D. several hundred English word
- He never does his work ________ Mary. 选项:
A. as careful as B. so careful as C. as carefully as D. carefully as
- - How much did you ________ all these things? - More than forty dollars. 选项:
A. spend B. cost C. give D. pay for
- We had hardly got into the country ______ it began to rain. 选项:
A. when B. before C. than D. after
- At that time, she ______ on a journey with her friend. 选项:
A. is B. was
C. has been D. is being
- We go to the cinema ______ __ a week. 选项:
A. often B. once C. seldom D. usually
- We all thought ________ pity that you were unable to attend our meeting. 选项:
A. that B. which C. this D. it
- The dean of the Philosophy Department requested that the visiting scholar _______ a lecture on Sartre. 选项:
A. gave B. give C. would give D. had given
- It is always interesting to visit another country, especially for those who have never traveled a great deal. Foreign 1 can be very educational for anyone if he is interested enough to make preparations beforehand. Learning the language of the new country would be difficult for the traveler, 2 the benefits of such an effort would become obvious immediately 3 his arrival. It may not seem important to him when he comfortably stays at home, but knowing how to 4 a meal or book a room is necessary for the newcomer in a strange country. Without knowing the
language, it is very difficult 5 the stranger to understand the people of the new country and their customs.
Of course, in our small world it is often possible to find someone 6 understands our own, but this is only second-best for the traveler. To be sure, he can see places and things 7 the use of a language, but places and things 8 not the heart of any country. To get the greatest benefit from a trip 9 another country, it is how important for the visitor to 10 an understanding of the language. 1. 2. 3. 4.
A. buy B. order C. eat D. book A. after B. before C. while D. at A. when B. so C. and D. but A. travel B. country C. language D. people
5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
A. of B. in C. to D. on A. is B. are C. were D. had A. without B. with C. by D. that A. who B. where C. which D. whom A. of B. to C. for D. in
10.
A. has B. having C. had D. have
- People have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it. People's understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research. Recently the term \just the absence of illness. Today, health means the well-being of your body, your mind and your relationship with other people. This new concept of health is closely related to another term－quality of life. Quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life. Why has the emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a person's life? One reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect. Medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer, healthier lives. Imagine for a moment that you were born in the year 1900. You could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47. In contrast, if you were born in the year 1999, you could expect to live to the age of 75.
1. ________ leads to people's deeper understanding of health.
2.According to the passage, to people of today, health means ________.
3.The emphasis of health has shifted nowadays because _________.
A. absence of illness B. a long life
C. good conditions of living D. overall satisfaction with life A. Common knowledge B. Progress in scientific research C. Better conditions of living D. Quality of life