[单项选择]The local people could hardly think of any good way to ______ poverty they had endured.
A. shake off
B. ward off
C. put off
D. take off

[单项选择]The local people could hardly think of any good way to ______ poverty they had endured.
A. shake off
B. ward off
C. put off
D. take off

[单项选择]Tom was embarrassed for he could not think of any ______ excuse for his absence at the meeting.
A. reason
B. reasons
C. reasonable
D. reasonableness

[单项选择]The local inhabitants think tourists shameless because______.
A. they own radios
B. they wear very few clothes and drink a lot
C. they are ordinary workers
D. they seem rich

[单项选择]She managed to save ______ she could out of her wages to help her brother.
A. how little money
B. so little money
C. such little money
D. what little money

[单项选择]We could not obtain any exact information ______ where she was.
A. far from
B. as to
C. except
D. along with

[单项选择]Last year, some poor people had hardly ______ the severe winter.
A. remained
B. lived
C. endured
D. survived

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Text 3
A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics, and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors-or of people very different from our own-can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.
In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective: it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps t
A. shows us the religious beliefs and emotions of a people in addition to political values.
B. provides us with information about the daily activities of people in the past
C. gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place
D. all of the above