[单项选择]The Space Age ______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A. initiated
B. originated
C. embarked
D. commenced

[单项选择]The Space Age ______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A. initiated
B. originated
C. embarked
D. commenced

[单项选择]The Space Age ________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A. initiated
B. originated
C. embarked
D. commenced

[单项选择]The Space Age _________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the So- viet Union.
A. initiated
B. originated
C. embarked
D. commenced

[单项选择]When examining school-age and adolescent children, the nurse routinely screens for scoliosis. Which statement accurately summarizes how to perform this screening
A. Have the child stand firmly on both feet and bend forward at the hips, with the trunk exposed.
B. Listen for a clicking sound as the child abducts the hips.
C. Have the child run the heel of one foot down the shin of the other leg while standing.
D. Have the child shrug the shoulders as the nurse applies mild pressure to the shoulders.

[单项选择]When I was your age, I dared to go out alone at night,______ I

[单项选择]October 24, _____ was the date when America suffered its first stock market crash in history.
A. 1926
B. 1927
C. 1919
D. 1929

[单项选择]When determining the freight rate, the age-old principles of “what the traffic can bear” is increasingly substituted by the ( )principle nowadays.
A. open market rate
B. surcharges
C. service cost
D. stowage factor

[单项选择]When you ______ my age, you'll totally understand what I mean.
A. attain
B. achieve
C. acquire
D. obtain

[单项选择]Ice skates manufactured entirely of iron were first sold in the 1800's.
A. mainly
B. successfully
C. solely
D. routinely

[单项选择]How did green advertisements change after the first wave
A. They became more popular.
B. They were more regulated.
C. They became better produced.
D. They became less honest.

[单项选择]When asked to ______ the age of the antique, you need to have a special knowledge of the history.
A. think
B. guess
C. tell
D. suppose

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Passage Two Men have traveled ever since they first appeared on the earth. In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to find new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from hostile neighbors, or to find more favorable climates. They traveled on foot. Their journeys were tong, tiring, and often dangerous. They protected themselves with simple weapons, such as wooden sticks or stone clubs, and by lighting fires at night and, above all, by keeping together. Being intelligent and creative, they soon discovered easier ways of traveling. They rode on the backs of their domesticated animals; they hollowed Out tree trunks and,’ by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel across water. Later they traveled, not from necessity, but for the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things, This is still the main reason why we travel today. Traveling, of course, has now become a highly organized business. There are cars and splendid road
A. for joy
B. from necessity
C. to broaden the mind
D. to escape from the wild animals