Do you know the police are looking into the _______ of the accident?

 A. reason　　B. excuse      C. cause　D. reasons?

Do you know the police are looking into the _______ of the accident?

 A. reason　　B. excuse      C. cause　D. reasons?

　　College and university graduations in the United States are arriving earlier each year as the average length of school year gets shorter.

    The school year has fallen by nearly six weeks, from 197 days in 1964 to 156days in 1994,   1   the National Association of Scholars.   2  , most American kindergarten, elementary (初等的) and high school students are   3  to spend 180 days a year in their schools. The   4  of the average class period also has   5   , from more than 57minutes to less than 54,the Association reports.

    “The   6  has to be that students are simply   7  less,” said the director of the Association. “If you count the actual    8  of contact hours, you'll find they are   9   four years in college getting an education that would have taken about    10  years in 1964.”

The universities argue (认为) that they are simply teaching more  11　　 “The traditional idea that learning   12  in the classroom and   13  reading and writing   14  based on seat time is out of date,” said a spokesman for the American Council on Education. “  15  than attending lectures, students now   16  their professors on their computers or use other types of   17  technology, allowing for a shorter school year,” he said. It is very   18  .that, in many schools, they are going to spend   19  time   20  than they used to.

1. A. according to　　  　　  B. by the accordance of  　　 C. following  　　     D. followed

2. A. By comparison  　　　　  B. In particular 　　　　    　　C. Strangely enough  D. As a result

3. A. intended   　　　　  　　B. required 　　　　   　　　　C. requested   　　  D. inquired

4. A. long    　　　　　　　　　　 　　B. length　　　　 　　   　　C. time   　　  　　  D. period

5. A. fallen   　　    　　　　B. declined 　　　　   　　　　C. oppressed   　　  D. lowered

6. A. reason　　 　　　　 　　B. cause    　　　　 　　　　C. conclusion 　　   　　  D. condition

7. A. playing   　　　　    　　B. learning  　　　　  　　　　C. working　　 　　  D. paying

8. A. number　　 　　　　B. times  　　  　　　　　　C. need  　　　　　　    D. arrangement

9. A. spending      　　　　B. given  　　  　　　　　　C. living  　　　　  D. asked

10. A. five　　    　　  　　B. two   　　  　　　　　　C. three 　　   　　  D. six

11. A. quickly   　　　　  　　B. thoroughly  　　　　　　　　   C. wisely   　　　　    D. efficiently

12. A. came　　   　　  　　B. took place　　　　  　　    C. started 　　  　　  D. appeared

13. A. through    　　    　　B. across   　　　　  　　　　C. by the way of     D. with

14. A. questions        　　B. books   　　　　  　　　　C. assignments       D. texts

15. A. Rather  　　  　　　　B. More　　  　　  　　　　C. Less   　　 　　  D. Easier

16. A. chat with    　　 　　B. argue with  　　　　　　 　　C. speak       　　  D. tell

17. A. knowledge  　　   　　B. information   　　　　  　　C. message  　　      D. intelligence

18. A. possibly     　　　　B. probably  　　    　　　　C. lovely      　　  D. likely

19. A. less　　     　　　　B. little　　 　　　　  　　　　C. more　　 　　      D. much more

20. A. at home　　　　    B. in the laboratory 　　　　     C. in the classroom  D. on computer

 

According to the recent research，heavy coffee drinking and heart attack is not necessarily 　　　　 and effect.?

A.reason　　　　 B.impact　　　　　　 C.fact　　　　　 D.cause?

 

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 　36 .

He had gone out of the study for some 　37 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 　38 was on his desk. In the middle 　39 　a small piece of paper on 　40 were written the words “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.

A(n) 41 boy would have avoided looking at the title 　42 he saw the paper. But I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 　43 until the start of the exam so I could not 　44 reading it.

When the headmaster 　45 ，I was looking out of the window.

I should have told him what had 　46 then. It would have been so 　47 to say: “I’m sorry, but I saw 　48 for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 　49 it.”

The chance passed and I did not 　50 it. I took the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t mean to cheat, but it was still cheating 　51 　.

That was thirty-eight years ago 　52 I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor 　53 tried to explain to myself why not.

It’s obvious that I could not 　54 I had seen the title. Whatever it was, it has become a good 　　 55 of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

36. A. plan　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fault　　　　　　　　　　 C. grade　　　　　　　　　 D. luck

37. A. reason　　　　　　　　　 B. course　　　　　　　　 C. example　　　　　　　 D. vacation

38. A. this　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

39. A. are　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. was　　　　　　　　　　 D. were

40. A. what　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

41. A. honest　　　　　　　　　 B. handsome　　　　　　 C. friendly　　　　　　　　 D. active

42. A. as well　　　　　　　　　 B. as soon as　　　　　　 C. as well as　　　　　　 D. as a result

43. A. question　　　　　　　　 B. key　　　　　　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　　　　　 D. secret

44. A. help　　　　　　　　　　　 B. consider　　　　　　　 C. practise　　　　　　　 D. forget

45. A. disappeared　　　　　　 B. stayed　　　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　 D. went

46. A. existed　　　　　　　　　 B. remained　　　　　　　 C. happened　　　　　　 D. continued

47. A. tiring　　　　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　 C. important　　　　　　 D. difficult

48. A. the title　　　　　　　　　 B. the exam　　　　　　　 C. the paper　　　　　　 D. the window

49. A. repeat　　　　　　　　　　 B. defend　　　　　　　　 C. correct　　　　　　　　 D. change

50. A. take　　　　　　　　　 B. have　　　　　　　　　　 C. lose　　　　　　　　 D. find

51. A. Otherwise　 　　 B. Therefore　　 　 C. anyhow　　　　　　 D. though

52. A. which　　　　 　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　 C. on which　　　　　 D. that

53. A. I have　　　　 　　 B. has I　　　　　　 　 C. have I　　　 　　 D. I has

54. A. inspect　　　　 　　 B. perform　　　　　　　 C. employ　　　　　　 D. admit

55. A. example　　　　　　 B. reason　　　　　　　　 C. matter　　　 　　　 D. signal