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A Passage to India is set against the background of the independence movement in Africa.
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Dependent on where you are in East Africa, safari is a direct translation for ______.
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Nowadays, it is becoming more common to see men wearing hats indoors. However, this is still seen as being impolite, especially to the older generations.
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The government has announced that a modern city will be set up in _____ is still a wasteland now.
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Agriculture is still a high priority in most ( ) countries.
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Despite his occasional fondness for gambling,he is still considered as a good boy_____.
A．as the whole
B．for the whole
C．by the whole
D．on the whole
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听力原文：Professor Lawrence is going to retire, but she is still going to lead a graduate seminar each semester.
What's tree about Professor Lawrence？
A．She has found a new job at another university.
B．She has become the head of the graduate school.
C．She will continue to work part-time.
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听力原文：A United Nations report says sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world w
听力原文： A United Nations report says sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world where extreme poverty continues to grow over a recent twenty-year period. In its annual report Tuesday, the UN Industrial Development Organization says forty-seven percent of all people living in sub-Saharan Africa subsist on less than one dollar a day. The group said that figure increased by five percentage points in the years between 1981 and 2001. In contrast, the group said the number of people worldwide living in absolute poverty fell from forty percent to twenty-one percent during that same time.
How many people lived in extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa in 1981？
A．37% of all the people there.
B．42% of all the people there.
C．45% of all the people there.
D．47% of all the people there.
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The sentence “Still, a white skin is always fairly conspicuous” can be paraphrased as
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It is still a question______who will be responsible for this matter.
A．at hand
B．at last
C．at issue
D．at least
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听力原文：In American industry, there's still relatively little job mobility. After all, getting an employment is not an easy job nowadays.
(27)
A．American workers tend to stay in one job.
B．Crop dusting jobs in American are few.
C．The mob moved very slowly.
D．Their relatives live in mobile home.
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This is news on the hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe, A group of top Chinese scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.
Here is in Miami, the major is still meeting with the leader of the Teacher's Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.
That's the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jane Singer.
To improve the ties between China and the U. S. and Western Europe, China ______.
A．will send a group of Chinese scientists to pay a visit to the U.S. and Western Europe
B．will send some scientists to visit U.S. and the Western Europe
C．has expressed its strong wishes
D．has given many reports to improve the ties
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Nowadays, there have been many arguments against the interview as a selection procedure for future partner. As a result, Internet love is very popular among young people as a means to hunt for an ideal husband or wife. What is your opinion？
Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:
1. INTERNET LOVE
In the first part of your essay yon should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR
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Plastics is a kind of______ which is widely used in industry nowadays.
A．mass
B．substance
C．matter
D．material
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Even in a highly modernized country,manual work is a still needed．（）
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Even in a highly modernized country， manual work is still needed-
A．physical
B．mental
C．natural
D．hard
此题为多项选择题。
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“…a world that is still full of mysteries”refrs to
A．The earth．
B．Out space．
C．The ocean．
D．Mars．
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Nowadays the Gaelic language, which is an ancient______, is still heard in the Highlands and the Western Isles.
A．Scottish language
B．English language
C．Irish language
D．Celtic language
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"... a world that is still full of mysteries" refers to
A．the earth.
B．out space.
C．the ocean.
D．Mars.
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Now mechatronics still means a mechanism that is electrified.（）
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听力原文：M: I am assigned the work to Africa for one year and I want to rent my apartment during this period. But still no one would rent it.
W: It is the off-season of renting. Have you posted an advertisement in the local newspaper？
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do？
(13)
A．Lower the rent of his apartment.
B．Put an advertisement in a newspaper.
C．Rent his apartment to the local newspaper.
D．Find a potential renter during the in-season.
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填空：Nowadays, is it possible to tell a person's c...
填空：Nowadays, is it possible to tell a person's class just by looking at him？ Physical details __1__ tell us about health, diet and type of work done. A hundred years ago the working class very often lookd unhealthy, small and were either too thin or too fat. The upper classes were often __2__, sporting types who were used to a good diet and looked healthy. Today living and working conditions have improved, and such __3__ would no longer be so true.The clothes people choose to wear, however, do provide information about their __4__. The most obvious way in which is for the amount of money spent on them. Expensive clothes look expensive and show their wearer had money. Clothes can provide other __5__ as well. The upper classes __6__ to be less interested in fashion and wear good quality clothes in non-bright colours, made of natural material like wool, leather or cotton. Lower working class people often choose clothes in bright colours, made of man-made material. A sociological explanation for this would be that color and interest are mssing from their lives, and therefore any opportunity to introduce this is __7__.Clothes are __8__ at a price within most people's reach. New clothes make the wearer feel good, and show some __9__ of wealth to the outside world. Today some new fashions are started by the lower working class people who want to look __10__ and feel important. They want people to look at them.
A) available
B) background
C) different
D) tall
E) totally
F) taken
G) descriptions
H) degree
I) clues
J) alone
K) appear
L) consider
M) full
N) hobby
O)fetched
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Nowadays a traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the villagers or selling antiques to visitors
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There is a widely held suspicion that the politician, though retired, still has great
A．A.manipulated
B．B.manipulating
C．C.considering
D．D.managing
