[填空题]For several years, a large sum of money was invested in the "Asian tiger" countries unwisely.

[填空题]For several years, a large sum of money was invested in the "Asian tiger" countries unwisely.

[填空题]Mask Twain earned a large sum of money by collecting and selling cocoa.

[填空题]Mark Twain earned a large sum of money by collecting and selling cocoa.

[填空题]A large sum of money must be spent on Lyubomirsky’s research because it needs to trace a lot of people ______.

[单项选择]Two hundred dollars （　）a large sum of money to the old man.
A. is
B. is to be
C. are
D. are to be

[填空题]The film cost a large sum of money but was not well made. It was______ (怪不得观众满怀期望而来), but left very much disappointed.

[简答题]A. Those who have large sum of money at home.
B. Those who will be away for a long time.
C. Those who will stay at the bank for a long time.
D. Those who will deposit a large sum of money for a long time.

[简答题]The temptation from such a large sum of money _______(我很难抵御).

[单项选择]All that I need______a large sum of money with which to buy my wife a diamond ring.
A. are to be
B. is
C. are
D. were

[填空题]______ (sell) the house, Mike had a large sum of money at his disposal.

[单项选择]The staggering sum of money invested in this project failed to yield the desired result（　）.
A. fluctuating
B. increasing
C. diminishing
D. overwhelming

[单项选择]People would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.
A. 人们将支付一大笔钱而不是让他们毕生的心血被歹徒毁掉。
B. 人们将支付一大笔钱而不是让他们生活的工作被歹徒毁掉。
C. 人们情愿支付一大笔钱，也不愿自己毕生的心血毁于歹徒之手。
D. 人们认为支付一大笔钱比让歹徒毁掉他们一生的工作好。

[单项选择]This sum of money played a vital role in the completion of the project, ______ it, the project would not have been completed so successfully.


A. With
B. Without
C. Except for
D. But that

[单项选择]How should one invest a sum of money in these days of inflation (通货膨胀) Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.
I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. "The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens round its young people’s wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves. "
W
A. suggest human beings are controlled by a clock
B. describe why clocks can rule the planet Earth
C. tell readers what clocks look like
D. compare clocks to human beings