[单项选择]Our conclusions were arrived at by __________, not by direct evidence.
A. reference
B. preference
C. conference
D. inference

[单项选择]Our conclusions were arrived at by __________, not by direct evidence.


A. reference
B. preference
C. conference
D. inference

[单项选择]When we arrived at the airport, we were told our flight ______.
A. had been cancelled
B. had cancelled
C. has been cancelled
D. cancelled

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We were relieved to hear that you had arrived safely.（）

A. relaxed
B. worried
C. released
D. joyful

[单项选择]The train arrived twenty minutes late, but we were not told what caused the ______.
A. late
B. delay
C. slow
D. last

[单项选择]While we were visiting our navy , the soldiers took us twice ______ in the open sea.
A. gliding
B. cruising
C. piloting
D. patrolling

[单项选择]The _____ they arrived at the hotel, couples were presented with a bunch of roses.
A. moment
B. time
C. occasion
D. chance

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Our arrangements were thrown into complete turmoil．（）

A. doubt
B. relief
C. confuision
D. failure

[单项选择]It was no surprise when we were told that our grandfather had passed away.
A. survived
B. gone out
C. died
D. gone on a trip

[单项选择]My colleagues and I were greatly puzzled by our repeated failures in the experiment.
A. distressed
B. discontented
C. annoyed
D. perplexed

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Passage One
Years ago our cities were full of cars, buses and trucks. Now the streets are completely congested (拥挤的) and it is very difficult to drive a car along them. Drivers must stop at hundreds of traffic lights. What are our cities going to be like in ten or twenty years Will enormous (巨大的) motorways be built across them With big motorways cutting across them, full of noisy, dirty cars and lorries, our cities are going to be awful places. How can we solve the problem
There are some good ideas to reduce the use of private cars. In 1989, for example, the authorities in Rome began an interesting experiment: passengers on the city buses did not have to pay for their tickets.
In Stockholm there was another experiment: people paid very little for a season ticket to travel on any bus, trolley bus, train or tram in all the city.
In many cities now some streets are closed to vehicles, and pedestrians are safe there.
In London there is a
A. London.
B. Rome.
C. Paris.
D. Stockholm.