[单项选择]My grandmother has been ill for two months, so her health has _______.
A. deteriorated
B. diminished
C. dwindled
D. lessened

[单项选择]My grandmother has been ill for two months, so her health has _______.
A. deteriorated
B. diminished
C. dwindled
D. lessened

[单项选择]She had already been very ill in her lung cancer. Now grief ______ her illness when her husband died in an accident.


A. irritated
B. inflicted
C. annoyed
D. aggravated

[单项选择]The lady has been asking her boss ______two days off since last week.


A. with
B. /
C. for

[单项选择]He has been very ill, but he is out of danger now.
A. in danger
B. out of control
C. in good shape
D. out of place

[单项选择]—You know Mr. Green has been ill for days
—Yes, I wonder if he is ______ better now.


A. some
B. much
C. any
D. no

[单项选择]--Do you know that Mr. Zhang has been ill for days
-- Yes. I wonder if he is（）better now.
A. much
B. some
C. any
D. no

[单项选择]—You know Mr. Green has been ill for days
—Yes, I wonder if he is （　） better now.
A. some
B. much
C. any
D. no

[单项选择]Although she has two daughters of her own, she sometimes has the sweetness and ______ of a child.


A. simplicity
B. innocence
C. purity
D. ease

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Text 4
The housing market has been for two years propping up consumers’ spirits while the rest of the economy lies exhausted on the floor, still trying to struggle to its feet. According to the National Association of Realtors, the national median existing-home price ended the year at $164,000, up 7.1 percent from 2001. That’s the strongest annual increase since 1980.
Although residential real estate activity makes up less than 8% of total U. S. GDP, a housing market like this one can make the difference between positive and negative growth. Most significantly, consumer spending is 66 % of GDP, and the purchase of a new home tends to have an "umbrella effect" on the homeowner’s spending as he has to stock it with a washer/ dryer, a new big-screen TV, and maybe a swing set for the yard.
The main factor in housing’s continued strength is a classic economic example of zero-sum boom: the persistent weakness everywhere e
A. Apprehensive.
B. Reassured.
C. Indignant.
D. Annoyed.