[单项选择]It needs hardly be said that a man who could ______ such treatment was a man of remarkable physical courage and moral strength.
A. make the best of
B. catch up with
C. get rid of
D. put up with

[单项选择]It needs hardly be said that a man who could ______ such treatment was a man of remarkable physical courage and moral strength.
A. make the best of
B. catch up with
C. get rid of
D. put up with

[单项选择]It needs hardly be said that a mad who could ______ such treatment was a man of remarkable physical courage and moral strength.
A. make the best of
B. catch up with
C. get rid of
D. put up with

[单项选择]The man who kept failing over and could not stand up was obviously ______.


A. pessimistic
B. drunk
C. guilty
D. horrible

[单项选择]An increase in global temperatures could cause many changes, among ______ the amount and pattern of precipitation resulting in floods and drought.
A. that
B. this
C. them
D. which

[单项选择]Man: I thought the librarian said we could check out as many books as we need with our library cards.
Woman: That's right, but not those reference books.
Question: What does the woman mean
A. Students with a library card can check any book out.
B. Reference books are not allowed to be checked out.
C. Only students with a library card can check out reference books.
D. The number of books a student can check out is unlimite

[单项选择]The man who coined the glowworm rhyme probably noticed they lit up ______.


A. when it was dark
B. in the rain
C. in certain seasons
D. in damp weather

[单项选择]The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ______ of the murder committed last month.
A. witnesses
B. audiences
C. viewers
D. observers

[单项选择]The man who was driving the truck would not admit that he had made a mistake, and ______ .


A. neither the other driver had
B. neither would the other driver
C. neither had the other driver
D. the other driver neither would

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Passage Four
There was once a man who spent all his time in his glasshouse. Flowers was his name, and flowers were his main joy in life. He grew flowers of every color under the sun. He grew these flowers in order to enter them for competition. His greatest hope in life was to grow a rose of an entirely new color that would win him the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.
Mr. Flowers’ glasshouse was close to a public path, which was always used by children walking to and from school. Boys were often attracted to throw a stone or two at his glasshouse. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or close by his glasshouse at the beginning and end of the school day.
However, it was not convenient or possible to be on guard all the time. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to prevent harm to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been successful.
Then, just as he was giving up hope of ever winning the battle, and of growing the Rose of the Y
A. to grow beautiful flowers
B. to grow the Rose of the Year and win a prize
C. to grow all kinds of flowers in the world
D. to take part in the competition