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[单项选择]The phrase "ham it up" in the second paragraph, last sentence, probably means _______.
A. act with exaggeration.
B. perform regularly.
C. perform alone.
D. overwhelmed.
[单项选择]The phrase "scarcely that" in the second paragraph means ______.
A. "just like that"
B. "almost not like that"
C. "more than that"
D. "not at all like that"
[单项选择]In the third paragraph the phrase "huge chum" is mentioned to imply that ______.
A. there are many people coming into Britain for a job
B. people who come to Britain would be assimilated by the lifestyle and customs in Britain
C. Britain is open its labor market to all nations in the world, resulting in the surging of laborers from various countries, whether registering or not
D. there are so many opportunities of taking a job in Britain
[单项选择]The phrase "live up to" ( Para. 1 ) in the context means ______.
A. meet the standard of
B. realize the purpose of
C. fulfil the demands of
D. keep the promise of
[单项选择]Which phrase in paragraph 3 suggests that the universe is like a machine
A. Cold precision and objective materialism.
B. The shadowy and unsubstantial nature of atoms.
C. Slavishly unfolding along a predetermined pathway.
D. Shifting indeterminism and subtle interactions.
[单项选择]In Paragraph 5, the phrase "have taken him to task for.." most probably means ______.
A. "have blamed him for a certain fault"
B. "have made him pay for his mistake"
C. "have had him do an assignment"
D. "have trusted him with a certain job"
[单项选择]The phrase "interfaith marriage" in the Paragraph 3 refers to the ______.
A. marriage of people based on mutual belief
B. marriage of people for the common faith
C. marriage of people of different religious faiths
D. marriage of people who have faith in each other
[单项选择]In Paragraph 3, the author uses the phrase "a sort of self-winding process" to illustrate ____________.
[单项选择]What does the second paragraph mainly discuss
A. Fast food can develop many illnesses.
B. Fast food meals are not nutritionally balanced.
C. Fast food meals lack of vegetables and fruit.
D. Fast food contains too much sugar.
[单项选择]What do you know from the second paragraph
[单项选择]The second paragraph mentions all of the following as necessary elements in the creation of steam caves EXCEPT ______.
A. a glacier
B. a crater
C. heat
D. snow
[单项选择]With what topic is the second paragraph mainly concerned
A. How the Sun evolved.
B. The structure of the Sun.
C. Why scientists study the Sun.
D. The distance of the Sun from the planets.
[单项选择]In the second paragraph the author used an example to show that ______.
A. any real estate agent should use digital still camera
B. digital still camera should be used together with Internet Web
C. digital age is gaining momentum
D. house dealing can be made easier
[单项选择]According to the second paragraph, the formation of the Atlantic Ocean is the example of ______.
A. spreading contacts
B. the influence of volcanic eruptions
C. converging contacts
D. transform contacts
[单项选择]From the second paragraph, we learn that the writer of the passage______.
A. does not suspect the ,truth of any ideologies
B. does not think that the adoption of any ideology could prevent war
C. is an adherent of some modern ideologies
D. believes that the adoption of some ideologies could prevent war