[单项选择]When is this talk most likely given


A. During the first week of class.
B. During the mid-term week.
C. On the last day of class.
D. On the last day of exam week.

[单项选择]When is this talk most likely given


A. During the first week of class.
B. During the mid-term week.
C. On the last day of class.
D. On the last day of exam week.

[单项选择]When we talk with a foreign lady, in most cases we should not ask such personal questions as her age.
A. 但我们和一位外国女士谈话时，要防止我们问她个人问题，像年龄。
B. 但我们和一位外国女士谈话时，在很多事件中我们不应该问她如年龄这样的个人问题。
C. 与外国女士交谈时，在多数情况下我们不能把年龄作为个人问题来问。
D. 我们在同外国女士交谈时，多数情况下我们不问及年龄这样的个人隐私问题。

[单项选择]Who is likely to talk about the subject
A. Experts and authorities concerned.
B. Linguists and language teachers.
C. Psychologists and analysts.
D. Assessors and predictors.

[单项选择]Jason is most likely to


A. go on writing his paper.
B. attend the lecture.
C. miss the lecture.
D. try to solve the problem.

[单项选择]What most likely follows this passage
A. Pictures of Sioux naming ceremonies.
B. Graphs of population increases among the Sioux.
C. Explanations of Sioux nicknames.
D. Pictographs of Sioux names.

[单项选择]When is this lecture given


A. On Monday.
B. On Wednesday.
C. On Thursday.
D. On Friday.

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Text 2
When enthusiasts talk of sustainable development, the eyes of most people glaze over. There is a whiff of sack-cloth and ashes about their arguments, which usually depend on people giving up the comforts of a modern economy to achieve some debatable greater good. Yet there is a serious point at issue. Modern industry pollutes, and it also seems to cause significant changes to the climate. What is needed is an industry that delivers the benefits without the costs. And the glimmerings of just such an industry can now be discerned.
That industry is based on biotechnology. At the moment, biotech’s main uses are in medicine and agriculture. But its biggest long-term impact may be industrial. Here, it will diminish demand for oil by taking the cheapest raw materials imaginable, carbon dioxide and water, and using them to make fuel and plastics.
Plastics and fuels made in this way would have several advantages. They could accurately be called
A. the prospect of biotechnology industry depends on its marketing cost.
B. fuel cells are easier to be utilized in auto industry than biofuels.
C. biofuels will replace the fuel cells in the near future.
D. the price of bioplastics shows a downward trend.

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Text 2 When enthusiasts talk of sustainable development, the eyes of most people glaze over. There is a whiff of sack-cloth and ashes about their arguments, which usually depend on people giving up the comforts of a modern economy to achieve some debatable greater good. Yet there is a serious point at issue. Modern industry pollutes, and it also seems to cause significant changes to the climate. What is needed is an industry that delivers the benefits without the costs. And the glimmerings of just such an industry can now be discerned. That industry is based on biotechnology. At the moment, biotech’s main uses are in medicine and agriculture. But its biggest long-term impact may be industrial. Here, it will diminish demand for oil by taking the cheapest raw materials imaginable, carbon dioxide and water, and using them to make fuel and plastics. Plastics and fuels made in this way would have several advantages. They could accurately be called "renewables",
A. they will not pollute the environment.
B. they are degradable by bacteria.
C. they are cheaper than hydrogen fuels.
D. they are suitable for internal-combustion engine.

[单项选择]Where would this passage most likely appear


A. In a magazine specifically for women.
B. In a restaurant and hotel guide.
C. In a news magazine.
D. In a journal for top-ranking businessmen and women.