[判断题]In order to register, people had to understand the Constitution of the United States.

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In order to register, people had to understand the Constitution of the United States.

[填空题]Scientists now understand why people’s mental faculties decline at different rates.’

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Passage 3
Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives. If you are thinking of buying a dog, however, you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the dog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. Specialists’ advice is useful to help you choose the most suitable kind of dog. But in part the decision depends on common sense. Different dogs were originally developed to perform specific tasks. So, if you want a dog to protect you or your house, for example, you should choose the one that has the right size and characteristics. You must also be ready to devote a great deal of time to training the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs throughout its life, unless you live in the countryside and can let it run freely. Dogs are demanding pets. Cats love the house and so are satisfactory with their place where there is secure, but a dog is loyal to its master and consequently
A. You can always get help from the specialists.
B. It is common sense that is the most important when choosing a dog.
C. You should decide what kind of dog you want.
D. Size and characteristics of the dogs should be considered too.

[单项选择]When six out of ten people who had eaten the egg salad at an office party became ill shortly afterward, the leftover egg salad was tested. Testing failed to confirm the presence of any harmful bacteria in the egg salad. It follows that the egg salad was not responsible for the illness of any of the people who ate it.
Which of the following is an error in the reasoning of the argument above
A. Treating the cause of a sequence of events as if it were the result of that sequence of events.
B. Rejecting a possible explanation without suggesting an alternative explanation.
C. Failing to consider the possibility that those who did not become ill shortly after eating the egg salad became ill later.
D. Treating a lack of proof that something is the case as constituting sufficient proof that it is not the case.
E. (E) Overlooking the possibility that some people are more susceptible to harmful bacteria than are other people.

[单项选择]These people once had fame and fortune; now______ is left to them is utter poverty.
A. all that
B. all what
C. all which
D. that all

[单项选择]Where can people order the unusual food mentioned by the speaker（）
A. From yuppie clubs.
B. In the seafood market.
C. In the supermarket.
D. On the Internet.

[填空题]People had better give priority to the retirement savings, because they will not ______ when they are old.

[填空题]More than twice as many people had their blood cholesterol levels checked in 1990 as in 1983.

[填空题]Although some people had an excessive use of the word "love", the author thought ______.

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Twenty years ago people had one telephone in the house or in the office. Today, people have telephones at home, in cars, in offices, almost everywhere. You can even see people talking into cell phones(手机) on the streets. Once I asked a newspaper reporter for his telephone number. He answered, "Which number do you want Home number, work number, weekend number, or car number"
Now there are even answering machines, but it seems that nobody likes them. For callers there is the problem of how to talk to them because it is very difficult to have a conversation with a machine. For owners of answering machines, there are problems, too. What kind of message(信息) should be recorded(录音) for the caller If the message is too short, like "This is an answering machine. Speak now", the caller may not have enough time to get ready. Others may be too long. One long message goes like this: "This is Nathan’s answering machine. Please leave your name, telephone n
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Doesn’t Say