[单项选择]Those who spend a lot of time with children may be aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ______ situations. A. alike B, same C. likely D. similar

[单项选择]People may spend time in making decisions about______.
A. which shoe to put on first
B. how to have breakfast
C. what clothes to wear to class
D. how to prepare to go to school

[单项选择]Many people spend a lot of time on the way to the office, but there is a growing _____ for people to wok at home.
A. influence
B. prediction
C. tendency
D. concern

[单项选择]You may spend a long time in a bookshop because ______.

[单项选择]Jack would rather spend time complaining than ______ the problem by himself.
A. solve
B. solved
C. solves
D. to solve

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Americans spend a lot of money in their daily lives. Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various expenses throughout the day. Americans en- joy shopping and buy many things that they need and want. They spend a lot of money on entertainment. They buy sports equipment, to do sporting events and do many things that cost money. However, many Americans don’t pay cash or write checks for these things. More and more, they pay for things with credit cards(信用卡).
Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic cards. Banks give these cards to their customers. When the customer buys something at a store, he shows his card at the store. This authorizes(委托) the store to charge(记入) the bank account for the customer’s purchase. The bank collects all the charges for each customer. Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay all the charges for that month. The bank does not force the customer to pay the full amount. It asks the custome
A. either pay cash or write checks
B. are allowed to use credit cards
C. pay cash, write checks or use credit cards
D. neither pay cash nor use credit cards

[单项选择]A librarian may have a lot of free time during the day to make （） for the evenings when he has to work.
A. up
B. in
C. out
D. down

[单项选择]The authorities spend a lot of money ______ keeping the streets and parks clean.
A. in
B. on
C. up
D. out

[单项选择]Although people spend less time on their jobs, they still feel they do not have enough leisure time because of the following except ______.
A. fulfilling family and social obligations
B. spending some time with their children
C. spending some time on learning
D. doing physical exercises

[单项选择]I could never spend the time that he does pouring over sports magazines, compiling intricate lists, and calculating averages.
A. delicate
B. incomprehensible
C. meaningless
D. complicated

[单项选择]The nurses in a hospital usually spend more time with the patients than the physicians.

[单项选择]I could never spend the time that he does poring over sports magazines, compiling intricate lists, and calculating averages.
A. delicate
B. incomprehensible
C. meaningless
D. complicated

[单项选择]If they spend some time on Chinese history, they will be {{U}}more able{{/U}} to predict China's future.
A. more
B. able
C. better
D. better able