[单项选择]The Rose Bowl parade (takes place) every year (in) Pasadena (in) (New Year's Day).

[单项选择]The Rose Bowl parade (takes place) every year (in) Pasadena (in) (New Year's Day).


A. takes place
B. in
C. in
D. New Year’s Day

[单项选择]Sales of margarine rose last year ______those of butter.
A. comparing
B. at a loss of
C. at the expense of
D. due to

[单项选择]Statistics indicate that approximate every 22 years--within a range of 3 to 4 years--a major drought occursin the United States.

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Every year television stations receive hundreds of complaints about the loudness of advertisements. However, federal rules forbid the practice of making ads louder than the programming. In addition, television stations always operate at the highest sound level allowed for reasons of efficiency. According to one NBC executive, no difference exists in the peak sound level of ads and programming. Given this information, why do commercials sound so loud
The sensation of sound involves a variety of factors in addition to its peak level. Advertisers are skilful at creating the impression of loudness through their expert use of such factors. One major contributor to the perceived loudness of commercials is that much less variation in sound level occurs during a commercial. In regular programming the intensity of sound varies over a large range. However, sound levels in commercials tend to stay at or near peak levels.
Other "tricks of the trade" are also used.
A. does not exceed that of programs
B. is greater than that of programs
C. varies over a large range than that of programs
D. is less than that of programs

[单项选择]Despite transplant surgeons' work, every year many people die because______.


A. they are unlucky patients
B. organ transplantation is unreliable
C. there are not enough proper organs for transplantation
D. few people are willing to donate their organs after death

[单项选择]Every year a number of students graduate from the school which will ______ new students the first week in September.
A. enroll
B. recruit
C. collect
D. reproduce

[单项选择]Every year, thousands of college students apply for the CCTV Cup English Speech______.
A. Argument
B. Quarrel
C. Debate
D. Contest

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Passage 2
Every year, the American Lung Association (ALA) releases its annual report card on smog, and every year it gives an "F" to over half the nation’s counties and cities. When ALA’s "State of the Air 2002" recently came out, dozens of credulous local journalists once again took the bait, ominously reporting that their corner of the nation received a failing grade. The national coverage was no better, repeating as fact ALA’s statement that it is "gravely concerned" about air quality, and neglecting to solicit the views of even one scientist with a differing view. Too bad, because this report card says a lot less about actual air quality than it does about the tactics and motives of the ALA.
The very fact that 60 percent of counties were giver an "F" seems to be alarmist. This is particularly tree given that smog levels have been trending downward for several decades. According to the Environment
A. the increase above the smog standard
B. the irregular readings about air quality in some areas
C. the occurrences of smog in Los Angeles
D. the current standards demanded by ALA