[单项选择]Capital punishment was (abolished) some years ago in some states of the U. S.
A. created
B. decorated
C. improved
D. eliminated

[单项选择]Capital punishment was (abolished) some years ago in some states of the U. S.
A. created
B. decorated
C. improved
D. eliminated

[单项选择]Some years ago, thumping, jumping noises routinely issued from the apartment upstairs as if baby elephants were competing in the 50-yard dash. 1 went up one day to politely inquire. "No，nobody’s making noise here, "the husband and wife both insisted. " It must be coming from elsewhere in the building. " Two children about five years old, each holding soccer balls, stood right beside their parents. " Could the thumping be your kids running around, perhaps playing soccer " I asked. "Oh no, we never let the kids play in the house. "
For months, the pattern continued: the thumping and jumping above, our delicate check-in, the denial. It got so that every time I saw the couple, I glared without a word of greeting.When they moved out of the building, the thumping stopped.
I suppose I could have forgiven my neighbors and spared them the glare. After all, forgiveness is in a trend advocated by best-selling books, foundations and research institutes. The notion has gone well beyond sp
A. careless
B. dishonest
C. ignorant
D. immodest

[单项选择]Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disaster or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rule; came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously iii.
Today many gov
A. conditions in the work place
B. the freedom of industries in the past
C. changes in industrial production
D. the safety and health of workers and customers

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Some years ago. an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely mad. She did not appear to have had any accident, but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, SO he rushed her to the nearest hospital. She began lo tell the doctor on duty a story which was astonishing in all respects.
She had been driving along a country road when she was stopped by a flying saucer landing in front of her. She bad been forced to leave the car and enter the flying saucer by some creatures. These creatures looked like human beings and could easily make themselves understood although they could not speak. It was as though they could read her thoughts and she could read theirs. They treated her politely and allowed her to leave after carrying out a number of tests on her. As she otherwise seemed to be normal, the doctor decided that she was probably suffering from the side effects of some drug. The woman insisted on being allowed to go home but when she gave her address, it w
A. The woman was intended to leave her husband without telling him.
B. The woman had met some creatures from outer space.
C. The woman and the creatures couldn’t understand each other.
D. The creatures could read and speak English.