[单项选择]But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities In part, their lives have the quality of a story.（　）
A. ...their lives are very unusual.
B. ...their lives are lull of adventures.
C. ...they have encountered extreme difficulties.
D. ...they have experienced great joys and sorrows.

[单项选择]What he expressed as a mere supposition was taken by others as a positive statement.
A. suspect
B. surmise
C. suspicion
D. surrender

[单项选择]Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body, and drinking enough water—either tap water or expensive mineral water—will ensure that the body is properly lubricated and flushed.（　）
A. per cent
B. per capita
C. percent
D. percentage

[单项选择]What makes American people more pessimistic


A. The fast pace and complicated way of life.
B. Too much leisure time.
C. Loose relationship between people.
D. All of the above.

[单项选择]What do some scientists say about taking medicines for the common cold, according to the passage（）
A. It actually does more harm than good.
B. It causes damage to some organs of our body.
C. It works better when combined with other remedies.
D. It helps us to recover much sooner.

[单项选择]What are some of the more astonishing innovations in modem surgery


A. Ears, nose and throat transplants.
B. Values plastic hearts.
C. Plastic heart valves.
D. Leg transplants.

[单项选择]Water makes up some 70 {{U}}percentage points{{/U}} of the body, and drinking enough water— either tap water or expensive mineral water—will ensure that the body is properly lubricated and flushed.
A. per-cent
B. per capita
C. percent
D. percentage

[填空题]Remarkable People What makes a person remarkable The word "remarkable" means " (21) " or "worthy of notice. " A remarkable person, then, is someone who is unusual, who is worthy of our noticing. Of course being "unusual" or "worthy of notice" does (22) mean being famous or (23) . Many famous people are not remarkable, and many people who are truly remarkable are not famous. These people are remarkable because all of them, (24) and then worked hard to achieve them. Perhaps that is the (25) of remarkable (26) people with the courage, strength and perseverance to work—and keep on working—toward something that they (27) . As booker T. Washington once said, "Success is to be measured not so much by the (28) that one has reached in life as by the (29) which he has overcome while trying to succeed. We can learn a great deal from people we consider to be remarkable. We can (30) by their work and their way of being because they enable us to see what i

[简答题]What are some important effects of the worldwide availability of the Internet on modern people’s life Use specific details and examples to support your response.