[单项选择]As a matter of fact, ______.

[单项选择]As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabia's oil reserves ______ those of Kuwait.
A. come second following
B. come second with
C. are only second to
D. are second only to

[单项选择]As a matter of fact, a lazy student would never______to his family’ s expectations.
A. live up
B. work up
C. make up
D. stand up

[单项选择]In fact, no matter what lengths others go to in their attempts to destroy your arguments or
______your confidence, you are certain to remain unmoved and unimpressed.
A. erode
B. undermine
C. deprive
D. underestimate

[单项选择]Youth is not a matter of time but a matter of self-improvement, both physically and morally. Being a good youth, one should have those factors: the basic one is health. A healthy body is a kind of priceless treasure. One can do nothing without it. Secondly, we should pay essential attention to our moral character. We should be always willing to help those in trouble without any complaints. Moreover, we should care more about the people around us. Thirdly, cooperation and communication also play an important role in being a good youth. No one can live alone without any friends. And nobody can work out every problem without help of partners. So the youth should and must learn how to live and work well with others, including those people you don"t like to cooperate or communicate with. The last but not the least, patriotism, meaning a love of one"s country, is the one we should never forget. People always misunderstand the word "patriots" by thinking it only refers to those fighters who fight for their country. As a matter of fact, a patriot will do the things his country asks him to do. So being a youth is one thing, being a good one really needs to take every effort to make yourself to be.The passage really wants to tell us that ______.
A. what the meaning of "patriots" is
B. the qualities a good youth should have
C. a youth should be doing good
D. one should help others

[单项选择]Many important scientific discoveries are in fact _________ones as they were made by chance.


A. relative
B. temporary
C. subordinate
D. accidental

[单项选择]What' s the matter with the man


A. He has a cold.
B. He has the flu.
C. He has a stomachache.
D. He has a headache.

[单项选择]I warned him to keep the matter confidential.
A. private
B. safe
C. personal
D. secret

[单项选择]The book concentrates on the fact that the twenty executives who are interviewed ______.


A. work in a number of different in dustries.
B. strated their companies.
C. have worked for different lengths of tim

[单项选择]The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs （） it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds.
A. renders
B. reckons
C. regards
D. relates

[单项选择]Which fact mentioned in the text exemplifies "decay is compost for growth" well

[单项选择]The corruption of the church resulted in the fact that


A. the beginning of the Renaissance started at that time.
B. some people lost their authority and prestige they used to have.
C. people no longer believed in its authority and prestige.
D. people lost their guidance that they used to have in a dark world.

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Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die, but people now live longer than they (36) . Yet, all living things still show the (37) of aging, which will eventually. (38) death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity, the cells of the body and the (39) they form do not function as well as they (40) in childhood and adolescence (青春期). The body provides less (41) against disease and is more prone (42) accident.
A number of related cause may (43) aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not (44) when they die. As a person ages, (45) of brain cells and muscle cells decrease, (46) body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the (47) cells may not be as viable (能生存的) or as capable (48) growth as those of a young person.
Another (49) in aging may be changes within th
A. to
B. for
C. against
D. in

[单项选择]According to this passage, the most important factor in developing a sense of trust is ______
A. the type of techniques used by the mother
B. the sensitivity of the child
C. maternal love
D. the combined effect of natural feeling and cultural attitudes