[填空题]Despite all the heated _____ they remained the best of friends throughout their lives.

[单项选择]fie remained on all fours leaning against the wind, intent to have everything right...

[单项选择]After a three-hour heated discussion, all the members in the jury reached the conclusions that the man was （） of murder.
A. criminal
B. charged
C. guilty
D. faulty

[单项选择]The artist was born poor, （　） poor he remained all his life.
A. and
B. or
C. but
D. so

[填空题]Despite all the advantages，______(计算机绝对不能替代人脑)．

[单项选择]All that remained was to announce their ______ and fix the date of the wedding.
A. engage
B. engagement
C. engaged
D. engaging

[填空题]All of them, however, remained (live) （） after the explosion.

[填空题]All of them, however, remained (live)（）after the explosion.

[简答题]All that remained was to announce their _________and fix the date of the wedding.

[填空题]All of them, however, remained (live) ______ after the explosion.

[单项选择]Despite the doubts, and despite complaints from shop owners, London’s congestion charge --introduced in February 2003 -- has managed to ease the gridlock in the city centre. Traffic is down by 18%, jams by 30%. The scheme’s biggest weakness is that it is crude: drivers pay ￡ 8 ($14) to enter the zone between 7am and 6:30pm, regardless of how congested the roads are, or how long they stay.
So road-pricing fans are watching trials by Transport for London (TfL) of a new detection system, called tag-and-beacon, with interest. Under such a scheme (used in Singapore and on some European roads) cars are fitted with electronic tags that are read by roadside masts. If the trial is successful, TfL says that the city could switch to the system once the contract to run the congestion charge is re-let in 2009.
Currently, cameras are used to read license plates and track motorists. They are not always reliable: an individual camera identifies only around 70% of cars. Most driven get photog
A. has got much support from shop owners.
B. has reduced 18% of traffic jams.
C. asks $14 for entering the city center after 7pm.
D. demands same charges from drivers in spite of road conditions.

[单项选择]When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stood beside Afghan President Hamid Karzai, she made an enlightened statement about cutting Afghanistan’s opium production, saying: "It is a problem that took a while to develop, and it will take time to end the problem."
Rice’s statement in March is the clearest confirmation yet of a gradual mm in U.S. policy since early 2004, when the Bush administration and Congress were calling for an immediate crackdown on Afghanistan’s biggest cash crop. Her statement shows the United States’ new patience and acceptance that it will take time for a democratic Afghanistan to eliminate opium production.
When the United States earlier pushed Karzai to immediately end opium production in his war-tom country -- without instituting the repressive tactics that historically have led to rapid success--the United States was giving the Afghan leader a virtually impossible task. Afghanistan could please the United States only by aggressive action that would
A. Opium is closely related with the economy situation of Afghanistan people
B. It is a hard job which needs time
C. Afghanistan is not a democratic country
D. It is a problem left by history and it need more patience

[填空题]According to the author, curiosity is probably best when its connection with other interests is ______ only by means of intelligence.

[单项选择]
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.