[单项选择]Until now we have ______many improvements in women's employment.


A. brought out
B. brought up
C. brought forward
D. brought about

[单项选择]In many Moslem countries, women have to _________ in public.


A. wear more clothes than men
B. cover their faces with veils
C. protect their faces from being hurt
D. wear religious clothing

[单项选择]We have many holidays from the end of March till the beginning of April. They are the best days for ______ .
A. blade
B. coincidence
C. balcony
D. entertainment

[单项选择]Women have significant advantages over men in space because they need less food and less oxygen and they______ radiation better.


A. stand up for
B. face up to
C. stand up to
D. break away from

[单项选择]Now that we have a computer, we can ____________ everything we need easily.


A. look on
B. look in
C. look up
D. look down

[单项选择]The passage listed many things we can do for the elderly people EXCEPT ______.


A. Redecorate their homes
B. Read books for them
C. Prepare food for them
D. Doing exercises with them.

[单项选择]Women always have an advantage in office work, which requires strong language background and paperwork efficiency.


A. 在需要较强的语言功底及文字水平的办公室工作方面，妇女们往往更具有优势。
B. 在语言功底及文字水平方面得到强化后，妇女们更容易在办公室工作中获得好处。
C. 办公室工作需要较强语言功底及文字水平，妇女们在这方面往往更具优势。
D. 在语言功底及文字水平方面得到强化后，妇女们更能胜任办公室工作。

[单项选择]How many orangutans are left now


A. 25 000.
B. Over 25 000.
C. About 25 000.
D. No more than 25 000.

[单项选择]No matter how little money we have, we should get into the habit of ______ some in the bank regularly.


A. laying
B. withdrawing
C. putting
D. depositing

[单项选择]

Many American women are earning money outside their homes today. Among women who are eighteen to sixty-four years old, fifty percent have jobs.
In general, working women have had more education than those who stay at home. Of course who work, thirty two percent have attended college, compared with twenty percent of those who do not have jobs.
Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and eight percent take a vacation (假期) away from home during the past year. Much of the traveling is by air.
These figures come from a report which was written for advertisers(广告者). It offers a new picture of women today. For instance, it tells advertisers that fifty-one percent of all American women have traveled by air--along with fifty-nine percent of all American men.
The lesson for American business is that many women now have other interests besides their homes. They like advertisements which show women in office, planes and cars.

（）of the
A. Nearly one third
B. About a quarter
C. One fourth
D. About a half

[单项选择]Scientists have advanced many theories about why human beings cry tears , none of （） has been proved.
A. whom
B. which
C. what
D. that

[单项选择]Now that we've worked out the plan, we must put it into ______ as soon as possible.

[单项选择]It's time to have class. We had better ______ and ______ to the teacher.
A. stop talking... listen
B. to stop talking... listen
C. stop talking... to listen
D. to stop talking... to listen

[单项选择]Recent psychological studies have shown that many children develop ______ fears of dangers.
A. imagination
B. imaginary
C. imaginable
D. imaginative

[单项选择]According to the passage, many career women find themselves in difficult situations because ______.


A. the variety of the professional clothing is too wide for them to choose
B. women are generally thought to be only good at being fashion models
C. men are more favorably judged for managerial positions
D. they are not sure to what extent they should display their feminine qualities through clothing

[单项选择]How many problems have remained unsolved


A. 4.
B. 14.
C. 18.
D. 25.