Every society has rules about when, where, and to whom an individual may show certain emotions. ____, people in United States typically expect children to xpress emotions to parents.
A、Namely
B、For instance
C、Such as
D、A case in point
A、Namely
B、For instance
C、Such as
D、A case in point
A、Analogy
B、Simile
C、Metaphor
D、Contrast
On a(n)【4】basis, prices were 5.3% lower in November than in November 2008. Prices were the same as in late 2003. "What we've seen【5】the past couple of months is that the pace of【6】has fallen down," says Maureen Maitland of Standard & Poor's. "Some markets have【7】Is that because we haven't【8】the foreclosure (回赎权的取消) cycle? Because of unemployment? We're not seeing the【9】we were seeing in the last summer months. "
Metro areas that have seen a retreat in home prices【10】Seattle, Charlotte, Las Vegas and Tampa. All four【11】gains they made in recent months【12】.【13】, for the 20-metro index, the annual rate of decline is improving. That【14】, with other recent housing reports that show prices【15】or accelerating, could point to【16】the housing market is starting to【17】its footing, some economists say. Existing home sale prices were $178 300 in December, which is 1.5% higher than December 2008, according to a report this week by the National Association of Realtors. That was the first year-over-year【18】in median price since August 2007.
"The most【19】thing we can say is not only the market is stabilizing, but we've seen that housing demand is strong," says Bernard Baumohl, with the Economic Outlook Group. "Housing probably will continue to climb upwards through the summer,【20】it could slip a little as the tax credit expires. "
(1)
A.leading
B.declining
C.holding
D.improving
There are two tasks in this exercise: Task 1: Read the section of "Are human activities contributing to climate change?" and complete the following summary by filling the gaps with either one or two words. The words required are all used in the original text. Studying the causes of unusual climate change is problematic because change caused by _____________ is often hidden or masked by natural climate variability. In order to separate these two factors, investigations can be divided into __________ and ______________ studies. In the first case, information can be gained by measuring _________________, and in the second situation by finding reasons for the unusual changes in climate that have been noted. In attributing causes resulting from human activity, scientists can make use of ______________. Two examples of this are, firstly, by comparing maps or patterns of temperature change, which is known as _______________, or secondly, by finding characteristic patterns of climate response between observed climate change and predicted change from models, which is referred to as a _________________.
A、By taxi.
B、By bus.
C、By plane.
D、By subway.
A.contempt
B.correspondence
C.capacity
D.controversy
A、exclaims
B、proclaims
C、disclaims
D、claims
A、Cause-focused pattern
B、Causal chain pattern
C、Effect-focused pattern
D、Effect chain pattern
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