[单项选择]Due to the unusually cool weather last month, the number of visitors to the state's major theme parks was ______ lower than forecast.
A. extremely
B. highly
C. significantly
D. well

[单项选择]Since the new technology was introduced last month, we（）in speeding up production.
A. succeed
B. succeeded
C. have succeeded
D. will succeed

[单项选择]Japan's demand for imports last month


A. continued to increase
B. continued to decrease
C. unchanged
D. jumped

[单项选择]Last month more than a hundred workers were killed in the mine ______.
A. exploitation B. explosion C. explication D. explosivity

[单项选择]What was the trouble with New York last month


A. It has a hard time getting immigrants to the city.
B. Some terrible creatures were discovered in Maryland.
C. The whole Maryland pond was poisoned.
D. Five big northern snakehead were found in Queens.

[单项选择]The sports meeting, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally ______ because of the bad weather.
A. set off
B. broken off
C. worn off
D. called off

[单项选择] 第3篇 Shaming Punishments

Last month, James Connolly, a junior at the University of Massachusetts, stood in front of a local police station wearing a toga (长袍) as punishment.
His crime He was charged with underage drinking, illegal possession of alcohol and excessive noise while holding a party.
This shaming punishment has increased in the US in recent years, mostly imposed by local judges for less serious crimes, such as drunk driving and theft.
They believe shame is the best petty crime deterrent(威慑). For example, in Tennessee, Judge James McKenzie has made shoplifters (商店货物扒手) stand outside Wal-Mart with signs that read, "I am a thief put here by order of Judge McKenzie" , "Alternative punishments like community service and fines don’t convey moral condemnation (谴责) of the criminal. "said Dan Kahan, a University of Chicago Law School professor, in an article published on the university’s website. "
A. Holding a sign that announces his or her crime.
B. Publishing his or her name on a website.
C. Apologizing for the crime in front of Wal-Mart.
D. Having to do useful work to help others without being pai

[简答题]Last month, Pen Ltd placed an advertisement in newspapers inviting applicants to apply for job vacancies at the company. In response to the advertisement, Crystal and Daisy wrote to the company and attended job interviews last Monday and Tuesday respectively. During Crystal’s interview, the company offered her the job with a monthly salary of HK$20,000. In return, Crystal demanded the payment of HK$30,000 per month. The demand was refused by the company immediately. One day after the interview, Crystal informed the company that she accepted the company’s offer. Required: (a) In relation to contract law, advise Crystal as to whether there is a contract between the company and her. (6 marks)

[填空题]Li Ming taught Tom to play table tennis last month. Tom______to play table tennis last month by Li Ming．

[单项选择]

第三篇

Shaming Punishments
Last month, James Connolly, a junior at the University of Massachusetts, stood in front of a local police station wearing a toga (长袍) as punishment.
His crime He was charged with underage drinking, illegal possession of alcohol and excessive noise while holding a party.
This shaming punishment has increased in the US in recent years, mostly imposed by local judges for less-serious crimes, such as drunk driving and theft.
They believe shame is the best petty crime deterrent (威慑). For example, in Tennessee, Judge James McKenzie has made shoplifters (商店货物扒手) stand outside Wal-Mart with signs that read, "I am a thief put here by order of Judge McKenzie".
"Alternative punishments like community service and fines don’t convey moral condemnation (谴责) of the criminal," said Dan Kahan, a University of Chicago Law School professor, in an article published o
A. illegally possessing alcohol
B. smuggling drugs
C. drinking at an illegal age
D. making too much noise at a party

[单项选择]How many boat people were released last month in Hong Kong


A. 16.
B. more than 100.
C. 24,000.
D. not known.

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　　In an interview last month, Frank Church, chairman of the Senate committee which is investigating the CIA, issued an oblique but impassioned warning, that the technology of eavesdropping had become so highly developed that Americans might soon be left with "no place to hide". That day may have arrived. Newsweek has learned that the country’s most secret intelligence operation, the National Security Agency, already possesses the computerized equipment to monitor nearly all overseas telephone calls and most domestic and international printed messages.
　　The agency’s devices monitor a great deal of telephone circuits, cable lines and the microwave transmissions that carry an increasing share of both spoken and written communications. Computers are programed to watch for "trigger" words or phrases indicating that a message might interest intelligence analysis, when the trigger is pulled, entire messages are tape-recorded or printed out.

A. indirect but enthusiastic.
B. direct but passionate.
C. ambiguous but calm.
D. definite but indifferent.