[单项选择]A. The apples and pears might not be so good. B. The apples are not as good as the pears.
C. The apples and pears are very nice. D. The apples and pears are as good as they look.

[单项选择]Jimmy took all the apples, so the teacher told him that he was being（）
A. greedy
B. grateful
C. generous
D. gloomy

[单项选择]　　Although one might not think so from some of the criticism of it, advertising is essential to the kind of society in which people in the United Kingdom, and a very considerable proportion of the world at large, live. Advertising is indispensable as a means of communicating with others, of telling them about the goods and services that are provided, and of which most of them would never get to hear at all if it were not for advertising. And advertising is extremely helpful to promote a rising standard of living. 　　In talking about advertising, one should not think only in terms of a commercial on television, or an advertisement in the newspapers or periodicals. In its widest sense, advertising includes a host of other activities such as packaging, shop displays and ― in the sense of communication -- even the spoken word of the salesman. After all, the resources of advertising are to be found in the market place. 　　For many years it was considered that it was enough to produce goods
A. every potential consumer in the world
B. large countries in the world
C. people with a high standard of living
D. a large number of people in the world

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Although one might not think so from some of the criticism of it, advertising is essential to the kind of society in which people in the United Kingdom, and a very considerable proportion of the world at large, live. Advertising is indispensable as a means of communicating with others, of telling them about the goods and services that are provided, and of which most of them would never get to hear at all if it were not. for advertising. And advertising is extremely helpful to promote a rising standard of living.
In talking about advertising, one should not think only in terms of a commercial on television, or an advertisement in the newspapers or periodicals. In its widest sense, advertising includes a host of other activities such as packaging, shop displays and—in the sense of communication—even the spoken word of the salesman. After all, the resources of advertising are to be found in the market place.
For many years it was considered that it was en
A. every potential consumer in the world
B. large countries in the world
C. people with a high standard of living
D. a large number of people in the world