24.
A) In case of
B) So far as
C) In addition to
D) By means of
E) In accordance with
He married Anne Boleyn after he had ____ his first wife.
A) divorced
B) donated
C) diverted
D) doubted
E) dominated
20.
A) reason
B) outcome
C) cause
D) negligence
E) ignorance
She had changed so much with her new hairstyle and make-up ____ her colleagues nearly did not recognise her.
A) so
B) yet
C) for
D) that
E) since
----, which is likely to bring about an economic disaster in many minor players in the related industry.
A) The swelling of the oil prices will ultimately lead to a worldwide crisis
B) The increase in the raw material prices
C) In fact no one was expecting such witty remarks
D) The more reserves you spare for nuclear weapons
E) As the government is not trying to curtail the import figures
History is one of the few school subjects commonly mandated in education systems throughout the world. Furthermore, the use of historytextbooks to support student learning is an almost universally accepted practice. However, the widespread international presence of the humblehistory textbook should not disguise its ideological and cultural potency. Indeed, essential to understanding the power and importance of historytextbooks is to appreciate that in any given culture they typically exist as the keepers of ideas, values and knowledge. No matter how neutralhistory textbooks may appear, they are ideologically important, because they often seek to inject the youth with a shared set of values, national ethos and an incontrovertible sense of political orthodoxy. Textbooks stand as cultural artefacts that embody a range of issues associated with ideology, politics and values which in themselves function at a variety of different levels of power, status and influence. Embedded in historytextbooks are narratives and stories that nation states choose to tell about themselves and their relations with other nations. Typically, they represent a core of cultural knowledge which future generations are expected both to assimilate and support.
43.According to the passage, regardless of how impartially they are written, history textbooks ----.
A) need to teach both the past and the future
B) serve a purpose other than intended
C) are the best options for cultural transmission
D) affect ideologically the youth more than adults
E) can never be completely objective and neutral
The degree ---- age-related wrinkling varies considerably ---- person to person, partly due to the
amount of exposure to the sun.
A) of / from
B) for / between
C) to / among
D) about / by
E) towards / with
New DNA evidence hints that 'African Eve', the 150,000-year-old female ancestor of every person on Earth, ------ in Tanzania or Ethiopia.
A) has lived
B) is used to living
C) may have lived
D) would live
E) would be living
In Japan, the brighter economic picture of the first 6 months of 2002 failed to carry over into the second half of the year. —. This was no doubt influenced by rising unemployment, which is now at a record high.
A) External demand supported Japan's exporters to some degree, but the domestic market was at a low ebb
B) The year 2003 will doubtless be another difficult year for the Japanese economy
C) Recovery looks like being slow
D) This uncertainty gave rise to a cut in interest tales
E) Once global investor confidence returns, equity markets will, in all likelihood, start to perform well again
The lack of computer skills occasionally ___ the progression of elderly employees while it ___ more opportunities to the young.
A) hinders / gives
B) hindered / was giving
C) was hindering / gave
D) is hindering / will give
E) would be hindering / is giving
I don’t approve of the methods he is using, but his ______ aim, as regards the project, is admirable.
A) conclusive B) ultimate
C) controversial D) convenient
E) deplorable
(I) Now, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Oyster case, Rolex have created the Awards for Enterprise. (II) Exactly 50 years ago, a man called Hans Wilsdorf unveiled the Rolex Oyster case. (III) It was the first case that was truly capable of protecting the delicate watch mechanisms, not only against water, but also dust, dirt, shock and the elements. (IV) Since then, Rolex have gone on to pioneer virtually every major breakthrough in the manufacture of the wrist-watch. (V) These were the Perpetual self-winding movement and the Day-Date showing the date and day of the week in full.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
By the early 19th century, the eminent French zoologist Georges Cuvier believed he had found rock-solid evidence for the biblical great flood. While studying the geological strata around Paris, Cuvier found that fossils or sea creatures in one ancient layer of chalk were overlaid by those of land creatures. Then, just as abruptly, the layer above contained sea creatures again, with the top layer showing evidence of a vast and rapid inundation around present-day Paris. Cuvier regarded these sudden changes in the fossil record as evidence for sudden catastrophes which devastated life of Earth, of which the great flood was just the most recent example. Cuvier's discoveries, published in 1812, won support from a large number of eminent scientists such as the geologist Sir James Hall. However, there were a few who were deeply sceptical, pointing out that the evidence of a global flood was far from conclusive. Most sceptical of all were the followers of the Scottish geologist James Hutton. In 1795, he had published a two-volume text based on the view that the slow, steady processes that shape our planet today, such as erosion, were also crucially important in the distant past.
We learn from the passage that many scientists ------.
A) gave full support to Cuvier's view that the great flood had actually taken place
B) were not at all impressed by Cuvier's discoveries in the Paris area
C) followed up Cuvier's excavations of marine fossils
D) were, like Cuvier, engaged in a search for evidence of the great flood
E) ceased to be sceptical of the great flood once Sir James Hall had given his support to Cuvier
Richard : Are the police still detaining him?
Malcolm: Yes, I’m afraid they are. But I just can’t believe he’d
do a thing like that.
Richard : _____
Malcolm: So do I.
