[单项选择]We intended to________you to make a speech on environmental protection in our university, but we couldn't find enough time to prepare for it.
A. invite
B. be invited
C. have invited
D. have been invited

[单项选择]We intended to ______ you to make a speech on environmental protection in our university, but we couldn't find enough time to prepare for it.
A. invite
B. be invited
C. have invited
D. have been invited

[单项选择]The most important______of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.


A. element
B. spot
C. sense
D. point

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What difference does it make if we read texts displayed on a computer screen instead of on paper printed with ink The computer certainly does not secure deeper comprehension, greater subtlety of mind, or a wider range of imaginative reference. The mediation of a computer, however, put new powers at the disposal of intelligence. On the one hand, the computer itself can do simple reading — as I have noted, it can "read’an immense body of literature in search of designated words. As anyone knows who has ever spent days in libraries in search of errant information, simply identifying relevant sources absorbs inordinate amounts of time in research. The objection may be raised that a search of texts by computer may block the discoveries that occur while browsing in the stacks of great libraries. No member of the academy need fear that the use of a computer will keep him from the stacks, but browsing is , if anything, easier if texts can be called up on a screen in the
A. it saves a lot of time to find information needed.
B. it reads more efficiently than a human mind.
C. it covers a much wider range of reference.
D. it guarantees reading efficiency and validity.

[单项选择]Your speech class will make your nervousness work for you __ against you.
A. other than
B. rather than
C. more than
D. less than

[单项选择]We should always make sure that we control technology rather than have it control us.
A. 我们应该确保由我们来控制技术而不是让技术控制我们。
B. 我们应该确保由我们来技术控制更愿意让技术控制我们。
C. 我们应该确保由我们来控制技术不愿意让它控制我们。
D. 我们应该确保由我们来控制技术比让技术控制我们要好。

[单项选择]When we make friends, we might consider the other person's age because ______.
A. it is not easy to stay friends with someone who shows a clear difference in maturity
B. the degree of friendship between two people and the reason for their shared interest can vary greatly
C. friends need to know all these things
D. this is the most important factor to making friends

[单项选择]We make it clear that we want those responsible ______.
A. punished
B. punishing
C. to punish
D. being punishing

[单项选择]He is expected Lo make a speech this afternoon, ______

[单项选择]He is expected to make a speech this afternoon, ______.

[单项选择]We can make but little progress if we continue to learn only through the medium of our eyes.
A. 如果我们学习还是只用我们的眼睛，就不会有进展。
B. 如果我们仅用眼睛学习，是不会进步很大的。
C. 如果眼睛是我们学习的唯一媒介，我们是不容易进步的。
D. 仅继续用眼睛学习，不可能取得任何细小的进步。

[单项选择]We can conclude that this article is intended for ______.


A. general readers
B. scientists
C. students majoring in physics
D. astronomers