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Because of the（）nature of the agreement, I was reluctant to discuss with him in office.
A . confidential
B . delieate
C . secret
D . sophisticated
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Which of the following initialization parameters have been deprecated in Oracle 11g because of the introduction of the Automatic Workload Repository？（）
A . BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST
B . FOREGROUND_DUMP_DEST
C . CORE_DUMP_DEST
D . USER_DUMP_DEST
E . DIAGNOSTIC_DEST
F . All of the above
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Because of the（）nature of the agreement，I was reluctant to discuss with him in office.
A . confidential
B . delicate
C . secret
D . sophisticated
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One of the causes of ocean currents is density differences in the water. This is true because （）.
A . in an area of high density the water's surface is lower than in an area of low density
B . surface water flows from an area of high density to one of low density
C . the lesser the density gradient the freer the water is to move
D . it is the density differences that cause the currents to stay in the trough
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The mechanical efficiency of an engine （） because losses occur in the form of friction.
A . is always less than 100%
B . is always more than 100%
C . is always equal to 90%
D . is always less than 90%
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The marital violence has been more prevalent in the past mostly because of ().
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_________ occurs because of not knowing what one is expected to do, and focusing on that feeling and not being totally present in the communication transaction.
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These children are often spoilt, not in terms of love and attention because parents do not have time for this, but in more material ways.
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Paraphrase the underlined word in the following sentence. Most of the other kind of reading you do is for learning of some sort, because you have to understand it and perhaps retain it.
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The word “influenza” came into being because of an outbreak of the disease in Europe in 1743 from Italian influenza .
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The instruction of "live in the moment" in yoga class is hard to achieve because humans have the memory of the past.
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Nowadays in China, because of the population policy, the birth rate has decreased.
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
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All flights ______ because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.
A．had been canceled
B．have been canceled
C．were canceled
D．having been canceled
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According to the passage, we do not know whether humans will benefit from taking in fewer calories partly because.
A．humans, worms and rodents are different.
B．most people are not willing to be put on a strict diet.
C．the effect is not known.
D．genetic changes in tissues can not be performed on humans.
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At present some people claim that we should not believe journalists because what they say in their report might not be true. Do you agree or disagree with this viewpoint？ Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:
THE QUALITIES OF A JOURNALIST
In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Write your composition on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
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The improvement of earnings may slowdown in the following two quarters because
A．the improvement depends on the layoffs in 2008.
B．the positive news only comes from a few firms.
C．there will be more layoffs in 2009.
D．many big firms have cut down their earnings.
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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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In the eighteenth century, cities became larger and larger. People moved from the countryside and small towns to the cities because there were more for them to do in the cities.
On Sundays and holidays, they liked to leave the cities and have a good time in the countryside. But not every family had a horse and wagon. People wanted and needed another form. of transportation. Inventors in many countries fried to meet this need.
The first bicycle, which was very simple, appeared in 1790. People called it "the horse on wheels" .Then in 1861, with many improvements, bicycles became a practical form. of transportation.
People liked hikes because they weren't as expensive as horses. They didn't need to build a special house to keep them in, and they didn't have to feed them. They could ride them in the city and in the countryside. Everybody in the family could ride—men and women, girls and boys.
The main idea of this passage is ______.
A．the bicycle has become a practical form. of transportation
B．transportation has changed through time
C．travelling in the countryside is difficult
D．bicycle travel is easy in the city
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People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because __________ .
A.they don’t live near business areas
B.they don’t need the exercise
C.they never have parking problems
D.they can’t afford to take the bus
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All flights______because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but take the train.
A．had been cancelled
B．having been cancelled
C．were cancelled
D．have been cancelled
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John Preston lives in a flat in north London. He moved there after his wife died four years ago to be close to his daughter’s family, and because his big detached house and garden were too much work for him as he got older. It’s easier in the flat because the letting agent does everything that needs doing. The agent has the not satisfied because the window frames need painted two years ago, but the painters didn’t do it very well, so they need doing again. John pays over ￡1,500 a year for service and maintenance, and he thinks that it’s not good enough because the flats look shabby and a lot of things need repairing.
His daughter June, and her husband, Pete, on the other hand, have to do everything themselves or find builders to do it. They live in a large semi-detached house further out from the center of London than John, but they are still near enough to see him often. They live in the suburbs with a nice garden when their children play. They moved there four years ago to have more space. The only drawback is that June’s husband has to commute into the centre of London every day, but, overall, they are happy with their decision. When they bought the house, a lot needed doing to it and still does. June says, “We have a list of things to do as long as your arm-the roof needs repairing and the chimney needs mending. The bedrooms need decorating and we haven’t had the broken windowpanes replaced yet in the conservatory. We need to fix the gate and repair the path-it looks dreadful when you arrive.
31. John lives in the centre of London.（）
32. The agent hasn’t done anything to John’s flat.（）
33. June and Pete live near to John.（）
34. There are broken windowpanes in conservatory.（）
35. The front of the house is in a good state (处于较好的状态)。（）
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All the top universities in the world are appealing to students from over the world not only because of their excellence in teaching and researching but also because of their cultural___（）
A．intensity
B．vitality
C．sincerity
D．diversity
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Some people may have been daunted by the task because of the difficulties it brings, but I do not know of______.
A．them doing so
B．any having done so
C．their doing like that
D．any doing that way
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All trains having been cancelled because of the snowstorm, many passengers could do nothing but at the station（）
A．staying
B．stayed
C．stay
D．to stay
