[单项选择]In the passage, the words "great adventure" may refer to ______.
A. the journey of going to school
B. the journey of leaving his family
C. the journey of living independently
D. the process of knowing this world

[单项选择]Asking all healthy adults to get a flu shot may result in a shortage of the flu shots for those who are most vulnerable to the infection.

[单项选择]The meaning of words may change with time "deer" is a example of ______.
A. widening of meaning
B. narrowing of meaning
C. meaning shift
D. loss of meaning

[单项选择]The meaning of words may change with time, and "deer" is a example of
A. widening of meaning
B. narrowing of meaning
C. meaning shift
D. loss of meaning

[单项选择]The meaning of words may change with time, "deer" is a example of ______.
A. widening of meaning
B. narrowing of meaning
C. meaning shift
D. loss of meaning

[单项选择]We may believe that such words as thought and thinking______
A. are terms that are not clear and will never be exactly defined
B. might come to be better understood because of research into A1
C. have precise biological meanings that refer only to human mental processes
D. should not be used to describe computers

[单项选择]The words used by the speaker may ______ unfavorable reactions in the listener which interfere with his comprehension.
A. act up
B. strike up
C. split up
D. stir up

[单项选择]According to the author, teachers may have great influence on children's attitudes because _________.

[单项选择]A: Helen. You look great! You’re much slimmer than last time I saw you. B: _____ Actually I’ve been on a diet and I’ve been doing a keep-fit class too.
A. Well, yes.
B. No, thanks
C. You’re flattering me.
D. Are you kidding

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The humorous story may be told to great length, and may wander around as much as it pleases, and arrive nowhere in particular; but the comic (滑稽的) story and the witty (诙谐的) story must be brief and end with a point. The humorous story continues gently along, the other two burst. The humorous story is strictly a work of art--high and delicate (精美的) art--and only an artist can tell it; But no art is necessary in telling the comic and witty stories; anybody can do it. The art of telling a humorous story--I mean by word of mouth, not print--was created in America, and has remained at home. The humorous story is told seriously; the teller does his best to hide the fact that he himself even suspects that there is anything funny about it; but the teller of the comic story tells you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with eager delight, and is the first person to laugh. When he gets through, and sometimes, if he has had good success, he is so
A. tells it only once
B. tells the listener in advance that his story is funny
C. doesn't care whether his listeners enjoy it or not
D. is very serious when telling it

[单项选择]"Was it a he or a she " (Line 6, Para.2) may be replaced by______.
A. Who did it
B. Who was the person who wrote it
C. Did he or she write it
D. Was it written by a man or a woman

[单项选择]By using signal words to ______ what may come next, the reader can decide whether he should speed up his reading, slow or pause to make sure what is being read is understood.
A. presume
B. present
C. precede
D. predict