[单项选择]Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disaster or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rule; came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously iii.
Today many gov
A. conditions in the work place
B. the freedom of industries in the past
C. changes in industrial production
D. the safety and health of workers and customers

[单项选择]Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disaster or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rule; came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously iii.
Today many gov
A. conditions in the work place
B. the freedom of industries in the past
C. changes in industrial production
D. the safety and health of workers and customers

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Passage Two
Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disaster or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rule; came too late to protect the people who died or who becam
A. were put forward due to scientists' recommendations
B. came into being as a result of the workers' demand
C. were introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injured
D. were effective enough to protect workers and customers

[填空题]Fifty years ago, more than 75 percent of all adult women in the U.S. had no jobs.

[单项选择]More than two hundred years ago the United States （） from the British Empire and became an independent country.
A. got off
B. pulled down
C. broke away
D. dropped off

[单项选择]Over the years, more than two hundred fifty million dollars in company profits have been donated to social causes and organizations.
A. 数年以来，公司的两亿五千万美元收入被捐给了社会的团体以及个人。
B. 长期以来，超过两亿五千万美元的公司利润被捐给了公益事业和组织。
C. 年复一年，公司把多达两亿五百万美元的收入全部投入到了社会福利事业。
D. 多年以来，公司将超过两亿五千万美元的盈利捐给了公益事业和组织。
E. 很久以来，公司的两亿五千万美元收入都投入到了公益慈善事业上面。

[填空题]More than one thousand years ago, students were sent to Japan to study Confucianism.

[填空题]Over the past four years, more than half of students in the high school caught receiving text messaged answers on their cell phones during an accounting exam.

[填空题]What happened more than 10, 000 years ago
A woman let fall ______.