[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]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]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]According to the passage some guests may be invited because ______.
A. they are likely to be annoyed if they are not
B. they may give valuable presents
C. their presence could provide future benefits
D. they may help with the expenses of the wedding

[单项选择]According to the passage parents have become increasingly interested in ________.

[单项选择]According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected______.

[单项选择]According to the passage, some tornadoes take people unaware because they ______.


A. produce a sound similar to thunder
B. cannot be seen until it is too late
C. look so much like other clouds
D. carry so many large pieces of debris

[单项选择]According to the passage, some slumdwellers are not interested in improving their environments because they ______.


A. are unsure of their residency
B. dislike urbanization
C. are used to the president environment
D. are homogeneous and anonymous

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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

[单项选择]According to the passage, why are some people possibly reluctant to hire an interior designer

[单项选择]According to the passage, the customers have to pay for （） as well as. for the goods
A. the advertisement
B. the repair
C. the tax
D. the wrapping material

[单项选择]According to the passage, in the late 1960' s some residents of Boston were concerned with which aspect of skyscrapers

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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. teens never left their families
B. teens often left their parents
C. teens never went to school
D. teens never make friends with each other