A) Of course he wouldn’t. I just wish we could find a way of helping him.
B) I’m not so sure. I don’t really like him.
C) Why do you say that?
D) Do you suppose there will be a trial?
The term “emotional intelligence” was probably first used in an unpublished dissertation in
it (17) ---- into the field of scientific psychology, defined as “the ability to monitor (18) ---- and others’
feelings, to (19) ---- among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and action.” The
concept developed (20 ---- a growing emphasis on research into the (21) ---- of emotion and thought.
20.
A) off B) against
C) without D) out of
E) under
One has to walk 24 km to visit all of the 322 galleries of the Winter Palace and the rest of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg,
It is clearly stated in the passage that the Winter Palace ----.
A) is larger than a whole city block
B) has always held works of art
C) houses all the 20th century art in the Hermitage collection
D) was occupied for many years before it became a museum
E) was originally built as a home for the Empress and her family
If you ---- to achieve your goal, you ---- every problem into consideration.
A) wanted / will take
B) want / should take
C) had wanted / would take
D) would want / took
E) will want / take
| (I) In general, the term “abstract art” is used to describe new movements and techniques in plastic arts in the 20th century. (II) The underlying principle of this art is that it is not the subject stall but form and colour which really possess aesthetic value. (III) Obviously, we cannot disregard the fact that the vitality of art throughout history is closely bound up with some form of religion. (IV) Most art historians suggest that the impressionists, especially Cézanne, can be considered to be the planners of this art. (V) Also, there are some who strongly argue that the origins of abstract art are to be sought in the designs of primitive people as well as folk art.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V |
The children of today are healthier and better ______ than those of the past, and far fewer of them die in infancy.
A) disposed of B) fed up
C) rounded up D) looked into
E) cared for
| Interviewer : Did you get the overwhelming support of the women in your constituency? Newly-elected woman representative: _____ Interviewer : How do you account for that? Newly-elected woman representative: I suppose the issues I talked about were not of primary concern to them.
A) Probably. There are more than men in the constituency. B) I really have no idea C) Yes, I suppose so. But the men voted too. D) Yes; and I have already thanked them E) No, I don’t think I did. |
We should not ____ against people on the grounds of race or ethnic origin, colour, sex, social status, religion or belief, disability.
A) discount
B) disapproval
C) disaster
D) discriminate
E) discovery
A) If the politicians had paid enough attention to the environmental issues of the future and showed efforts, they would not be feeling sorry for their negligence now.
B) Although in the near future, the politicians will wish they had taken care of the world, their efforts will be good for nothing.
C) All the politicians hope that in the near future everybody will regret not being concerned about the environmental issues and talking in vain.
D) As result of the politicians’ regrets and endeavours, the environmental issues have taken enough attention from all over the world.
E) The regrets and endeavours of the politicians will not draw the attention to the environmental issues as it will be too late for every kind of regret.
Most of Australia's famous people are ___ from immigrants if they are not immigrants.
A) deserved
B) described
C) deserted
D) descended
E) designed
Aristotle was a famous Greek philosopher and scientist who was the student of Plato. He studied many sciences including astronomy to which he contributed many new and unique ideas. ----. Some of these lasted the best of time, standing firm for over 2000 years. He also believed that the central part of the universe was composed of four elements: earth, air, fire, and water each of which had its proper place on earth depending on its specific gravity.
A) He used this common knowledge to further justify his theory
B) The famous philosopher wrote down a collection of the ideas of the ancient Greeks on the
universe and included his own opinions
C) Moreover, he justified the Earth being stationary because he believed that the stars were static and did not move
D) He also was aware that the Egyptians and Babylonians had observed these facts
E) This theory was accepted as fact until Galileo disproved it with his famous experiment when he dropped weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Plenty of evidence has come to light to prove that he has been involved ______ smuggling.
A) through B) at
C) by D) in
E) on
Catherine took her son to Scotland, where a ____ of his foot soon became evident.
A) deliberation
B) degeneration
C) deflation
D) definition
E) deformity
In modern psychology there is nothing at all _____ to the subject of our method.
A) consistent
B) poor
C) adequate
D) useless
E) inferior
People who are constantly in the public eye must learn to remain _____in the face of criticism.
A) ridiculous
B) restored
C) outrageous
D) composed
E) resultant
An earthquake comes like a thief in the night without warning ----.
A) therefore it has become a necessary to invent instruments that never fail
B) while it was being shaken all the way along the horizontal line of the wave movement
C) thus longitudinal vibrations arriving one after the other at short intervals are recorded
D) in the midst of all this movement a greater shock will shake the floor
E) for instance one would stand up on end like ninepins
There was no ____against him but Steven was accused of starting the fire.
A) chart
B) charm
C) cheat
D) clue
E) charity
The software has been designed to help detectives solve complex cases -----prompting them to explore lines -----enquiry other than the obvious ones.
A) through / to
B) by / of
C) from/ into
D) over / with
E) into / for
The whole business of having meals at fixed ---- is nothing but a social convention and, in modern life, a matter of convenience.
A) approaches
B) substances
C) intervals
D) requirements
E) proportions
Newton deliberately spread the apple story to make his _____ striking.
A) approval
B) display
C) occasion
D) discovery
E) account
