[单项选择]Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee ______ to investigate the incident.
A. were set up
B. was set up
C. be set up
D. set up

[单项选择]Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee ________ to investigate the incident.
A. were set up
B. was set up
C. be set up
D. set up

[单项选择]Many of his colleagues eventually agreed that Einstein’s theory was tenable（）.
A. tenuous
B. warrantable
C. redundant
D. tolerable

[填空题]Many experts who favor genetically modified foods believe that genetic engineering can help to meet the demands of the world’s increasing population.

[单项选择]What do you think of his proposal that some measures（）to improve the working conditions
A. would be taken
B. be taken
C. will be taken
D. will have to be taken

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Section B

All the things （　）, his proposal is of greater value than yours．
A. considered
B. considering
C. to consider
D. consider

[单项选择]In the 18th century many British politicians favored friendship with Prussia because they thought that the Prussian army was （） to the British navy.
A. complimentary
B. complicated
C. complementary
D. comprehensive

[单项选择]In Rembrandt’s day, many of his fellow painters portrayed their characters much like the idealized gods of Greek and Roman mythology. Rembrandt differed by painting people in a more realistic and humble manner. He used himself, his family members, and even beggars as models. He viewed these individuals as being just as worthy of immortalization in art as mythological figures. He also fittingly enhanced his work by the use of chiaroscuro, a painting technique where light striking the foregrounded figures dramatically contrasts with a darkened background. Rembrandt reflected his paintings by remaining true to his singular artistic vision and casting his own light on the darkness of conformity.
The author of the passage is primarily concerned with
A. defining the technical methods Rembrandt used in painting his various works
B. providing a brief memoir of Rembrandt’s motivations as a painter
C. explaining how Rembrandt differentiated himself from other painters of his time
D. cataloging the individuals Rembrandt used as models in his works
E. contrasting the works of contemporary painters to the works of Rembrandt

[填空题]His proposal was that the problem (discuss)（）at the meeting.

[单项选择]They greeted his proposal with ______ and refused to give it serious study.
A. incredulity
B. fickleness
C. derision
D. intensity

[单项选择]Great as Newton was, many of his ideas （） today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.
A. are to challenge
B. may be challenged
C. have been challenged
D. are challenging

[单项选择]Many of his novels are reported______into several foreign languages last year.
A. to be translated
B. to translate
C. being translated
D. to have been translated

[单项选择]Not to show ill-feeling about his proposal, I ______ followed him down again in four or five minutes.
A. nevertheless
B. although
C. even though
D. yet