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When I came through the customs at the airport, I had to pay（）on a clock I had bought.
A . taxes
B . duty
C . fines
D . fee
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Harry, who had failed in the final exam, had a great worry（）his mind.
A、 on
B、 in
C、 with
D、 at
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Before he came to London ,he had never heard a single English word (speak)_______.
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In the “Academy”, Gulliver came across a strange man who tried to produce sunlight with ____ .
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What should be done first when there are no available times for the guest to make a reservation:
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There is an old saying goes: “a full cup of tea is offensive to the guests, while a full glass of wine shows to them.”
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In the US, if there are a lot of guests, most tables are round.
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Despite a very tight schedule, everyone who came to the meeting agreed that a t least one day should be _____ for sightseeing.
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There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society.In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced
After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform. Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces.The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly.But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get married.At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down qui te a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years.Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who aren&39;t married or are born to lone parents.There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man
The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which
Means that there’s been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries.
21.What does the passage mainly discuss？()
A.The declining divorce rate in the UK.
B.Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK.
C.The increasing divorce rate in the UK.
22.During the last ten years,（）
A.the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK
B.the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK
C.40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK
23.According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to ___
A.decline
B.soar
C.stay stable
24.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true？
A.The highest divorce rate was around 1969.
B.The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.
C.The marriage rate is currently 70 percent.
25.The last paragraph tells us（）
A.the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the moment
B.the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing
C.the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now
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The angry woman sat in the station office. "The railway should pay me ＄12. "She said to Harry, the man who【21】the ticket. "My ticket was【22】May 22nd, and there was【23】train from Jersey that night. My daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me＄12."
Harry was worried. He remembered【24】the woman a return ticket. After he【25】the Jersey timetable for May 22nd, he knew she was right. However, had he made【26】mistake？【27】what to do, he smiled at the child, "Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey？" he said to her. "Yes," she answered shyly. "The seashore was【28】and I can swim【29】!"
"That's fine," said Harry. "My little girl can't swim a bit yet. Of course, she's only three..."
Harry turned to the mother, "I remember your ticket, madam," he said. "30 you didn't get one for your daughter,【31】you？"
"Well," the woman looked at the child. "I mean she hasn't started【32】yet. She is only four. "
"A four-year-old child【33】have a ticket, madam. A child's return ticket to Jersey costs ＄13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel bill, you will【34】. ＄1.50. The law is the law, but since the mistake was【35】..."
Saying nothing, the woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office.
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A．bought
B．sold
C．got
D．paid
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A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée (未婚妻). The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: "When the servant enters the room, he will drop it."
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.
6. The story took place ______.
A. in France B. in the United States
C. in Germany D. in England
7. Which of the following is true？
A. A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.
B. The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.
C. The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him.
D. The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.
8. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl？
A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present.
B. He fell in love with her.
C. Her birthday was coming soon.
D. They were going to get married.
9. Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man？
A. He looked very excited.
B. He was poorly dressed.
C. He looked pale and sad.
D. He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.
10. On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because ______.
A. the girl was in love with him
B. the girl looked beautiful
C. he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through
D. the girl was happy and gay
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At the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, there was a very large release of radioactivity in a few minutes, followed by a slowly declining release rate over several months. The total release is estimated to have been about 5×10<sup>7</sup>curies The winds carried the released materials all the way to Sweden, from which the first reports came that there had been a nuclear accident in the USSR.
For the purposes of this problem assume that there was an instantaneous release of 10<sup>7</sup>curies of radioactive gases (and fine particles, which are assumed to remain in the atmosphere and not settle out). Then estimate the maximum ground level concentration of radioactive gases (curies/m<sup>3</sup>) when the radioactive cloud from the accident got to Sweden. Make the following assumptions:
(1) Ignore decay of the radioactive gases (i.e., assume their half-lives were infinite).
(2) Assume the distance between Chernobyl and Sweden is 1000 km.
(3) Assume that the wind speed was 3 m/s and the stability class C.
