[单项选择]"Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars in history." The author says this in order to show that ______.


A. the two world wars have profound influence
B. wars may happen at any time in any age
C. wars are closely related to the interest of mighty countries
D. our own age is not so civilized as those of the past

[单项选择]Children need friends （）their own age to play with.
A. of
B. for
C. in
D. at

[单项选择]Children need friends ________ their own age to play with．
A. of
B. for
C. in
D. at

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Age has its privileges in America, and one of the more prominent of them is the senior citizen discount. Anyone who has reached a certain age -- in some cases as low as 55 — is automatically entitled to a dazzling array of price reductions at nearly every level of commercial life. Eligibility is determined not by one’s need but by the date on one’s birth certificate. Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses -- as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.
People with gray hair often are given the discounts without even asking for them; yet, millions of Americans above age 60 are healthy and solvent (有支付能力的). Businesses that would never dare offer discounts to college students or anyone under 30 freely offer them to older Americans. The practice is acceptable because of the widespread belief that "elderly" and "needy" are synonymous (同义的). Perhaps
A. offering senior citizens discounts has become routine commercial practice
B. senior citizen discounts have enabled many old people to live a decent life
C. giving senior citizens discounts has boosted the market for the elderly
D. senior citizens have to show their birth certificates to get a discount

[单项选择]We propose to furnish our own house according to our own taste.
A. display
B. fix
C. paint
D. decorate

[单项选择]The number of people buying their own houses has sharply ______ as a result of the economic recession.
A. declined
B. lessened
C. descended
D. slipped

[单项选择]In Paragraph 1, "sentient things of our own making" refer to ________.


A. extraterrestrial beings
B. human beings
C. our sense organs
D. mechanical devices made by man

[单项选择]What is the relevance to our own time of the struggles of telegraph pioneers

[单项选择]It is high time that we （） our own decisions.
A. make
B. made
C. to make
D. have made

[单项选择]In the eyes of the author, to defend our own beliefs is_________


A. mistaken
B. natural
C. rational
D. necessary

[单项选择]In our own galaxy, the Milky Way, there are perhaps 200 billion stars, a small part of them probably have planets on which life is feasible（）.
A. a small fraction in which
B. a small fraction of which
C. a small fraction which
D. which a fraction of

[单项选择]Man: My roommate and I have decided to do our own cooking next semester.Woman: Then, I hope you'll have a lighter schedule than this term.Question: What problem does the woman think the man may have
A. He may not have enough time to cook.
B. He may spend more money on food next semester.
C. He may gain weight if he does his own cooking.
D. He may not enjoy working.