[填空题]Sparklers are similar to firecrackers.

[填空题]Sparklers are similar to firecrackers.

[填空题]If you understand sparklers and firecrackers, then you are well on your way to understanding aerial fireworks.

[简答题] similar

[单项选择]A. Similar to a credit card. B. Similar to a necklace.
C. Similar to a cigarette box. D. Similar to a dressing case.

[填空题]Independent colleges and universities are similar to proprietary institutions in that they are both institutions on non-state funds.

[多项选择]Controlling the discussion 掌控讨论
Describing similar products 描述类似产品

[简答题]Professional travelers are similar to business travelers in many ways, although this type of travel is more elastic than business travel. Professional travel is built around the meeting and convention markets. These markets have grown as transportation, especially by air, has become more available and affordable. As professional travel continues to grow, new and expanded meeting and convention facilities have been developed to satisfy this increasing demand. Along with this growth, new management challenges have arisen to serve this specialized market. Some of the key market segments for meeting participants or attendees are associations, businesses, exhibitions and trade shows, religious organizations, political parties, and governments.

[单项选择]Investing in distressed securities is most similar to investing in which of the following asset classes（）
A. Hedge funds.
B. Commodities.
C. Venture capital.

[单项选择]

Individuals in every culture have similar basic needs but express them differently. In daily life we all initiate (开始) conversation, use of formal and informal speech, give praise, express disagreement, seek information, and extend invitations. Some of the verbal patterns we use are influenced by our culture.
Whereas directness in speech is common in the United States, indirectness is the rule in parts of the Far East. Thus people from both of these parts of the world would probably express criticism of others differently. In parts of the Middle East a host is expected to offer food several times but in the United States he may make an offer only once or twice. The different modes of expression represent variations (变化)on the same theme. Each language reflects and creates cultural attitudes; each has a unique way of expressing human need.

The passage states that people from various cultures （）
A. share common needs but express them differently
B. share common needs and therefore express them similarly
C. don’t share common needs and therefore do not have similar expressions
D. don’t have common needs but express them similarly

[单项选择]American cities are similar to other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the values of the culture. Cities contain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for education, employment, and entertainment. They also contain the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial conflict (种族冲突), and poverty. American cities are changing, just as American society is changing.
After World War Ⅱ, city residents became wealthier, more prosperous. They had more children. They needed more space. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs, areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American "dream" was to have a house in the suburbs.
Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in 1950s are now adults. They, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. Many young professionals, doctors, lawyers, an
A. explains why American cities are changing
B. is a description of cities
C. shows that American cities have many problems
D. says: American cities contain the very best aspects of a society