[单项选择]They fulfilled the task in ______ it took us.


A. three-fourths time
B. three-fourths times
C. three-fourths the time
D. the three-fourths time

[单项选择]They fulfilled the task in ______ it took us.


A. three-fourths time
B. three-fourths times
C. three-fourths the time
D. the three-fourths time

[单项选择]The workers fulfilled the task ahead of schedule _______ bad weather.
A. because of
B. although
C. in spite of
D. despite of

[单项选择]We could not have fulfilled the task in time if it （　） for their help.
A. was not
B. is not
C. had not been
D. has not been

[单项选择]They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan ten days ahead of schedule, ______ was something we had not expected.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. which

[单项选择]The main task now facing ecologists, environmental activists and conservationists is _______.


A. to prevent pollution by legislation, economic incentives and persuasion
B. to arouse public awareness of the importance of environmental protection
C. to take radical measures to control environmental pollution
D. to improve the quality of life by enforcing environmental standards

[单项选择]Rescue workers continued the delicate task of sifting through tons of concrete and ______ to try to reach possible survivors.
A. scraps
B. leftovers
C. debris
D. residues

[单项选择]When do you think the story took place


A. During American Revolution
B. During the Independence War
C. During the war against the invaders
D. During the Civil War

[单项选择]The Protestant Reformation in England took place in ______.


A. 1558
B. 1529
C. 1534
D. 1535

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Task 2
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 41 through 45. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Education is compulsory and free for every child in the United States. Most children start school by the age of six.
They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school (or secondary school). The money for free public school comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own education system. State legislatures set the educational requirements but leave the management of the school in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies from 16 to 18 years according to the law of the individual states
A. With scholarships they received from the school.
B. With the money given by the government.
C. Some private foundations or organizations pay for them.
D. With the money they earn from their part -time work.

[单项选择]He has sufficient time to finish the task.
A. perfect
B. adequate
C. great
D. limited

[单项选择]The plane crashed shortly after it took off.

[单项选择]The chief editor thought he took some liberties with the original in translation. So it was necessary that he make the ______ suggested.
A. alterations
B. alternatives
C. alternations
D. altercation

[单项选择]Maggie tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it _______ when she was trying to go to sleep.


A. sounding
B. humming
C. ticking
D. ringing

[单项选择]A shift from native bronze to iron artifacts took place under the influence of cultural borrowings.


A. transition
B. transmission
C. transaction
D. transference

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The government agency took control of the oil industry in a desperate attempt to（）the wildly fluctuating market prices.
 

A. acquire
B. stabilize
C. assemble
D. translate