[填空题]There could have been a war over it but in the end reason _____.

[单项选择]How much money could have been saved by the man
A. $68.
B. $35.
C. $49.
D. $53.

[单项选择]The grain could have been gathered in last week if the weather had been fine; but, （　）, it had to be left in the fields.
A. as it is
B. as it were
C. as it was
D. as it had been

[单项选择]The fight could have been avoided if both of you had been able to （　） your anger.
A. hold back
B. hold on
C. hold out
D. hold up

[单项选择]A couple of minutes earlier,（）we could have been able to hear his speech.
A. and
B. on
C. but
D. so

[单项选择]

M: I am glad you could come. I have been looking forward to meeting you. I have heard so much about you.
W: It’s so nice to meet you. You have just moved here, haven’t you

Which of the following is right （　）
A. The man is the woman’s old friend.
B. The woman knew the man before.
C. The man knows something about the woman.

[简答题]Before the Industrial Revolution, there could have been few family reunions as we know this ceremony at the present time, with its assembling of infrequently-encountered but still familiar figures and the consequent going up to day with the events in other people’ s lives. Present-day impressions of this important occasion are of a strange blending of formalities, plain speaking, with a general lack of natural warmth.

[单项选择]Perhaps we could have our children pledge allegiance to a national motto. So thick and fast tumble the ideas about Britishness from the Government that the ridiculous no longer seems impossible. For the very debate about what it means to be a British citizen, long a particular passion of Gordon Brown, brutally illustrates the ever-decreasing circle that new Labour has become. The idea of a national motto has already attracted derision on a glorious scale-and there’s nothing more British than the refusal to be defined. Times readers chose as their national motto: No motto please, we’ re British.
Undaunted, here comes the Government with another one: a review of citizenship, which suggests that schoolchildren be asked to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen. It would be hard to think of something more profoundly undemocratic, less aligned to Mr. Brown’s supposed belief in meritocracy and enabling all children to achieve their full potential. Today you will hear the Chancellor pr
A. It is more or less paradoxical and satirical.
B. It has been accepted by the whole nation.
C. It shows a refusal of the definition of Britishness.
D. It displays the nature of British values.

[单项选择]Task 8
Primitive man learned that he could have more of the good thing of life by trading with other men. For example, he could exchange an extra animal skin for food, a club, or a spear. With the coming of civilization man began to use grain, olive oil, crops, and cattle as barter items. But trading with goods was inexact and burdensome. It was necessary to carry around a load of hay on your back to exchange for a dozen bushels of wheat. In about 700 B.C., a people in Asia Minor known as the Lydians decided that gold, silver, and other metals should stand for the value of goods. They invented a rough coin called the stater, which was made of gold and silver. A certain number of staters could be used to buy a bag of salt, a tool, or clothing. In this way the old custom of barter was gradually replaced by the use of money, although some primitive people still use goods as a medium of exchange.

The best title for this passage is ______
A. Primitive Man
B. The Starer
C. The Lydians
D. How Money Replaced Barter

[单项选择]Asked what job they would take if they could have any, people unleash their imaginations and dream of exotic places, powerful positions or work that involves alcohol and a paycheck at the same time. Or so you’d think.
None of those appeals to Loft Miller who, as a lead word processor, has to do things that don’t seem so dreamy, which include proofreading, spell checking and formatting. But she loves it. "I like and respect nearly all my co-workers, and most of them feel the same way about me," she says. "Just a few things would make it a little better," she says, including a shorter commute and the return of some great people who used to work there. And one more thing: She’d appreciate if everyone would put their dishes in the dishwasher.
It’s not a lot to ask for and, it turns out, a surprising number of people dreaming up their dream job don’t ask for much. One could attribute it to lack of imagination, setting the bar low or "anchoring," the term referring to the place peo
A. a field for playing level games.
B. a level for playing field games.
C. a phenomenon of inequality.
D. a platform of fair competition.