England is a country ________.A.with a cold and wet climateB.with a surprising climateC.wi
England is a country ________.
A.with a cold and wet climate
B.with a surprising climate
C.with a pleasant climate
D.with a variety of climates
England is a country ________.
A.with a cold and wet climate
B.with a surprising climate
C.with a pleasant climate
D.with a variety of climates
A.Scotlan
B.England
C.Wales.
D.Northern Ireland
B.England is the second largest country in the UK.
C.England has the most people in the UK and it also has many excellent universities.
D.Gareth Bale, the famous football player, is from England.
This view,【B7】is generally thought to be wrong. Specialists【B8】history and economics, have【B9】two things: that the period from 1640 to 1740 was【B10】by great poverty, and that industrialization certainly did not worsen and may have actually improved the conditions for the majority of the populace.
【B1】
A.admitted
B.believed
C.claimed
D.predicted
What is the most proper comment on Irving?
A.His works were very popular in England and the United States.
B.He was respected by many fellow writers.
C.He gained international fame by his personality and his works.
D.He is a gentleman.
In most countries, a direct tax on persons, 【57】is called income tax, exists. It is arranged in【58】a way that the poorest people pay nothing, and the【59】of tax grows greater as the taxpayers'【60】grows. In England, for example, the tax on the【61】people goes up as【62】as ninety-five percent!
But countries with direct taxation nearly always have【63】taxation too. Many things【64】into the country have to pay taxes or "duties".【65】, it is the men and women who buy these imported things in the shops who really have to pay the duties, in the【66】of higher prices. In some countries, too, there is a tax on things sold in the shops. If the most necessary things are taxed, a lot of money is collected, but the poor people suffer【67】If unnecessary things like jewels and fur coats are taxed, 【68】money is obtained, but the tax is fairer, as the【69】pay it.
Probably this last kind of indirect tax, 【70】with a direct tax on incomes which is low for the poor and high for the rich, is the best arrangement.
(51)
A.but for
B.without
C.because of
D.instead of
The lady sitting on Mr. Brown's left, who was about sixty years old, seemed to be the happiest and the most interesting of the American group, and after the first act of the play, she apologized to him for the noisiness of her friends. He answered that he was very glad to see American ladies so really enjoying their visit to England, and so they had a friendly talk. Mr. Brown's neighbour explained what they doing there.
"You know, I have known these ladies all my life," she said. "We all grew up together back in our hometown in the United States. They have all lost their husbands~ and call themselves the Merry Widows. It is a sort of club, you know. They go to a foreign country every summer or two and have a lot of fun. They always go everywhere together. I have wanted to join their club for a long time, but I was not able to become a member until the spring of this year."
The group of American ladies enjoyed the play in a theatre in______.
A.Britain
B.America
C.their club
D.their hometown
In England,which of the following greetings are more likely to be heard?
A.What a beautiful day!
B.Good morning,how are you?
C.How do you do?
D.Nice to meet you!
—________ has your English teacher been to England? —Three times.
A.How often
B.How soon
C.How long
D.How many times