[单项选择]Men of a certain age are always ready to talk about their fat problem.

[填空题]Reaching old age, men should try hard to maintain good bone density so as not to suffer ______.

[单项选择]Whenever I go out, I always keep a certain amount of money _________, in case of an emergency.


A. by hand
B. in hand
C. on hand
D. at hand

[单项选择]

Passage Five
Read the following information about different pen pals.
1. Mary, 24 years old, comes from Scotland and would like to find a pen pal who comes from East Europe. She likes playing the piano and listening to jazz music. She is interested in history but does not like discussing politics.
2. Kim Lee, 19 years old, comes from Seoul, South Korea. Kim loves travelling and hopes to visit Great Britain in the future. He would like a pen pal who is interested in discussing the differences between life in Europe and life in Asia. He loves listening to pop music and playing football in his free time.
3. Pietro, 42 years old, comes from Argentina. He is a businessman and would like to find a pen pal who is also a businessperson and lives in North America. He is married with three children and likes using the Internet in his free time.
4. Helga, 33 years old, comes from Germany and speaks French, English and Russian. She would like a
A. Mary
B. Kim Lee
C. Pietro
D. Helga

[单项选择]An analyst gathered the following information about a perpetual preferred stock:
A. Par value of the stock
B. $100
C. Current market price of the stock
D. $ 80
E. Dividend rate of the stock
F. 10%
G. Required rate of return for the stock
H. 13%

[单项选择]What social scientists have long felt puzzled about is why ______.


A. the mortality rate can not be predicted
B. the death toll remained stable year after year
C. a quota for each type of death has not come into being
D. people lost their lives every year for this or that reason

[单项选择]Unless you give us a satisfactory explanation about quality, we will have no choice but to reject your goods（）
A. 除非你方能在质量方面给一个满意的答复，否则我们将不再选择，而是拒绝你方的货物。
B. 除非你方能就质量问题给一个满意的解释，否则我们只能拒绝你方的货物。
C. 只要你们的解释能让我们满意货物的质量，我们就不会拒绝你们的货物。
D. 只要你们的解释不能让我们满意，还存在质量问题，我们将拒绝你们的货物。

[单项选择]When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people ______ and asks them questions.