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The foundations of（）was laid in the late 1940s,providing free medical care for everyone and financial help for the old,the sick and the unemployed.
A . the welfare state
B . the National Health Service
C . the compulsory education
D . the Women.s Liberation Movement
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A plane that cuts the Earth’s surface and passes through the poles will always form（）.
A . the equator
B . a loxodromic curve
C . a small circle
D . a meridia
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He was late（）the traffic jam.
A . as result
B . as a result of
C . as the result of
D . a result of
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（）he was late, he was not criticized by the teacher.
A . Even though
B . Even if
C . As if
D . As though
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The plane was about to（）, and yet I left my ticket behind.
A . take off
B . take on
C . take up
D . take i
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Ryan was late for the conference yesterday （） the traffic jam.
A . because
B . since
C . for
D . because of
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（）was an important immigration spot in late 19th century and early 20th century.
A . Ellis Island
B . San Francisco
C . Hawaii
D . Miami
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Planing involves determining the organization’s goals and defining the means for achieving them.
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Why in English history, was the mid and late 19th century sometimes called the Victorian Age?
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纠错 Because it was faster , John insisted in my taking the plane to Miami instead of the train .
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They stopped (search) ____________ for the missing plane as the weather was very rough.
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\New immigration\ was a term from the late 1880s that came from the influx of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe and Russia (areas that previously sent few immigrants).
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2.It was reported ________ the plane had beenmissing for more than thirty days.
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The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ______ as the plane was making a landing.
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Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used _____ late for his lecture.
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The train was 10 minutes late.（英译中)
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听力原文：Yesterday morning Ann ran as fast as she could to catch the bus. Unfortunately she missed it and was late for class.
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A．Ann didn't run fast enough to catch the bus. Therefore she missed the class.
B．Ann ran very fast but she still missed the class.
C．Ann missed the bus and was late for class even though she hurried.
D．Ann didn't run so she missed the bus.
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The air hostess (空中小姐) _____ the passengers to fasten their seat belts when the plane was about to land._
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听力原文：We were late at the airport and missed our plane. If we had called the taxi right away, we could have caught the plane on time.
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A．The taxi must have been waiting for us all this time.
B．Let's look for a taxi to go there immediately.
C．To avoid being late, we should have called for a taxi earlier.
D．The taxi will come as soon as we call for it.
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It was the bad weather he was late for school.
A．because; that
B．because of; that
C．because of; so
D．because; so
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He was late for the class because he didn&39;t run ______ catch the bus.
A) enough fast to B) fast enough to
C) fast enough D) enough fast
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Late-night comedians had a field day in the summer of 2002 when a lawsuit accusing McDonald's of making two teenage customers in New York fat and unhealthy was filed.
But thousands of restaurant owners were not amused:Pelman v. McDonald's was the second time in a month that lawyers had tried to hold food companies responsible for America's obesity crisis.
Food and restaurant companies, fearing they would be hammered with enormous judgments, as the tobacco industry was. immediately began fighting back, waging an aggressive campaign to make it impossible for anyone to sue them successfully for causing obesity or obesity-related health problems.
Almost three years later, they have had astounding success. Twenty states have enacted versions of a"commonsense consumption"law. They vary slightly in substance, but all prevent lawsuits seeking personal injury damages related to obesity from ever being tried in their courts. Another 11 states have similar legislation pending.
Although plaintiffs' lawyers are confident there are ways around the new state laws, the measures, along with a class- action overhaul bill President Bush signed into law this year, will probably make it harder for lawyers in obesity cases to win the kind of large awards seen in tobacco cases.
The National Restaurant Association, based in Washington, and its 50 state organizations, which represent large chains like McDonald's and small independent businesses, led the campaign. In most states, lobbyists for food companies and restaurants helped write the legislation and did much of the legwork in state capitols.
Restaurant owners and food company executives personally visited state lawmakers, testified at hearings and steered campaign contributions to pivotal lawmakers. Executives from Kraft and Coca-Cola showed up in Texas, for instance, to lobby for that state' s commonsense consumption bill, which was signed into law by Gov. RickPerry last month.
According to data from the Institute on Money in State Politics. a nonpartisan research group based in Helena, Mont. , in the 2002 and 2004 election cycles, the food and restaurant industry gave a total of ＄5. 5 million to politicians in the 20 states that have passed laws shielding companies from obesity liability.
