9. Whether work should be placed among the causes of happiness or among the causes of unhappiness may perhaps be regarded as a doubtful question. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly irksome, and an excess of work is always ver...

6. Let's address the question of whether speed reading is even a desirable goal. I am an avid fiction reader. Consciously or unconsciously, readers of fiction appreciate the beauty in good writing. Occasionally I will read a passage or sent...

18. —Yang Liwei has won great honour for our country. —Who is Yang Liwei? —What a question! It is surprising ____ the first spaceman in China. A. you didn’t know our national hero B. to you not to know him C. you should know nothing ...

8. ____ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean doesn’t seem big at all. A. Compare B. When comparing C. Comparing D. When compared ...

3. It is hard for me to imagine what I would be doing today if I ____ in love, at the age of seven, with the Melinda Cox Library in my hometown. A. wouldn’t have fallen B. had not fallen C. should fall D. were to fall ...

16. The doctor shook his head;such unfortunate things were always (wrenching). A. worrying B. painful C. annoying D. exacting ...

11. In paradise the (dwellings) are too far from each other for visiting. A. villages B. gardens C. houses D. towns ...

5. As the plants receive energy from the sun, they give out oxygen, which is (necessary) for human and animal life. A. important B. useful C. needed D. helpful ...

20. A cab (drew up) and an Englishman got out. A. came to a stop B. passed by C. went to D. caught up ...

9. In general, my reaction is that we should ____ carefully. A. proceed B. pace C. pale D. pan ...