of arousal. The research team asked 100 men and
women about symptoms usually related to the menstrual cycle. They were stunned
19 the men reported they suffered from similar symptoms more severely than the
women. Previous studies suggest the male symptoms could be caused by internal
biorhythms: the theory is that we all experience cyclical changes in our moods but,
20 , women also menstruate cyclically. Another hypothesis is that men have a
lower pain threshold than women and are making a fuss about nothing.
contrast to
different from
familiar with
worse than
Monthly mood swings are not just women’s business: the latest research shows that
the boys are also prone to the monthly blues. A study by psychologists from England’s
University of Derby suggests that men may experience cyclical symptoms similar to,
or 17 , those suffered by pre-menstrual women. Symptoms of this “periodic male
tension” or PMT 18 pain, loss of concentration, behavioral changes, physical
reactions, negative feelings and loss of arousal. The research team asked 100 men and
women about symptoms usually related to the menstrual cycle. They were stunned
19 the men reported they suffered from similar symptoms more severely than the
women. Previous studies suggest the male symptoms could be caused by internal
biorhythms: the theory is that we all experience cyclical changes in our moods but,
20 , women also menstruate cyclically. Another hypothesis is that men have a
lower pain threshold than women and are making a fuss about nothing.
dictate
forecast
include
suggest
Monthly mood swings are not just women’s business: the latest research shows that
the boys are also prone to the monthly blues. A study by psychologists from England’s
University of Derby suggests that men may experience cyclical symptoms similar to,
or 17 , those suffered by pre-menstrual women. Symptoms of this “periodic male
tension” or PMT 18 pain, loss of concentration, behavioral changes, physical
reactions, negative feelings and loss of arousal. The research team asked 100 men and
women about symptoms usually related to the menstrual cycle. They were stunned
19 the men reported they suffered from similar symptoms more severely than the
women. Previous studies suggest the male symptoms could be caused by internal
biorhythms: the theory is that we all experience cyclical changes in our moods but,
20 , women also menstruate cyclically. Another hypothesis is that men have a
lower pain threshold than women and are making a fuss about nothing.
what
when
where
which
Monthly mood swings are not just women’s business: the latest research shows that
the boys are also prone to the monthly blues. A study by psychologists from England’s
University of Derby suggests that men may experience cyclical symptoms similar to,
or 17 , those suffered by pre-menstrual women. Symptoms of this “periodic male
tension” or PMT 18 pain, loss of concentration, behavioral changes, physical
reactions, negative feelings and loss of arousal. The research team asked 100 men and
women about symptoms usually related to the menstrual cycle. They were stunned
19 the men reported they suffered from similar symptoms more severely than the
women. Previous studies suggest the male symptoms could be caused by internal
biorhythms: the theory is that we all experience cyclical changes in our moods but,
20 , women also menstruate cyclically. Another hypothesis is that men have a
lower pain threshold than women and are making a fuss about nothing.
coincidentally
interchangeably
unforgivably
willingly
Many women did not wish to be “liberated” from traditional roles 21 on the
family; housewives often felt 22 by the career-oriented rhetoric of the women’s
movement. Many men 23 the attack on their dominant position in the work place.
By 1982 the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) 24 blocked and its life as a
proposed constitutional amendment ended.
centered
centering
center
centers
Many women did not wish to be “liberated” from traditional roles 21 on the
family; housewives often felt 22 by the career-oriented rhetoric of the women’s
movement. Many men 23 the attack on their dominant position in the work place.
By 1982 the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) 24 blocked and its life as a
proposed constitutional amendment ended.
strengthened
enlightened
delighted
slighted
Many women did not wish to be “liberated” from traditional roles 21 on the
family; housewives often felt 22 by the career-oriented rhetoric of the women’s
movement. Many men 23 the attack on their dominant position in the work place.
By 1982 the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) 24 blocked and its life as a
proposed constitutional amendment ended.
resented
consented
contended
retained
Many women did not wish to be “liberated” from traditional roles 21 on the
family; housewives often felt 22 by the career-oriented rhetoric of the women’s
movement. Many men 23 the attack on their dominant position in the work place.
By 1982 the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) 24 blocked and its life as a
proposed constitutional amendment ended.
has
had
had been
were
As much as the old man can afford good food and clothes, he dwells on those days of
hunger and starvation.
Even though the old man lives a good life now, he cannot let go of the old days of
poverty.
No matter how good his lifestyle is now, the old man still considers those days of
poverty the good old days.
The old man is so wealthy that he has forgotten what it was like in the old days.
The old man teaches the young to appreciate what wealth they have owned
German girls were on par with German boys on every math section save that of
“uncertainty” which measures probabilistic skills.
German girls are far better than German boys in their math ability.
German girls beat German boys in almost every math section except one.
Except for one section, German girls’ math ability equals that of German boys.
In spite of one section, German girls outperform German boys in math.
A man known to us only as a celebrity in politics or in trade gains largely in our esteem
if we discover that he has some intellectual taste or skill.
A man with intellectual taste and skill is well known as a celebrity in politics or in
trade.
Famous politicians or businessmen earn our respect only if they have intellectual
taste or skill.
