[单项选择]These people actively try to ______ what they believe to be bad English and assiduously cultivate what they hope to be good English.
A. suppress
B. regress
C. enhance
D. revive

[单项选择]These people actively try to ______ what they believe to be bad English and assiduously cultivate what they hope to be good English.
A. suppress
B. regress
C. enhance
D. revive

[单项选择]These people actively try to what they believe to be bad English and assiduously cultivate what they hope to be good English.
A. suppress
B. regress
C. enhance
D. revive

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There is a lot of argument between people who believe in the truth of old weather rhymes (韵文) and people who are reluctant to believe in them. The first group thinks the rhymes are helpful, but many others say that they are just silly devices that are more confusing than useful. For example, one rhyme says, "Red sky at morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailors “delight.” What would it mean The disbelievers ask, if a red sky at night was followed by a moon with a ring around it Are you supposed to discard one of the signs Or perhaps you should dismiss both signs as an oddity of nature. Probably the best idea is to admit that it is an illusion that rhymes can predict the weather and go to bed.
In spite of these problems, people who believe in weather sayings continue to take them seriously. Sometimes they are actually unhappy when the signs do not tell them what they want to hear. On February 2, if the groundhog comes out of its den, sees its
A. should not be taken seriously
B. are extremely helpful in predicting the weather
C. have a scientific basis
D. are more confusing than useful

[单项选择]It matters not what you try to carry out, but when you once try to carry out a thing, you must never give it up until you have done it thoroughly and well.
A. 你完成的是什么事并没有什么关系，不过一旦想要做一件事，而且从未放弃过，你就能把这件事完全做好。
B. 你要完成什么事并不重要，不过一旦想要完成一件事，就必须契而不舍，直到把这件事彻底做好为止。
C. 不管你怎么做一件事，不过当你想要完成这件事，你有从来不放弃，你就会把这件事做得非常好。
D. 不管你要做什么事，你只要想去完成这件事，而且从来没有放弃这个想法，你就一定能做得非常完好。

[单项选择]What were the Mars' seasonal changes in color believed to be
A. The natural changes on the planet.
B. The seasonal cycles.
C. The movement of some life form.
D. The storm of dust in its atmosphere.

[单项选择]What fears people most
A. Poultry will infect many people.
B. The disease can spread quickly among people.
C. There will be human-to-human transmission.
D. A new disease combining bird and a human flu will break out.

[单项选择]Why do people always try and use as few words as possible when they cable Because ______.
A. more words cost more money
B. they think it unnecessary to use "little words"
C. few words can make everything clear
D. they hate to use auxiliary verbs like "do, does, are,is," and so on

[单项选择]What does this text try to show
A. How to prevent people from heart disease.
B. How to deal with stressful conditions.
C. Relaxation is good for our health.
D. Behavioral patterns and healthy problems.

[单项选择]Why do people dream what they worry about

[单项选择]Why didn' t people try to escape


A. They did not want to leave their home.
B. They thought here was no danger.
C. The politicians wanted them to stay to vote in three days.
D. They wanted to see the eruption of the volcano..

[单项选择] People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their cars, and this ______ creates further problems.
A. in turn
B. in case
C. after all
D. in time