Adoption of commonsense consumption laws by almost half the states reveals how an organized and impassioned lobbying effort, combined with a receptive legislative climate, can quickly alter the legal framework on a major public health issue like obesity.
Consumer advocates, who knew about the state efforts but were preoccupied trying to prevent similar measures from being enacted on a national level, are not pleased. Michael Jacobson executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, calls it "shameful" that food companies are trying to get special exemptions from lawsuits.
"If someone is saying that a 64-ounce soda at 7-Eleven contributed to obesity, that person should have his day in court, "Mr. Jacobson said. "If it's frivolous, the courts are accustomed to throwing those out. "
The purpose of the "commonsense consumption" law is to_____.
A．to protect the customers' rights in obesity cases
B．to shield the food companies from obesity charges
C．to uphold the judicial justice
D．both A and C
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The year was 1932.Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane.At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather.To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying.At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter.At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.
Just before dawn, there was further trouble.Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine.Would she be able to reach land？ There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe.When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House.From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
What was so important about her flight？ Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time.Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation and that air travel was useful.
(1).Her engine went wrong when Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England.()
A.T B.F
(2).When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, she changed her direction and landed in Ireland.()
A.T B.F
(3).According to the passage, Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights was to show that aviation was not just for men.()
A.T B.F
(4).Amelia Earhart was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.()
A.T B.F
(5)."A Dangerous Flight from North America to England would be the best title for the passage.()
A.T B.F
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A man was coming home late one night—about threeo&39;clock in the morning—when he saw a guy standing in front of a house with ahorse. The man with the horse stopped him and said,（46)
"Well, what would you like me todo？" asked the passer-by.
"I want you to help me get thishorse upstairs. "
"Why？"
"(47) I haven&39;t got time toexplain. Would you just help me, please？"
Together they pushed the horse up thesteps and into the hallway, then up three flights of stairs and into the man&39;sflat. When they got inside, the man with the horse said,(48)
Fearful that he might be dealing witha mad man, the passer-by helped the man lift one foreleg (前腿) ,then the second foreleg, then one hind(后面的)leg, then the second hind leg, and there stood the horse in the bathtub.
"Now, " said the passer-by,"would you mind telling me what this is all about？"
"Well, " said the man withthe horse," I&39;ll tell you. I&39;ve got a brother-in-law who lives here withme.(49) I can&39;t tell him anything. No matter what I tell him, he says, &39; Sowhat ! &39; No matter what information I give him, he says, &39; So what ! &39; He&39;s outlate tonight.(50) I want him to come upstairs, open the door, take off hisclothes, put on his pajamas, go into the bathroom, then come running outyelling, &39; Sol ! Sol ! There&39;s a horse it the bathtub ! &39; and I&39;ll say, &39; Sowhat ! &39; "
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A. Well, I can&39;t tell you at themoment.
B. He is a very smart fellow.
C. The man with the horse got in side.
D. Brother, could you give me a handhere？
E. He&39;ll be home about four o&39;clock.
F. Now will you help me get the horsewith his feet in the bathtub？
(47)
A. Well, I can&39;t tell you at themoment. B. He is a very smart fellow. C. The man with the horse got in side. D. Brother, could you give me a handhere？ E. He&39;ll be home about four o&39;clock. F. Now will you help me get the horsewith his feet in the bathtub？
(48)
A. Well, I can&39;t tell you at themoment. B. He is a very smart fellow. C. The man with the horse got in side. D. Brother, could you give me a handhere？ E. He&39;ll be home about four o&39;clock. F. Now will you help me get the horsewith his feet in the bathtub？
(49)
A. Well, I can&39;t tell you at themoment. B. He is a very smart fellow. C. The man with the horse got in side. D. Brother, could you give me a handhere？ E. He&39;ll be home about four o&39;clock. F. Now will you help me get the horsewith his feet in the bathtub？
(50)
A. Well, I can&39;t tell you at themoment. B. He is a very smart fellow. C. The man with the horse got in side. D. Brother, could you give me a handhere？ E. He&39;ll be home about four o&39;clock. F. Now will you help me get the horsewith his feet in the bathtub？
