[单项选择]The author uses the expression "those babies" in the second paragraph to refer to high heels ______.

[单项选择]The author uses the expression "those babies" (Line 4, Para. 2) to refer to high heels to ______.

[单项选择]When the author uses the expression "it is a long shrug" in referring to Bowles's book, he is commenting on the ______.
A. length of the novel
B. indifference to the moral behavior of the characters
C. monotony of the story
D. sensational depravities of the book

[单项选择]The author mentions all of the following as uses to which photography has been employed since its invention EXCEPT

[单项选择]It is implied in the passage that the .babies at the day-care center ______.
A. were born of. mothers with higher IQs
B. were more closely attended to by their mothers
C. were reared under a more favorable environment
D. were given more medical care than those at home

[单项选择]In Line 6, Para. 3, the author use the expression of "learn the hard way" to mean that
A. we try to reevaluate our previously held beliefs as we grow older.
B. we refute some moral principles only after we find them inconsistent.
C. we acquire a sense of right and wrong from our real life lessons.
D. we become mature through ignoring our inherited unselfish tendencies.

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Text 2
"We find that the fleeting uses of the wordsK ‘penis’,‘vaginal’,‘ass’,‘bastard’ and ‘ bitch’uttered in the context of the programs cited in the complaints, do not render the material patently offensive under contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium." Making decisions like this is one of the more thankless tasks of America’s media regulator, the Federal Communications Commission. Since 1927 the FCC has tried to protect children from "indecency"--sexual content and swear words--on broadcast television and radio.
Under pressure from social conservatives, America’s politicians are now threatening to extend indecency regulation further. If they get their way, not just broadcast television and radio but cable and satellite TV, and possibly satellite radio, would be monitored by the FCC for indecency. America’s media firms have been shaken by t
A. capability of keeping the young from violence.
B. context of contemporary community.
C. complaints of programs.
D. standards for the broadcast media.

[单项选择]Those T-shirts are usually $35 each, but today they have a ______ price of $19 in the Shopping Center.
A. special
B. regular
C. cheap
D. particulat

[单项选择]According to the article, those who designed the tower could have done better if ______.

[单项选择]The author uses the example of a monkey to argue that robots are ______.
A. expected to copy human brain in internal structure
B. able to perceive abnormalities immediately
C. far less able than human brain in focusing on relevant information
D. best used in a controlled environment