[单项选择]In the author's view, the assertion that money would be useless on a desert island______.
A. illustrates one limitation to the importance of money
B. is only of importance to people stranded in some places
C. tells us nothing of interest or significance about money
D. proves that there are many situations in which money is irrelevant

[单项选择]________enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field.
A. Giving
B. To give
C. Given
D. Being given

[单项选择]In the author's point of view, money is ______.

[单项选择] Teaching Children to Spend Pocket Money Wisely School-going children need pocket money for food, stationery and bus fares. Parents give pocket money to their children in different ways. Some give a lump sum at the beginning of a month or a week. ____1____ The way in which pocket money is given affects how money is spent or saved. On the other hand, the children's spending habits may affect how pocket money is given. Pocket money given on a daily basis is sometimes termed as "food money". ____2____ They learn how to manage small sums of money. As the money is limited, they have to control their spending. Some parents choose this method of allocating pocket money in order to prevent their children from overspending, hoping that in time they can be trusted with larger sums of money. ____3____. Giving pocket money on a daily basis places responsibilities of budgeting on the parents, instead of the child. The child may spend every single cent of the daily pocket money by overindulging in junk food, as they know they will get another sum of money the next day. This results in children being short-sighted in their spending. ____4____ They may develop the mentality that money is meant to be spent. Others spend more than they are given. They borrow from their siblings or their classmates when they feel like indulging themselves. Then they may ask for money to pay off their debts. This habit of borrowing causes them to depend on others to solve their problems. ____5____. ____1____内应选（）
A. There is no better way to teach children to manage money than to start with their pocket money.
B. The thought of saving money never crossed their minds.
C. Children usually use the pocket money to buy food during recess and also at lunch hour if they have school activities in the afternoon.
D. Others prefer to give pocket money on a daily basis.
E. Parents who earn daily wages may also opt for this due to financial constraints.
F. In such instances, the purpose of rationing is defeated.

[单项选择]Speaking of Disraeli, a conventional professor would probably have ______.
A. focused on his accomplishments as a statesman
B. talked about his family life
C. explored the little-known aspects of the person
D. looked at him from a fresh perspective

[单项选择]It can be inferred froth the passage that Webb would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding Garrison government
A. Garrison government became a less viable colonial policy as the English Parliament began to exert tighter legislative control over the English military arms.
B. Oliver Cromwell was the first English ruler to make use of Garrison government on a large scale.
C. Garrison government gave legislative assemblies in the colonies relatively little authority, compared to the authority that it gave the colonial governors.
D. Garrison government proved relatively ineffective until it was used by Charles II to curb the power of colonial legislatures.

[单项选择]He was specifically asked to write a play that would be______to the local community.
A. flexible
B. accessible
C. responsible
D. capable

[单项选择]According to the passage, the word "violation" would best be classified as a
A. (A) Function word
B. (B) Lexical word
C. (C) Concept word
D. (D) Category word
E. (E) Grammatical word

[单项选择]If the value-added tax were done away with, it would act as a ________ to consumption.
A. progression
B. prime
C. stability
D. stimulus

[单项选择]A: You are a college student. Tell me what you would like to do B.（）.
A. I like to take a taxi.
B. I don’t know, but I like to develop computer software.
C. I will go and have fun with my classmates.
D. I don’t know. but I like to have a choice.

[单项选择]______ we made adequate preparation, the party would have been a success.
A. Had
B. If
C. If only
D. Because

[单项选择]Caroline could do ______but leave although she would have liked to stay and continue talking with him.
A. something
B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing

[单项选择]______ the sense of someone watching him, Joey would take a shower right now in this beautiful river.
A. Despite
B. Except
C. But for
D. Except for

[单项选择]He was so accustomed________untidiness that he would probably have denied its existence.
A. in
B. on
C. to
D. with