[单项选择]The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are______.
A. have the right to enjoy some privileges
B. not polite to new arrivals
C. very conscious of their godlike role
D. busy even during lunch hours

[单项选择]The joke about doctors implies that, in the eyes of nurses, they are ________.
A. impolite to new arrivals
B. very conscious of their godlike role
C. entitled to some-privileges
D. very busy even during lunch hours

[单项选择]Which is NOT mentioned about the characteristics of automated roads
A. Comfort.
B. Economy.
C. Safety.
D. High speed.

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There has been much speculation about the origin of baseball. In 1907 a special commission decided that the modern game was invented by Abner Doubleday, a West Point cadet, at Cooperstown, N.Y., in 1839. One hundred years later the National Baseball Museum was opened at Cooperstown to honor Doubleday. Historians, however, disagree about the origin of baseball. Some say that baseball comes from bat-and-ball games of ancient times. It is a matter of record that in the 1700s English boys played a game they called base ball. Americans have played a kind of baseball since about 1800. At first the American game had different rules and different names in various parts of the country—town ball, rounders, or one old cat. Youngsters today still play some of these simplified forms of the game. Baseball did not receive a standard set of rules until 1845, when Alexander Cartwright organized the Knickerbocker Baseball Club of New York City. The rules Cartwright set up for his nine-player
A. Historians agree that baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday.
B. Baseball, as played in the early 19th century, differed very little from today's game.
C. As early as the 1700s, English boys played a game called "baseball".
D. The first standard set of baseball rules was established at the turn of the century.

[单项选择]Which of the following statements about the ways of communicating ideas and feelings mentioned in the passage is false
A. They can be used to communicate over long distances.
B. They require both a sender and a receiver.
C. They involve use of conventional signs and symbols.
D. They utilize the senses for reception.

[单项选择]The statement which is not tree about the change of the English language is ______.
A. all of the Old English words have died out or changed their meaning
B. new words come out to meet the new situations
C. most of the changes in English vowel pronunciation are regular
D. the change in pronunciation may lead to the change in grammar

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D
Sharks are fish. There are about 350 species of sharks. The smallest sharks are only 12. 5 cm long. The largest, the whale shark, is the world’s largest fish. It grows to about 1Sm long.
Sharks are different from other fish. For example, other fish have skeletons made of hard bones. Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage. In addition, most fish have a special organ called a swim bladder to stop them from sinking but sharks do not. If a shark does not swim constantly, it sinks. Shark babies grow inside eggs. The baby sharks are called pups.
Most sharks eat fish. Some also eat seals and other sharks. Many people are afraid of sharks be cause of their reputation as’ man-eaters’. However, there are fewer than one hundred shark attacks on humans in the world each year.
Humans are the sharks’ worst enemies. Fishermen kill them because of their valuable dorsal fins. Often, they catch a shark, cut off its fin and throw it
A. more than one million sharks are killed by humans every year
B. there are fewer than one hundred shark attacks on humans in the world each year
C. many people are afraid of sharks
D. most sharks eat fish and seals and other sharks

[单项选择]How do the writer's friends feel about the delay of his trip
A. Grateful.
B. Impatient.
C. Delighted.
D. Worried.

[单项选择]Which of the following is not true about Mr. O'Neill