Even if one has some intellectual taste or skill, one has to win our esteem to become
a well-known person.
Only a distinguished person in politics or in trade can gain intellectual taste and skill.
Cigarette consumption is greater among lower-income households than among
higher-income ones.
Members of richer families spend more on cigarettes than those of poorer families.
Members of richer families are more anti-smoking than those of poorer families.
members of poorer families sell more cigarettes than those of richer families.
Members of poorer families smoke a lot more than those of richer families.
People tend to judge the credibility of a website by its appearance, rather than by
checking who puts it up and why.
A website often tricks people into believing it by making it more informative.
People would think that good-looking websites are trustworthy.
People normally ask critical questions when visiting websites.
We should check who puts up a website and why and not judge it by its appearance.
Over the last three decades, fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of
American society. An industry that began with a handful of modest hot dog and hamburger
stands in southern California has spread to every corner of the nation, selling a broad range
of foods wherever paying customers may be found. Fast food is now served at restaurants
and drive-throughs, at stadiums, airports, zoos, high schools, elementary schools, and
universities, on cruise ships, trains, and airplanes, at K-Marts, Wal-Marts, gas stations, and
even at hospital cafeterias. In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2001,
they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on
higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on
fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded
music-combined.
Pull open the glass door, feel the rush of cool air, walk in, get on line, study the
backlit color photographs above the counter, place your order, hand over a few dollars,
watch teenagers in uniforms pushing various buttons, and moments later take hold of a
plastic tray full of food wrapped in colored paper and cardboard. The whole experience of
buying fast food has become so routine, so thoroughly unexceptional and mundane, that it is
now taken for granted, like brushing your teeth or stopping for a red light. It has become a
social custom as American as a small, rectangular, hand-held, frozen, and reheated apple pie.
According to the passage, where did the fast food originate?
K-marts and Wal-marts.
Southern California.
A corner in a house.
A factory house.
Over the last three decades, fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of
American society. An industry that began with a handful of modest hot dog and hamburger
stands in southern California has spread to every corner of the nation, selling a broad range
of foods wherever paying customers may be found. Fast food is now served at restaurants
and drive-throughs, at stadiums, airports, zoos, high schools, elementary schools, and
universities, on cruise ships, trains, and airplanes, at K-Marts, Wal-Marts, gas stations, and
even at hospital cafeterias. In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2001,
they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on
higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on
fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded
music-combined.
Pull open the glass door, feel the rush of cool air, walk in, get on line, study the
backlit color photographs above the counter, place your order, hand over a few dollars,
watch teenagers in uniforms pushing various buttons, and moments later take hold of a
plastic tray full of food wrapped in colored paper and cardboard. The whole experience of
buying fast food has become so routine, so thoroughly unexceptional and mundane, that it is
now taken for granted, like brushing your teeth or stopping for a red light. It has become a
social custom as American as a small, rectangular, hand-held, frozen, and reheated apple pie.
Which of the following locations is NOT included in the list where one can buy fast
food?
Educational institutes.
Transportations
Supermarkets
Offices
Over the last three decades, fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of
American society. An industry that began with a handful of modest hot dog and hamburger
stands in southern California has spread to every corner of the nation, selling a broad range
of foods wherever paying customers may be found. Fast food is now served at restaurants
and drive-throughs, at stadiums, airports, zoos, high schools, elementary schools, and
universities, on cruise ships, trains, and airplanes, at K-Marts, Wal-Marts, gas stations, and
even at hospital cafeterias. In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2001,
they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on
higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on
fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded
music-combined.
Pull open the glass door, feel the rush of cool air, walk in, get on line, study the
backlit color photographs above the counter, place your order, hand over a few dollars,
watch teenagers in uniforms pushing various buttons, and moments later take hold of a
plastic tray full of food wrapped in colored paper and cardboard. The whole experience of
buying fast food has become so routine, so thoroughly unexceptional and mundane, that it is
now taken for granted, like brushing your teeth or stopping for a red light. It has become a
social custom as American as a small, rectangular, hand-held, frozen, and reheated apple pie.
The first sentence of the passage means that fast food is .
everywhere in the U.S.A.
as important as the country
taken as medicine by the Americans
highly respected in American society
Over the last three decades, fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of
American society. An industry that began with a handful of modest hot dog and hamburger
stands in southern California has spread to every corner of the nation, selling a broad range
of foods wherever paying customers may be found. Fast food is now served at restaurants
and drive-throughs, at stadiums, airports, zoos, high schools, elementary schools, and
universities, on cruise ships, trains, and airplanes, at K-Marts, Wal-Marts, gas stations, and
even at hospital cafeterias. In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2001,
they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on
higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on
fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded
music-combined.
Pull open the glass door, feel the rush of cool air, walk in, get on line, study the
backlit color photographs above the counter, place your order, hand over a few dollars,
watch teenagers in uniforms pushing various buttons, and moments later take hold of a
plastic tray full of food wrapped in colored paper and cardboard. The whole experience of
buying fast food has become so routine, so thoroughly unexceptional and mundane, that it is
now taken for granted, like brushing your teeth or stopping for a red light. It has become a
social custom as American as a small, rectangular, hand-held, frozen, and reheated apple pie.
