[单项选择]Microcomputers are also known as（）
A. home computers
B. minicomputers
C. special computers
D. supercomputers

[单项选择]Microcomputers are also known as ______ .
A. home computers
B. minicomputers
C. special computers
D. supercomputers

[单项选择]False conflict, also known as illusory conflict, occurs when people believe that their interests are incompatible with the other party's interests （）, in fact, they are not.
A. whether
B. but
C. when
D. for

[单项选择]The United Kingdom is also known by its official name ______.


A. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and England
B. the United Kingdom of Great Britain
C. the United Kingdom of British Isles
D. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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An ebook, also known as an electronic book, is an electronic version of a print of book that you can download and read. What you need in order to read an ebook is an Ebook reader, which is a kind of free software used by your computer. Make sure you have the proper Reader before you download your ebook from the Internet. The software allows you to turn the words on the screen into proper size you like. It also helps you turn pages and change your choice of viewing. Ebooks are a fun alternative to regular books, you can download them to any computer, including your portable computer so you can take them with you when you travel, and create your own library of hundreds of titles. Best of all, when you order an ebook, there is no waiting and no shipping or handling charges. The amount of time it takes to download your ebook depends on the speed of your connection and the size of your ebook.

From this passage, we know that an ebook （）
A. can be read by any reader who has a computer
B. should be read with the help of a special kind of software
C. is a print from of a book often found in libraries
D. can be downloaded by turning on the computer

[单项选择]Which of the following is known as the first known settlers of Britain


A. The Iberians.
B. The Beaker Folk.
C. The Celts.
D. The Gaels.

[单项选择]What was Richard Arkwright well known as


A. A barber.
B. The founder of mass-production.
C. A traveller.
D. A skilled operator.

[单项选择]American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ______ from the United States.
A. transfer
B. deliveries
C. transportation
D. transmissions

[单项选择]Who were the first known inhabitants of Britain
A. The Iberians.
B. The Beaker Folk
C. The Celts.
D. The Romans.

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Passage Six
Economics has long been known as the dismal science. But is any economist so dreary as to criticize Christmas At first glance, the holiday season in western economies seems a treat for those concerned with such vagaries as GDP growth. After all, everyone is spending; in America, retailers make 25% of their yearly sales and 60% of their profits between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Even so, economists find something to worry about in the nature of the purchases being made.
Much of the holiday spending is on gifts for others. At the simplest level, giving gifts involves the giver thinking of something that the recipient would like—he tries to guess her preferences, as economists say—and then buying the gift and delivering it. Yet this guessing of preferences is no mean feat; indeed, it is often done badly. Every year, ties go unworn and books unread. And even if a gift is enjoyed, it may not be what the recipient would have bought had th
A. About $40 billion
B. About $4 billion
C. About 10% of the total value
D. Much more than $4 billion

[单项选择]Ammonia, one of the earliest known nitrogen compounds, was originally produced by distilling organic materials.
A. masses
B. fabrics
C. substances
D. liquids

[单项选择]Northern Ireland is well known in the United Kingdom mainly for its ______.


A. political problems
B. population
C. land
D. culture

[单项选择]Francis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.


A. poems
B. plays
C. novels
D. essays