[单项选择] Vending Vending is such an up-to-date concept, in providing products where and when customers want them, that it is hard to believe that it made its first appearance in Egyptian Temples back in 215 B. C. Vending has benefited from that long history and is now poised to meet the needs of the 21st century consumer. Current day pressures mean that we are all time-starved and the ready availability of a drink and a snack at the right temperature just where we want. It is the convenient luxury that helps to keep stress at bay and provides a few more minutes at the desk or in the gym. At work, those extra minutes spent making tea or coffee by hand really add up. Research conducted by the NOP ( National Opinion Poll) for the Association showed that the average time spent on this by employees over and above formal lunch and tea breaks is 45 minutes per day. That equates to a firm employing 50 people losing up to 37 man everyday, a real h
A. quite recently
B. in 215 B.C..
C. at the turn of the 21st century
D. when customers wanted it

[单项选择] Vending Vending is such an up-to-date concept, in providing products where and when customers want them, that it is hard to believe that it made its first appearance in Egyptian Temples back in 215 B. C. Vending has benefited from that long history and is now poised to meet the needs of the 21st century consumer. Current day pressures mean that we are all time-starved and the ready availability of a drink and a snack at the right temperature just where we want. It is the convenient luxury that helps to keep stress at bay and provides a few more minutes at the desk or in the gym. At work, those extra minutes spent making tea or coffee by hand really add up. Research conducted by the NOP ( National Opinion Poll) for the Association showed that the average time spent on this by employees over and above formal lunch and tea breaks is 45 minutes per day. That equates to a firm employing 50 people losing up to 37 man everyday, a real h
A. it has a long history
B. it originated in Egypt
C. it is convenient
D. it is a symbol of luxury

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Banish soft drinks from school vending machines. Cut down on Happy Meals. Load school lunches with fruits and vegetables. Pull the plug on the television and shove kids outdoors. Those are some of the weapons that schools, doctors and parents wield to prevent overweight kids from packing on more pounds.
But there’s another possibility: Surgically implant an inflatable silicone band around the top of the stomach to restrict food intake. That way, people eat smaller meals. Banding works for many adults. Now Allergan Inc. , a maker of the band, is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve its device for morbidly obese adolescents as young as 14.
You may or may not find this hard to stomach. We suspect your response will depend on your view of the causes of obesity, teen and otherwise. If you think losing weight is only a matter of will power, then you probably will figure this is another stab at a quick-fix that can’t work for long. But here&rsqu
A. urge overweight children to go on a diet.
B. engage obese adolescents in more outdoors activities.
C. reduce the amount of food intake of obese children.
D. cut down the number of meals of obese children.

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In a surprise move, the University of California announced yesterday it will begin a campus-wide ban on vending machines. The ban, which applies to both dormitories and classroom building corridors, will go into effect at the beginning of Spring Semester 2012. Dr. Ralph Birkenstock, Campus Wellness Facilitator noted two main reasons for the ban. "Vending machines sell junk food," he said. "Removing the machines will enforce healthy eating by students. If a few uncooperative individuals still feel the need to buy snacks, there is that big supermarket right off campus."
Question: The woman expresses her opinion of the proposal to remove vending machines on campus. State her opinion and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.
Now hear a conversation between two students.

[单项选择]This concept of being a sissy is s key concept for understanding of American character: it has no exact parallel in any other society. It has nowadays become a term of criticism which can be applied to anyone, regardless of age or sex ; although it is similar to some English terms of public shame (e. g. coward, crybaby, nanny, mother’s darling) it is more than any of them. Put it simply, it means showing more dependence or fear or lack of initiative or passivity than is suitable for the occasion. It can be applied to a gambler hesitant about risking his money, to a mother over anxious about the pain her child may suffer at the hands of a surgeon, to a boy shy about asking a popular girl for a" date", to stage girl, to overt anxiety about a visit to the dentist, to a little girl crying because her doll is broken ,just as well as to occasions which directly elicit courage or initiative or independence and which may be responded to more or less adequately. It is the overwhelming fear of a
A. Objective.
B. Subjective.
C. Critical.
D. Supportiv

[单项选择]Vending machines (自动售货机) sell many different kinds of things. Some of them sell cold drinks like coke or orange juice, or hot drinks like coffee or tea. Others sell sweets, stamps, tickets, newspapers, and other small things. In some cities, vending machines are even used to sell a lot of hot meals.
These machines have been welcomed for two reasons. They save (节省) time and they are convenient (方便的). Things sold in vending machines need no shop assistant or cashier. In many places people can use the machines at any time of day or night, and they can find vending machines everywhere.Many vending machines are used in China.
[A] Right [B] Wrong [C] Doesn’t Say

[简答题]Vending machines (售卖机),sell many different types of items. Although there are many different types and sizes of vending machines, they all work in basically the same way. The customer puts a coin in the machine and then pushes a button, pulls a lever(杠), or opens a door to receive the merchandise. Some machines will also return change to the customer for paper money.

[单项选择]We couldn’t use the vending machine because it ______.
A. was being repaired
B. had been repaired
C. was repairing
D. was repaired