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With its common interest in lawbreaking but its immense range of subject-matter and widely- varying method of treatment, the crime novel could make a legitimate claim to be regarded as a separate branch of the traditional novel.
The detective story is probably the most respectful (at any in the narrow sense of word) of the crime species. Its creation is often the relaxation of University dons, literary economists, scientists or even poets. Fatalities may occur more frequently and mysteriously than might be expected in polite society, which is familiar to us, if not from our own experience, at least in the newspaper or the lives of friends. The characters, though normally realized superficially, are as recognizable human and consistent as our less intimate associates. As story set in a more remote environment, African jungle or Australian bush, ancient China or gas-lit London, appeals to our interest in geography or history, most detective story write
A. giving a definition and explaining it in detail.
B. countering an argument and making an assumption.
C. introducing a general topic and comparing two of its subcategories.
D. discussing a problem and arguing in favor of one solution.
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With its common interest in lawbreaking but its immense range of subject-matter and widely- varying method of treatment, the crime novel could make a legitimate claim to be regarded as a separate branch of the traditional novel.
The detective story is probably the most respectful (at any in the narrow sense of word) of the crime species. Its creation is often the relaxation of University dons, literary economists, scientists or even poets. Fatalities may occur more frequently and mysteriously than might be expected in polite society, which is familiar to us, if not from our own experience, at least in the newspaper or the lives of friends. The characters, though normally realized superficially, are as recognizable human and consistent as our less intimate associates. As story set in a more remote environment, African jungle or Australian bush, ancient China or gas-lit London, appeals to our interest in geography or history, most detective story write
A. a not quite respectable form of the conventional novel.
B. not a tree novel at all.
C. related in some ways to the historical novel.
D. an independent development of the novel.
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Since USAID began its first HIV/AIDS prevention efforts eight years ago, the epidemic has changed dramatically. HIV has spread to every region of the world. Millions of people infected with HIV during the first decade of the epidemic are developing opportunistic infections and other AIDS-related illnesses, and many are dying. Women and children are among those most vulnerable to HIV infection. As HIV prevalence and AIDS mortality soar, millions of children will lose their parents.
HIV/AIDS is having a devastating impact on the health and well-being of families, communities and nations worldwide. The epidemic’s effects on the structure of societies and the productivity of their members undermine efforts to promote sustainable development around the globe. USAID’ s approach to slowing the spread of HIV/AIDS relies on strategies tested and refined over the past eight years. At the same time, the Agency is moving forward to address new challe
A. the connection between compassionate AIDS care and effective HIV prevention
B. the emphasis on HIV/AIDS prevention
C. exploring the ways to reduce social impact on AIDS
D. stating the plans that international world arranged for curing HIV/AIDS
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A few common misconceptions. Beauty is only skin-deep. One’s physical assets and liabilities don’t count all that much in a managerial career. A woman should always try to look her best.
Over the last 30 years, social scientists have conducted more than 1,000 studies of how we react to beautiful and not-so-beautiful people. The virtually unanimous conclusion: Looks do matter, more than most of us realize. The data suggest, for example, that physically attractive individuals are more likely to be treated well by their patents, sought out as friends, and pursued romantically. With the possible exception of women seeking managerial jobs, they are also more likely to be hired, paid well, and promoted.
The scientists’ typical experiment works something like this. They give each member of a group--college students, perhaps, or teachers or corporate personnel managers a piece of paper relating an individual’s accomplishments.
A. a person’s property or debts do not matter much.
B. a person's outward appearance is not a critical qualification.
C. women should always dress fashionably.
D. women should not only be attractive but also high-minded.
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Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves.
Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.
A. it tasted like milk
B. it tasted more pleasant
C. it became a popular drink
D. Madame de Sevigne was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy the way she drank tea
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