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During these ten years, many new methods have been（）in the field of foreign language teaching.
A . adopted
B . adapted
C . alarmed
D . aided
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Once more I am in Boston,（）I have not been for ten years.
A . which
B . where
C . that
D . a
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Your database is in the NOARCHIVELOG mode. Since last night’s offline backup， the logs in group 1 have been written to twice. This morning， the SYSTEM data file has become corrupted. Up to what point can it be recovered？（）
A . until the last commit
B . cannot be recovered
C . until the last offline backup
D . until the beginning of the last transactio
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The economy of Ireland has been traditionally agricultural,but since （）country.sindustrial base has expanded.
A . the mid-1950s
B . the mid-1960s
C . the 1970s
D . the 1980
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听力原文：M: Oh, it's you, Mrs. Bramley. Come in and sit down. Now, what was it？ Oh, yes, your ankle. Has .there been any improvement since last week？
W: Well, no, I'm afraid not, doctor. The leg's still the same.
M: I'd better have another look at it. HM! It's still very swollen. Have you been resting it, as! told you to？
W: It's so difficult to rest it, doctor, you know, with a house to run, and six children to look after.
M: Well, I've given you my advise. I'm sorry, but rest is necessary, otherwise I wouldn't have insisted on it. You must sit for at least four hours a day with the leg raised. Otherwise the ankle isn't going to improve. You understand that？
W: Yes, I understand, and I'll try to do as you say.
M: Very well then. I'll repeat that prescription for tablets, but the only effective treatment is rest. Ask the next patient to come in please.
What's wrong with the woman？
A．She needs to take more exercise.
B．Her uncle's health has not improved.
C．She can't understand the doctor.
D．Her ankle is swollen.
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The fridge is considered necessary. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food list appeared with the label: "Store in the refrigerator."
In my fridgeless fifties childhood, 1 was fed well and healthy. The milkman came every day, the grocer, the butcher (肉商), the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times each week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus(剩余) bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. Thirty years on food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.
The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. Many well-tried techniques already existed -- natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling...
What refrigeration did promote was marketing --- marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the world in search of a good price.
So most of the world's fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the rich countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially-heated house -- while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.
The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been not important. If you don't believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and mm off your fridge next winter. You may not eat the hamburgers, but at least you'll get rid of that terrible hum.
The statement "In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily." suggests that
A．the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties.
B．the author was not accustomed to fridges even in his fifties.
C．there was no fridge in the author's home in the 1950s.
D．the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s.
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It is ten years_____Miss Green returned to Canada.
A．that
B．when
C．since
D．as
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听力原文：M. Oh, it's you, Mrs Bramley. Come in and sit down. Now, what was it？ Oh, yes, your ankle. Has there been any improvement since last week？
W: Well, no, I' m afraid not, doctor. The leg's still the same.
M: I'd better have another look at it. Oh! It's still very swollen. Have you been resting it, as I told you to？
W: It's too difficult to rest it, doctor, you know, with a house to run, and six children and
M: Well, I've given you my advice. I' m sorry, but rest is necessary, otherwise I wouldn't have insisted on it. You must sit for at least four hours, a day with the leg , raised, otherwise the ankle isn't going to improve. You understand that？
W: Yes, I understand, and I'll try to do as you say.
M: Very well then. I' 11 repeat that prescription for tablets, but the only effective treatment is rest. Ask the next patient to come in please.
What's wrong with the woman？
A．She need to take more exercise.
B．Her uncle's health has not improved.
C．She can't understand the doctor.
D．Her ankle is swollen.
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General elections in New Zealand have been held about every______years since 1879.
A．three
B．four
C．five
D．six
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It has been estimated that the earth’s surface temperature has increased ________ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1805.
A) to
B) be
C) at
D) with
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It has been estimated that the earth's surface temperature has increased ______ one quarter to three fourths of a degree since 1850.
A．by
B．at
C．to
D．with
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What has the woman been doing for a living since l 9887
A.designing fashion items for several companies
B.working for a world—famous American company
C.serving as a sales agent for Burberrys
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It has been nearly 2000 years since Buddhism was____ to China.A、original
B、distressing
C、introduced
D、basically
E、dependable
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Increasingly, over the past ten years, people—especially young people—have become aware of the need to change their eating habits, because much of the food they eat, particularly foods, is not good for the health. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in natural foods: foods which do not contain chemical additives and which have not been affected by chemical fertilizers, widely used in farming to- day.
Natural foods, for example, vegetables, fruits and grains which have been grown in soil that is rich in organic matter. In simple terms, this means that the soil has been nourished by unused vegetable matter, which provides it with essential vitamins and minerals. This in itself is a natural process compared with the use of chemicals and fertilizers, the main purpose of which is to increase the amount—but not the quality—of foods grown in commercial farming areas.
Natural foods also include animals which have been allowed to feed and move freely in healthy pastures. Compare this with what happens in the mass production of poultry: there are battery farms, for ex- ample, where thousands of chickens live crowded together in one building and are fed on food which is little better than rubbish. Chickens kept in this way are not only tasteless as food; they also produce eggs which lack important vitamins.
There are other aspects of healthy eating which are now receiving increasing attention from experts on diet. Take, for example, the question of sugar, this is actually a non-essential food! Although a natural alternative, such as honey, can be used to sweeten food if this is necessary, we can in fact do without it. It is not that sugar is harmful in itself. But it does seem to be an additive: the quantity we use has grown steadily over the last two centuries and in Britain today each person consumes an average of 200 pounds a year! Yet all it does is provide us with energy, in the form. of calories. There are no vitamins in it, no minerals and no fibre.
