Why are many home shoppers relieved to find a house to buy？

A . remaining to settle B . remained settling C . remaining to be settled D . remained to besettled

A . the use of hosted email services eliminating the need for local security B . the perceived costs of security solutions C . the lack of risk analysis D . the lack of threats to their network E . the belief that free security tools are sufficient F . the desire to avoid unnecessary technologie

A . The DML operations re-create the Bitmap index blocks. B . The Bitmap index is rebuilt automatically after a DML operation. C . The smallest amount of a bitmap that can be locked is a bitmap segment. D . Additional time is taken to remove NULL values from the Bitmap index after a DML operation.

M: Well, if you could stop listening to the pop music and give me some peace and quiet, I might have done a bit better, Mum. Q: What is the man suggesting？ (17) A．He suggests his mother stop listening to pop music. B．He suggests his mother stop scolding them. C．He suggests his mother stop listening to his teacher. D．He suggests his mother stop talking too much.

A．They believe that doing so is impractical. B．They feel that such behavior. is unprincipled. C．They are not good at manipulating colleagues. D．They think the effort will get them nowhere.

A．She wants to see the car. B．She wants to see his house. C．She wants to write him.

A．Most nurses work long days. B．They don't treat patients for illness and injury. C．Caring for sick patients requires patience and concern. D．They are not dedicated.

A．Because Susan's mother will not allow them to watch a movie. B．Because Susan has to finish her history assignment. C．Because Susan has to cook for the family. D．Because Susan's video machine is broken.

A．YES B．NO C．NOT GIVEN

A．Because their mothers didn'tteach them． B．Because they were influencedby feminism and consumerism． C．Because they were feminists． D．Because they were consumerists．

A．For education. B．For adventure. C．To enjoy themselves. D．To look for a different lifestyle.

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Ethnic restaurants and supermarkets are commonplace in the United States. Since the United States is a country of immigrants, there is a great variety. Any large American city is filled with restaurants【38】international cooking. Many cities even have ethnic sections: Chinatown, Little Italy, or Germantown. With this vast ethnic choice, we can【39】food from all over the world. This is pleasant for those who come here to travel or to work; they can usually find their【40】specialties. Health food gained popularity when people began to think more seriously about their physical well-being. Health food is fresh, natural, unprocessed food. It does not【41】preservatives to make it last longer or chemicals to make it taste or look【42】Some health food enthusiasts are vegetarians: They eat no meat; they prefer to get their【43】proteins from other sources, such as beans and rice, cheese and eggs. More and more people are eating healthy food and trying to eat less fat and red meat. America's【44】toward meals is changing, too. The traditional big breakfast and dinner at 6:00 p.m. are losing popularity. People are rediscovering the social importance of tood. Dinner with family or friends is again becoming a very【45】way of enjoying and sharing. Like so many people in other cultures, many Americans are taking time to relax and enjoy the finer tastes at dinner, even if they still rush through lunch at a hamburger stand. (36) A．at B．in C．for D．to

A．Because it is considered by psychologists to be an undesirable trait. B．Because it is not a trait associated with social animals. C．Because our ancestors were not shy, so we should be like them. D．Because shy people could not have survived in early human society.