1、We cannot hope to _______ with so experienced a team.
A.compete
B.contest
C.war
D.fight
2、I am very pleased with the room you _______ for me.
A.offer
B.offering
C.provide
D.providing
3、You need money and time, ______, you need diligence.
A.beside
B.however
C.in addition
D.therefore
4、Many of the British upper classes are _______ very rich.
A.no longer
B.no more
C.not any longer
D.not any more
5、If cancers are spotted early there’s a high chance of _______.
A.surviving
B.survival
C.death
D.treatment
6、Among her many virtues are _______, courage, and truthfulness.
A.loyal
B.loyalty
C.faithful
D.disloyalty
7、Smoking is _______ in many university classrooms in China.
A.prohibiting
B.banning
C.forbade
D.prohibited
8、Transport networks need to be expanded to remote _______ areas.
A.village
B.countryside
C.rural
D.rurality
9、His collection of _______ pottery is turning one hundred pieces.
A.new
B.aged
C.ancient
D.advanced
10、Now, the gene they discovered today doesn’t ________ all those cases.
A.account for
B.account of
C.respond to
D.explain for
11、After discussion, all of us _______ invest heavily in a building firm.
A.for nothing
B.see no reason to
C.find no sign to
D.intently
12、She was not very willing to change her way of thinking and with strong _______ views.
A.region
B.religion
C.religious
D.religiously
13、A man _______ to be a journalist threatened to reveal details about her private life.
A.declared
B.alleged
C.claimed
D.claiming
14、To avoid quarreling, we _______ to furnish our own house according to our own taste.
A.suggest
B.recommend
C.advise
D.propose
15、He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to _______ in the country.
A.settle down
B.settle back
C.settle
D.settle up
16、What theory about meat prohibition has been put forward by Marvin Harris?
A.If an animal does not chew its cud, consumption will be prohibited.
B.If an animal is much more valuable alive than dead, consumption will be prohibited.
C.If an animal lives in a dirty place, it’s unclean and unhealthy so the consumption will be pr
17、What was the reason for the horsemeat prohibition in European history?
A.The horses were useful for soldiers to fight against their enemies.
B.The horses do not chew their cud.
C.The horses were the primary power source.
D.The taste of horsemeat is so terrible.
18、It’s believed that religions and life customs can account for meat prohibitions.
A.True
B.False
19、According to some researchers, the Jews dislike pork because pigs are dirty.
A.True
B.False
20、Actually pork had been once the part of the food for the ancient Middle Easterners.
A.True
B.False
21、Cows are respected by Indians because they are useful source.
A.True
B.False
22、The Moslems gave up pork due to their frequent migration in hot climate.
A.True
B.False
23、Why shouldn’t religious believers question the reasons for meat prohibition?
A.They will be punished by the church if they question the reasons for meat prohibition.
B.It is considered rude for humans to question the directives of God or church.
C.The loyalty to each faith sees little reason to ask why a particular food is pro
24、What are the different reasons for the prohibition of pork in Judaism and other religions?
A.The Jewish prohibition against pork seems to be the fact that pigs do not chew their cud.
B.The Jewish prohibition against pork because pigs are much more valuable alive than dead.
C.Other religions, such as the Islamism, believe that pigs are “uncl
25、Why is beef prohibited in the rural area in India?
A.Because soldiers need to fight on cow back.
B.Because cows’ dung becomes a kind of clean cooking coal.
C.Because cows are the primary power source there.
D.Because cows provide milk for dairy products.
