[单项选择]Speaker A: I was wondering if I could take four courses next semester.
Speaker B: （　） We already have such a heavy course load.
A. Come on. Four is better than three.
B. Why don’t you choose three instead of four
C. Dare you try to take four
D. Don’t you believe four courses are OK

[单项选择]A rogue loose called a hacker could take control of the entire system by implanting his own instructions in the software and then he could program the computer to erase any sign ______.
A. of his being ever there
B. he ever has been there
C. of his having ever been there
D. of him having ever been there

[单项选择]It could take fourteen weeks to complete the（　）journey on foot from London to Rome in the Middle Ages.
A. grueling
B. sluggish
C. lax
D. tottering

[单项选择]A. She wishes she could take a different class.
B. She has already read most of the assigned books.
C. The students don’t have to read every book on the list.
D. The reading list doesn’t contain many interesting books.

[单项选择]Speaker A: I was wondering whether you needed any part-timers(业余工).
Speaker B.（）
A. There is nothing at present, but look in a week.
B. It’ s not the fight time. See you later.
C. I’m wondering what you can do for us.
D. We need a lot of part-timers but not you.

[单项选择]Speaker A: That movie was awful. I was wondering why it got such great reviews.
Speaker B: It was hardly worth the price of admission. （　）.
A. Nobody wants to see it
B. I certainly don’t want to see it again
C. It was more expensive than I thought it should be
D. Its maker should be given a death penalty

[单项选择]Speaker A: I’ve been wondering what sort of clothes we are going to need for our visit. ______
Speaker B: It’s not very pleasant, I m sorry to say. Generally, there are more rainy days in May than in any other months, but at least it isn’t cold ther then.
A. Is it cold in your country in May
B. What’s the weather like in your country in May
C. Is it rainy in your country in May
D. What does the weatherman say about the weather in your country in May

[单项选择]__________ a change of weather, please take the coat with you.
A. Because of
B. In spite of
C. In case of
D. But for

[多项选择]What steps could companies take to ensure that existing customers remain loyal (Why / Why not)

[单项选择]Now in Britain, wines take up four times as much （）in the storehouse as both beer and spirits.
A. block
B. land
C. patch
D. space

[单项选择]A new biotechnology procedure that could become commercially available in as little as two to four years is "transgenosis", which permits scientists to create an animal with specific traits by adding, removing, inactivating, or repairing genes in an embryo. The additional genes can come from any source. For example, if a gene of interest occurs in mosquitoes—say, one that codes for resistance to a certain disease—it can be removed and placed in the embryo of a farm animal, the several strains of commercially useful transgenic farm animals that will probably emerge in the next few years could include leaner pigs, poultry resisting to influenza or other deadly diseases, sheep with wool that is easier to wash, and goats that produce valuable pharmaceuticals in their milk.
The simplest way to make transgenic animals is to inject a gene into a one-cell embryo and then implant the embryo in another animal. Under the right conditions, the new gene joins one of the embryo’s strands of gen
A. embryos
B. pigs, sheep and goats
C. commercial science
D. improvement of animal strains

[单项选择]Speaker A: The view is spectacular. Could you take a picture of me with the mountains in the background
Speaker B: I’m afraid I just ran out of film. Have you checked with Peter （　）.
A. Peter is over there
B. He is a man of nice character
C. Peter is an amateur photographer
D. He may be able to help

[单项选择]Man: Look, the view is fantastic. Could you take a picture of me with the lake in the background
Woman: I’m afraid I just ran out of film.
Question: What do we learn from the conversation（　）.
A. The woman is watching an exciting film with the man.
B. The woman can’t take a photo of the man.
C. The woman is running toward the lake.
D. The woman is filming the lake.

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M: Look, the view is fantastic, could you take a picture for me with the lake in the background
W: I am afraid I just ran out of film.

What can we know from the conversation（　）.
A. The woman is watching a moving film with the man.
B. The woman isn’t capable of taking a photo of the man.
C. The woman wants to run toward the lake.
D. The woman is taking videos of the lake.

[单项选择]Passage Four