[单项选择]The body apparently resents being dosed with unusual amounts of a vitamin or mineral and its first______ is to excrete them.


A. reaction
B. impulse
C. response
D. instinct

[单项选择]The body apparently resents being dosed with unusual amounts of a vitamin or mineral and its first______ is to excrete them.
A. reaction
B. impulse
C. response
D. instinct

[单项选择]Their latest proposal includes one of ______ unusual business strategies they have ever considered adopting.
A. many
B. more
C. the most
D. the very

[单项选择]What is body language


A. The way you stand and sit and walk.
B. Your gestures.
C. The expression on your face and in your eyes.
D. All of the abov

[单项选择]Being impatient is ______ with being a good teacher.
A. intrinsic
B. ingenious
C. incompatible
D. inherent

[单项选择]In my opinion, being impatient is______ with being a good teacher.


A. intrinsic
B. ingenious
C. incompatible
D. inherent

[单项选择]Rather than being openly confrontational with his parents, he just quietly refused to ______ with their demands.


A. comply
B. commend
C. compile
D. contend

[单项选择]While modulation/demodulation technology was being standardized for the most recent modems, several other peripheral standards were also being developed.
A. auxiliary
B. notable
C. relevant
D. elemental

[单项选择]How do some countries protect elephants from being hunted


A. By persuading ivory hunters.
B. By trying to take more care of elephants.
C. By establishing elephant preserves.
D. By fighting with ivory hunters.

[单项选择]Henry is so arrogant after being promoted president of the company _______ accept the invitation to his former coworker's wedding.


A. in order to
B. as to
C. as to not
D. as not to

[单项选择]Those shops flourished along the highway being built.
A. appeared
B. gained
C. benefited
D. prospered

[单项选择]Being already a graduate from another university, he was ______ from the entrance examination.


A. exempted
B. perished
C. prohibited
D. precluded

[单项选择]

Sharks have gained an unfair reputation for being fierce predators of large sea animals. Humanity’s unfounded fear and hatred of these ancient creatures is leading to a worldwide slaughter that may result in the extinction of many coastal shark species. The shark is the victim of a warped attitude of wildlife protection; we strive only to protect the beautiful, nonthreatening parts of our environment. And, in our efforts to restore only nonthreatening parts of our earth, we ignore other important parts.
A perfect illustration of this attitude is the contrasting attitude toward another large sea animal, the dolphin. During the 1980s, environmentalists in the United States protested the use of driftnets for tuna fishing in the Pacific Ocean since these nets also caught dolphins. The environmentalists generated enough political and economic pressure to prevent tuna companies from buying tuna that had been caught in driftnets. In contrast to this effort on behalf of the
A. People have the same attitude toward the large sea animals.
B. Shark's population has increased quickly.
C. Sharks are not extremely efficient animals.
D. Sharks need immediately considering protection for their survival.

[单项选择]How did the English Channel come into being


A. Because of a flood 10,000 years ago.
B. Because of an earthquake 10,000 years ago.
C. Because of a flood 100,000 years ago.
D. Because of an earthquake 100,000 years ago.