[单项选择]In the context of the passage, "set his sights high" (Line 1, Para. 3) means that President Kalam ______.


A. has pictured a bright future for his citizens
B. sees hope in solving the social problems in near future
C. is ambitious to handle both domestic and foreign affairs
D. is farsighted to plan the future developments of his party

[单项选择]Judging from the context, this passage is probably written______.
A) in 2004 C) between 2003—2004
B) in 2005 D) between 2004—2005


A. Judging from the context, this passage is probably written______.
B. in 2004
C. in 2005
D. between 2003—2004
E. between 2004—2005

[单项选择]Once he set his mind to（）something, he would not give up easily.
A. do
B. doing
C. be doing
D. having done

[单项选择]In the context of the passage, the word "excessive" (line 29) most closely corresponds to which of the following phrases


A. Far more than can be justified by worker preferences
B. Far more than can be explained by fluctuations in product demand
C. Far more than can be beneficial to the success of the firms themselves
D. Far more than can be accounted for by an expanding national economy

[单项选择]His long-term goal is to set up his own business.
A. idea
B. energy
C. order
D. aim

[单项选择]The author brought a TV set into his son's room to _______.


A. make his son stop crying
B. spend the night watching TV
C. it to his son
D. make his son fall asleep as soon as possible

[单项选择]Theodore Dreiser set forth his _____ concept of the American society in his early works.


A. romantic
B. historical
C. naturalistic
D. realistic

[单项选择]James is very set in his ways, but Mark has a more ______ attitude to life.
A. tolerant
B. flexible
C. cautious
D. defensive

[单项选择]Theodore Dreiser set forth his ______ concept of the American society in his early works.
A. romantic
B. historical
C. naturalistic
D. realistic

[单项选择]Theodore Dreiser set forth his______concept of the American society in his early works.
A. romantic
B. historical
C. naturalistic
D. realistic

[单项选择]Jack has (set) his mind (to go to) college next year (even though) he hasn't (saved up). enough money to pay his tuition.
A. set
B. to go to
C. even though
D. saved up

[单项选择]Before Columbus set sail on his first voyage of discovery, many pooh-poohed his chances, and were unwilling to ______ on his chances of success.
A. make bets
B. make the bet
C. make a bets
D. make bet

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Passage Two
When the TV viewer turns on his set, what sort of programs does he have to choose from You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but that’s not the case. In most countries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U. S. figures are high-34.8%, and the funlovig Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information (news, documentaries and so on) or entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though, more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind of another-just another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy. In the U. K. , the figure is 56.4%. The Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They don’t go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time i
A. Japan
B. Italy
C. Canada
D. the United States

[单项选择]In all his novels, Theodore Dreiser set himself to project the ______ American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is not one character whose status is not determined economically.


A. puritan
B. materialistic
C. psychological
D. religious