[单项选择]I______your house, so I thought I’d stop by for a chat.
[A] pass [B] had passed
[C] have passed [D] was passing

[单项选择]Marriage guidance counsellors never stop hearing it. "He (or she) never listens," warring couples complain, again and again, as if they were chanting a mantra(吟颂祷文) . And it is the same at work. Bosses say it of executives they are displeased with, and the executives return the compliment with interest when complaining about their bosses. Customers say it about suppliers who have cocked up, and suppliers—having patiently explained why on this occasion they cannot provide exactly what is wanted—say the same about their customers. Like married couples, we all shout the accusation at others, pretending that we ourselves are faultless.
Yet in our hearts we know many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven’t listened sufficiently carefully. We get things wrong because we haven’t quite understood what was wanted, or haven’t sussed out(推断出) the implications of what we were told. Anyone who has ever written the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard it is to remember—eve
A. mean they cannot obtain what they want
B. mean that he/she should take the blame
C. are really displeased with him/her
D. feel regretful at his/her behaviour

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When I first got an e-mail account ten years ago, I received communications only from family, friends, and colleagues. Now it seems that every time I check my e-mail, I have an endless series of advertisements and other correspondence that do not interest me at all. If we want e-mails to continue to be useful, we need specific laws that make spamming(发送垃圾邮件) a crime.
If law makers do not do something soon to prohibit spam, the problem will certainly get much worse. Computer programs allow spammers to send hundreds of millions of e-mails almost instantly. As more and more advertisers turn to spam to sell their products, individual(个人的) e-mail boxes are often flooded with spam e-mails. Would people continue to use e-mail if they had to deal with an annoying amount of spam each time
This problem is troubling for individuals and companies as well
A. Messages.
B. Ideas.
C. Connections.
D. Programs.

[单项选择]A. I’d try it. B. I think so.
C. I feel nervous. D. I’d love to.

[单项选择]A. Stop talking so much. B. Buy some medicine.
C. Turn down the volume. D. Rewrite the paper.

[单项选择]A. Turn up the volume. B. Stop talking so much.
C. Play the music more softly. D. Play different music.

[单项选择]The weather is not as cold (as you think). So (I don’t think) the ice is thick (enough) to (walk on it).（　）
A. as you think
B. I don’t think
C. enough
D. walk on it