[单项选择]Scarcely （） those words when suddenly the monster was transformed into a very handsome youth.
A. had he uttered
B. did he utter
C. he had uttered
D. he did utter

[单项选择]Scarcely ______ those words when suddenly the monster was transformed into a very handsome youth.
A. had he uttered
B. did he utter
C. he had uttered
D. he did utter

[单项选择]It is necessary to pick up the words when we tell or write in order ______.
A. to show that we are polite
B. to show that we are good at using them
C. to express exactly what we mean
D. to prove that we are not silly

[单项选择]What happens to those insects when not killed by the spray of insecticide
A. They may lose their ability to produce offspring.
B. They may have a higher ability to adapt to the environment.
C. They move to other fields free from insecticide.
D. They never eat again those plants containing insecticide.

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Text 2 Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn’ t know for sure That the evidence was inconclusive , the science uncertain That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves. There are upsetting parallels today, as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of global warming. The latest was a panel from the National Academy of Sciences, enlisted by the White House, to tell us that the Earth’ s atmosphere is definitely warming and that the problem is largely man-made. The clear message is that we should get moving to protect ourselves. The president of the National Academy, Bruce Alberts, added this key point in the preface to the panel’ s report: "Science never has all the an
A. there was no scientific evidence of the correlation between smoking and death
B. the number of early deaths of smokers in the past decades was insignificant
C. people had the freedom to choose their own way of life
D. antismoking people were usually talking nonsense

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It was one of those days when it looked at first something interesting could happen, but then later, when you didn't expect anything, almost everything happened.（）

A. nothing
B. anything
C. everything
D. all things

[单项选择]But for those two words of encouragement, I would have never won this prize.
A. 要不是这两个字的鼓励，我永远也不可能赢得这个奖项。
B. 要不是因为鼓励这两个字，我永远也不可能赢得这个奖项。
C. 但是为了鼓励这两个字，我应该早就获得这个奖项了。
D. 要不是因为这两个鼓励的字，我永远也不可能赢得这个奖项。

[单项选择]Your letters ______ those pleasant days when we worked together, I'll remember forever.
A. call out
B. call for
C. call up
D. call on

[单项选择]Words failed to _____ her excitement when she was told she had won the first prize in the music competition.
A. explain
B. convey
C. conduct
D. transmit

[单项选择]When Joe was left to live with those people, he found that they were so ______ of life that he couldn't stay with them.
A. painful
B. disdainful
C. meaningful
D. fruitful

[单项选择]Words ______ me when I wanted to express my thanks to him.
A. failed
B. left
C. discouraged
D. disappointed

[单项选择]When someone writes with ______ ink, only those people who have a special ilquid solution can bring the writing into view to discover the meaning of the message.
A. consistent
B. reflex
C. obvious
D. invisible

[单项选择]The formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class is called ______. ( )
A. prefixation
B. suffixation
C. acronymy
D. conversion

[单项选择]How do those of an aristocracy and those of a democracy differ in the use of their imaginations
A. for those of an aristocracy, the imagination is boundless, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals.
B. for those of an aristocracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is boundless.
C. for those of an aristocracy, the imagination is boundless, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach unrealistic goals.
D. for those of an aristocracy, the imagination is bound to be practical, and for those of a democracy, the imagination is used to reach realistic goals.

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The pictures of the Loch Ness Monster show a remarkable resemblance to a plesiosaur, a large water reptile of the Mesozoic era presuming extinct for more than 70 million years.（）

A. supposed
B. presumably
C. presumptuous
D. is presumed