[单项选择]"Sloganeering' stems from a word that was used ______.
A. in the United States
B. in the Ireland
C. on the European continent
D. frequently in revolutionary rhetoric

[单项选择]"Sloganeering' stems from a word that was used ______.
A. in the United States
B. in the Ireland
C. on the European continent
D. frequently in revolutionary rhetoric

[单项选择]Which is NOT the right word used to describe Xinhua bookstore
A. Largest.
B. Official.
C. Private.
D. Prosperous.

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Public distrust of scientists stems in part from the blurring of boundaries between science and technology, between discovery and manufacture. Most governments, perhaps all governments, justify public expenditure on scientific research in terms of the economic benefits the scientific enterprise has brought in the past and will bring in the future. Politicians remind their voters of the splendid machines ’ our scientists’ have invented, the new drugs to relieve old ailments (病痛), and the new surgical equipment and techniques by which previously intractable (难治疗的) conditions may now be treated and lives saved. At the same time, the politicians demand of scientists that they tailor their research to ’economics needs’, that they award a higher priority to research proposals that are ’near the market’ and can be translated into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time. Dependent, as they are, on politicians for much of their funding, s
A. Support from the votes.
B. Quick economic returns.
C. The reduction of public expenditure.
D. The budget for a research project.

[单项选择]The word bird used to mean "young bird"; today it means "any kind of bird". This is called ______ in terms of semantic change.
A. broadening
B. narrowing
C. meaning shift
D. class shift

[单项选择]This word is ______ from Latin word.
A. deprived
B. derived
C. dispatched
D. discharged

[单项选择]In the first paragraph, the word yet is used to introduce______.
A. contrast
B. a sequence
C. emphasize
D. an example.

[单项选择]The word “extras” used in this story mean, people who____.
A. have little experience of acting
B. play unimportant parts in a film
C. pretend to be film stars
D. need a part-time job

[单项选择]The word "jockeying" used near the end of the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
A. riding
B. vying
C. negotiating
D. playing

[单项选择]The author used the word "Paradoxically" in his sentence about psychological training to imply that ______.
A. we can expect such training to have the effect stated
B. we should expect such training to result in better scores
C. such information is offered as an afterthought
D. such information is an sidelight of the findings

[单项选择]The passage 3 used the word "discipline" to refer to ______.
A. the practice of making people obey rules and punishing them when they do not follow the system of rules or m a particular activity
B. a branch of knowledge
C. the quality of always behaving or working in a controlled way
D. training which produces obedience or self-control

[单项选择]We can learn from the passage that Blackpool used to
A. have as many beaches as Luxemburg.
B. have seriously polluted drinking water.
C. boast some imposing seafront sights.
D. attract few domestic holiday makers.

[单项选择]What does the word "provided" mean as used in the passage (Line 3, Paragraph 3)
A. describe as a story
B. state as a condition
C. give what is needed
D. prove what is required

[单项选择]In the first paragraph, the word "yet" is used to introduce ______.


A. contrast
B. a sequence
C. emphasis
D. an example