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When I was 65, I de"的相关试题:
[单项选择]Passage Two
When I was 65, I decided to go back to school. I realized this was the step toward bettering my life. It was merely an idea, and when it was time to take action, a community college named Rock Valley College stood out as a great fit for me. The reasonable cost and location of the main campus meant that I could attend classes without seriously affecting my family’s finances.
My family noticed a change within weeks; I was happier, more organized, more focused. My workload forced me to manage my time more wisely and work more sufficiently. I felt confident, ready to take on new academic challenges and fill in my knowledge gaps.
However, the changes I’ve experienced run deeper than that. There is a renewed sense of curiosity and a desire to learn in our house --- not only for me, but also my children and husband.
Within the excellent professors and great classes at the college, it would have been difficult to pass these lessons on to my children. “Education is impo
A. a means to get a good job
B. a first step to obtain a degree
C. a measure to make more friends
D. a way to improve her life
[单项选择]According to the passage, scientists have decided that sulfur aerosols from volcanic eruptions affect global temperatures to a greater extent than ash clouds because
A. the greenhouse gas effect produced by human activities tends to have a much greater environmental effect than that of volcanic explosions
B. clouds of sulfur-rich gases tend to achieve greater heights in the stratosphere than do ash clouds
C. a particular explosion producing high sulfur and little ash had a greater environmental effect than the converse
D. the burning of fossil fuels tends to exacerbate the effects of sulfurous aerosols, but not those of ash clouds
E. global warming effects tend to minimize the impact of ash clouds, but not those of sulfurous aerosols
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When will Frank go home
A. About noon.
B. Not until 2 o’clock.
C. Late in the afternoon.
D. Early the next mornin
[填空题]Ground sea is formed when two plates are sliding toward each other and are tightly pushing together.
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