[单项选择]At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was ______ revised.

[单项选择]At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was ______ revised.


A. subsequently
B. successively
C. predominantly
D. preliminarily

[单项选择]

Passage One
The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.
In ancient Egypt, as everywhere, pitching stones was a favorite children’s game. But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child. Looking for something less dangerous to throw, the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.
At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines. Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
Even though the Egyptians were warlike, they found time for peaceful games. Before long they had developed a number of ball games, each with its own set of rules. Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.

The Egyptians thought that ball playing was （）
A. childish
B. difficult
C. not enjoyable
D. worthwhile

[单项选择]The owner of the auto plant refused to raise the workers' wages, saying that it would ______ the profit.
A. cut off
B. cut short
C. cut into
D. cut up

[单项选择]I don't think the charge for overhauling the equipment is excessive in ______ to its size.
A. correspondence
B. equation
C. proportion
D. dimension

[单选题]＂ＥＱＵＩＰ＂灯亮，说明：
A.E/E舱门被打开
B.设备冷却故障
C.前设备舱被打开
D.1+3

[单项选择]Janson (he) was an idealist (who) refused to make any compromise (concerning) the (establishment) of the association.
A. he
B. who
C. concerning
D. establishment

[单项选择]Tom: I see in the paper they're sending more equipment to space. And we might have to live there someday.
John: ______! I'm staying right here!
A. Never I
B. Not me
C. No me
D. None me

[单项选择]Even if you had refused, the ______ would probably not have been very different.

[单项选择]She refused to ______ the door key to the landlady until she got back her deposit.


A. hand in
B. hand out
C. hand down
D. hand over

[单项选择]In spite of what we said, he refused to（）to the police station.
A. give away
B. give off
C. give himself away
D. give himself up

[单项选择]The young man refused ______the old man's advice.


A. to listen
B. to listen to
C. listen to

[单项选择]MyPoints induces online customers to make purchases by ______.


A. reading its emails and visiting its websites
B. enjoying free services it offers
C. completing an online profile
D. redeeming the acquired points

[单项选择]We can see from the first paragraph that the first Labor Day march ______.


A. immediately won nationwide support
B. involved workers from 30 states
C. was opposed by many factory owners
D. was organized by the UBCJ

[单项选择]Customers prefer to purchase our products though they seem to be higher in price.
A. 顾客情愿购买我们那些价格看上去较高的产品。
B. 虽然我们的产品价格似乎高了一些，顾客仍喜欢购买。
C. 消费者宁愿买我们的产品，不过它们的价格似乎高了一些。
D. 尽管我们的产品价格很高，人们虽不情愿，但仍然购买。

[单项选择]What cause our lack of confidence in this purchase are the ______ of the machine: large consumption of energy, need of frequent maintenance and high price.


A. merits
B. handicaps
C. bruises
D. drawbacks

[单项选择]If you always purchase good through internet, what will happen

[单项选择]It is convenient to purchase things on line.
A. read
B. buy
C. rent
D. watch