[单项选择] _____ one after another, parallel computers perform groups of operations at the same time.
A. Conventional computers, by handling tasks
B. Since tasks being handled by conventional computers
C. Whereas conventional computers handle tasks
D. While tasks handled by conventional computers

[单项选择]One terrible thing after another kept happening all day.

[单项选择]______President turned out to be another man after he was elected______president.
A. /... /
B. The... the
C. The... a
D. The... /

[单项选择]After moving files from one folder to another, the technician cannot access them. Which of the following MUST the technician do to regain access to these files?（）
A. In folder options, select show hidden files and folders.
B. Perform the transfer again.
C. Reboot the system; access will be reset automatically.
D. Take ownership of the files.

[单项选择]Recently he______ every night until after one o' clock, preparing for the final exam.
A. shows up
B. show off
C. stays in
D. stays up

[单项选择]One difficulty has been solved. But another one will ______.
A. arise
B. arouse
C. rise
D. arose

[单项选择]I would like to get another table like this one, but the company that made it is out of ______.

[单项选择]They are able to talk openly to one another whenever ________of them ________hurt.
A. either; feel
B. either; feels
C. neither; feel
D. neither; feels

[判断题]The ways in which words follow one another and are related to one another is called the syntagmatic dimension of language, the dimension of “chaining” or “sequencing”.（）

[单项选择]After reading the passage, one would refrain from concluding that ______.
A. Ph. D. s are not earning what they deserve in nonacademic positions
B. colleges and universities employ a substantial number of Ph. D. dropouts
C. a Ph. D. dropout, by and large, does not have what it takes to learn the degree
D. optimism reigns in regard to getting Ph. D. dropouts to return to their pursuit of the degree

[单项选择]The use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called ______.
A. synecdoche
B. metonymy
C. substitution
D. metaphor

[单项选择]

Text 3 After Wall Street closed one recent Friday, a young man in jeans and a sports jacket strode into the showroom of the Classic Car Club of Manhattan, a few blocks north of Tribeca. He paced between an Aston Martin v8, a Rolls-Royce Corniche, two vintage Ferraris and a dozen others, eager to find something for a night out. Ten minutes later he zipped through the hangar doors in a 2005 Lotus Elise, a bright red, curvy little number. There was no bill to pay and no insurance form to sign. Luxury-car clubs are well established in Europe. Now they are catching on in the United States. The idea is that for an annual membership fee, plus (sometimes) a weekly charge, members can have their choice of smart cars. Ron Van Horssen, who recently opened a club near Phoenix, says the model is based on executive-jet sharing. Rich people, he thinks, are realising that "owning an asset is not necessarily the best way of getting the benefits of using it". A spin in a Van Horss
A. the mainstream rental-car companies.
B. the exotic rental-car companies.
C. luxury-car rental business.
D. luxury-car clubs.

[单项选择]Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to ______.


A. give birth
B. enjoy warmer weather
C. find food more easily
D. find beautiful places