[单项选择]One of the (more intriguing) theories about the destruction of Ur is his contention that the population (may destroy) their ziggurats and (abandoned) their metropolis in anger against the deities that permitted (so long) a famine.
A. more intriguing
B. may destroy
C. abandoned
D. so long

[单项选择]One of the (more intriguing) theories about the destruction of Ur is his contention that the population (may destroy) their ziggurats and (abandoned) their metropolis in anger against the deities that permitted (so long) a famine.
A. more intriguing
B. may destroy
C. abandoned
D. so long

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Passage One
Now a few more people know about the small town of Alton, Wyoming. Rulon Gardner was a wrestler on the US Olympic wrestling team. He won a gold metal. Many people around the world now know his name.
Rulon grew up on a farm near Alton. Just about every shop and storefront has signs to welcome the hero home. They feel like they truly share in Gardner’s victory.
The town helped get enough money to send 16 members of his family to the Olympics. Gardner says he’s ready to share his gold with A/ton.
Thousands are expected to turn to cheer Gardner. He is Wyoming’s first-ever-gold medal winner. He will lead his own parade into town. He will ride a tractor from his family’s farm. He will run through the streets with the American flag.
The welcome for Rulon Gardner was a super-hero’s welcome. He wrestled the gold medal from the Russian champion.

The championship match was between Rulon and（）
A. a Russian wrestler
B. an Olympic god
C. an American champion
D. a Greek wrestler

[单项选择]One can learn more about a culture from a study of art history than from general history classes because art history


A. shows us the religions and emotions of a people in addition to political values
B. does not focus on objective politics, or economics, or war
C. gives us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place
D. provides us with information about the daily activities of people

[单项选择]The more one is ______ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language.
A. exposed to
B. filled in
C. caught on
D. kept on

[单项选择]About one million Americans are diagnosed annually with skin cancer.
A. every year
B. severely
C. actively
D. every month

[单项选择]The same one word may have more than one meaning. This is what we call ______.


A. Synonymy
B. Homonymy
C. Polysemy
D. Antonymy