Which of the following words is closest to mundane in meaning?
Advanced.
Contrary.
Natural.
Ordinary.
An overcrowded boat carrying revelers from a mass beach party capsized early
Tuesday in the Gulf of Thailand, killing at least seven people, including four Western
tourists, officials said. Nine others were injured. The speed boat was traveling from
Pha-Ngan Island, which attracts thousands of young foreigners to monthly full moon parties,
to the larger resort island of Samui. About 30 of the approximately 40 people on the boat
were rescued, said police Lt. Col. Somphong Krutsuwan. The dead were three Thais and
four Westerners, including one body that was recovered from inside the capsized boat,
Somphong said. Their nationalities were not immediately known, but a business card found
on one of the bodies indicated he could be American, a hospital official said.
Victims of this accident were attending .
an international conference
a speed-boat race
a full-moon party
a religious ceremony
An overcrowded boat carrying revelers from a mass beach party capsized early
Tuesday in the Gulf of Thailand, killing at least seven people, including four Western
tourists, officials said. Nine others were injured. The speed boat was traveling from
Pha-Ngan Island, which attracts thousands of young foreigners to monthly full moon parties,
to the larger resort island of Samui. About 30 of the approximately 40 people on the boat
were rescued, said police Lt. Col. Somphong Krutsuwan. The dead were three Thais and
four Westerners, including one body that was recovered from inside the capsized boat,
Somphong said. Their nationalities were not immediately known, but a business card found
on one of the bodies indicated he could be American, a hospital official said.
The total casualties of this accident are around .
seven
four
eleven
sixteen
An overcrowded boat carrying revelers from a mass beach party capsized early
Tuesday in the Gulf of Thailand, killing at least seven people, including four Western
tourists, officials said. Nine others were injured. The speed boat was traveling from
Pha-Ngan Island, which attracts thousands of young foreigners to monthly full moon parties,
to the larger resort island of Samui. About 30 of the approximately 40 people on the boat
were rescued, said police Lt. Col. Somphong Krutsuwan. The dead were three Thais and
four Westerners, including one body that was recovered from inside the capsized boat,
Somphong said. Their nationalities were not immediately known, but a business card found
on one of the bodies indicated he could be American, a hospital official said.
The most suitable heading for this news is .
The Danger of Partying in Sumi
Another Nature Disaster in Thailand
Tourist-boat Accident in Thailand
Thai Resort islands Challenged Again
The first coffee plants are said to have come from the Horn of Africa on the shores of
the Red Sea. Originally, coffee beans were taken as a food and not as a beverage. East
African tribes would grind the coffee cherries together, mixing the results into a paste with
animal fat. Rolled into little balls, the mixture was said to give warriors much-needed
energy for battle. Later, around the year AD 1000, Ethiopians concocted a type of winefrom coffee berries, fermenting the dried beans in water. Coffee also grew naturally on the
Arabian Peninsula, and it was there, during the 11th century that coffee was first developed
into a hot drink.
The topic of this paragraph is .
the history of coffee
different types of coffee
the medicinal effect of coffee
the myth of coffee
The first coffee plants are said to have come from the Horn of Africa on the shores of
the Red Sea. Originally, coffee beans were taken as a food and not as a beverage. East
African tribes would grind the coffee cherries together, mixing the results into a paste with
animal fat. Rolled into little balls, the mixture was said to give warriors much-needed
energy for battle. Later, around the year AD 1000, Ethiopians concocted a type of winefrom coffee berries, fermenting the dried beans in water. Coffee also grew naturally on the
Arabian Peninsula, and it was there, during the 11th century that coffee was first developed
into a hot drink.
According to this paragraph, coffee was at first used as .
medicine
drink
food
currency
The first coffee plants are said to have come from the Horn of Africa on the shores of
the Red Sea. Originally, coffee beans were taken as a food and not as a beverage. East
African tribes would grind the coffee cherries together, mixing the results into a paste with
animal fat. Rolled into little balls, the mixture was said to give warriors much-needed
energy for battle. Later, around the year AD 1000, Ethiopians concocted a type of winefrom coffee berries, fermenting the dried beans in water. Coffee also grew naturally on the
Arabian Peninsula, and it was there, during the 11th century that coffee was first developed
into a hot drink.
According to this paragraph, coffee was first found by .
Africans
Europeans
Asians
Americans
The first coffee plants are said to have come from the Horn of Africa on the shores of
the Red Sea. Originally, coffee beans were taken as a food and not as a beverage. East
African tribes would grind the coffee cherries together, mixing the results into a paste with
animal fat. Rolled into little balls, the mixture was said to give warriors much-needed
energy for battle. Later, around the year AD 1000, Ethiopians concocted a type of winefrom coffee berries, fermenting the dried beans in water. Coffee also grew naturally on the
Arabian Peninsula, and it was there, during the 11th century that coffee was first developed
into a hot drink.
Who made coffee a hot drink?
East Africans
Europeans
Arabians
Ethiopians
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