[单项选择]The disappearance of old style hotel porters can be attributed to the fact that ______.


A. few people are willing to do this type of work
B. machines are more reliable than human beings
C. the personal touch is appreciated less nowadays
D. automation has provided cheaper alternatives

[单项选择]The horse is getting old and can't run （　） it did.
A. as faster as
B. so fast than
C. so faster as
D. as fast as

[单项选择]We can infer from the passage that the "old rich" look down upon "the new rich" because ______.


A. the old rich are wealthier than the "new rich"
B. the new rich hustle to make their money
C. the new rich have no interest in the arts
D. the old rich are superior to being members of the upper class

[单项选择]Hotel Receptionist: Front desk. Can I help you
Guest: This is Mr. Burton in 1205. ______
A. Would you please call me at 6:00 in the morning
B. Wake me up at six, will you
C. How can I wake up in the morning
D. Can I get a wake-up call, please

[单项选择]Which hotel is the official hotel for the celebration of First Night 2003, Boston


A. The Greater Boston Hotel.
B. The First Night Boston Hotel.
C. The Official Hotel.
D. The Boston Park Plaza Hotel.

[单项选择]We can learn from the passage that information can _________.


A. be consumed through use
B. be delivered at a high speed
C. be shared by few people
D. not be reproduced

[单项选择]The old gentle man ______ to be an old friend of his grandfather's.
A. turned in
B. turned over
C. turned up
D. turned out

[单项选择]I can see some spoons, but I can't see any


A. knifes
B. knives
C. knife

[单项选择]The old marl walked in the street， ．
A. followed by his son
B. followed his son
C. and following his son
D. and followed by his son

[单项选择]Who were the first settlers of the old Southwest


A. Indians.
B. Mexicans.
C. British Pilgrims.
D. Spaniards.

[单项选择]According to the passage, old volcanic mountains lie ______ .


A. in the center of the country
B. on a coastal plain
C. near the Cordillera Central
D. in the north of the country

[单项选择]These old buildings are gorgeous.
A. ridiculous
B. lovely
C. magnificent
D. peculiar

[单项选择]The old man's home was in London.

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Text 2
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $ 26 a barrel, up from less than $ 10 last December. This near tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock ,when prices quadrupled, and 1979-1980, when they also almost tripled. Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short tern.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Eu
A. price of crude rises
B. commodity prices rise
C. consumption rises
D. oil taxes rise

[单项选择]Children and old people do not like having their daily （） upset.
A. habit
B. practice
C. routine
D. custom

[单项选择]Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains （　） whether they will enjoy it.
A. to see
B. to be seen
C. seeing
D. seen

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Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost ＄26 a barrel, up from less than ＄10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have
A. price of crude rises
B. commodity prices rise
C. consumption rises
D. oil taxes rise