It is significant that nowadays fibre is considered to be an important part of a healthy diet. In white bread, for example, the fibre has been removed. But it is present in unrefined flour and of course in vegetable. It is interesting to note that in countries where the national diet contains large quantities of unrefined flour and vegetable, certain diseases are comparatively rare. Hence the emphasis placed on the eating of wholemeal bread and more vegetables by modern experts on healthy eating.
Recently, some people are interested in natural foods because ______.
A．these foods are fresh and sweet
B．they want to change their eating habits
C．these foods do not contain chemical additives and have not been affected by chemical fertilizers
D．they don't like the processed foods
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听力原文：Donating blood plasma has always been a noble pursuit to help those in need. Since last September, there has been an upsurge in blood donations, as the need has become more emphasized and more empathized. But if you've had a tattoo or piercing within the last year, you will more than likely be turned away from any blood bank.
When you go to a blood bank to give plasma, they ask you a series of questions to determine if you are eligible to donate. Obviously, they don't want to risk accepting contaminated blood, so they will ask about your sexual history, current health status and other related questions, including whether or not you have gotten a tattoo or piercing within the last 12 months.
All blood that is donated is screened for disease such as HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis and other common blood- born ailments.
However, it goes without saying that it is a waste of the blood bank's and the donor's time to harvest blood that is tainted and thus worthless.
So, in order to avoid wasted time, they ask these questions to screen the potential donor. And although even I would be quick to say that tattooing and piercing are much safer than some medical professionals like to indicate, there is still always a chance of getting and carrying a disease unknowingly from a tattoo or piercing, especially Hepatitis. That has been the object of many heated arguments and stringent regulations.
If you should happen to contract a disease from a tattoo or piercing, it should show up in a screening after 12 months, which is the reason for the waiting period. Yes, maybe it's a little over-precautious, but would you want to be the one on the receiving end of dirty blood？ If there, is even a chance, it is better to be safe than sorry.
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A．Swim in public pools.
B．Give blood.
C．Over exert yourself.
D．Expose your skin to the sun.
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Stanley has gained 8 pounds a year ever since he turned 18. How much weight has Stanley gained since he turned 18？
(1) Stanley now weighs twice what he weighed when he turned 18.
(2) Stanley is now twice the age he was when he turned 18.
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It seems strange that in the past ten years Mike and I might just as well have been in different worlds.
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Life on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps much as 3 000 million years. When we think of the first life on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but, in fact, no animals could have been living if plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessary, since the plants are the only form. of life that
is able to get and store energy.
The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain kinds of algae (海藻) which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once their move to land had been made, however, evolution (进化) took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots (根), and some had got tree-like forms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had loots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.
The main idea of the first paragraph is ______.
A．life on land probably began about 430 years ago
B．the first animal on land came from oceans
C．there wouldn't be animals without plants
D．plants are the only form. of life that is able to get and store energy
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Since it was developed, Tetris has been______.
A．applied for almost 33 years
B．no longer attracting and popular
C．built a solid footing in the mini-game market
D．updated into more intricate model
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Joe's father has died ten years ago, so he has lived with his mother since then.
A.has died
B.so
C.has lived
D.since then
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The idea that "parents don't matter"— shorthand for the view that how parents treat their children has no effect on the kids' behavior, values, achievements and other outcomes—just won't go away. I can【62】believe it's been more than 10 years since I wrote about the【63】claim that only genes and peers【64】children; once parents contribute an egg or sperm, they have no effect on how their kids【65】
So I was【66】by what's being called "the largest meta-analysis ever conducted on the association between parenting styles and delinquency (犯罪，尤指青少年). " The meta. analysis, in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, looked at 161 published and unpublished studies【67】the question, and found that how well parents【68】their children, whether they expressed rejection or hostility, and a number of other【69】indeed had an effect.
What's particularly interesting is the【70】of the effect. An association can be statistically significant without being【71】significant; that is, there can be true cause-and-effect, but a tiny effect. Not so in this case.【72】kids for good behavior. had an effect size of 11%, for instance; not huge, but not tiny (it means that 11% of the difference between kids' levels of delinquency is due to whether their parents rewarded them for good behavior, something that reduces delinquency). Being authoritative also【73】delinquency, again with an effect size of 11%,【74】being authoritarian (独裁) increased delinquency, with an effect size of 12%. Put the two together and being authoritarian as opposed to authoritative【75】for a swing of 23%. Physical【76】and verbal aggression also were associated with more delinquency.
The "parents don't matter" school might【77】that little delinquents-to-be bring out the worst in parents, who turn authoritarian. It is the kids'【78】tendencies that cause later delinquency, according to this argument, not how parents【79】. The【80】with this claim is the many studies showing that whether you are an authoritarian or an authoritative parent "is most often determined before your first kid is even born, and is highly【81】upon your own experience of discipline.., and your general political/personality orientation," as clinical psychologist Nestor Lopez-Duran wrote.
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A．nearly
B．hardly
C．truly
D．mainly
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It_______ten years since I saw Peter last.
A．was
B．were
C．is
D．have been
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Lavery Corporation has two equal shareholders, and has been an electing S corporation since its inception.In the current year, Lavery has taxable income of $60,000.This amount includes $50,000 from operations and $10,000 from investment interest income.Because of these events, each shareholder's adjusted basis in the stock will increase by()
A、$0
B、$10,000
C、$25,000
D、$30,000
E、$50,000
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When it was first introduced, the delctric car was described as one of the ten most _____ products of the year. Our newspaper aims to _____ the views of the local community. Your advice has been a（） _
