[单项选择]Besides applying for breathing space from creditors, managers in American firms can also ______.

[单项选择]Besides applying for breathing space from creditors, managers in American firms can also

[单项选择]From the third paragraph, besides shelter, the seawater is used as
A. detector.
B. sensor.
C. agent.
D. solvent.

[单项选择]Peter was very glad to know that his creditor generously agreed to ______ all of his debts.
A. take away
B. cut out
C. clear up
D. write off

[单项选择]The rocket was______ into space from the launching pad. After three minutes, it vanished in the sky.
A. forced
B. pierced
C. propelled
D. propagated

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Passage Five
There Pictures from outer space now show us how much land has changed on earth. These images are taken by Landsat 7, a government satellite. The satellites have been used for 27 years. They reveal the clear-cutting of forests in the northwestern part of the United States. Pictures show the loss of rain forests in South America.
NASA’s Darrel Williams speaks about the Landsat 7 Project. He said that an eruption caused trees to burn up in a large forest. Fifteen years later, pinkish images from space show that the trees and plant life are growing again. Williams says that clear-cut areas easily show up in the pictures. He wants Americans to look at how much land is being cleared of forests in our country.
Satellites have provided other information about changes on earth. In the past ten years, more than four miles have shrunk from glaciers in Alaska. Landsat 7 received these computer images of Glacier Bay in Alaska.
Hurrican
A. no other country can make one like it
B. it is much cheaper to operate
C. it is more sophisticated than Landsat 7
D. Terra will show energy gains

[单项选择]Besides above, the writer also explains


A. what caused the Vietnam War
B. the relation between history and music
C. the feeling behind some important events
D. why he wrote the article

[单项选择]Besides organized military confrontations, what else form of war is mentioned in the first paragraph
A. Diplomatic negotiations.
B. Terrorism.
C. Strike.
D. Revolutions.

[单项选择]Besides buying and producing services, governments also _________.
A. apply to all businesses.
B. raise the GDP.
C. state and city government
D. reduce spending
E. modify fluctuations in the business cycle
F. produce and sell goods

[单项选择]Seen from space, our earth, with water covering 70% of its surface, appears as a "blue planet".
A. 如果从太空中看地球的话，地球像一个蓝色的行星，而且地球的表面70%都是水。
B. 地球表面的70%都被水覆盖着，从太空中看地球，它就像一颗蓝色的行星。
C. 从太空上看我们的地球，它的表面的70%都被水覆盖着，看上去像一颗蓝色的行星。
D. 从太空中看到地球的表面的70%都是水，它是一个蓝色的行星。

[单项选择]The passage suggests that besides church music people at that time like many other things such as _______.


A. fiddle music
B. Asian music
C. jazz
D. classical music

[单项选择]What does Mountain View offer besides the inspiring views
A. Laundry/valet services.
B. A fitness centre.
C. Popular global cruise.
D. Recreation activities.