[单项选择]Bill couldn't ______ an answer when the teacher asked him why he was late.
A. come up with
B. come over
C. come on
D. come up to

[单项选择]Bill couldn't （　） an answer when the teacher asked him why he was late.
A. come up with
B. come over
C. come on
D. come up to

[单项选择]Bill couldn't ______ an answer when tile teacher asked him why he was late.
A. come up with
B. come over
C. come on
D. come up to

[单项选择]The teacher couldn't tolerate the boy's bad behaviour any longer.（　）
A. put up
B. put out
C. put up with
D. put off

[单项选择]A Treasury bill (T-bill) with 38 days until maturity has a bank discount yield of 3.82 percent. Which of the following is closest to the money market yield on the T-bill（）
A. 3.81%.
B. 3.84%.
C. 3.87%

[单项选择]When mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.

[单项选择]The girl ______ when she couldn't answer the question in the presence of all her classmates.
A. flourished
B. flattered
C. flushed
D. fluttered

[单项选择]—Did you remember to pay the telephone bill
—The telephone bill ______.

[单项选择]Dr. Fields received (so large bill) when he (checked out of) the hotel (that) he did not have enough money to (pay for) a taxi to the airport.


A. so large bill
B. checked out of
C. that
D. pay for

[单项选择]How might Shaffer feel when receiving the bill of $18,000 from Advocate

[单项选择]Peter will （） as managing director when Bill retires.
A. take off
B. take over
C. take to
D. take up

[单项选择]A bond is needed when the bill of lading cannot be availed of the time of entry of the im- ported commodities. What does the sentence mean
A. A bond is needed when the bill of lading is unavailable when the goods arrive at the destination.
B. A bond is needed when the bill of lading arrives at the port of destination.
C. A bond is not needed when the goods arrive at the destination.
D. A bond is needed when the goods arrive at the destination if there is no bill of lading at all.

[单项选择]When a bill emerges from the Senate and the House, it is usually referred to a ______ composed of equal number of members from each house to resolve the differences.
A. revenue committee
B. standing committee
C. permanent committee
D. conference committee

[单项选择]When did Bill Clinton win the title of "child prodigy"


A. In 1974.
B. In 1976.
C. In 1978.
D. In 1980.

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Passage Three
The traffic lights were red when the driver reached them. To the surprise of his passenger, the car did not slow down. Unexpectedly the passenger was thrown forward in the vehicle as the driver put on his brakes at the last moment. The car stopped just in time.
"Sorry, I didn’t notice the light. I thought it was green until I saw that it was the top light which was shining."
This strange story is quite true. About ten men in every hundred are color blind in some way; women are luckier——only about one in two hundred suffers from color blindness.
In some cases, a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all the same as green.
People often like one color more than others. Blue is the color of the sky and sea. Green makes us think of fields and trees. Red is the color of blood and makes some people think of danger. Black is the color of night. In the dark
A. Red.
B. Green.
C. Yellow.
D. Black.