[单项选择]When the stranger told the writer that only two people in the country had their own tennis courts, He meant that ______.
A. his friend was a famous person
B. his friend was an excellent tennis player
C. the writer could find his friend
D. the writer would happen to know his friend

[单项选择]When the stranger told the writer that only two people in the country had their own tennis courts, He meant that ______.


A. his friend was a famous person
B. his friend was an excellent tennis player
C. the writer could find his friend
D. the writer would happen to know his friend

[单项选择]When someone writes with ______ ink, only those people who have a special ilquid solution can bring the writing into view to discover the meaning of the message.
A. consistent
B. reflex
C. obvious
D. invisible

[单项选择]The Security Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus because ______.
A. every permanent member has the veto right of great powers
B. all the permanent members won in the World War
C. the other members of the Security Council are in the charge of the permanent members
D. of some other reasons not mentioned in this passage

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Passage Two
In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest growing the U. S. minority. As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their educations abroad arrived in the U. S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who a
A. A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture
B. Hard work and intelligence
C. Hard help and a limited knowledge of English
D. Asian culture and the American educational system

[单项选择]When you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that ______.

[单项选择]According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the "same" newspaper is that ______.
A. people scan for the news they are interested in
B. different people prefer different newspapers
C. people are rarely interested in the same kind of news
D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is

[单项选择]Even when the twins were two years old, the only time the writer could find for herself was______.
A. when her babies were asleep
B. when the feeding was over
C. when her friends left
D. when evening began

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In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U.S. minority. As their children began moving up through the nation schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation’s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a sol id grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively. And the return on the investment in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
Most Asian-American students owe
A. sympathetic
B. doubtful
C. critical
D. objective