[单项选择]How is the above shopping cart different from Goldman's first one
A. It has no legs.
B. It has no seats.
C. It has only two wheels.
D. It has only one basket.

[单项选择]The gold-exchange standard differs from the gold standard in that
A. it does not establish a generally accepted international medium of exchange.
B. it establishes no relationship between the value of a given currency and the value of gold.
C. the relationship it established between the value of any currency and the value of gold is indirect rather than direct.
D. it is a two-tiered rather than a single-tiered system.

[单项选择]How are tornadoes distinguished from whirlwinds
A. Whirlwinds rotate in a different direction than tornadoes do.
B. Tornadoes travel over land and whirlwinds over water.
C. Tornadoes are larger than whirlwinds.
D. Only tornadoes are funnel-shaped.

[单项选择]From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the ______ that its disadvantages are far greater than its advantages.
A. solution
B. conclusion
C. answer
D. attention

[单项选择]The text above is probably taken from ______.
A. a travel diary
B. a newspaper
C. a story
D. a collection of articles

[单项选择]From the above-mentioned evidence, we can infer the woman __________.
A. was not hypnotized completely
B. was afraid of being hypnotized
C. was a good hypnotic subject
D. should have done better if she had cooperated better with the hypnotist

[单项选择]The above passage is most probably taken from ______.
A. a newspaper
B. a fashion magazine
C. a science book
D. a tourist book

[单项选择]From what we have discussed above, the (conclude) ______ we have come to is that we must take immediate measures to control the air pollution.

[单项选择]

Gold ! Gold ! Gold ! Gold has enthralled man since the dawn of civilization. For centuries he braved arctic cold, tropic heat and inhuman privations to wrest gold from the earth. He used it for religious objects, sculpture, jewelry and as a symbol of wealth. Paradoxically, he often buried it — for use in the afterlife, as the pharaohs, did, or for safekeeping against the uncertainties of this life. Gold’s lustre and rarity, which implied its owner possessed great power, gave it a musical quality from the start. Gold was considered divine in ancient Greece and it was used to adorn temples and as an offering to the gods. Despite their reverence, the ancients were quick to recognize gold’s practical qualities, particularly its malleability, which made it ideal for jewelry. Even Cleopatra used gold ornaments to enhance her charm. However, it has been as a symbol of wealth — of nations as well as individuals — that gold has played its most dramatic role.
A. describe the mining of gold．
B. describe man's pursuit of gold.
C. determine the importance of gold．
D. discuss the role of gold.

[单项选择]How could noise from building sites be alleviated if Brisbane adopted daylight saving
A. If daylight saving was adopted, the daytime would be prolonged and the night would become quieter.
B. If daylight saving was adopted, the working hours during the daytime would be shortened while the night would be extended and thus quieter.
C. If daylight saving was adopted, the night would be shortened and thus quieter.
D. If daylight saving was adopted, both the daytime and the night would be shortened and the noise would be reduced.

[单项选择]We can infer from the passage about how much exercise is enough to improve general health, ______.
A. different people have nearly the same opinion
B. it is easy to reach a conclusion
C. researchers have made a conclusion
D. it is a time-consuming study

[单项选择]How do some countries protect elephants from being hunted
A. By persuading ivory hunters.
B. By trying to take more care of elephants.
C. By establishing elephant preserves.
D. By fighting with ivory hunters.

[单项选择]From the text, how many places have the name Valencia
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

[单项选择]How far people keep from each other while talking is closely associated with their
A. origin
B. culture
C. custom
D. nationality

[单项选择]How far people stand from each other while talking is closely associated with their ______ .
A. origin
B. culture
C. custom
D. nationality

[单项选择]How many more people will die from diseases linked to smoking in the next thirty years according to Doctor Brundtland


A. 4 million.
B. 6 million.
C. 10 million.
D. 14 million.