---Are you pleased with what he has done?
---It couldn’t be _______. Why didn’t he put more effort into his work?
A. any worse B. much better
C. so bad D. the best
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She has already tried her best. Please don’t be
too about her job.
A. responsible B. special
C. particular D. unusual
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Some plants are very ____ to light; they prefer the shade.
A. sensible B. available
C. adjustable D. sensitive
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—You look tired, Jack． What's wrong with you?
—Oh, 1 worked quite late last night． Nothing wrong with me, ．
A． although B． though
C． yet D． still
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The machine has been used many years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well________.
A. regularly B. constantly
C. occasionally D. frequently
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— Now that you like the computer so much, why not buy one?
— Well, I can’t afford ______ computer at present.
A. that expensive a B. a such cheap
C. a so cheap D. that an expensive
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Judging by the ________ he keeps, Mark must be an extremely wealthy man.
A. cooperation B. characteristic
C. motivation D. company
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The woman often called the First Lady of New York died in August. Brooke Astor was 105 years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life 1. (help) the needy in her beloved city.
She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier 2. (marry), she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family 3. had been rich for at least one hundred years .Among other things, he owned many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the 4.(rich) women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization which 5. (found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving 6.his money. And apparently she did. Brooke Astor gave tens of millions of dollars mainly to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was 7. the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city's cultural centers as well as to many 8. smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said 9. city would not be what it is today 10. her support.
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In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The 1. is that countries around the world have growing mountains of 2. because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.
How did we 3. a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to 4. an object than to spend time and money to repair it. 5._ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and 6._.
Another cause is our 7. of disposable (一次性的) products. As 8. people, we are always looking for 9. to save time and make our lives easier. Companies 10. thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.
Our appetite for new products also 11. to the problem. We are 12. buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 13. is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 14. useful possessions to make room for new ones.
All around the world, we can see the 15. of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 16. the amount of rubbish and to protect the 17., more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 18., this is not enough to solve our problem.
Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 19. throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 20.. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.
21.A. key B. reason C. project D. problem
22.A. gifts B. rubbish C. debt D. products
23.A. face B. become C. observe D. change
24.A. hide B. control C. replace D. withdraw
25.A. Thanks to B. As to C. Except for D. Regardless of
26.A. safe B. funny C. cheap D. powerful
27.A. love B. lack C. prevention D. division
28.A. sensitive B. kind C. brave D. busy
29.A. ways B. places C. jobs D. friends
30.A. donate B. receive C. produce D. preserve
31.A. adapts B. returns C. responds D. contributes
32.A. tired of B. addicted to C. worried about D. ashamed for
33.A. newer B. stronger C. higher D. larger
34.A. pick up B. pay for C. hold onto D. throw away
35.A. advantages B. purposes C. functions D. consequences
36.A. show B. record C. decrease D. measure
37.A. technology B. environment C. consumers D. brands
38.A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
39.A. by B. in favour of C. after D. instead of
40.A. spending B. collecting C. repairing D. advertising
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