ID：9121-12360（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题）
Which of the following may be the best reason for casual dining？
A. Family members need more time to relax.
B. Busy schedules leave people no time for formality.
C. People want to practice economy in times of scarcity.
D. Young people won‘t follow the etiquette of the older generation.
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ID：9121-14761
Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre literate societies in order to attract good health or to ________ disease.
A) set aside B) ward off C) shrug off D) give away
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ID：9121-11846
A transformation is occurring that should greatly __1__ living standards in the developing world. Places that __2__ recently were deaf and dumb are rapidly acquiring __3__ telecommunications. Many developing countries are planning to invest vast sums of money __4__ their telecommunications networks to allow them to __5__ with developed countries. They believe this will __6__ foreign and domestic investment. However, how fast these nations should push __7__ is a matter of debate. And some developing countries __8__ experience in weighing costs and choosing between technologies. Vietnam, __9__ particular, though desperate for any phones, requires that all mobile phones be expensive digital models. Still, there is __10__ dispute that communications will be a key factor __11__ the winners from the losers. Over the next decade, China plans to pour some $100 billion into telecommunications equipment. Telecommunications is also a key __12__ Shanghai’s ambition of becoming a top financial center. Shanghai plans to be as electronically advanced __13__ New York. __14__, some other developing countries and areas such as Hungary, Latin America, and Thailand are all hoping to jump into the modern world __15__ means of telecommunication revolution. For countries that have lagged __16__ for so long, the temptation to move ahead in one jump is hard to __17__. And __18__ the mistakes they’ll make, they’ll persist ―__19__ day they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans __20__ the information superhighway.
18
A despite
B in spite
C now that
D because
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ID：9121-14804（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题）
By “overtraining” the author means ________.
A) a series of physical symptoms that occur after training
B) undue emphasis on the importance of physical exertion
C) training that is not adequately compensated for by rest
D) training that has exceeded an athlete’s emotional limits（C）
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ID：9121-12888（本题为引用材料试题，请根据材料回答以下问题）
In people’s eyes, the education system _______.provides enough chances to success for children
misses no children who are really clever
only provides chances for children from rich families
does not give equal chances to all bright children.
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