(4) Assume that the mixing height was 2000 m.
(5) Assume that mlXmg in the x direction(up and down the direction of the wind) has the same intensity as miXing in the y(crosswind)direction.
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There must have been someone who had informed the owner of the bathing center of the sudden crack-down or he______able to escape the sweep.
A．wouldn"t be
B．wouldn"t have been
C．might have been
D．needn"t have been
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Guest: That was a delicious dinner.Host: ______.Would you like to go to the living room now？ Its more comfortable there.
A．Thank you! Don"t mention it
B．You"re welcome
C．Not so delicious, I"m afraid
D．I"m glad you enjoyed.
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Before he came to London, he had never heard a single English word______.
A．speak
B．spoken
C．speaking
D．to speak
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Never use any drug unless there is a good reason, especially for the woman who is expecting a baby. Ask the patient if he has had previous drug reactions: if he has, be careful. It is estimated that more than half of the adverse reactions that are reported would be prevented if this were done. Ask the patient ff he is already receiving other drugs.
If possible, use a drug with which you are familiar. If you use a new drug, be especially on the watch for adverse reactions. Report serious or unusual reactions suspected as due to established drugs, and any reaction however slight that may be due to a newly marketed drug.
This is a set of recommendations for ______.
A．doctors prescribing for patients
B．doctors training people who take drugs
C．drug companies
D．persons who sell drugs
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This past fall semester, at Duke University, there were two students who were taking Organic Chemistry. They did pretty well on all of the tests and the midterms and labs,etc., such that going into the final they had a solid “A” . There two friends were so confident going into the final that the weekend before finals’ week，even though the Chemistry final was on Monday, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and have a party with some friends up there. So they did this and had a great time. However, with the aftereffects of alcohol and everything, they overslept all day Sunday and didn’t make it back to Duke until early Monday morning.
Rather than taking the final then, what they did was to find Professor Aldric after the final and explain to him why they missed the final. They told him that they went up to UVA for the weekend, and had planned to come back in time to study，but they had a flat tire (爆胎）on the way back and didn’t have a spare and couldn’t get help for a long time and so were late getting back to campus.
Aldric thought this over and then agreed that they could make up the final on the following day. The two guys were overjoyed and relieved. So, they studied that night and went in the next day at the time that Aldric had told them. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet and told them to begin.
They looked at the first problem, which was something simple about free radical formation and was worth 5 points. “Cool，" they thought, “this is going to be easy. " They did that problem and then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on the next page. It said: (95 points) Which tire was flat？
The two students decided to visit their friends at the weekend beacause_______
A.they didn’t want to take the exam
B.they were invited by their friends
C.they were not worried about the exam at all
D.they forget the arrangement of the final exam
They didn’t return as planned because_______.A.they got lost on their way back
B.they slept beyond the time to come back
C.their car broke down on their way back
D.they couldn’t get help when they were in difficulty
How did the Professor arrange the make-up exam？A.He made the exam booklet very long.
B.He gave them different exam papers.
C.He asked a very surprising question.
D.He gave them very limited time to finish the paper.
When they took the first glance at the exam booklet, they thought_______.A.it was easy
B.it was too much
C.it was too difficiult
D.it was reasonable
It can be inferred from the passage that_______.A.the students didn’t like Professor Aldric
B.the two students had difficulties in their studies
C.Professor Aldric was very clever and humorous
D.the two students would surely pass the make-up exam
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！
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听力原文：W: Good evening! Welcome to our Talk Show program. Our guest today is Mr. David Smith, who had the experiences of studying abroad for seven years and then returning back home. Well, Mr. Smith, do you think going abroad was the hard part？
M: I don't think so, but returning back home was really hard.
W: Why？
M: Well, for many students, returning back to their home countries can be a very confusing experience.
W: Re-entry Shock! That sounds quite interesting. Can you explain it？
M: For example, many students who come to the United States experience freedoms they have never enjoyed in their country.
