[单项选择]Some of their competitors have withdrawn ______ of ingenious plans and courage.


A. being lack
B. from lack
C. to lack
D. for lack

[单项选择]According to the passage, some have criticized the changes because they________.


A. ignore local and state taxes
B. were not discussed in public
C. are not in accordance with federal law
D. leave many families unable to pay for college

[单项选择]Some have little power to do good, and have ______ little strength to resist evil.


A. otherwise
B. however
C. likewise
D. besides

[单项选择]Some researchers have undertaken some psychological studies which prove that many children develop fears of ______ dangers.
A. imagination
B. imaginary
C. imaginable
D. imaginative

[单项选择]Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure ______.


A. than more on efficiency
B. and more on efficiency
C. and more efficiency
D. than efficiency

[单项选择]Some individuals have applied "positive thinking" either to particular external circumstances or to some particular habits or character defects.
A. used... for... for
B. employed... upon... upon
C. adapted... to... to
D. suited... to... to

[单项选择]I have worked with him for some time and have found that he is ______ than John.
A. more efficiently a worker
B. a more efficient worker
C. more an efficient worker
D. a worker more efficiently

[单项选择]Some scientists have suggested that Earth is a kind of zoo or wildlife （） for intelligent space beings, like the wilderness areas we have set up on earth to allow animals to develop naturally while we observe them.
A. conservation
B. maintenance
C. storage
D. reserve

[单项选择]According to this passage, some animals have the gift of ______.


A. telling people apart by how they behave
B. typing each other
C. telling good people from had people
D. recognizing human faces

[单项选择]Some scholars have come ______ a new solution to the problem of population control.


A. up
B. up with
C. down
D. down with

[单项选择]Some people have nothing to eat, ______others eat too much.
A. until
B. unless
C. while
D. if

[单项选择]Some fish have a greater ______ for acid water than others.
A. tolerance
B. resistance
C. dependence
D. persistence

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Passage Two
Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or "bike."
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders: For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.
But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea--they say it will slow t
A. are more convenient than cars
B. are safer traffic tools than cars
C. are ridden by most people in U.S.
D. are the solution to some city problems

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Passage Four
Sometimes teens need to have some time away from their families. They may want’ to move out of the family home for a while.
Many parents will say no to this demand. But experts say it might be a good idea to let your teens live with a friend or relative.
"It was the break I needed at the time," said Richard Lerner. He is talking about the time he spent living with his grandmother when he was 15.
"It allowed me to be a different person than I was with my parents." Lerner said. He now heads the Institute for Children, Youth and Families at Michigan State University.
Experts say teens living away from their families can test new ways of thinking and getting along with people. They may see new solutions (解答) to problems.
This is different from running away, the experts stress. Runaways are often fleeing serious problems.
Some teens who want some time away from family attend a structu
A. punish them
B. let them live away from their families
C. send for a teacher
D. keep them in the house