[单项选择]The ______ of the clock showed that it was time for lunch.
A. fingers
B. arms
C. hands
D. figures

[单项选择]The city of New Orleans showed its appreciation for Eleanor McMain's work in social reform by giving her the Times-Picayune award for out-standing service in 1920.


A. demonstrated
B. published
C. repeated
D. postponed

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The hands of the clock showed that it was time for dinner.（）

A. pointers
B. fingers
C. legs
D. toes

[单项选择]49 The end of winter is the most dangerous time for the animals in Yellowstone Park as food becomes even ______.
A. coarser
B. scarcer
C. rarer
D. harder

[单项选择]This fever will return from time to time, if it follows its usual ______.
A. pattern
B. model
C. mode
D. norm

[单项选择]Nature has__________ engineers for a long time, for things like lotus effect, to solve some engineering problems.


A. promoted
B. sparked
C. evoked
D. inspired

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A is for always getting to work on time.
B is for being extremely busy. 
C is for the conscientious (勤勤恳恳) way you do your job. 
You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead, experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.  Dale Carnegie suggested as much more than 50 years ago: Hard work alone doesn‘t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet, despite the obvious rewards of engaging in office politics – a better job, a raise, praise – many people are still unable or unwilling to ―play the game.
―People assume that office politics involves some manipulative (攻于心计的) behavior,
says Deborah Comer, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. ―But politics derives from the word polite‘. It can mean lobbying and forming associatio
A. the code of behavior for company staff
B. the political views and beliefs of office workers
C. the interpersonal relationships within a company
D. the various qualities required for a successful career

[单项选择]It's almost 5 o'clock; time to {{U}}quit{{/U}}.
A. increase
B. stop
C. continue
D. keep

[单项选择]By the time he retires Mr. Smith（）in this hotel for almost 40 years.
A. will have worked
B. will work
C. have worked
D. will has worked

[单项选择]I can't tell the time because the （）of the clock have been removed.
A. hands
B. pointers
C. arms
D. fingers

[单项选择]I can''t tell the time because the （）of the clock have been removed.
A. hands
B. pointers
C. arms
D. fingers

[单项选择]By the time you get there tomorrow, they ______ for New York.


A. will have left
B. will leave
C. are leaving
D. are to leave