[单项选择]Nowadays, a kind of ______ grain that is twice as expensive as regular grain is becoming popular in China.
A. purified
B. clarified
C. whitened
D. refined

[单项选择]Nowadays e-tailers have
A. developed their own unique sales system.
B. formed a viable sales channel themselves,
C. become a part of the whole retailing strategy.
D. established their own reasonable supermarket.

[单项选择]GRAIN :CHAFF::
A. (A) product: dross
B. (B) seed: pip
C. (C) refresher: dregs
D. (D) maize :core
E. (E) composite: adulteration

[单项选择]Nowadays many multinational companies are evolving from mass production manufacturing to ________enterprises.
A. moveable
B. mobile
C. flexible
D. versatile

[单项选择]Children nowadays are different from their parents in the way that _________.
A. they cause trouble in cinemas
B. they are more visually aware
C. they have perfect eyesight
D. they are more easy to spoil

[单项选择]What do green buildings refer to nowadays
A. Buildings that are environment-friendly.
B. Buildings covered with green plants.
C. Buildings painted by green hands.
D. Buildings like houses, factories, and offices.

[单项选择]Thousands of children nowadays prefer doing their homework to a background of pop-music ______ it in a quite room.
A. rather than doing
B. to doing
C. rather than to do
D. to do

[单项选择]Nowadays, most colleges and universities encourage students to ______.

[单项选择]Nowadays this specialized type of service appeared because ______.
A. art and technology developed quickly
B. there are so many jobs available
C. there are more people out of work than before
D. the job history is considered to be a work of art

[单项选择]Nowadays, our government advocates credit to whatever we do or whoever we contact with. once you ______ your words, you will lose your social status and personal reputation.
A. keep up with
B. give away from
C. go back on
D. lose sight of

[单项选择]Nowadays the United States undertakes the global security mainly because_______.
A. Britain insisted in transferring this important responsibility to it
B. it could gain some important advantages over any other countries
C. Germany has a good relation with it as an economic giant
D. it wants to have a superiority to both Japan and Russia

[单项选择]Although it is difficult nowadays to convince the public of the importance of nature reserves, Dr. Baum felt that _______.
A. people would support moves to create more environment areas
B. certain areas of countryside should be left undisturbed by man
C. existing national parks would need to be more independent to survive
D. people would carry on supporting those national parks in existence

[单项选择]The services available in villages nowadays are normally ______.
A. fewer but still very active
B. less successful than earlier but managing to survive
C. active in providing food for the village, and tourist goods
D. surprisingly energetic considering the little demand for them

[单项选择]Nowadays advertising costs are no longer in reasonable（）to the total cost of the product.
A. proportion
B. correlation
C. connection
D. correspondence

[单项选择]Nowadays a demand for this special advertisement has been created because ______.
A. umemployment rate has been climbing
B. there is a lack of jobs available for artist
C. the job history is considered to be a work of art
D. there is a shortage of top level jobs

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Text 2 Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existent. It is nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the tube or bus, much less stand up and offer his seat to her, as he ought. In fact, it is saddening to note that if a man does offer his seat to an older woman, it is nearly always a Continental man or one from the older generation. This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men, who say that, since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with courtesy, and that those who go out to work should take their turn in the rat race like anyone else. Women have never claimed to be physically as strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, that young men should stand up for younger women, the fact remains that courtesy should be shown to the old, the sick and the burdened. Conditions in travel are really very
A. Men should give up their seats to young women.
B. Women needn't be treated differently from men.
C. "Lady First" should he universally practiced.
D. Special consideration ought to be shown to them.