[单项选择]Our teacher was very pleased today for the fact that we had perfect attendance.


A. 老师非常感动，因为我们得到了很好的照顾。
B. 因为今天我们出勤很好，所以老师很高兴。
C. 老师今天很高兴，因为有这样一个事实：我们天有很好的出勤。
D. 因为我们得到了很好的看顾，老师被打动了。

[单项选择]Our teacher was very pleased today for the fact that we had perfect attendance.


A. 老师非常感动，因为我们得到了很好的照顾。
B. 因为今天我们出勤很好，所以老师很高兴。
C. 老师今天很高兴，因为有这样一个事实：我们天有很好的出勤。
D. 因为我们得到了很好的看顾，老师被打动了。

[单项选择]He bought her what she wanted, （） the fact that they were costly.
A. even if
B. as though
C. only if
D. regardless of

[单项选择]The reason why the laser beam is very strong is that ______.


A. it is artificially illuminated (照亮)
B. it is made up of a concentrated beam of light
C. it sends out heat in all directions
D. its heat is increased by the heat of the sun

[单项选择]Today is September 10th. It's ______ Day. Let's go and buy some flowers for our teachers.

[单项选择]______is considered to be the very beginning of the American War of Independence.
A. Lexington Gunshot
B. Boston Tea Party
C. The Stamp Act
D. The Gunpowder Plot

[单项选择]The conquerors tried to ______ the very name of the people's national hero from their memories.


A. raze
B. ruin
C. demolish
D. wreck

[单项选择]Although her initial success was （） by the fact that she was the daughter of a famous actor, the critics later acclaimed her as a star in her own right.
A. enhanced
B. impeded
C. refuted
D. superseded

[单项选择]Our new house is very （） for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A. adaptable
B. comfortable
C. convenient
D. available

[单项选择](Only then)(he became) aware of (the fact) that there were more difficulties ahead (than) he had expected.


A. Only then
B. he became
C. the fact
D. than

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Passage Three
Despite the fact that today viruses(病毒) are known to cause cancer in animals and in certain plants, there exists a great reluctance to accept viruses as being of importance in human cancer. Basic biological phenomena generally do not differ strikingly as one goes from one species to another. It should be recognized that cancer :is a biological problem and not a problem that is unique for man. Cancer originates when a normal cell suddenly becomes a cancer cell which multiplies widely and without apparent restraint. Cancer may originate in many different kinds of cell, but the cancer cell usually continues to carry certain traits (特性) of the cell of origin. The transformation of a normal cell into a cancer cell may have more than one kind of cause, but there is good reason to consider the relationships that exist between viruses and cancer.
Since there is no evidence that human cancer, as generally experienced, is infections, many persons believe that
A. New Light on the Cause of Cancer
B. The Newest Theory on the Nature of Viruses
C. Viruses and Cancer
D. On the Nature of Life

[单项选择]According to the passage, children today expect their parents to ______.


A. give them more independence
B. choose a good job for them
C. live together with them
D. make more money

[单项选择]Sometimes very young children have trouble （） fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist.
A. separating
B. having separated
C. to separate
D. for separating