[单项选择]A small car is more ________ than a large car, because it uses less petrol.
A. economical
B. economic
C. thrifty
D. advantageous

[单项选择]More than one car________in the traffic accident leading to the tragic death of Princess Diana.
A. was involved
B. were involved
C. has involved
D. have been involved

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Text 3 Eating better and more adventurously is becoming an obsession, especially among people with money to spend. Healthier eating and not-so healthy eating--as well as the number and variety of food choices and venues continue to increase at an ever-quick-ening pace. Globalization is the master trend that will drive the world of food in the years a head. Consumers traveling the globe, both virtually and in reality, will be able to sweep up ingredients, packaged foods, recipes, and cooking techniques from every corner of the earth at an ever-intensifying and accelerating pace. Formerly remote ingredients and cooking styles are creating a whole new culinary mosaic as they are transplanted and reinterpreted all over the world. Many factors are behind this, but none more so than the influence of the great international hotel chains. Virtually every chef who has worked for Hilton, Westin, Peninsula, or any other major chain gathers global experience in locales as diverse as S
A. adventurous.
B. more and more popular in the world.
C. a global phenomenon.
D. sweeping up every corner of the earth.

[单项选择]Television advertisements do more than merely reflect dominant ideologies.
A. exactly
B. faithfully
C. repeatedly
D. simply

[单项选择]The Smithsonian Institution preserves more than sixty-five million items of scientific, historical, or artistic interest, _________ winning the popular title, "attic of the nation".
A. however
B. thus
C. and
D. moreover

[单项选择]Communicating orally involves more than reading or talking: gesture, posture, movements may all be ______ to it.
A. intrinsic
B. coherent
C. appealing
D. submissive

[单项选择]Victoria likes competitions more than anything else.

[单项选择]Communication orally involves more than reading or talking: gesture, posture, movements may all be ______ to it.
A. intrinsic
B. coherent
C. appealing
D. submissive

[单项选择]A) instead of C) more than
B) rather than D) far from


A. instead of
B. rather than
C. more than
D. far from

[单项选择]Changing fashions arc nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.
A. 不断变换的时尚潮流只不过是在刻意地制造浪费。
B. 变化的时尚潮流不仅仅是在有意创造浪费。
C. 变化的时尚潮流更多地是在国际上鼓励浪费。
D. 不断变换的时尚潮流更多地是在有意制造浪费。

[单项选择]Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.（　）
A. 不断变换的时尚潮流只不过是在刻意地制造浪费。
B. 变化的时尚潮流不仅仅是在有意创造浪费。
C. 变化的时尚潮流更多地是在国际上鼓励浪费。
D. 不断变换的时尚潮流更多地是在有意制造浪费。