[单项选择]The reason why the writer raises funds for cancer research is that ______.


A. she herself is suffering from cancer
B. the cancer is the most frightening disease
C. a number of her relatives died of cancer
D. some cancer research needs more money than other research

[单项选择]According to the writer, what was the main reason for the failure of her first dance


A. She was too shy and kept quiet.
B. She was not attractive.
C. She wore diamante earring.
D. She was not in fashion.

[单项选择]Lung cancer has now ______ breast cancer as a cause of death for women in the U. S.


A. overcome
B. prevailed
C. overtaken
D. conquered

[单项选择]EARMARK: FUNDS ::


A. identify: culprit
B. export: product
C. schedule: time
D. embezzle: bursar
E. (E) adjourn: meeting

[单项选择]New research raises new concerns that altering crops to withstand such threats may pose new risks from （） the weeds themselves.
A. anything but
B. other than
C. more than
D. none other than

[单项选择]Tile author raises issues that would most concern which of the following groups


A. Electricians.
B. Environmentalists.
C. Aviators.
D. Teachers.

[单项选择]

The Internet raises major issues and challenges for education, not just in China but all over the world. Yet it simply cannot be ignored in terms of the opportunities and resources that it can offer.
We can divide the main issues facing education systems into three groups — access, quality and responsibility. Let us consider the Internet in relation to each of them.
First, access. Through the Internet, practically the whole world can be brought into your classroom. Using e-mail makes it possible to have a class whose members are spread all over the world and who may never meet either the teacher or each other face to face. It can put students in different countries in easy contact.
The information resources available are almost limitless. With the Internet, students and teachers can access the wisdom, experience, skills, and even guidance of others in a way that was only possible for a very privileged few.
Next, quality. The Internet does pos
A. communities.
B. governments.
C. schools.
D. researching groups.

[单项选择]The author raises evidence of mental illness and other disorders in children ______.
A. to introduce a discussion of the effect of institutions on children
B. to show the effect on children of an unhappy relation with their mothers during infancy
C. to warn parents of the dangers of neglecting and abusing their children
D. to support the point that trust is an early formed and important element of a healthy personality

[单项选择]The author raises issues that would most concern which of the following groups


A. Electricians.
B. Environmentalists.
C. Aviators.
D. Teachers.