[单项选择]The expression "to end up with the upper hand" means ______.


A. to begin a job
B. to be in control
C. to be out of control
D. to take over the business

[单项选择]The expression "to end up with the upper hand" means ______.


A. to begin a job
B. to be in control
C. to be out of control
D. to take over the business

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Passage Three
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them; our purpose is to prepare them for life. As soon as we realize this fact, we will understand that it is very important to choose a system of education which will really prepare children for life. It is not enough just to choose the first system of education one finds, or to continue with one’s old system of enducation without examining it to see whether it is in fact suitable or not.
In many modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that, by free education for all--whether rich or poor, clever or stupid--one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they ref
A. a means
B. a purpose
C. fashionable
D. the first system

[单项选择]The word "southpaws" at the end of the passage means ______.
A. a boxer from the south
B. a politician from a southern state
C. a person with extraordinarily large hands
D. a left-handed person

[单项选择]Tom puts up his hand（）the teacher asks a question.
A. in time
B. every time
C. some time
D. at times

[单项选择]Sometimes, the inconvenient transportation can mean a real sense of isolation, in some remote areas.


A. 有时候，路途遥远可能让人意识到交通不便这个问题。
B. 在一些边远地区，有时候，交通不便可能让人有孤独感。
C. 在一些边远地区，有时候，不方便的交通意味着真正的隔离。
D. 在一些边远地区，有时候，不便捷的交通可能意味着一种真正的孤独感。