9. With the demand outnumbering the supply in the job market, it is no news nowadays that a person with a doctorial (博士的) degree may 　　　　jobless.

　　 A. put up　　　 B. end up　　 　 C. take up　 　　　　 D. pick up

8. His failure came as no surprise 　　　　the fact that he hadn’t got himself well prepared for it.

　　 A. due to　　 　 B. along with　 　 C. in spite of　 　 D. regardless of

7. Generally speaking, female assistants are more patient and skillful in their relationship with customers, because they’re more 　　　　to customers’ needs.

　　 A. gifted　　　 B. available　　 C. sensitive　　 D. addicted

6. Why is it so difficult for consumers 　　　　safe even when they buy products with quality guarantees issued by the authorities?

　　 A. feel 　　　　　　 B. to feel　　 　　 C. feeling 　　　 D. to feeling

5. — Are you going to the football game this evening, Mike?

　　 — I don’t want to go. It’s not important, 　　　.

　　 A. somewhat　 　B. though　　 　 C. anyway　　 　 D. somehow

4. Nowadays bars have had more 　　　. They are places to listen to music, watch films, read books, play games, and even hold art salons.

　　 A. contents 　　　 B. attitudes　 　　　 C. functions　　 　　 D. responses

3. A British wizard once had made a prediction that the world would end in 2004, but finally 　　　　this error on a miscalculation (计算失误).

　　 A. owed　　 　 B. based　　 　　　 C. focused　 　　 D. blamed

2. China has been seeking 　　　　possible solutions to product safety, which has been 　　　　constant headache.

　　 A. 不填;　 a 　　 B. the;　 不填　 C. the;　 a　 　　　 D. 不填;　 不填

1. — Do you know why the sun looks much bigger in the morning?

　　 — Well, 　　　. I’ve never read about it.

　　 A. I’m sorry to hear that　　　　 B. you really get me there

　　 C. it’s none of my business　　　 D. you’d better not mention it

64. In Harris Cooper’s opinion, how does homework benefit students? (No more than 16 words) (3 marks)

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