[单项选择]Scientists find the new cults bewildering because they are ______.
A. too reactionary
B. too subjective
C. based on false evidence
D. derived from inappropriate sources

[单项选择]Scientists find the new cults bewildering because they are ______.
A. too reactionary
B. too subjective
C. based on false evidence
D. derived from inappropriate sources

[单项选择]Because I find that hot summer weather ______ me and leaves me very tired, I try to leave the city every August and go to Maine.
A. irritates
B. bores
C. enervates
D. boils

[单项选择]It is also because new technologies that have improved industrial productivity have made ______ and layoffs possible as well.
A. lessened
B. lessening
C. downsizing
D. downsized

[单项选择]Because we can’t find a compromise（）
A.  we’ve ever given before. 
B.  but I got nothing out of it.
C.  and there are two hundred and sixteen thousand employees worldwide.
D.  I am afraid we can go no further.

[单项选择]The police let him go, because they didn't find him guilty ______ the murder.
A. of
B. in
C. over
D. on

[单项选择]I stayed up all night ______ to find a new solution to the problem.
A. trying
B. have tried
C. try
D. tried

[单项选择]We can hardly find black flowers because ______.
A. they are easy to be eaten by animals
B. there are no black flowers in the world
C. the petals of black flowers are too strong
D. the light waves make the flowers dry up

[单项选择]Parents find choosing a school hard because
A. there is a limited number of choices.
B. some schools are very expensive.
C. some schools are government schools.
D. they are faced with a variety of offers.

[单项选择]Steven didn't find his hotel because ______.

[单项选择]She bought a new hike last Sunday, because her old one ______.
A. had stolen
B. was stolen
C. had been stolen
D. stolen

[单项选择]While {{U}}attempting{{/U}} to find a new route to India, Columbus discovered America by accident.
A. sailing
B. failing
C. trying
D. hoping

[单项选择]Because of the strong sun Mrs. William new blue dining-room {{U}}curtains{{/U}} faded to gray within a year.
A. window coverings
B. cushions
C. curves
D. screens

[单项选择]New staff are needed because of （）
A. the opening of the new branches
B. the updating of the banking service
C. the retirement of the experienced staff
D. the lack of excellent management

[单项选择]

Task 1
Learners of a new language often find themselves in ambiguous (有歧义的) situations. These situations are characterized by complexity, novelty (新颖), unexpectedness, or a lack of clear-cut (清晰的) solutions. Such ambiguity arises when a person does not understand a sentence, paragraph, or conversation because it contains unfamiliar words or structures. Persons who dislike uncertainty tend to become confused and frustrated, perhaps withdrawing from the situation. They may give up or, in the most extreme cases, even go so far as to avoid further contact with the language. They prefer safe situations in which everything has been practiced, and explained.
However, such behavior is not constructive because language students must learn to cope with uncertainty. Uncertainty is an inescapable part of communication. When someone speaks, he may occasionally feel unsure about his ability to get his message across. Even in the case of native speakers, there may be a lack of c
A. produce a normal flow of speech
B. get one's ideas across slowly
C. create native-like talks
D. say something at once

[单项选择]I had to rush out and buy a new shirt because I found that there was something wrong with my shirt.

[单项选择]Because of the strong sun the new sitting-room curtains have______from dark blue to grey.
A. fainted
B. bleached
C. paled
D. faded

[单项选择]I don't have to buy a new dictionary because I've found my old （）
A. one
B. it
C. that