[单项选择]Most of the retired people are happy ______ their quiet life in the countryside.
A. to
B. of
C. with
D. on

[单项选择]Most of the retired people are happy ______ their quiet life in the countryside.
A. to
B. of
C. with
D. on

[单项选择]The study shows that retired people often ______ shopping as more of a leisure activity.
A. preview
B. interview
C. review
D. view

[单项选择]What made British people happy when Ann Jones won the ladies' singles in 1969


A. There were her family members among the people who watched the match.
B. She was the first member of the club who ever won a game.
C. She was the first British winner for a long time.
D. She was beautifully dressed.

[单项选择]What kind of people are most likely to be recruited for criminal activity


A. People with an antisocial attitude in a low standard of living.
B. People with an arrest record and an antisocial attitude.
C. People with antisocial attitude and behaviour.
D. People without regular occupation and self-respect.

[单项选择]In America, people do most things by themselves because ______.

[单项选择]What fears people most


A. Poultry will infect many people.
B. The disease can spread quickly among people.
C. There will be human-to-human transmission.
D. A new disease combining bird and a human flu will break out.

[单项选择]The Americans are a highly ______ people. Most of them like to travel whenever they get the chance.


A. mobilized
B. mobile
C. changeable
D. moved

[单项选择]The Americans are a highly _________ people. Most of them like to travel whenever they get the chance.


A. mobilized
B. mobile
C. changeable
D. moved

[单项选择]What do people most probably believe in about a process


A. Its definition.
B. Its explanation.
C. Its examples.
D. Its main idea.

[单项选择]According to the author, who are the people most actively advocate telecities


A. Leaders and planners.
B. Urban architects.
C. Some corporations.
D. Government administrators.

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Text 4
People, like most animals, are naturally lazy. So the ascent of mankind is something of a mystery. Humans who make their livings hunting and gathering in the traditional way do not have to put much effort into it. Farmers who rely on rain to water their crops work significantly harder, and lead unhealthier lives. But the real back-breaking is that carried out by farmers who use irrigation. Yet it was the invention of irrigation, at first sight so harmful to its practitioners that actually produced a sufficient surplus to feed the priests, scholars, artists and so on whose activities are collectively thought of as "civilization".
In the past 10,000 years, the world’s climate has become temporarily colder and drier on several occasions. The first of these, known as the Younger Dryas, after a tundra-loving plant that thrived during it, occurred at the same time as the beginning of agriculture in northern Mesopotamia. It is widely believe
A. To develop the irrigation system.
B. To promote organic agriculture.
C. To revert to hunting and gathering.
D. To turn farmland back into forest.