[单项选择]Our readers are comfortable with our clear, （　）words that inform and entertain them.
A. conventional
B. concise
C. creative
D. crucial

[单项选择]Our readers are comfortable with our clear, ______ words that inform and entertain them.
A. convention
B. concise
C. creative
D. crucial

[单项选择]One of the most interesting inhabitants of our world is the bee, an insect which is indigenous to all parts of the globe except the polar regions.
A. residents
B. pets
C. intimates
D. creatures

[单项选择]The house isn't comfortable tonight ______our air conditioner is not working.


A. so
B. because
C. once

[单项选择]Assumptions are important for critical readers because they can help readers to ______.


A. grasp the topic exactly
B. understand the argument passage exactly
C. evaluate the argument passage
D. compare the argument passage with similar argument passages

[单项选择]Many American newspapers attract readers of different political tendencies by ______ .


A. supporting extremist groups from time to time
B. inviting middle-of-the-road Americans to write articles for them
C. avoiding carrying articles about extremists
D. printing articles representing different political viewpoints

[单项选择]Synonyms are classified into several kinds.The words such as start, begin, and commence can be called ________ synonyms.( )
A. dialectal
B. stylistic
C. emotive
D. collocational

[填空题]You should have made more improvements in your work if you had been more (confidence)（）

[单项选择] This working life by Maureen Dowd In the world of business, it is not always easy for women to do the same things as mot. Consider the working dinner. In order to do your job well, it’s important to, sometimes see clients and business contacts away (29) the office, in a more relaxed atmosphere, you can get to know your business partner (30) . In the end, after alt, people do business with people they like. Women start out (31) a disadvantage because, unless you’re Nancy Lopez or Martina Navratilova, it’s (32) to invite men out for a game of golf or tennis. Men usually prefer (33) play sports with other men. You might think that restaurants are the perfect playing field. But they can be dangerous ground. (34) people from the office see two men they know having dinner together, they think it’s business. If colleagues see a woman dining with a man, they often (35) if it’s another kind of business. I’m still locking (36) the perfect solution. Breakfasts are out because I find it impossible to be pleasant at 7 a. m. over a bowl of muesli. I love lurching, but that’s usually a bad time for busy people, (37) if they are on the road. So that brings us back to dinner. One answer is to take another colleague or client to dinner (38) no one can think it is a tete-a-tete. Of course, this isn’t always convenient. So when I can’t do this, I take guys out to dinner one-on-one-to places where I’m most (39) to see colleagues. The more your colleagues see you doing working dinners with different man, the (40) they know it is part of your business style. 31（　）.
A. in
B. at
C. with