[单项选择]"The cost of a wrong decision is very high" means that ______.
A. the government pays a lot of money to computer scientist
B. fingerprints have a role not just in crime solving but also in everyday life
C. the catching of the terrorists is rather expensive
D. the suffering of the incorrect suspect is great and the government should be responsible for it

[单项选择]CIF means Cost, ( ) and Freight.
A. Money
B. Inspect
C. Insurance
D. Inspection

[单项选择]A holiday in Holland is unlikely to cost very much ______ you stay in the top class luxury hotel.
A. when
B. unless
C. if
D. since

[单项选择]Modern plastics can ______ very high and very low temperatures.
A. stand
B. hold
C. carry
D. support

[单项选择]Modern plastics can______very high and very low temperatures.
A. stand
B. hold
C. carry
D. support

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Americans today don’t place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education--not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren’t difficult to find. "Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual," says education writer Diane Ravitch. "Schools could be a counterbalance. "Ravitch’s latest book, Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits. But they could and should be. Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control. Without the ability to think critically, to defend their ideas and understand the ide
A. undervaluing intellect
B. favoring intellectualism
C. supporting school reform
D. suppressing native intelligence

[单项选择]Compared with very high winds, lighter winds ______.
A. are more dangerous
B. are more harmful
C. are more powerful
D. are more welcome

[单项选择]On the top of some very high mountains snow ______ throughout the year.
A. insisted
B. persevered
C. persisted
D. kept

[单项选择]The company _____ him a very high salary, but he still wasn't content with it.
A. provided
B. supplied
C. afforded
D. offered

[单项选择]For managerial account, variable cost means ______.
A. the cost that changes with time
B. the cost that changes with revenue
C. the cost that varies in total proportionately with changes in activity level, within the relevant range
D. None of the above.

[单项选择]This passage implies that the high cost of renting apartments is worried by ______.
A. some city governments
B. low-income families
C. renters and city planners
D. all of the above

[单项选择]The reason for the high medical cost mentioned in the article is that ______.
A. tuition in medical schools is high
B. the price of medicine is high
C. doctors are overpaid
D. doctors must pay money to banks

[单项选择]The laser is a very useful means for long-distance communications, the great accuracy in the direction of its beams ______ effective use of small amount of power.
A. makes
B. making
C. made
D. to make

[单项选择]He liked the painting very much, which cost him $1, 000. However, he would gladly have paid ______ for it.
A. as much twice
B. much as twice
C. twice as much
D. as twice much