[单项选择]The preservation of opportunity in the face of unforgiving tradeoffs, and the capacity to exercise a degree of freedom to pursue one' s talent, ______ me as a centrally important principle in the emerging society.
A. terrify
B. stir
C. strike
D. spur

[单项选择]The preservation of opportunity in the face of unforgiving tradeoffs, and the capacity to exercise a degree of freedom to pursue one' s talent, ______ me as a centrally important principle in the emerging society.
A. terrify
B. stir
C. strike
D. spur

[单项选择]I intended to compare notes with a friend, but unfortunately ______ couldn't spare me even one minute.
A. they
B. one
C. who
D. it

[单项选择]The preservation of natural resources is very important as some raw materials are ______ scarce and limited.
A. primarily
B. sufficiently
C. precisely
D. exceedingly

[单项选择]According to the passage, the preservation of rain forests______.


A. may hamper developing country in its fight against poverty
B. benefits developed countries rather than developing countries
C. should take priority over the control of human population
D. will help improve the living conditions in developing countries

[单项选择]I expressed my______ to my colleagues at being unfairly dismissed by our company.

[单项选择]Advances in food preservation gave us access to ______ all foods grown in distant lands.
A. extensively
B. virtually
C. artificially
D. continually

[单项选择]The preservation of embryos and juveniles is a ______ occurrence in the fossil re-cord.
A. scarce
B. lack
C. rare
D. short

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When people communicate face to face, they convey information in several ways apart from by the words they use. Thus, how often they make eye contact and how long they sustain that contact can indicate their degree of intimacy, interest in or understanding of what they are communicating verbally. Their posture- the way they sit or stand- can reveal attention ,interest, disagreement or boredom. The distance they sit or stand from one another and the angle at which they do also can suggest friendship, hostility or respect. These and other forms of nonverbal communication are so pervasive that we usually scarcely notice them. Their importance quickly becomes apparent, however, when for some reason they are lacking or unclear.
One occasion when most people notice the importance of nonverbal communication is when they are talking on the telephone. There is an unwritten rule of telephone conversations that the listener must supply frequent and regular confirmation that he or sh
A. the time of eye contact
B. the distance between the two persons
C. the way of sitting or standing.
D. the way of talking

[单项选择]The police are _________for the preservation of public order and security.


A. responsible
B. suitable
C. accessible
D. indispensable

[单项选择]What was Alan's big opportunity


A. He appeared in a trade journal.
B. He won a major contract.
C. He was offered a profitable merger.

[单项选择]Scott seized the opportunity to present his proposal to the director.（　）
A. realized
B. grasped
C. rendered
D. delivered