[单项选择] Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the world’’s largest black bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania’’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife. The streams, lakes, meadows (草地), mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the region. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats (栖息地) are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos’’ natural beauty from irresponsible development. The Nature Conservancy (大自然保护协会) named the area one of America’’s "Last Great Places". Operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the conservancy’’s bud Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By forging partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to pro
A. an official document
B. a news story
C. an advertisement
D. a research report

[单项选择] Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the world’’s largest black bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania’’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife. The streams, lakes, meadows (草地), mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the region. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats (栖息地) are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos’’ natural beauty from irresponsible development. The Nature Conservancy (大自然保护协会) named the area one of America’’s "Last Great Places". Operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the conservancy’’s bud Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By forging partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to pro
A. gain support from the local community
B. protect it from irresponsible development
C. make it a better home for black bears
D. provide financial security for future generations

[单项选择]Representatives from the two firms are currently （） the middle of negotiations concerning a possible joint venture.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. within

[填空题]Employers can benefit from having two people performing the same job.

[多项选择]You borrowed a book from Lucy two months ago, but you didn’t return it on time. Write a note of regret for her.
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