----Mary’s been offered a job in a university, but she doesn’t want to take it.
-----_______? It’s a very good chance.
A. Guess what B. So what
C. Who care D. But why
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What _____ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive ________ prize!
A. a; a B. the; a C. a; the D. a; a
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Studying Wendy’s menu, I found that many of the items are similar to _______ McDonald’s.
A. those B. ones C. any D. all
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It may not be a great suggestion. But before ______ is put forward, we’ll make do with it.
A. a good one B. a better one
C. the best one D. a best one
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Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he _________ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.
A. accidentally B.carelessly
C. deliberately D.clumsily
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The Well Hotel stands in a quiet place_______ the main road at the far end of the lake.
A. to B. for C. off D. out
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According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to __________ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
A. differ B. shrink C. fail D. decline
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I can ______ the house being untidy, but I hate it if it’s not clean.
A. come up with
B. put up with
C. turn to
D. stick to
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The manager _______ his workers how to improve the program since 9 am.
A. has told
B. is telling
C. has been telling
D. will have told
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I got to the office earlier that day,________ the 7:30 train from Paddington.
A. caught B. to have caught
C. to catch D. having caught
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They use computers to keep the traffic _________ smoothly.
A. being run B. run
C. to run D. running
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The printer is of good quality. If it ________ break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense.
A. would B. should C. could D. might
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Between the two parts of the concert is an interval,________ the audience can buy ice-cream.
A. when B. where C. that D. which
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A lot of language learning,________ has been discovered, is happening in the first year of life, so parents should talk much to their children during that period.
A. as B. it C. which D. this
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It is uncertain ________ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.
A. that B. what C. now D. whether
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_______ you may have, you should gather your courage to face the challenge.
A. However a serious problem
B. What a serious problem
C. However serious a problem
D. What serious a problem
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This is not my story, nor ______ the whole story. My story plays out differently.
A. is there B. there is C. is it D. it is
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Please do me a favor — _______ my friend Mr. Smith to Youth Theater at 7:30 tonight.
A. to invite B. inviting
C. invite D. invited
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Anyway, I can’t cheat him---it’s against all my __________.
A. emotions B. principles
C. regulations D. patience
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----- Try not to work yourself too hard. Take it easy.
----- Thanks._______
A. So what? B. No way.
C. What for ? D. You too.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第41-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
I was fat kid who grew into an overweight adult. I was laughed at for being heavier than the other kids, me feeling shy. I tried several diets, but worked, and I gaining weight. Another factor my weight gain was my love for cooking, especially rich, high-fat desserts, which I enjoyed preparing and, of course, eating.
When I finished high school at the age of 18, I weighed 215 pounds. the self-confidence to go to a new, faraway school, I decided to stay close to home instead of going away to college. I continued with my unhealthful eating habits and felt more miserable as the weight came on, but I did nothing about it except buy larger plus-size clothes.
My turning point came 10 years later at a friend's New Year's Eve party when I was at my all-time highest weight of 330 pounds. I caught my in a mirror and the truth hit me: I was overweight and unhealthy, and unless I did something about it now, I would only get bigger and .
After leaving the party, I thought about my past weight-loss and realized they didn't work because they required me to abandon foods I loved. Then I would constantly think about food and binge, the diet satisfy my hunger and not feel deprived.
My biggest was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier lifestyle. At first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to prevent myself thinking about food. The result: Food was all I thought about. had to be some way to combine cooking with healthful eating. I found the after reading several low-fat cookbooks. With some trial and error, I could modify my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet delicious.
The pounds started coming off, and when I started exercising (usually cardio and weight training five times a week), they seemed to melt away. I didn't feel deprived, and I felt free to give my body the care and attention it .
I lost 165 pounds over the next two years. I had many ups and downs. I was determined to go on. Another challenge to me was not to beat myself up if I ate something that was unhealthy and to take it as a sign to abandon my healthful habits. Instead I vowed to start again and always keep my goal in mind.
Thanks to losing weight and becoming fit I am my body and myself. I have finally found myself.
1.A．hardly B．frequently C．immediately D．instantly
2.A．left B．to leave C．leaving D．having left
3.A．nothing B．no one C．none D．anything
4.A．ended up B．ended over C．ended up with D．was ended up
5.A．contributing to B．resulted in C．resulting from D．led to
6.A．lacking of B．lack of C．lacking D．lacked in
7.A．reflection B．infection C．imagination D．attention
8.A．unfamiliar B．unhappier C．unfriendly D．unfit
9.A．efforts B．affords C．effects D．infects
10.A．giving out B．giving in C．giving up D．giving away
11.A．challenge B．success C．energy D．work
12.A．It B．They C．There D．I
13.A．solution B．secret C．answer D．road
14.A．deserved B．focused C．caught D．paid
15.A．keep up with B．in line with C．put up with D．catch up with
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A
Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, cricket--- anything with a round ball, I was useless," he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway's school of adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway's cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, the decided that this would be his future.
In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled up and over rocky rice.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he's skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.
Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.
1.What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?
A. He became good at most sports.
B. He began to build up his body.
C. He joined a sports team
D. He made friends with a runner.
2.The underlined word “exploits” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ______.
A. journeys B. researches
C. adventures D. operations. W
3.What does the story mainly tell us abut Saunders?
A. He is a success in sports.
B. He is the best British skier.
C. He is Ridgway's best student.
D. He is a good instructor at school.
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B
The image of a veiled（用面纱遮盖）bride walking down the aisle on her father's arm could become a thing of the past as a growing trend for 'feminist（女权主义者） weddings' has been detected among modern brides to be.
Doing away with the engagement ring, choosing not to be 'given away like property' and wearing a colour other than white are key themes gaining traction（牵引力） in the feminist wedding trend.
The findings, revealed in a survey of 200 brides to be, revealed that almost a quarter of women planned on keeping their maiden name after marriage, while one in 10 were planning to wear a colour other than white on their wedding day.
Traditions such as the wearing of an engagement ring are also increasingly being rejected by brides who feel it is anti-feminist - with such an obvious token（记号） to be worn on the finger marking the woman in question as 'taken'.
However, while there is undoubtedly a stirring among young brides to be, parents can take comfort in the fact that while some women are beginning to push back against the patriarchy（家长制）, the majority are still keen to uphold certain traditions, with 76 per cent of brides saying they really would like their father to walk them down the aisle.
Elki Parmar of Wedding Days.co.uk, who conducted the survey, said: “Some of the brides we have spoken to are doing things that they feel make their wedding more 'feminist'. That could be reflected by deciding not be given away, the idea being that one of the connotations of this tradition is that the woman is property to be given away. Other brides are choosing not to wear white on their wedding day as a woman’s white wedding dress traditionally carries connotations （含义）of virginal innocence whereas what the groom wears on his wedding day is not perceived（意识到） to be symbolic, creating somewhat of an imbalance from some feminist perspectives”.
1.Which of the following is not the symbol of traditional wedding?
A．The bride wears bridal veil.
B．The bride walks down the aisle on her father’s arm.
C．The bride wears the engagement ring.
D．The bride wears a color other than white.
2.Why do the brides reject to wear an engagement ring according to the passage?
A．Because it is too cheap.
B．Because it is not made of gold.
C．Because they don’t want to marry their husband.
D．Because it makes the women I question as “taken”.
3.What can we learn from the survey in Paragraph 2?
A．More than 200 brides were investigated．
B．Half of the brides won’t change their last name after marriage to their husband.
C．10% of them prefer to wear a color other than white on their wedding day.
D．No one wants to wear an engagement ring.
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．The tendency mentioned in the passage is becoming more and more popular.
B．Some women are beginning to push back against their parents.
C．The majority of brides don’t like their father to walk them down the aisle.
D．Some brides regard wearing white on their wedding day as a symbol of unequal between men and women.
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C
Chinese media and Internet users on Monday condemned（谴责） lack of morals in society after a toddler（学步的幼儿） was struck twice –by two different vans-and left bleeding on the road as more than a dozen bystanders did nothing to help the seriously injured girl．
The incident, captured by a surveillance camera and broadcast by Southern Television Guangdong （TVS），showed the two-year-old girl was knocked down and run over by a white van on a narrow market street on the afternoon of Oct.13, in Foshan City of Guangdong Province．
The driver fled the scene of the accident，leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk．Over the next six minutes，more than a dozen people walked by the girl，yet not one individual did anything to help her．The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses．
Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized，remains in a deep coma．The girl’s parents，who are migrants living in the city，are now with her．
Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested．However，the apathy of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public，as Internet forums have seethed with anger， and people are questioning the morality of society．
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public．
But in recent years，the perception（观念）of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are perceived to be affecting society’s values．
On Sept.2 an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed，his face striking the pavement．Yet，no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose．
Some have linked the absence of good Samaritans （模范人物）to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her．
A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）Samaritans from liability（责任）, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma．
Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator，said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of liability should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society．
1.According to the passage，what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?
A．He/ she would be condemned by the public．
B．He/ she would be awarded by the government．
C．He/ she would have to worry about liability．
D．The public would feel proud of him/ her and thus showed love and respect for him/ her
2.Which of the following is TRUE about this passage?
A．Nobody helped the girl who was struck twice by two different vans．
B．The toddler died immediately after she was hit a second time．
C．High moral standards were once regarded as national pride in China．
D．Journalists from TVS captured the incident by using a camera．
3.In recent years，society’s values is believed to be affected by ．
A．profit and materialism
B．people’s perceptions
C．the apathy of bystanders
D．the morals of society
4.According to Cao Lin，what is the fundamental reason for not helping the girl?
A．The worry of liability．
B．Lack of laws that exempt Samaritans from liability．
C．The decline of humanity in society．
D．The fear of being accused of harming her．
5.Where is the article most probably taken from?
A．A fashion magazine．
B．A news report．
C．A science fiction．
D．An education column．
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