[单项选择]It was believed that things would get worse, but （）it is they are getting better.
A. before
B. after
C. because
D. as

[单项选择]Bower believed Dennis would be the ideal subject for his experiment because ______.

[单项选择]He believed she would make a teacher far superior （）the average.
A. over
B. beyond
C. than
D. to

[单项选择]People believed that Dwight would someday become a professor because of ______.


A. his eager pursuit of military history
B. his excellent grades in all subjects
C. his remarkable memory
D. his organizational ability

[单项选择]It was believed that the colonists would use profits from the sale of their pig iron to _______.
A. begin wool factories in America
B. pay the cost of high import taxes
C. purchase English woolen goods
D. manufacture iron products in America

[单项选择]It is generally believed that no prisoner would readily give a fellow prisoner away.
A. reveal
B. betray
C. release
D. trust

[单项选择]We never believed that he would resort to ______ in order to achieve his goal; we always regarded him as an honest man.
A. charm
B. logic
C. magic
D. pretexts

[单项选择]It was believed that people or things in the UFO's took ______ of people, ships and planes from the earth.
A. examples
B. models
C. shapes
D. samples

[单项选择]Things might have been much worse ff the mother______ on her right to keep the baby.


A. has been insisting
B. had insisted
C. would insist
D. insisted

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Who would have believed it7 After what seems like an eternity of tantalizing hype about "high-definition" television, the first digital sets are actually on their way to the market. This much anticipated debut would seem to be terrific news for tube lovers. As promised, the sets deliver super-sharp digital pictures, wide-format movie-style screens and magnificent stereo surround sound.
So should everybody rush out to buy one Well... maybe not. HDTV’s obvious advantages over conventional sets are offset by significant disadvantages. For openers, there’s the price tag. Sony’s small set, with a 34-in screen, lists for a fairly large $ 8,999. Prices will eventually drop, of course, but Bill Mannion, general manager of Panasonic’s TV division, acknowledges, "It’s going to be a while, maybe years before most consumers can afford HDTV."
Even if you’re a gadget freak with deep pockets, you may t
A. TV buyers.
B. TV broadcasters.
C. TV manufacturers.
D. government officials regulating TV broadcasts.