[单项选择]It has been observed that one's interest in the world is never so approbated as when one is______other people's scandal and tragedy, from which we may infer that many people's purported concern is______sincerity.
A. (A) removed from … immune from
B. (B) peripheral to … confused with
C. (C) entertained by … devoid of
D. (D) protected from … imbued of
E. (E) compared with … invented for

[单项选择]Our company has been made one of the largest manufacturers in the field of chemical industry.
A. become, in
B. made, in field of
C. became, in the field
D. been made of, in

[单项选择] A new company has been given one public IP address. The company employs 200 users requiring Internet access from the headquarters. Which of the following can be implemented to provide Internet access for all the employees?（）
A. Multicasting
B. Proxy server
C. NAT
D. Subnetting

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Passage Three The winter in Iceland has been one 0f the worst ever. An animal that was born in Iceland and just returned there has enjoyed the weather. Keiko is a killer whale who is now living in a hidden bay. When Keiko was one or two years old, he was captured. This was in 1979. In 1982 he was moved to an amusement part in Ontario, Canada. Three years later another park took him to Mexico City. There, the 6.4-meter (21-foot) whale lived in a small pen with water that was too warm. In 1993 the "Free Willy" movie made people aware of his state. In 1996 the Free Willy Keiko Foundation moved him to a pool in an aquarium in Newport,Oregon. The foundation has spent over $12 million to return Keiko to Iceland, his home. Late last year the 40,000 -pound ( 18,0 -kilogram) whale was flown on a C-17 transport plane to pen near the Wesman Islands. Critics thought Keiko would suffer in the cold water. Instead, he is enjoying the cold and becomes more active. He likes to ju
A. 30,000 pounds
B. 18,000,000 grams
C. 60,000 ounces
D. 180,000 kilograms

[单项选择]Norwich has always been one of the smallest English cities.

[单项选择]One difficulty has been solved. But another one will ______.
A. arise
B. arouse
C. rise
D. arose

[单项选择]To ______ the world peace has been one of the most crucial functions of the United Nations since it was founded in 1945.
A. sustain
B. maintain
C. contain
D. retain

[单项选择]Which one has not been developed at Cyberia according to the text.'
A. The Cyberia magazine.
B. An online dating agency.
C. Cyberia Records.
D. Cyberia Supermarket.

[单项选择]His career has been an active one: ______
A. writing thrilling novels, editing for TV station and lecture in the State University
B. write thrilling novels, editing for TV station and lecturing in the State University
C. thrilling novel writer, editing for TV station and lecturing in the State University
D. writing thrilling novels, editing for TV station and lecturing in the State University

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Passage One
The dog has always been considered man’ s best friend. Always noted for being particularly faithful in watching over children, he also has his place by the fireside, in the cow pasture, on the sheep range(放牧区), and beside the hunter in forest. He is easy to train, works hard, and often performs astonishing feats. And in the frozen polar regions he was once the principal motive power, before being lately displaced by the plane and helicopter.
Because he howls or whines in the presence of impending death, the dog was once thought to have supernatural powers and believed to be capable of seeing gods and ghosts invisible to men. Actually, the basis for these beliefs lies in the hound’ s sensibility to people’ s feelings and his superior hearing ability and sense of smell, which enable him to detect signs hidden from human observation. His record of saving lives is outstanding, for he often gives warning of fire and other dangers no
A. carried supplies
B. provided companionship
C. tracked prey
D. herded caribou(驯鹿)