W: Sure, such as freedom from family, freedom from cultural norms they didn't like and freedom from the pressures of working in a real job.
M: However, too much freedom and unstructured life can lead to other problems. Students sometimes skip classes, stay out late, and engage in activities that their families and cultures might not approve of, but students want to enjoy "freedom" while it lasts.
W: So when students return back to their countries, they can struggle with fitting back into the cultural norms and family expectations of the past.
M: Yes. Naturally, depression is possible and a loss of self can result.
W: Then what can students do to minimize this Re-entry Shock？
M: First of all, keep in contact with your family and friends while you are abroad. They will be your first source of advice and support once you return.
W: What else？
M: Second, have a clear plan what you will do when you return. Start looking for a job now or apply to enter a school months before you return. Re-entry Shock can be greatest when you have nothing to do when you return.
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A．How to go abroad for study.
B．How to enjoy the freedom abroad.
C．How to look for a job after returning back from abroad.
D．Re-entry Shock and how to reduce it.
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A根据下面短文回答下列问题。One evening Mrs. Evans asked her husband to take her to a very expensive restaurant in the city because some film stars (影星) and famous people were there sometimes. She wanted to see these people.Soon after they had ordered their meal (点餐), a very attractive (引人注目) man and a woman came into the restaurant and sat down at a table nearby. They were having beautiful clothes, and Mrs. Evans said to her husband, "Look at them, Mike. I’m sure I’ve seen their pictures in a magazine (杂志)"Later, Mrs. Evans asked the waiter (服务员), "Who are they""Oh, they aren’t famous." The waiter answered."Really How do you know that" Mrs. Evans said in surprise."Because they asked me who you were," the waiter answered.The waiter told Mrs. Evans they were not famous because he knew them before.
[A] True
B. False
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When a guest calls to make the reservation for dinner, but there is no tableavailable, what would you say？
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Suppose that there were 25 people who had a reservation price of $500, and the 26th person had a reservation price of $200. What would the equilibrium price be if there were 24 apartments to rent？
A．＄500
B．＄200
C．＄350
D．＄488
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There was a man who had four sons. He hoped his so...
There was a man who had four sons. He hoped his sons could learn not to judge things too quickly.
So one day he gavehis four sons a task, asking each of them to go to see a pear tree at a distance in different seasons.
The first son set out in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn.
When all of them returned home, the man called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said the tree was ugly, bent, without leaves and therefore hopeless.
The second son said it was not like that, but the tree was covered with green buds (芽 and full of hope.
The third son disagreed, saying that it was full of flowers which smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, and that hehad never seen such beautiful scenery.
The last son disagreed with all of them, saying that the tree was filled with fruits, full of life and happiness.
The man told his four sons that all of them were correct, because they only saw the tree in one season. He told themthat they could not judge a tree or a person only by one season, and that only when all the seasons were over could theyknow a tree or a person fully.
We can learn more from this story. If we just give up in winter, we will miss the hope of spring, the beauty of summerand the harvest of autumn in our life.
The man wanted his sons not to____________
A.have a harvest too soon
B.accept a task loo quickly
C.make a conclusion too soon
D.give n description too quickly
According to the second son, the tree was————
A.lifeless
B.hopeful
C.fruitless
D.beautiful
In the eyes of the third son, the pear tree was a beautiful view.A.in spring
B.in winter
C.in autumn
D.in summer
When the youngest son saw the tree, it was a season of.A.harvest
B.promise
C.coldness
D.sweetness
What can we learn from the last paragraph？A.We can enjoy sweet fruits in autumn.
B.We can enjoy a beautiful view in summer.
C.We should not lose hope when we are in difficulty.
D.We should lose hope when we are feeling cold.
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Just then a hollow groan, more desolate than all that had preceded it, came from the attics and made Eugeine and her mother ______.
A．slumber
B．shake
C．insane
D．shudder
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中英互译：when the time came, I said a reluctant goodbye. Though initially he had seemed an ordinary kid, his zeal had set him apart.
