[填空题]Gambling was virtually prohibited except on the ______.

[填空题]Gambling was virtually prohibited except on the ______.

[单项选择]Gambling is lawful in Nevada.
A. enjoyable
B. irresistible
C. legal
D. profitable

[单项选择]Virtually everything astronomers know about objects outside the solar system is based on the detection of photons-quanta of electromagnetic radiation. Yet there is another form of radiation that permeates the universe: neutrinos. With (as its name implies) no electric charge, and negligible mass, the neutrino interacts with other particles so rarely that a neutrino can cross the entire universe, even traversing substantial aggregations of matter, without being absorbed or even deflected. Neutrinos can thus escape from regions of space where light and other kinds of electromagnetic radiation are blocked by matter. Not a single, validated observation of an extraterrestrial neutrino has so far been produced despite the construction of a string of elaborate observatories, mounted on the earth from Southern India to Utah to South Africa. However, the detection of extraterrestrial neutrinos are of great significance in the study of astronomy. Neutrinos carry with Their information about the
A. get through,
B. pass by.
C. interact with.
D. derive from.

[单项选择]His heavy drinking and fond of gambling makes him a poor role model（）.
A. and fact that he gambles
B. and that he gambles
C. and he gambles which
D. and gambling

[单项选择]Despite his occasional fondness for gambling, he is still considered as a good boy （　）.
A. as the whole
B. for the whole
C. by the whole
D. on the whole

[单项选择]Gambling, despite being a well known highly risky pursuit that has caused many tragedies, does not scare gamblers away; instead, many consciously join the legion of gamblers, in spite of possible failure in store for them.
How does a gambler get bogged down in such a risky occupation Most novices do not embrace an ambition to get rich through gambling. Instead, they might think gambling is merely an exciting game through which they can try their luck and bring excitement to their dull lives. Often, they win a small sum at the first several tries, and then became bold, daring to play for larger stakes. With certain encouraging "achievements", they are now confident of their good luck and gambling skill. At this point, they are at a crossroads: a step forward to become a professional gambler, or a step backward to return to normal life.
Unfortunately, most of them get bogged down in gambling, because the greedy notion of getting something for nothing is their underlying mo
A. Something (especially dangerous) is impending and would occur at any moment.
B. Something is accumulated or stored for future use.
C. Something is waiting for them.
D. Something would arise gradually and unnoticeably.

[单项选择]The commercial vices are gambling, prostitution, and drugs. The appeals of the commercial vices are so strong and widespread that attempts to prohibit them in western democracies have always failed. Even in totalitarian regimes with unrestricted police and draconian punishments, such as Islamic countries, there is only partial success. The evils of these vices are threefold: those who practice them suffer, the criminals who sell them prosper, and the enforcement organizations are expensive, unsuccessful, and often corrupt bureaucracies. Two commercial vices have been accepted as unstoppable but their evils have been minimized by legalization and regulation. These are the particular drug, alcohol, and gambling. The United States attempted to prohibit alcohol and failed, The Mafia made its accumulated capital by bootlegging alcohol. The gangsters of the twenties and thirties were in the alcohol business just as the drug peddlers of today are in the drug business. Both settled
A. the police force could be reduced
B. illegal dealers would be forced out of business
C. there would be no more drug dealers
D. the practices might become a source of revenue