[单项选择]More than 30 years ago, （）that the region was rich in natural resources。
A. people did little know
B. people little know
C. little did know
D. little did people know

[单项选择] Accounting is More Than Numbers Accounting could date back to about 7,000 years ago. People of that time relied on old accounting methods to record the growth of crops and herds. Accounting has greatly developed with the growth of joints tock companies . When you think of accounting， you may find pages of tables and numbers. That image doesn’t usually give you too much excitement. When you have your ownbusiness， though， those numbers come to mean the world to you because they give you the record of how much money you’ve earned or lost. Actually， accounting is not simply about strange dollar amounts or boring numbers； they’re your sales figures， your costs， and your profits. In other words， accounting is alanguage of business. Once you know how to work with those numbers， how to read those numbers and how to read the story they tell， you will be able to manage your business toward greater success. Accounting could date back to about（）years ago.
A. 7,000
B. 6,000
C. 5,000

[单项选择]More than one stage of evaporation can take place by admitting the sea water into chambers with progressively （） pressure in the flash evaporator.
A. lower
B. higher
C. the lower
D. the higher

[单项选择]Consequently, more than 100 cities in the United States still have levels of carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and ozone that（）legally established limits.
A. succeed
B. proceed
C. exceed
D. excess

[单项选择]Vessels lying afloat at buoys for more than 24 hours should use anchor chain for（）and insurance wire for（）.
A. bow mooring／stern line
B. forward spring／after spring
C. forward breast rope／forward spring
D. slip rope／stern line

[单项选择]If your asphalt barge has operated more than 12 months in saltwater in the 24 month period since it was last dry-docked，when is it required to be hauled out again? （）
A. 12 months since last dry-docking
B. 18 months since last dry-docking
C. 24 months since last dry-docking
D. 36 months since last dry-docking

[单项选择]Tom（）more than twenty pounds on the novel.
A. spent 
B. paid 
C. cost 
D. took

[单项选择]They（）each other for more than twenty years.
A. don't see
B. didn't see
C. haven't seen 
D. hadn't seen

[单项选择]Our ship is more than 150 meters in（）.
A. height
B. breadth
C. depth
D. length

[单项选择]On a vessel making a voyage more than 48 hours long，regulations require that（）.
A. a lifeboat drill be held within 12 hours prior to departure
B. fire pumps be tested by starting within 12 hours prior to departure
C. the emergency generator and lighting system be tested by starting and operating within 12 hours prior to departure
D. the entire steering gear be tested within 12 hours prior to departure

[单项选择]If more than one raft is manned after the vessel has sunk，you should（）.
A. Go in a different direction in search of land
B. Spread out to increase the possibility of a search aircraft finding you
C. Reduce the number of rafts by getting as many people as possible into as few rafts as possible
D. Tie the rafts together and try to stay in a single group

[单项选择]If you hear more than six short blasts and one long blast of the whistle supplemented by the same signal on the general alarm，you should（）.
A. start the fire pump
B. go to your man overboard station
C. go to your lifeboat station
D. stand by for collision

[单项选择]In（）convention，a vessel which carries more than 12 passengers shall be deemed as a passenger ship.
A. COSCO
B. STCW
C. SOLAS
D. MARPOL