更多"We were astonished______the temple "的相关试题:
[单项选择]
While still in its early stages, welfare reform has already been judged a great success in many states -- at least in getting people off welfare. It’s estimated that more than 2 million people have left the rolls since 1994.
In the past four years, welfare rolls in Athens County have been cut in half. But 70 percent of the people who left in the past two years took jobs that paid less than $ 6 an hour. The result: The Athens County poverty rate still remains at more than 30 percent -- twice the national average.
For advocates (代言人) for the poor, that’s an indication much more needs to be done.
"More people are getting jobs, but it’s not making their lives any better," says Kathy Lairn, a policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington.
A center analysis of US Census data nationwide found that between 199S and 1996, a greater percentage of single, female-headed households were earning money on t
A. believes the reform has reduced the government's burden
B. insists that welfare reform is doing little good for the poor
C. is overenthusiastic about the success of welfare reform
D. considers welfare reform to be fundamentally successful
[单项选择]The temple is still in excellent condition ______ that it was built 600 years ago.
A. because
B. as
C. considering
D. for
[单项选择]The temple is still in excellent condition______ that it was built 600 years ago.
A. Because
B. as
C. Considering
D. for
[单项选择]The ancient temple and pagoda are still there, but not in its _________.
A. humidity
B. solidarity
C. liability
D. integrity
[单项选择]We were told that we should follow the main road ______ we reached the central railway station.
A. whenever
B. until
C. while
D. wherever
[单项选择]Were it not for its sturdy clarity, its lurking wit, its homely figuration, its mostly impeccable grooming and tuning, Mr. Strand's poetry might seem on the surface a mere______black shadow.
A. (A) picaresque
B. (B) minatory
C. (C) fungible
D. (D) pastoral
E. (E) placid
[单项选择]We were talking on the phone when we were ______.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. hung up
D. hung back
[单项选择]We were told that we could not swim until ______ came in because the sea was too far out.
A. Water
B. current
C. flood
D. tide
[单项选择]We were running out of money and things were looking ______.
A. grim
B. glossy
C. gorgeous
D. gracious
[单项选择]When we were in the mountains, we often found ourselves entirely enveloped by the fog.
A. confined
B. surrounded
C. darkened
D. blocked
[单项选择]We were unable to reach a decision because we felt that the speaker had been and had avoided answering many of our questions.
A. noncommital
B. practical
C. contentious
D. unprepared
