[单项选择](Ever since) the world (began), nations (have difficulty) (in keeping) peace with their neighbors.
A. Ever since
B. began
C. have difficulty
D. in keeping

[单项选择](Ever since) the world (began) nations (have difficulty) in (keeping) peace with their neighbors.
A. Ever since
B. began
C. have difficulty
D. keeping

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If you ever have a chance to go to Finland (芬兰), you’ll probably be surprised to find how "foolish" the Finnish people are.
You can go anywhere for one dollar, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then stalk off without paying your fare or give any demonstration of your good faith. And the driver will not show the least sign of anxiety.
Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals, and the most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to wine and dine free of charge.
With so many loopholes (漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be heaven to those who love to take "petty advantages". As the Finns always act on good faith and always adopt an attitude of "which is which&q
A. "Because people are very lazy to correct the mistakes in their daily life, it provides a good chance for those who like taking advantages"
B. "Since people take everything easy in the daily life, Finland is a safe place for those who enjoy benefiting from such carelessness"
C. "There are so many advantages to take in the daily life that those who are found of making good use of it find Finland is a good place"
D. "People all like to live in Finland because the Finns enjoy much freedom"

[单项选择]Do you ever have the ______ to cry in sad, emotional moments when you watch a movie
A. eagerness
B. tendency
C. burst
D. intention

[单项选择]I've tried several weeks, but still have some difficulty ______.
A. in high jump
B. to jump high
C. with high jump
D. with jumping high

[单项选择](Researchers) have found subtle neurological (differences) between the brains of men and women (either) in physical structure and in (the way) they function.
A. Researchers
B. differences
C. either
D. the way

[单项选择]They began to sail around the world single-handed at _________ the same age, but their results were quite different.
A. approximately
B. appropriately
C. closely
D. similarly

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Passage Four
Ever since humans have live on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to resort to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very vivid and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.
Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink can be a way of indicating that the part is only joking. A nod signifies approval I while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.
Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille ( a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals,
A. spelling
B. ideas
C. whole words
D. expressions

[单项选择]In the past decade some third world countries have suffered from a cycle of drought ______ with flood.
A. altering
B. activating
C. nominations
D. alternating