[单项选择]According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century ______.
A. played a role in the spread of popular culture
B. became intimate shops for common consumers
C. satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite
D. owed its emergence to the culture of consumption

[单项选择]Department stores play slower music during the five weekdays to encourage shopping.
A. 百货商店在五天工作日播放慢节奏的音乐来鼓励消费。
B. 百货商店在五天工作日玩慢节奏的音乐来鼓励消费。
C. 百货商店在五天工作日没有播放慢节奏的音乐却能控制消费。
D. 百货商店在五天工作日播放音乐来消费。

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In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they come in a variety of styles, textures, and colors. But they are ultimately the biggest deception that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they They are high heels — a woman’s worst enemy (whether she knows it or not). High heel shoes are the downfall of modem society. Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels, but in reality, heels succeed in posing short as well as long term hardships. Women should fight tile high heel industry by refusing to use or purchase them in order to save the world from unnecessary physical and psychological suffering.
For the sake of fairness, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First, heels are excellent for aerating (使通气) lawns. Anyone who has ever worn heels on grass knows what I am talking about. A sim
A. to be ironic
B. to poke fun at women
C. to be fair to the fashion industry
D. to make his point convincing

[单项选择]According to the author,
A. TV is more entertaining than good books.
B. good books are as entertaining as TV.
C. good books are not so entertaining as TV.
D. good books are more entertaining than TV.

[单项选择]One of the city's landmark department stores has filed for bankruptcy; however there is no indication that the historic building （） will be demolished or redeveloped.
A. it
B. its
C. it’s
D. itself

[单项选择]According to author, the failure of the Seattle meeting is chiefly caused by______.

[单项选择]The author mentions grocery stores as an example of ______.
A. public transit
B. barriers
C. private sector employment
D. public accommodations

[单项选择]According to the author, discipline will

[单项选择]What is sad according to the author
A. The Laconia urban renewal project was poorly supported.
B. Laconia has become a busy shopping center again.
C. People park their cars right in front of the stores.
D. Most Americans are reluctant to walk even a single block.

[单项选择]According to the author, Trevor Phillips

[单项选择]According to the author, an inexperienced reporter, when assigned to cover an accident, is likely to______.


A. feel happy to accept the job
B. overlook the important part of the story
C. get involved in the accident
D. feel no sympathy for the victim

[单项选择]According to the author, dealing with interpersonal conflict in the workplace ______.


A. is the key to success in the workplace
B. can be more difficult for engineers
C. prevents workers from working for the common good
D. leads to the development of effective relationships