[单项选择]The criminal always paid （　）cash so the police could not track him down.
A. on
B. for
C. by
D. in

[单项选择]He was asked to speak louder so that all of us could hear him.
A. 他要求大声说话，所以我们都能够听他说。
B. 他要求大声说话，以便我们大家都能够听到他。
C. 要求他讲话声音大一点，以便我们大家都能够听到他的话。
D. 要求他讲话声音大一点，这样我们都能够听他说了。

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Of all the catastrophes that could befall America in coming years, a big terrorist attack, perhaps even bigger than those on September 11 th 2001, may be more likely than others. Who would pay for the millions in property damage, business losses and other claims from such an attack
This is the question with which America’s Congress is currently wrestling. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) was passed as a temporary measure after September 11th to provide a government back-stop for the insurance industry in the event of a catastrophic attack. It now says government can step in when insured losses from a terrorist event top $5m. TRIA has helped to stabilize the market, and enabled insurers to continue offering terrorism-risk cover even after swallowing the big losses imposed by September llth. But unless Congress acts last, TRIA will expire at the end of the year. One likely result is the loss of
A. provides insurance to properties in high-risk areas
B. should be extended as it is now
C. requires government support to risk insurance
D. has caused a substantial loss of revenue to the state

[单项选择]There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there
B. should there be
C. there was
D. there have been

[单项选择]Frank realized fully what he had dreamed about could not ______ have happened in real life.


A. likely
B. certainly
C. doubtfully
D. possibly

[单项选择]Every country criticizes ways of life in other countries because they are ______ .


A. distorted
B. normal
C. similar to each other
D. different from its own

[单项选择]In the opinion of the author, Cry, The Beloved Country is a great and dramatic novel because of Paton's ______.


A. insight into human behavior
B. behavioristic beliefs
C. treatment of good and evil as abstractions
D. willingness to make moral judgments

[单项选择]The manager spoke highly of such（　）as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A. virtues
B. features
C. properties
D. characteristics

[单项选择]It was（）that they decided to go boating in the countryside.
A. so fine weather
B. so fine a weather
C. such fine weather
D. such a fine weather

[单项选择]Will the woman go fishing with the man
[A] Of course, she will.
[B] I don’ t think she will.
[C] She will not go with him ff it rains.

[填空题]Confucianism has its ______ power upon foreign countries in Japan.

[填空题]Having heard the news of my grandma’s death, I couldn’t help (cry) ______.

[填空题]As shown by the World Fertility Survey, ______ couples in developing countries actually achieve their goals of small families.

[单项选择]I think it a great honour ______ to visit your country.

[单项选择]The police have conducted the exhaustive investigation for this murdering.
A. important
B. tired
C. thorough
D. careful