16.??I asked the bank for a _____. A. loaf B. load C. loan D. loam ...

1. Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November is uniquely an American holiday. It __1__ back to the arrival of some of the first European settlers in the New World. America has been blessed with __2__ land and rich natural resourc...

15. — My grandmother's taken ill and I've got to go down to the hospital. — __________________ . A. We're going to the same place B. Very sorry to hear it. I hope it's nothing serious C. Really? D. Let me go with you ...

4. In the last 500 years, nothing about people—not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish...

2. The comprehension passages on this course are designed to help you increase your reading speed. A higher reading rate, with no loss of comprehension, will help you in other subjects as well as English, and the general principles apply t...

2. I’ll accept the job ________ I don’t have to get up early. A. since B. even though C. if D. though ...

1. Brazil has become one of the developing world’s greatest successes at reducing population growth-but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better r...

1. The British are crazy about animals. Many families have a __1__ animal. It could be a dog, a cat, a pig , even a snake. Some __2__ old people love their cat or dog as much as a human friend. Racing animals is __3__ very popular activity...

6. We should ourselves to the changing society. A. adjust B. change C. apply D. use ...

1. It was very cold that day. It was __1__ heavily and the ground was covered with __2__ snow. The shepherd thought it was dangerous to __3__ the hill and it was difficult for the sheep to find some __4__ there. So he decided to stay i...