[单项选择]The（）family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal
B. average
C. usual
D. general

[单项选择]The （）family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal
B. average
C. usual
D. general

[单项选择]The_______family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal
B. average
C. usual
D. general

[单项选择]A. She likes watching children and needs more money.
B. She wants to be a good babysitter for those parents.
C. She believes she can be the best in the area.
D. Her mother advised her to be a babysitter.

[填空题]In the past, many cities did more trade within their own country than with overseas ports.

[填空题]In the past, many port cities did more trade within their own country than with overseas ports.

[简答题]Directions: More and more people now believe that the purpose of university education is to cultivate a creative mind. Do you accept this idea You are required to make comments on this idea in about 200 words. Don’t forget to give a title to your comments. Please write your short essay on the ANSWER SHEET.

[单项选择]Nowadays, cities are becoming more and more crowded. Some pessimists (悲观者)are deeply worried about the serious problems caused by the huge populations. They believe that the public services are already overloaded and near the verge of collapse. Especially in some developing countries, the metropolis(大城市) are overcrowded all the time. Crowded streets, stuffed buses and jammed subways continuously affect people’s lives. Some optimists, however, see the current problems as merely part of an evolutionary process. They argue that London and New York had similar problems but were able eventually to establish an orderly and safe environment for their citizens. It seems that people become the controversial factor here. Either they themselves as inhabitants cause inconvenience to each other, or they participate together in city developing plans and contribute efforts to facilitate city life. Human elements are therefore the center for determining the future of big cities.
If the pessimists a
A. Tokyo
B. Singapore
C. New York
D. Sydney