[填空题]The news was made（）(know) to the public at last

[填空题]The news was made ______ (know) to the public at last.

[单项选择]News writers know their readers have limited time and usually give the ______ develop-ments of an event first.
[A] newest [B] latest [C] nearest [D] earliest

[填空题]By voting, the public made the final selection of the euro symbols.

[单项选择]The good news made headlines nationwide: Deaths from several kinds of cancer have declined significantly in recent years. But the news has to be bittersweet for many cancer patients and their families. Every year, more than 500, 000 people in the United States still die of cancer. In fact, more than half of all patients diagnosed with cancer will die of their disease within a few years. And while its true survival is longer today than in the past, the quality of life for these patients is often greatly diminished. Cancer—and many of the treatments used to fight it—causes pain, nausea, fatigue, and anxiety that routinely go undertreated or untreated.
In the nation’s single-minded focus on curing cancer, we have inadvertently devalued the critical need for palliative care, which focuses on alleviating physical and psychological symptoms over the course of the disease. Nothing would have a greater impact on the daily lives of cancer patients and their families than good symptom contr
A. survival rates.
B. quality of life.
C. lifespans.
D. options for health insurance providers.

[单项选择]From the conversation, we know that last Monday Sally ______.
[A] was ill.
[B] went to a meeting.
[C] explained her absence.

[单项选择]Last year, a certain public transportation system sold an average (arithmetic mean) of 41,000 tickets per day on weekdays (Monday through Friday) and an average of 18,000 tickets per day on Saturday and Sunday. Which of the following is closest to the total number of tickets sold last year ？（）
A. 1 million
B. 1.25 million
C. 10 million
D. 12.5 million
E. 125 million

[单项选择]The hotel made big money last year, （）it to renovate its facilities
A. allowing        
B. having allowed
C. being allowed     
D. not allowing

[单项选择]

Passage Two
Last month, the public address system at Earl’s Court subway station in London was ordered to get the noise down. Passengers, it seems, had had enough of being told the blindingly obvious: "Stand back or the train will run you over." "Don’t lean on the doors." "Stand back from the opening doors." "Do this." "Don’t do that."
Bossiness is not just aural. It is also written. As a commuter, I’m continually bombarded by notices on car walls. "Please take your feet off the seat." "Please turn down your personal stereo." And when I drive past the local primary, a sign flashes: "School. Slow down!"
The presumption behind these signs is that Britons must have everything spelled out because we are low, uncivilized people who were raised by wolves.
Britain didn’t use to be so bossy. When I was a boy, for instance, the loca
A. it is very noisy in public places
B. it is necessary to warn the passengers of their safety
C. people have realized the importance of public order
D. people have been tired of being bossed

[单项选择]Great efforts should be made to inform the public of the terrible consequences of neglecting environmental protection（）
A. 公众已经在了解保护环境的结果上做了很大努力。
B. 应大力向公众宜传忽视环境保护的可怕后果。
C. 应花大力气通知公众忽视环境保护的可怕后果。
D. 人们已经在向大众宜传保护环境的结果上做了很大努力。