The most extraordinary dream I ever (21) was one in which I fancied that, as I was going into a theater, the cloak-room attendant stopped me in the lobby and insisted on my (22) my legs behind. I was not surprised; but I was considerably annoyed. I said I had never heard of such a rule at any respectable theater (23) , and that I considered it a most absurd regulation. The man replied that he was very (24) , but that those were his instructions. People complained that they could not get to and from their (25) comfortably, because other people’s legs were always in the way; and it had, therefore, been decided that (26) should leave their legs outside. It seemed to me that the management, in making this order, had gone (27) their legal right; and, under ordinary circumstances, I should have disputed it. However, I didn’t want to (28) a disturbance; and so I sat down and meekly prepared to comply with the demand. I
A. before
B. after
C. during
D. so
The most extraordinary dream I ever (21) was one in which I fancied that, as I was going into a theater, the cloak-room attendant stopped me in the lobby and insisted on my (22) my legs behind. I was not surprised; but I was considerably annoyed. I said I had never heard of such a rule at any respectable theater (23) , and that I considered it a most absurd regulation. The man replied that he was very (24) , but that those were his instructions. People complained that they could not get to and from their (25) comfortably, because other people’s legs were always in the way; and it had, therefore, been decided that (26) should leave their legs outside. It seemed to me that the management, in making this order, had gone (27) their legal right; and, under ordinary circumstances, I should have disputed it. However, I didn’t want to (28) a disturbance; and so I sat down and meekly prepared to comply with the demand. I
A. angry
B. sorry
C. friendly
D. helpful
Passage One
Fifty years ago, most people lived in rural areas. But the world has changed. In the near future, more than half of all people will live in cities for the first time in history.
City life is not always a bad thing, but many experts worry about this process of urbanization (城市化 ). A new report says that process is having a huge effect on human health and the quality of the environment. Of the three billion people who live in cities now, the report says, about one billion live in unplanned settlements. These are areas of poverty, slums that generally lack basic services like clean water, or even permanent housing. More than 60 million people are added to cities and surrounding areas each year, mostly in slums in developing countries. The international community has been too slow to recognize the growth of urban poverty. Policy makers need to increase investments in education, health care and other areas.
The report talks about some success
A. The link between the environment and the economy is not serious enough.
B. The two issues of poverty reduction and the environment have often been connected
C. Environmental collapse is a result of economic development
D. Environmental collapse is affecting the possibility for growt
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