Many people prefer online shopping because online shopping is more comfortable.

A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned

M: I agree. People like bankcards because they offer greater safety and convenience than personal checks. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation？ (20) A．A merchant doesn't know the balance before completing a sale. B．No security system has yet been devised for personal checks. C．A personal check is secure at the check stand. D．The clerk can examine all the bankcards.

A．hand-washed dishes are cleaner B．dishwashers are not so easily handled C．some dishes cannot be machine-washed D．washing dishes by hand is cheaper

A．A.the common law of contracts B．B.the objective law of contracts C．C.the Uniform. Computer Information Transactions Act D．D.the Uniform. Commercial Code

A．enforce B．magnify C．improve D．polish

A．seems B．seem C．seemed D．seeming

Cities can be frightening places. The majority of the population lives in massive tower blocks, noisy, dirty and impersonal. The sense of belonging to a community tends to disappear when you live fifteen floors up. All you can see from your window is sky, or other blocks of flats. Children become aggressive and nervous—cooped up at home all day, with nowhere to play; their mothers feel isolated from the rest of the world. Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on tire same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other. Country life, on the other hand, differs from this kind of isolated existence in that a sense of community generally binds the inhabitants of small villages together. People have the advantage of knowing that there is always someone to turn to when they need help. But country life has disadvantages too. While it is true that you may be among friends in a village, it is also true that you are cut off from the exciting and important events that take place in cities. There's little possibility of going to a new show or the latest movie. Shopping becomes a major problem, and for anything slightly out of the ordinary you have to go on an expedition to the nearest large town. The city-dweller who leaves for the country is often oppressed by a sense of unbearable stillness and quietness. What, then, is the answer？ The country has the advantage of peace and quiet, but suffers from the disadvantage of being cut off; the city breeds a feeling of isolation, and constant noise batters the senses. But one of its main advantages is that you are at the centre of things; and that life doesn't come to an end at half past nine at night. Some people have found(or rather bought) a compromise between the two: they have expressed their preference for the "quiet life" by leaving the suburbs and moving to villages within commuting distance of large cities. They generally have about as much sensitivity as the plastic flowers they leave behind—they are polluted with strange ideas about change and improvement which they force on to the unwilling original inhabitants of the village. What then of my dreams of leaning on a cottage gate and murmuring "morning" to the locals as they pass by？ I'm keen on the idea, but you see there's my cat, Toby. I'm not at all sure that he would take to all that fresh air and exercise in the long grass. I mean, can you see him mixing with all those hearty males down the farm？ No, he would rather have the electric imitation-coal fire any evening. One of the disadvantages of living in high-rise buildings is that ______. A．the parents may become violent and difficult to put up with B．the residents may not have a good view from their windows C．the residents may become indifferent to their neighbors D．the children may become too frustrated to be controlled

One example is New York University in Manhattan. The School of Continuing and Professional Studies began online classes in nineteen ninety-two. Its Virtual College has taught more than ten thousand students from across the United States and other countries. Last year, the School of Continuing and Professional Studies launched NYU Online. It offers NYU's first online programs to earn a bachelor's degree. Programs are offered in three areas: leadership and management, information systems management and social sciences. University officials say classes are highly interactive, where students communicate with each other and their teachers. Some classes require students to all log in at the same time so they can attend live lectures by a professor. Students can also ask questions and work together on team projects. The university says classes are taught by NYU professors who have been trained in online teaching. International students must take two admission tests before they can be accepted into the program. These are the SAT and the TOEFL. We will discuss these tests later in our series. The cost to attend NYU Online depends on how many classes a student takes. It can cost as much as fifteen thousand dollars a year. NYU offers no financial aid for international students in this program. You can get more details at nyu.edu. 1. When did New York University start its online classes？ A. In 1990 B. In 1998. C. In 1992. D. In 1982. 2. Which of the following is NOT included in the online programs offering a BA degree？ A. Information Systems Management. B. Finance and Economy. C. Leadership and Management. D. Social Sciences. 3. What can the students do in the online learning programs？ A. Communicate with each other and the teacher. B. Attend classes and lectures together. C. Ask questions and work together on team projects. D. Students are taught by NYU professors in the classroom. 4. International students can be accepted into the program after ________ . A. they take the SAT and the TOFEL B. they go to New York University C. they apply and log in D. two years in the United States 5. How much does the online learning program cost per year？ A. $15,000. B. $1,500. C. It depends. D. $5,000.

A．About two hours． B．Sure C．I’m feeling sick． D．It’s about ten minutes’ walk．

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A．teenagers time playing B．teenager times playing C．teenagers times play D．teenager times playing