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Although these people knew that their boss was in a difficult situation, they were still（）him.
A . sticking to
B . sticking with
C . sticking on
D . sticking by
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They were under the（）that the company was doing well, but in fact it was in serious trouble.
A . conclusion
B . expression
C . enjoyment
D . illusio
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Love was in the air in a Tokyo park as normally staid Japanese husbands gathered to scream out their feelings for their wives, promising（）and extra tight hugs.
A . attitude
B . multitude
C . gratitude
D . latitude
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When the delegates met at Philadelphia in 1787,their task was（）
A . to write a new constitution
B . to see what they can do about the Articles of Confederation
C . to design a new form of government
D . to revise the Articles of Confederatio
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The Tower of London, a historical sight, located in the centre of London, was built by（）.
A . King Arthur
B . Robin Hood
C . Oliver Cromwell
D . Williamthe Conqueror
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John Preston was tired（）living in east London, in which he had moved after his wife's death.
A . to
B . of
C . at
D . for
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It was in their London branch __________we met and discussed the issue.
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When we were little kids, we always thought it was interesting to see Mr. White help others _____ ( 拔掉 ) their teeth.
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Mr Green _______ living in China though he was born in London.
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Although it often rains in London, most people don't like to use umbrellas.
正确
错误
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It was suggested that all government ministers should____information on their financial interests.
A．discover
B．uncover
C．tell
D．disclose
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___was established in 1960 to provide assistance for the same purposes as the IBRD, but primarily in the poorer developing countries and on terms that it would bear less heavily on their balance of payments than would IBRD loans.
A、The International Development Association
B、The International Finance Corporation (IFC)
C、The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
D、The World Bank
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"It tells you how to find your way when you get lost.But it’s all right. I'll get another one in London." is said by().
A、Pocahontas' dad
B、Pocahontas
C、John Smith
D、Grandma Willow
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In the last 500 years, nothing about people-their clothes, ideas, or languages-haschanged as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500's. Although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In Lon-don, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. The potato was the main food at Irish table. Thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine"(土豆饥荒) of 1845～1846, and thousands more were forced to move to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚). It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400's.
According to an Arabic story, coffee was discovered when a man named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red fruits on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the "wide-awake" feeling that one-third of the world's population now starts the day with.
According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years？
A．Food.
B．Chocolate drinks.
C．Potato.
D．Coffee.
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The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, at Sotheby's in London on September 15th, 2008．All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ￡ 70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brother, filed for bankruptcy.
The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising bewilderingly since 2003．At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $ 65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of art Economics, a research firm-double the figure five year earlier. Since then it may have come down to $ 50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.
In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirst's sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable. In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector, they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008．Within weeks the world's two biggest auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, had to pay out nearly $ 200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.
The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionist at the end of 1989．This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more fluctuant. But Edward Dolman, Christie's chief executive, says: "I'm pretty confident we're at the bottom. "
What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell. The three Ds--death, debt and divorce-still deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.
In the first paragraph, Damien Hirst's sale was referred to as "a last victory" because______.
A．the art marker had witnessed a succession of victories
B．the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids
C．Beautiful inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces
D．it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis
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Music comes in many forms; most countries have style. of their own【B1】the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent【B2】of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was【B3】, or by whom. But it began to be【B4】in the early 1900s. Jazz is America's contribution to【B5】music. In contrast to classic music, which【B6】formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, 【B7】the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz【B8】like America. And【B9】it does today.
The【B10】of this music are as interesting as the music【B11】. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz【B12】. They were brought to the Southern states【B13】slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long【B14】. When a Negro died his friends and relatives【B15】a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the【B16】. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion.
【B17】on the way home the mood changed. Spirit lifted. Death had removed one of their【B18】, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played【B19】music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes【B20】at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form. of jazz.
【B1】
A．At
B．In
C．By
D．On
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His strange behavior. confirmed his neighbors in their_____that he was guilty.
