[单项选择]The ocean of ______ lies to the east of Americ


A. A． AtlanticB. PacificC. IndianD. Arctic

[单项选择]If you cross the ocean going east, you set your clock（）
A. ahead one hour in each new time zone
B. ahead one hour for the whole trip
C. back one full day for each time zone
D. ahead by twenty-three hour

[单项选择]Beneath the surface of the ocean there lies a hidden world inhabit by plants and animals we rarely see.

[单项选择]Japan lies ______ the east of Chin


A. A． onB. inC. toD. by

[单项选择]The percentage of remarriage among divorced Americans is ________.


A. fifty percent
B. eighty percent
C. forty percent
D. ninety percent

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The Catholic Church is changing in America at its most visible point: the parish church where believers pray, sing and clasp hands across pews to share the peace of God. Today there are fewer parishes and fewer priests than in 1990 and fewer of the nation’s 65 million Catholics in those pews. And there’s no sign of return.
Some blame the explosive 2002 clergy sexual abuse scandal and its financial price tag. But a study of 176 Roman Catholic dioceses shows no statistically significant link between the decline in priests and parishes and the is 772 million the church has spent to date on dealing with the scandal.
Rather, the changes are driven by a constellation of factors:
· Catholics are moving from cities in the Northeast and Midwest to the suburbs, South and Southwest.
· For decades, so few men have become priests that one in five dioceses now can’t put a priest in every parish.
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A. selling the Church property.
B. covering the cost of settlements.
C. shutting and remolding churches.
D. keeping up crumbling buildings.

[单项选择]In order to compete with overseas students, American children will probably have to______.


A. learn to work with diverse groups
B. master more practical skills
C. have broader knowledge
D. strengthen the ability of innovation

[单项选择]Australia is ______ Americ


A. A． almost the same size asB. larger thanC. just as large asD. as large as the smallest state in America

[单项选择]Why are smart cards not nearly so common in American


A. Probably because American have got used to ATM bank cards or stored -value cards.
B. Probably because American is too large.
C. Probably because American like signature.
D. Probably because American like paper vouchers.

[单项选择]______ is the largest river in Americ


A. A． The New York RiverB. The Mississippi RiverC. The Ohio RiverD. The Colorado River

[单项选择]The ______ is a major river of North Americ


A. A． SeineB. ThamesC. MississippiD. Danube

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根据下面内容，回答171-175题
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, webrought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture．One of the rules isthat young people should always respect elders．Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrass-ment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant．One time, when I was serving foodto a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly．I told herthat I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly．As soon as Isaid that, her face showed great displeasure．My manager, who happened to hear what I said, tookme aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive Americans are and how they dislike thedescription "old"．I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife．After the couple heardmy reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differ
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more pay