超星 - Sentence Reading

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Because the supply of natural gas was plentiful in comparison with other choices like coal and fuel oil, and because it burns cleaner, many people changed their heating system to natural gas, therefore creating shortage.Why did people prefer gas? Because .

A. it was natural
B. there were no other choices
C. the other fuels were dirtier and less plentiful
D. there is, even today, a plentiful supply of it

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Perhaps no country is so many-sided asSwitzerlandis today. Situated in the very heart of Europe, Switzerland has long been famous for its ideal tourist center on account of her majestic, varied scenery, her unique position of possessing no less than four national languages and a reputation for generous hospitality and warm humanity.A lot of people visitSwitzerlandbecause .

A. it is situated in the very heart of Europe
B. it is a wonderful country in every side
C. they can study four languages there
D. there are many well-known hospitals there

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What is the most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which makes Mrs. Richards anything but common.According to this statement, what kind of person is Mrs. Richards?

A. She is very obvious.
B. She is anything she wants to be.
C. She is an unusual person.
D. She is quite ordinary.

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Even though Julie is a champion swimmer, she still practices every day.

A. Julie practices swimming every day, despite the fact that she is a champion swimmer.
B. Even though Julie practices every day, she is still a champion swimmer.
C. If Julie practices every day, she will be a champion swimmer.
D. Julie practices swimming every day, consequently she is a champion swimmer.

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A vaporizer cannot cure a cold, but it can make you feel better.

A vaporizer is a cold medicine, which helps you feel better as it works.
B. Though it can make you feel better, a vaporizer cannot cure a cold.
C. A vaporizer can cure a cold.
D. Curing a cold is the way a vaporizer can make you feel better.

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Animals are the favorite characters in children’s books, and bears are especially popular.

A. Children’s books always include bears and other animals in their stories.
B. From their reading, children can increase their knowledge about animals, especially bears.
C. The only books that children will read are those that contain stories about bears and other animals.
D. In their books, children favour stories animals, especially bears.

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The number of fast-food stores has multiplied in recent years, and the variety of food they offer has also increased.

A. The development of fast-food stores in recent years has resulted in an increased variety of food on the menu.
B. Fast-food stores in recent years have grown both in number and in menu variety.
C. In recent years, fast-food stores have developed very fast, but they offer fewer kinds of food.
D. Though fast-food stores have become fewer and fewer, the variety of food they offer is much more.

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Since industry and trade are the largest users of electrical energy, using less electricity would mean a reduced industrial capacity and fewer jobs in the affected industries and therefore an unfavourable change in our economic structure.According to this sentence, decreasing the use of electricity .

A. must begin immediately
B. is not important
C. will cause difficulty
D. won’t affect industry

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To live is not enough. We need also the joy of living, and joy of living requires health. Yet few of us enjoy true health, or know how to require it. We think that health is merely a passive freedom from disease. We forget that it consists in an active vigor and self-reliance.Which of the following statements is true?

A. To live joyfully is enough.
B. Few of us know how to obtain health.
C. Good health is a passive freedom from disease.
D. Freedom from disease is the end of health.

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It is by no means always possible to attach a particular name to scientific developments.

All the scientific developments have their particular names.
B. Every scientific development does not have its particular names.
C. We don't give particular names to scientific developments at all.
D. The scientific developments do not have their particular names.

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