[单项选择]This article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each making one major point ______ the other.
A. in honor of
B. in accordance with
C. in contrast with
D. in agreement with

[单项选择]The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each ____________one major point in contrast with the other.
A. makes
B. made
C. is to make
D. making

[单项选择]The word "toppled" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to"________".


A. followed
B. overturned
C. observed
D. formulated

[单项选择]The book closes with a long and reasoned （） for the wrong doings.
A. report
B. story
C. apology
D. preface

[单项选择]

D
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A. In person.
B. By telephone.
C. By fax.
D. By post.

[单项选择]The coronary sinus opens into （）.
A. right atrium
B. superior vena cava
C. inferior vena cava
D. right ventricle
E. left atrium

[单项选择]The word "prey" in Line 5 of Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.


A. friends
B. enemies
C. food
D. suits

[单项选择]The suspect（）the descriptions provided by witnesses.
A. matched
B. deserved
C. observed
D. defined

[单项选择]Which of the following descriptions is NOT true according to the passage


A. It is more favorable for the NYMEX to develop in London in a long term.
B. The NYMEX once had failing experience in handling Brent contracts.
C. Most of the exchanges are on the way to adopt electronic systems.
D. The IPE has completely abolished open-outcry trading in its pit.

[单项选择]The word "demobilized" (Line 2, Para 1 ) is closest in meaning to______.


A. separated
B. dismissed
C. gathered
D. summoned

[单项选择]The word "rudimentary" (Line 3, Para. 2) is closest in meaning to______.


A. growing
B. undeveloped
C. necessary
D. uninteresting