[单项选择]We will never give in ______ they might do or say about our plan.


A. although
B. how
C. no matter how
D. whatever

[单项选择]We will never give in ______ they might do or say about our plan.
A. although
B. how
C. no matter how
D. whatever

[单项选择]When our imports ________ our exports, we say we have a favorable trade balance; however, when our imports and exports are the other way round we say we have an unfavorable trade balance.
A. fall short
B. fall short of
C. run out of
D. are lack of

[单项选择]Why do we say that the development of British government is a gradual progress towards democracy

[单项选择]Why does the author say we are deprived of the use of our eyes

[单项选择]Why do we say that Hollywood was an ideal place for movies


A. Because of the famous motion picture corporations there.
B. Because of the great stars like Cooper and Garbo were there.
C. Because of the sunshine and mild climate in California.
D. Because of the history in Hollywood.

[单项选择]We do not permit ______ in the office, so we do not permit him ______ here.
A. to smoke; to smoke
B. smoking; to smoke
C. smoking; smoking
D. to smoke; smoking

[单项选择]We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse to follow the advice of our leader.
A. venerable
B. respectful
C. famous
D. gracious

[单项选择]We do not necessarily grow wiser as we grow older（）
A. 当我们长大后，没必要变得更聪明了。
B. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们未必会变得更聪明。
C. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们不是必然会变得更聪明。
D. 当我们长大后，未必就会变得更加聪明。

[单项选择]We do not necessarily grow Wiser as we grow older．
A. 当我们长大后，没必要变得更聪明了。
B. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们未必会变得更聪明。
C. 随着我们年龄的增长，我们不是必然会变得更聪明。
D. 当我们长大后，未必就会变得更加聪明。

[单项选择]We shall fulfill your order as usual if we do not hear from you （） the contrary before the end of this month.
A. on
B. in
C. to
D. with

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Passage Two
When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are nearsighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else is not so clear. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing, reading and sewing, become near sighted. Then they have to wear glasses in order to see distant (远处的) things clearly’.
People who are nearsighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these
A. seeing at night
B. seeing objects far away
C. looking over a wide area
D. judging distances