[单项选择]The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it ______, was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war.
A. was turned out
B. was being turned out
C. being turned out
D. turned out

[单项选择]The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it （）, was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war.
A. was turned out
B. was being turned out
C. being turned out
D. turned out

[单项选择]It was 1985, and Rafe Esquith was beginning his third year of teaching in Los Angeles public schools. He faced a class of 40 sixth-graders from low-income homes where English rarely was spoken, and the best reader among them was two years below grade level.
So, what the beck, he decided to teach them Shakespeare.
Five families agreed to let their children play "Macbeth" for two hours after school. This proved to be so much fun that, within weeks, Esquith had 28 kids happily soaking up the drama of blood and betrayal in medieval Scotland. They were learning many words they had never heard before.
But when Esquith asked a school district supervisor for official approval, he received this note: " Mr. Esquith, it is not appropriate that you stay after school to teach Shakespeare. It would be better if you did something with the children that is academic. "
It would not be the last time that the narrow thinking of bigcity school administration got in Esquith’s way. Yet t
A. enjoyed the traditional teaching better
B. were mainly from immigrant families
C. had relatively lower intelligence level
D. refused to cooperate with the new teacher

[单项选择]The reason for his quitting his job is ______.
A. financial problems
B. the canceling of his development project
C. his rising to the post of company director

[单项选择]For what reason was his father disappointed at first
A. He had done his first job badly.
B. He had given up his job as an accountant.
C. He spent too much time on Art.
D. He didn’t do well in the Art College.

[单项选择]His strange behavior confirmed his neighbors in their （）that he was guilty.
A. suspicion
B. doubt
C. estimate
D. imagination

[单项选择]What is most likely the best reason for joining the staff
A. To make lots of money.
B. To learn to type.
C. To become a better student.
D. To get experience in journalism.

[填空题]A child laughs 40 times a day for no reason, as the average adult (1)______
laughs 20 times the day. The school, the job and the social conventions lead us (2)______
gradually to get serious and to lose the ability to laugh spontaneously. It’s real loss,
(3)______
but it has been shown scientifically that the sense of humor and laughter (4)______
is good for your health and is also a very effective antidote against stress.
Fun is a nice feeling for us and also a means of protection and treat. Laughter is a good
(5)______
means of relaxation and also releases inner tension.The laughter enhances (6)______
the body oxygenation, stimulates the diaphragm, and eliminates the
residues in the lungs. In addi

[判断题]

The cellist and conductor celebrated his 80th birthday in Kremlin partly because of his fight for democracy.