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[单项选择]These people once had fame and fortune; now ______ is left to them is utter poverty.
A. all that
B. all which
C. all what
D. that all
[单项选择]Once they had fame, fortune, secure futures; ______ is utter poverty.
A. now that all is left
B. now all which is left
C. now all that is left
D. now all what is left
[单项选择]He forgave his wife although she had once had a ______affair with a poet.
A. ruthless
B. transient
C. evil
D. remarkable
[单项选择]British political scientists once had difficulty understanding how the unbalancing effects of affording greater representation to the wealthy was once the means of preserving the______of the commonwealth.
A. (A) character
B. (B) equipoise
C. (C) affluence
D. (D) discontent
E. (E) rectitude
[单项选择]Reebok once had to limit the number of its distributors because______.
A. its supply of products fell short of demand
B. too many distributors would cut into its profits
C. the reduction of distributors could increase its service
D. it wanted to enhance consumer confidence in its products
[单项选择]Only once in his life had Douglas permitted himself ______ control of his emotions.
A. to lose
B. lost
C. lose
D. losing
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Passage Three Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds. Mr. White, a man with a kind hear(, found it difficult to refuse the money, though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr. White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more. One day, after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds. Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end. Then he said, "I understand your difficulties, Tom. I’ d like to help you. But I’ m not going to give you five pounds this time. I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me off next time you see me." Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.
Tom was now in difficulties because he （）
A. worked in a city office and was poorly paid
B. was poorly paid and had a large family to support
C. was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly
D. was out of work and had a large family to support
[单项选择]The clerk had been insolent to his superior once too often; now he was without a job（）.
A. affectionate
B. rude
C. dishonest
D. sly
[单项选择]Once our chickens started laying eggs, we had such a ______ of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors.
A. output
B. surplus
C. production
D. plenty
