听力原文: Soaring council tax bills have pushed the cost of running a home up by four times the rate of inflation, new figures show. The average cost of running a property rose by 5% between 2003 and 2004, according to the Halifax. Money spent on repairing properties also rose by 9% during the period to average £576, accounting for 20% of the total rise. Meanwhile increases in the cost of household appliances, heating bills and routine maintenance all further pushed up the cost of running a property.
Which of the following words could best replace the word "soaring" in the first sentence.*
A. climbing
B. rising
C. flying
D. crawling
听力原文: A record foreign oil bill helped pushed the U. S. trade deficit up sharply in June. The gap in trade in goods and services between the U.S. and the rest of the world swelled by 6.1 percent to $58.8 billion, the Commerce Department reported on Friday. A steep rise in imports which hit a record $165.7 billion drove nearly all of the increase, while exports stayed nearly flat. With crude prices scaling new heights hitting $66.86 a barrel Friday and the U. S. economy picking up steam, the trade deficit is likely to widen further, economists say.
How much was the U.S. trade deficit in June?
A. 6.1 billion dollars.
B. 58.8 billion .dollars.
C. 165.7 billion dollars.
D. 66.86 billion dollars.
The whole embarrassing ______ in the bar was a great disappointment to them and set a bad
A. incident
B. accident
C. thing
D. matter
Once it was possible to【C1】______ male and female roles easily by the【C2】______ of labour. Men worked outside the home and earned the income to【C3】______ their families, while women cooked the meals and took care of the home and the children. These roles were firmly fixed for most of people, and there was not much opportunity for men or women to【C4】______ their roles.【C5】______ by the middle of this century, men's and women's roles were becoming less firmly fixed.
In the 1950s, economic and social success was the goal of the【C6】______ American. But in the 1960s a new force developed called the counterculture. The people【C7】______ in this movement did not value the middle-class American goals. The counterculture presented men and women【C8】______ new role choices. Taking more interest in childcare, men began to share child-raising【C9】______ with their wives. In fact, some young men and women moved to communal (公社的) homes or farms【C10】______ economic and childcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes.【C11】______ , many Americans did not value the【C12】______ male role of soldier. Some young men refused to be【C13】______ as soldiers to fight in the war in Vietnam.
【C14】______ numbers, the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influence【C15】______ to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social【C16】______ Industrial workers and business executives alike【C17】______ overtime work so that they【C18】______ more leisure time with their families. Some doctors, lawyers, and teachers【C19】______ from high paying situations to【C20】______ their profession in poorer neighborhoods.
【C1】
A. decide
B. define
C. discover
D. find