His interest in the project _______ after his wife died.A) deniedB) declinedC) deprived
His interest in the project _______ after his wife died.
A) denied
B) declined
C) deprived
D) affected
His interest in the project _______ after his wife died.
A) denied
B) declined
C) deprived
D) affected
Whats Harolds interest while hes practising law?
A.He has his special interest in going to the fair.
B.He strives for the rights and fair treatment for the disabled.
C.He spends most of his time breaking down people"s prejudices about the disabled.
D.He strives for more job opportunities for the disabled.
[A] restrictively
[B] radically
[C] inclusively
[D] exclusively
A.Failing
B.Failed
C.Having been faile
D.Having Failed
A.It fostered his love for the theater.
B.It developed his skill in business.
C.It prompted his interest in law.
D.It had almost no effect on his life.
People in Edinburgh began to ignore Burns when he went there next winter because
A.his trips there were too frequent
B.their interest in his poems began to decrease
C.they disapproved of his habits
D.they could not catch up with his fast-paced life style
Alex lent Emma the book ,Markings, ______.
A.to show his friendliness to her
B.to show his interest in reading
C.to tell her about the importance of the UN
D.to let her write her name and address inside
A.help the speaker to control the audience
B.help the speaker to gain audience interest and esteem
C.help the speaker to know whether he is talking too much about a certain point
D.help the speaker to analyze his audience when he is beginning his speech
Which of the following circumstances is most unlikely to be realized?
A.A man who got a small loan has to pay three times back after a period.
B.A skilled serviceman is free of loan interest for his expertise.
C.A new act on the rules of small loans is issued by the Congress.
D.A poor man who has no other choice borrows money until bankruptcy.
【B1】
A.other than
B.as well as
C.instead of
D.more than
Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)
On the ground floor of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, there is an electronic game which tests a visitor's skill at setting interest rates. You have to decide how to respond to events such as rising inflation or a stockmarket crash. If you get all the answers right, the machine declares you the next Fed chairman. In real life, because of huge uncertainties about data and how the economy works, there is no obviously right answer to the question of when to change interest rates. Nor is there any easy test of who will make the best Fed chairman. So who would The Economist select for the job?
Alan Greenspan will retire as Fed chairman on January 31st, after a mere 181/2 years in the job. So George Bush needs to nominate a successor soon. Mr. Bush has a penchant for picking his pals to fill top jobs: last week he nominated his personal lawyer Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. But his personal bank manager really would not cut the mustard as Fed chairman. This is the most important economic-policy job in America—indeed in the whole world. The Fed chairman sets interest rates with the aim of controlling inflation, which in turn helps determine the value of the dollar, the world's main reserve currency. It is hardly surprising that financial markets worldwide can rise or fall on his every word.
Financial markets are typically more volatile during the first year after the handover to a new chairman than during the rest of his tenure. In October 1987,barely two months after Mr. Greenspan took office, the stock market crashed. Current conditions for a handover are hardly ideal. America's economy has never looked so unbalanced, with a negative household savings rate, a housing bubble, a hefty budget deficit, a record current-account deficit and rising inflation. Figures due on October 14th are expected to show that the 12-monthrate of inflation has risen above 4% —its highest since 1991.
Which of the following questions does the text discuss?
A.What is the content of the electronic game?
B.Who could fill Alan Greenspan's shoes?
C.How to respond to events such as rising inflation?
D.Who could change interest rates?