[单项选择]According to the report of those three authors, the house prices in American cities______.


A. have a great change in the areas with small populations
B. cause inflation in the housing markets of different ones
C. rise in pace with the increases of construction costs
D. have much difference in the margins in the different years

[单项选择]The saying from Benjamin Franklin "Those things that hurt, instruct" suggests that ________.


A. we do not learn from experience
B. we do not learn when we are pain
C. pain teaches us important lessons
D. pain cannot be avoided

[单项选择]Of those three companies，（）gives the best service．
A. the large
B. the larger
C. the largest

[单项选择]The team published their report after three-month investigation which triggered off a parliamentary debate.
A. shot
B. delayed
C. started
D. concluded

[单项选择]Of those three companies, ______ gives the best service.
A. the large
B. the larger
C. the largest

[单项选择]Acting on her advice, we（）the report to three main sections.
A. declined
B. diminished
C. minimized
D. reduced

[单项选择]According to the report, those unhappily-wedded may not survive their marriage by ______.

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Passage Three
Nursing at Beth Israel Hospital the best patient care possible. If we are to solve the nursing shortage, hospital administration and doctors everywhere would do well to follow Beth Israel’s example.
At Beth Israel each patient is assigned to a primary nurse who visits at length with the patient and constructs a full-scale health account that covers everything from his medical history to his emotional state. Then she writes a care plan centered on the patient’s illness but which also includes everything else that is necessary.
The primary nurse stays with the patient through his hospitalization, keeping track with his progress and seeking further advice from his doctor. If a patient at Beth Israel is not responding to treatment, it is not uncommon for his nurse to propose another approach to his doctor. What the doctor at Beth Israel has in the primary nurse is a true colleague.
Nursing at Beth Israel also involves a
A. is a member of the Medical Executive Committee of the hospital
B. has to arrange the work shifts of the unit's nurses
C. can make decisions concerning the medical treatment of a patient
D. has full responsibility in the administration of the unit's nurses

[单项选择]The report states that the three main selection methods______.


A. were used more for eliminating the wrong person
B. were reliable in evaluating the capability of some applicants
C. were interpreted differently by different recruiters
D. were completely critical enough

[单项选择]The U. S. government falls into three branches: the legislative, ______ and the judicial.


A. the representative
B. the democratic
C. the executive
D. the independent

[单项选择]Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal ______ to our minds and emotions.
A. forcefully
B. greatly
C. strongly
D. powerfully