In 166, envoys from India arrive via the Silk Road in Chang’an, where they set up an embassy. Which proved the central role of ancient China.

A . Indonesia B . Singapore C . Hong Kong D . Pakista

A．Y B．N C．NG

A.donkeys B.tigers C.female deer D.house rats

A Because bullocks have long been used by Indian people B Because bullocks walk slowly and are easy to control C Because there are few non-working bullocks in India D Because there is not enough oil in India

The government official confirmed seven heat wave deaths in Orissa and said the government was investigating at least 71 more cases. Details were unclear, but officials say deaths are normally caused by dehydration and sunstroke. High temperatures are hitting most of India, including the capital, New Delhi, but no deaths have yet been reported. In the summer of 2003, more than 1,400 people--most of them homeless, beggars or street hawkers-- died in the worst heat wave to hit large parts of India in several years. The government confirmed that ______ people were killed in the recent heat wave in Orissa. A．seven B．dozens of C．fifty D．seventy-one

A．味美的 B．有营养的 C．味同嚼蜡的 D．有毒的

One day, he received an invitation to join at the ruler's palace. Very pleased, he went to tell his colleagues. They laughed and told him the meaning of the invitation. They had all been invited and each person who was invited had to bring with him a certain number of silver' and gold coins. The number of coins varied according to the person's position in the service of the government. My friend's income was not high, so he did not have to pay much. Each person bowed before the ruler. His gold went onto one heap; his silver went onto another heap. And in this way he paid his income tax for the year. This was the simple way of collecting income tax. The tax on property was also collected simply. The ruler gave a man the power to collect a tax from each owner of land or property in a certain area, if this man promised to pay the ruler a certain amount of money. Of course, the tax collector managed to collect more money than he paid to the ruler. The difference between the sum of money he collected and the sum of money he gave to the ruler was his profit. What do we know about the speaker's friend？ A．He was once a friend of the ruler. B．He was a tax collector. C．He was a government official. D．He was once a school teacher in India.

A．expects B．assumes C．predicts D．considers

A．extended 30% of the air-conditioner market. B．increased 21% of washing machine sales. C．taken 19% of color-TV business. D．gained GSM mobile phone market.

A．He was in India to get rid of his constant stress. B．He wrote a resume and sent it to Mandy Kane, C．He acquired experience with the indigents. D．He worked on his studies to get Masters.

In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people: as get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight. Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form. of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them. Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic？ But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and sow that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts. The first paragraph points out that ______. A．there are many disabled people in the world B．the number of disabled people in India is the greatest C．India has much more disabled people than Canada D．it is impossible to get an exact figure of the world' s disabled people

A．fret B．aspire C．retreat D．meditate