He gave a brief () of the history of t...

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After people have learned that magnets attract things, centuries passed () they took note of the fact that magnets sometimes also repel things.

A. before
B. until
C. after
D. since

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Nowadays it is not uncommon for a big, strong schoolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the bus or tube, () stand up and offer his seat to her.

A. much less
B. not to mention
C. not to say
D. rather than

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People will find themselves suffering from headache and watering eyes, and even snowblindness, when () to several hours of "snow light".

A. being exposed
B. having been exposed
C. exposed
D. exposing

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He () the meeting, but upon learning that they would discuss something irrelevant to his field of study, he dropped the idea.

A. were going to attend
B. had attended
C. were to attend
D. would have attended

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A little learning is a dangerous thing, for you might as well not know a thing () know it only imperfectly.

A. that
B. as
C. than
D. but

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They are said () each other long time before they met in Harvard University where they worked together on a research project.

A. to know
B. to have known
C. knowing
D. having known

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As is generally agreed, a home without love is not () a home as a body without soul in a man.

A. such
B. as much of
C. so much of
D. much of

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Love and bread () equally important; the one enriches my spiritual life, and the other my material life.

A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. has been

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In many parts of the world, man has not realized the importance of the role of trees. He has cut them down in large numbers () that without them he has lost the best friends he had.

A. then found
B. only to find
C. but found
D. therefore found

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By the following semester, it is likely that the old professor () on the campus of California University for two decades.

A. will have to be teaching
B. will have been taught
C. will have been teaching
D. will be teaching

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In speaking, the choice of words is of the utmost importance. But too often careless use of words () a meeting of the minds of the speaker and listener.

A. stirs
B. prevents
C. destroys
D. offers

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Sally wanted to go to Florida for the holiday, but her husband thought (), saying that they would go to New York to join his parents for Christmas.

A. likewise
B. meanwhile
C. likely
D. otherwise

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We are trying to make people more () to the difficulties faced by the laid-off workers.

A. sensible
B. sensational
C. sensitive
D. sentimental

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If a country wants to develop its economy successfully, there has to be a clear () of its social needs.

A. appreciation
B. assurance
C. assumption
D. assessment

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The strong wind with sand comes from the () hill in front of their house.

A. empty
B. isolated
C. bare
D. remote

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At the meeting, John argued () in favor of the proposal.

A. forcefully
B. warmly
C. severely
D. heavily

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To a first-year student, the doctoral degree is a distant ().

A. aspect
B. respect
C. prospect
D. spectacle

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He gave a brief () of the history of the university before the opening of the conference.

A. reference
B. statement
C. account
D. comment

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The picturesque scenery of his hometown has often () him to write poems.

A. excited
B. inspired
C. stirred
D. attracted

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Please come and help me with this form because I don’t know how to () it.

A. set about
B. set aside
C. set off
D. set up

He gave a brief () of the history of the university before the opening of the conference.

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Nowadays it is not uncommon for a big, strong schoolboy to elbow an elderly woman aside in the dash for the last remaining seat on the bus or tube, () stand up and offer his seat to her.

People will find themselves suffering from headache and watering eyes, and even snowblindness, when () to several hours of "snow light".

He () the meeting, but upon learning that they would discuss something irrelevant to his field of study, he dropped the idea.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, for you might as well not know a thing () know it only imperfectly.

They are said () each other long time before they met in Harvard University where they worked together on a research project.

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Love and bread () equally important; the one enriches my spiritual life, and the other my material life.

In many parts of the world, man has not realized the importance of the role of trees. He has cut them down in large numbers () that without them he has lost the best friends he had.

By the following semester, it is likely that the old professor () on the campus of California University for two decades.

In speaking, the choice of words is of the utmost importance. But too often careless use of words () a meeting of the minds of the speaker and listener.

Sally wanted to go to Florida for the holiday, but her husband thought (), saying that they would go to New York to join his parents for Christmas.

We are trying to make people more () to the difficulties faced by the laid-off workers.

If a country wants to develop its economy successfully, there has to be a clear () of its social needs.

The strong wind with sand comes from the () hill in front of their house.

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He gave a brief () of the history of the university before the opening of the conference.

The picturesque scenery of his hometown has often () him to write poems.

Please come and help me with this form because I don’t know how to () it.