A．suspicion
B．doubt
C．estimate
D．imagination
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It was about time that they______a real effort to settle their quarrel in a friendly way.
A．make
B．will make
C．are making
D．made
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His strange behavior. confirmed his neighbors in their______that he was guilty.
A．suspicion
B．doubt
C．estimate
D．imagination
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The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, at Sotheby's in London on September 15th 2008. All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ￡70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.
The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising bewilderingly since 2003. At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics , a research firm—double the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come down to $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.
In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirst's sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable. In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sector, they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008. Within weeks the world's two biggest auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them.
The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at the end of 1989. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more fluctuant. But Edward Dolman, Christie's chief executive, says: " I'm pretty confident we're at the bottom. "
What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell. The three Ds—death, debt and divorce—still deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.
In the first paragraph, Damien Hirst's sale was referred to as "a last victory" because_________.
A．the art market had witnessed a succession of victories
B．the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids
C．Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces
D．it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis
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When John Milton writer of“Paradise Lost” entered Cambridge University in 1625 he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St.Paul’s School London.Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly.His pronunciation of Latin was English however and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.
Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way.They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier.They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English.As they increased their skill they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original.The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them.All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in .
After several years of study the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read.And as they began to read Latin poems they began to write poems in Latin.Because Milton was already a poet at ten his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys.During the seven years Milton spent at university he made regular use of his command of Latin.He wrote some excellent Latin poems which he published among his works in 1645.
1.What does the passage mainly tell about？[]
A.How John Milton wrote“Paradise Lost”
B.How John Milton studied Latin
C.How John Milton became famous
D.How John Milton became a poet
2.Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin？[]
A.It has a strong Italian accent
B.It has an uncommon accent
C.It was natural and easy to understand
D.It was bad and difficult to understand
3.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys
B.Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college
C.Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking
D.Milton's classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton
4.Which of the following is suggested in the passage？[]
A.The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin
B.The schoolmaster usually stood beside the schoolboys with a stick in his hand
C.The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory
D.Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin
5.What is the meaning of the underlined part“Latin should be beaten in”that the writer wishes you to understand？[]
A.Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin
B.Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin
C.Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time
D.Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way
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He thought their behavior. was （),but he didn't say anything in front of the host
A．A.contemptuous
B．B.contemptible
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The Hope Project aims to bring hope to people struggling with a disability and to their families. The Hope Project was designed to reach, inform, assist and motivate(激发，驱使) parents to ensure that their disabled children get appropriate help and get it as early as possible, thereby(因此) giving them a much greater chance of taking their rightful place and playing their part in society. We also aim to inform. government and society about the needs of the disabled and their families whom we serve.
Since the Hope Project started, our most important work has been to talk to and keep in touch with parents and with persons with a special need, many in deep distress (穷困) through the Hope Project Help line. We try to offer a wide range of supports (advice, mediation, advocacy, networking, professional placement, etc.) and the fruits of our research into issues of health, education, benefits and care. We are national and are contacted from all over Ireland and internationally.
Since our establishment, we have been inundated(使应接不暇) with requests for help from parents of children and adults within the Autistic Spectrum(自闭症). We have as a result developed particular expertise in this area.
In the area of Autistic Spectrum Disorders(泛自闭症障碍症候群), the Hope Project holds one major conference and several workshops/seminars every year to bring the most up to date and relevant information to this country. We host a SIT therapy facility, summer camps, and integrated kindergarten. We assist parents in forming local support groups, classes and home programs.
The Hope Project
Goal of the Project: bring hope to【46】people.
Another goal of the Project: give some【47】of the disabled and their families to the government and society.
The place the Project being carried out.【48】.
Since the establishment, the Project has received many【49】for help.
The way to bring the latest and relevant information to people: holding a conference and【50】yearly.
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How （）your trip to London last month It was wonderful.
A．is
B．are
C．was
D．were
