单选题1.terseA.briefandtothepointB.toworkhardC.toriseorfall答案:A2.avant-gardeA.relatingto,orbeingpartofaninnovativegroupB.ateenagerC.violenceattack答案:A3.WhydidpeoplethinkHaifawasasafeplace?A.ItwasaseasidecityandaportB.IsraeliJewsandArabslivedinrelativeharmonyC.ItisontheWestBankandnearRamallahD.Noneoftheabove答案:B4.WhichcityisNOTthefinalistfor2008?A.ParisB.TorontoC.IstanbulD.Dublin答案:D5.spiralA.toriseorfallwithsteadyaccelerationB.toworkhardC.totryone‘severymeans答案:A6.suffuse.A.tospreadthroughoroverB.tokillsbC.tobuyagreatloafof答案:A7.Whymustlocalgovernmentkeephisorherdoorstoeveryvisitor?A.Economicdevelopmentdependsonit.B.Thecentralgovernmentforcesthemtodothat.C.Inordertoletmorepeopleenjoythebeautyofthesites.D.Theyarefriendlyandhospitable.答案:A8.Bythe_____,buildinglifeskillscameintovogue.A.1930sB.1940sC.1950sD.1960s答案:B9.______isoneofthefewareaswhereIsraeliJewsandArabsliveinrelativeharmony.A.HaifaB.RamallahC.TulkarmD.TelAviv答案:A10.Howmanynationsdoesthecommonwealthhave?A.54B.53C.48D.1答案:B11.OnwhatdoesChinaspendtheleastmoney?A.TakingcareofanagingpopulationB.DampeningrisingunemploymentC.OverhaulingitscommandeconomyD.Culturalconservation答案:D12.Inthe2000presidentialelection,themostimportantstatewhichdecidesthepoliticalfatesofBushandGoreis________.A.CaliforniaB.FloridaC.MaineD.Texas答案:B13.decrepit.A.tokillsbattimesB.wornout,impairedC.tosetfireon答案:B14.____isaspokeswomanfortheAmericanAssociationofHealthPlans.A.GeraldD.KleczkaB.JohnDlDingellC.SusanM.PisanoD.StephanieSueStein答案:C15.Peoplesometimesdon’tpaymuchattentiontowhatafilmisaboutbecause_______.A.theydislikeitB.thecrowdistoonoisyC.thelandscapeisamightydistractionD.theweatherisveryhotinthesummertime答案:C16.accelerate.A.desertsbwithoutanyexcuseB.losefacebeforethepublicC.moveorhappenmorequickly答案:C17.PublicAgendaA.公众议程B.公共设施C.公共交通D.公共日程答案:A18.IfSheilaLindseyisgoingtobeawayformorethanaday,she