but will now 38. everyone under sixty.

n outside of the home in the United Kingdom. The recession, and the subsequent squeeze on (36)__________.income, has encouraged millions of families to cut back on spendingon (37) __________., especially on meals in restaurants. This has encouragedmany to(38) __________.down to cheaper meals, especially burgers and friedchicken. According to NPD, the market research company which (39)__________.consumerspending, 5.54 billion visits were made to a fast food (40) __________.in theyear 2011, out of the 11 billion meals eaten in (41) __________.out of thehome--be it at a work (42) __________, restaurant, pub or sandwich shop. This means that 50.4 percent of all (43) __________.eaten out ofthe home are now at a so-called quick service restaurant, up from 47.3 percentjust two years ago. The term "quick service restaurant" (44)__________.so this does include coffee shops. Guy Fielding at NPD said: "Its a lot about trading down.Because fast food has become so cheap,(45) __________. "Families want to know what they are getting. And (46)__________. 36__________

A.To allow several sails to be rigged.

B.To catch winds coming from over the hills.

C.To add to the beauty of the basic design.

D.To allow the sails to be raised more quickly.

Society is now much more diverse than ever before.

A．colorful

B．attractive

C．flexible

D．varied

A.never

B.often

C.ever

D.now

Society is now much more diverse than ever before.

A．colorful

B．attractive

C．flexible

D．varied

The passage implies that______.

A．fewer men are working now than ever before

B．more women are engaged in part-time rather than full-time employment

C．more women are working now than ever before

D．more women were unemployed than men in the last recession

Which of the following sentences expresses REQUEST？

A．Have you ever been to Canada？

B．Can he be thinking of leaving school？

C．Must you go now？

D．Can I use your toothbrush？

________ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.

A) For now

B) Now that

C) Ever since

D) By now

A．sink ever deeper

B．from

C．following

D．that

ing is now more important than ever ______ it is no longer required.

A．but that

B．not in that

C．or that

D．not that

hildren, when Hillary and I look with bittersweet pride at our own daughter going off to college now, I'm more acutely aware than ever of the special responsibilities and the wonderful rewards of parenthood．