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The volunteers found the test more difficult when they did it the second time.
A . Right
B . Wrong
C . Not mentioned
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The starting air entering the cylinder begins when the piston（）
A . has nearly come to the TDC
B . has just past the TDC
C . has nearly come to the BDC
D . has just past the BDC
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4. What did the owner’s note in the questionnaire begin with?It began with the words “_________________”.
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Bill did not realize what time it was when I knocked on the door.
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I wonder when it is going to begin.
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When and where was the dialogue scheduled to begin?
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When you want to talk with a foreigner, you had better begin it wih :
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When did Mongolian doctors begin to spread the knowledge of Mongolian medicine?
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What did White Star Line have in mind when it purchased the three ships?
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When did David Copperfield publish?
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When you send a letter or a postcard, you have to put stamps on the envelope or on the card. When did people first begin to use stamps？ Who was the first to think of this idea？
In the early nineteenth century, people did not use stamps. They had to pay postage (邮费) when they received letters. Sometimes they didn't want to receive a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it. They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.
Rowland Hill was a school teacher in England. He was the first to think of using stamps in 1850s. He thought it would be much easier for people to use stamps. People could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals (邮戳). on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need to send post men to get postage. It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.
People began to use stamps ______.
A．at the beginning of the nineteenth century
B．in the middle of the nineteenth century
C．more than two hundred years ago
D．when people first sent letters and postcards.
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Speaker A: Did you hear about those people who got hurt when going mountain climbing？ I think they shouldn't allow people to go mountain climbing. It's too dangerous.
Speaker B: ______
A．I couldn't agree more. I can't understand why anyone wants to get to the top of a mountain.
B．I couldn't agree less. Mountain climbing is actually more dangerous than surfing.
C．I'm sorry to hear that. Where did you get the news？
D．No, I have decided not to go mountain climbing with my friends next month.
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When did For Our Kids begin？
A．2 years earlier
B．3 years earlier
C．4 years earlier
D．5 years earlier
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The example of asking "How did you feel when Robbie made fun of your glasses last week？" is to illustrate that it is indispensable to______.
A．challenge intolerance when it comes from your children
B．identify intolerance when children are exposed to it
C．support your children when they are the victims of intolerance
D．create opportunities for children to interact with people who are different from them
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Woman: Since when did you read the Sunday Times？ Man: Since I discovered its big help-wanted section. Question: What can we assume about the man？
A．He wants help in improving his vocabulary.
B．He plans to read the whole newspaper.
C．He rarely has time to read newspapers on Sunday.
D．He"s interested in finding a job.
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45 When did British gentlemen begin to wear ties regularly？
A After the late 19th century.
B In the 1630s.
C In 1660.
D In the late 18th century.
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We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broken up with Helen？" "When I got that great job did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend？" "Or did be envy my luck？" "And Paul-- why didn't I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car？" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies？ Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog." Is he really on your side？ If he says, "You're a lucky guy" or "You're a lucky gal," that's being friendly. But "lucky dog" ？ There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What be may be saying is that be doesn't think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of you life as a whole. But is he？ Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words？ One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks？ Does what he says square with the tone of voice？ His posture？ The look in his eyes？ Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
Note: guy = boy; gal = girl
In paragraph 1, when the writer recalls some things that happened between him and his friends, ______.
A．he feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him.
B．he feels he may not have "read" his friends' true feelings correctly.
C．he thinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girlfriend.
D．he is sorry that his friends let him down.
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When did banks begin to grow human？
A) In the last century.
C) Sometime before the war.
B) A few years ago.
D) During the war.
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How did the mail-order business begin'？
A．A businessman sent a catalog to a large number of farmers.
B．The railroads started delivering goods to isolated rural areas.
C．The post office added new services to promote ordering by mail.
D．A group of farmers organized a method of cooperative buying.
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When the action is intentional, people who speak ____ are good at remembering who did it.
A:English
B:Spanish
C:German
D:Japanese
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Where did the movies begin？ It is often said that they are an American invention. It is not entirely true. The motion picture has been the most international arts. Before the dawn of the twentieth century, inventors in France, England and the United States were among the dozens of men who were trying to develop ways of using photographs to create the effect of motion. Soon after 1889, when the famous inventor Thomas Edison first showed motion pictures through a device called the kinetoscope(活动电影放映机), other devices for the same purpose appeared all over the world. Edison had solved certain problems, making it possible for other inventors move ahead with their own devices. One other important contribution by Edison was the introduction of 35 mm as the international standard film width.
That the movies are an American invention is not entirely true. This means that______.
A．it is entirely wrong
B．to some degree, it is true
C．it is not true at all
D．it is perfectly right
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We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen？ " "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend？ Or did he envy my luck？" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends, or our enemies？ Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog." That's friendly. But "lucky dog"？ There is a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But mentioning the "dog" puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you ought to have your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he？ Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words？ One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks？ Does what he says agree with the tone of voice？ His posture (姿态)？ The look in his eyes？ Stop and think. (47) If you spend one minute thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you, you may avoid another mistake.
This passage is mainly about______.
A．how to interpret what people say
B．what to do when you listen to others talking
C．how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D．why we go wrong with people sometimes
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Even when rain did come following a drought, water could not______ the soil because it was so dry and hard（）
A．inspect
B．penetrate
C．plunge
D．transparent
