[单项选择]According to the passage, some tornadoes take people unaware because they


A. produce a sound similar to thunder.
B. cannot be seen until it is too late.
C. look so much like other clouds.
D. carry so many large pieces of debris.

[单项选择]According to the passage, some tornadoes take people unaware because they


A. produce a sound similar to thunder.
B. cannot be seen until it is too late.
C. look so much like other clouds.
D. carry so many large pieces of debris.

[单项选择]According to the passage some cultural minorities have ______.


A. lost their individual characteristcs centuries ago
B. keep their individual character
C. lost count of their numbers
D. managed to preserve their English character

[单项选择]According to the passage some clients or customers may be invited because ______.


A. they are likely to be annoyed if they are not
B. they may give valuable presents
C. their presence could provide future benefits
D. they may help with the expenses of the wedding

[单项选择]According to the passage some desert areas were once ______.


A. fertile lands
B. covered by rivers
C. very cold
D. very dry and useless lands.

[单项选择]According to the passage some guests may be invited because ______.
A. they are likely to be annoyed if they are not
B. they may give valuable presents
C. their presence could provide future benefits
D. they may help with the expenses of the wedding

[单项选择]Some people wait for__ to come knocking. Some people sought it out.
A. necessity
B. opportunity
C. reality
D. probability

[单项选择]According to the passage, during the Carnival people in Rio did all of the following EXCEPT ______
A. dancing in the streets.
B. putting on colorful clothes
C. eating a lot of food.
D. holding exciting parades.

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Passage One
Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behaviour in society, and was reading English literature.
At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian gentlemen of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the Frenc
A. did not really care abut going
B. did not know the French leaders
C. could not communicate directly with the French leaders
D. was too busy to travel

[单项选择]The passage mentions some of VSPs structures EXCEPT ______.


A. an engines with two forward gears
B. sturdy and adjustable seats
C. rear windshield wipers
D. a standard heating system

[单项选择]This passage gives us some


A. reasons for taking good pictures
B. ideas of some funny hobbies
C. advice on taking good pictures
D. difference of the pictures taken outdoors and indoors