[单项选择]Susan changed her major three times in college, and now that she has graduated, she still cannot decide what type of job she wants. Erik Eriekson would describe Susan as going through a period of（　）
A. Shame and doubt
B. Identity confusion
C. Despair
D. Generativity and stagnation

[单项选择]Susan prefers to have her left （　） photographed as she believes that’s her better side.
A. veil
B. view
C. fringe
D. profile

[单项选择]It was a real （　） when Susan came back from her vacation and told us she had married a local waiter.
A. comfort
B. shock
C. attack
D. impact

[填空题]He failed to pass the examination three times but ______ he passed it.
A. at the end B. at the last C. in the end D. at least

[单项选择]The larger of two numbers exceeds three times the smaller number by 2. The sum of twice the larger and 4 times the smaller is 73. If a is the smaller number, which equation below determines the correct value of x
A. 4(3a+2)+2a=73
B. 4(3a+2)+2a=73
C. (6a+2)+4a=73
D. 2(3a+2)+4a=73
E. 2(3a-2)+4a=73

[填空题]He repeated three times the sentence in order to make himself（）(understand).

[单项选择](Alcoholics) have a death rate nearly three times more than (the general population); they are (seven times) more likely than non-alcoholics to (suffer) fatal accidents.
A. Alcoholics
B. the general population
C. seven times
D. suffer

[简答题]The new library is three times as large as the old one.

[单项选择]

M: Take the pill three times a day right after meals, and each time take four.
W: Thanks a lot, doctor!

How many pills the patient should take one day （）
A. 4. 
B. 8. 
C. 12. 
D. 15.

[单项选择]Robert goes to the gym only two or three times a year. He （　） goes to the gym.
A. always
B. never
C. usually
D. seldom

[单项选择]A. It contains three times the protein of kale.
B. It contains three times the iron of spinach.
C. It contains three times the carbohydrate of bread.
D. It has five times more fiber than whole grain wheat flour.

[填空题]Applying for a mortgage
Susan Thomas and her husband Alan have decided to buy a house. They have seen one that they like and now have to get a mortgage loan. Susan goes to see Joan Bentley. Ms. Bentley works in the mortgage department of the Yorktown Bank in Texas, where the Thomases live.
Ms. B: Hello, Mrs. Thomas. How are you today I hear you want to apply for a mortgage loan with us.
Mrs. T: That’s right. I hope you have the time to answer some questions, though. My husband and I have never owned any real estate before and we have only elementary ideas about mortgages.
Ms. B: I’ll be happy to help you in any way I can. What would you like to ask
Mrs. T: First, is there any difference between a mortgage and a mortgage loan I have heard both terms used.
Ms. B: Yes there is, although in everyday speech people call the mortgage loan’a mort- gage. The mortgage is actually a written document. In legal terms it is called

[单项选择]Jane: I failed the test again! Three times in a row! Helen: __________ It’s no big deal. You still have another chance.
A. Cheers.
B. Don’t worry.
C. Come on
D. Forget it