[填空题]Profits rose sharply in April but dropped again in May.

[填空题]Computer sales fell during April but rose again in May to exceed the March sales.

[填空题]Profits rose sharply in 2005 but peaked at the end of the year and then fell back to their2004 levels．

[填空题]Sales fell on 1999 and rose again to reach the 1998 sales.

[单项选择]The price of gold rose again, partly ______ news about the war.
A. result in
B. go with
C. because
D. due to

[填空题]April 1st, is April Fool’s Day in the United States. It is not a real {{U}} (36) {{/U}} like the Fourth of July or {{U}} (37) {{/U}} Day. It is not observed by the schools or the {{U}} (38) {{/U}}. It is just a day when people traditionally play tricks on each other. History {{U}} (39) {{/U}} say people have been celebrating April Fool’s Day for a long time. The {{U}} (40) {{/U}} began so long ago, it is difficult to know how it got started. Some people believe the {{U}} (41) {{/U}} came from the {{U}} (42) {{/U}} Romans more than 2,000 years ago. Other history experts say the day for fooling began in France in 1564, when King Charles IV changed the yearly {{U}} (43) {{/U}} He moved New Year’s Day from April 1st to January 1st. {{U}} (44) {{/U}}. Others knew but refused to accept it. For whatever reason, some people continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1st. Other people called them April Fools. And they played jokes on them. {{U}} (45) {{/U}}. And

[单项选择]What does Rose do
A. A volunteer.
B. A worker.
C. A teacher.

[填空题]Profits dropped during September but increased again in October to exceed the August profits.

[填空题]The scientist tried the experiment again and again ______ (regard) of the failure.

[填空题]Besides refreshing the mind again and again on what have been learnt, thus maintaining a certain individual and overall standard of knowledge, examinations can also______.