【C15】A．as usualB．as wellC．as beforeD．as such

tudents. Long【C1】 ______ they graduate from high school, these students take special【C2】______ to prepare for advanced study. They may also take one or more examinations that test how【C3】______ prepared they are for the university. 19 the final year of high school, they【C4】______ applications and send them, with their student records, to the universities which they hope to【C5】______ . Some high school students may be【C6】______ to have an interview with representatives of the university. Neatly【C7】______ , and usually very frightened, they are【C8】______ to show that they have a good attitude and the 【C9】______ to succeed. When the new students are finally【C10】______ , there may be one more step they have to【C11】______ before registering for classes and【C12】 ______ to work. Many colleges and universities【C13】______ an orientation program for new students.【C14】______ these programs, the young people get to know the【C15】______ for registration and student advising, university rules, the【C16】______ of the library and all the other【C17】______ services of the college or university.

Beginning a new life in a new place can be very【C18】______ . The more knowledge students have【C19】______ the school, the easier it will be for them to【C20】______ to the new environment. However, it takes time to get used to college life.

【C1】

A．as

B．after

C．since

D．before

two weeks paternity leave(陪产假). The Equality and Human Rights Commission,【C1】______carried out the research, found that most men who failed to take the【C2】______did so because they felt unable to afford it.

The research was not【C3】______to paternity leave. It also found that two out of five men were afraid of asking for flexible working【C4】______it harm their careers by making them appear uncommitted. The same number【C5】______to feeling that they spent too little time with their children.

【C6】______there is something going on【C7】______British culture-and one thing driving our culture is the legal framework in which【C8】______operates.【C9】______to the two-week paternity leave for men, women have a one-year offering. The【C10】______offerings are a signal that in this society men belong in the office【C11】______women should take the lead at home.

A big change【C12】______the horizon is the one that will【C13】______the way for men to take the second six months of their partner's leave【C14】______the woman returns to work. It is a welcome change. But it still starts with the same【C15】______premise(前提)because the leave is offered to the woman who can then choose to【C16】______it on. To launch a real【C17】______in culture, it would be better to offer it to them both and let them decide.【C18】______when men do shake off the cultural chain that【C19】______them to the office--and their breadwinner【C20】______--they can be wonderful full-time fathers.

【C1】

A．as

B．which

C．what

D．that

century.【C1】______in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was【C2】______on both sides with【C3】______businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, and groceries.【C4】______, some shops offered【C5】______.These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops.【C6】______in the 1950s, a change began to take place.【C7】______many automobiles had crowded into Main Street【C8】______too few parking places were【C9】______to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces【C10】______the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got【C11】______the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls,【C12】______as a collection of small new stores【C13】______crowded city centres.【C14】______by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from【C15】______areas to outlying malls. And the growing【C16】______of shopping centresed【C17】______to the building of bigger and better stocked stores.【C18】______the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities them selves. In addition to providing thee【C19】______of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks,【C20】______benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

【C1】

A．As early as

B．Early

C．Early as

D．Earlier

e he retired as President of South Africa, hundreds of streets, squares and schools【C2】______ his name, as did many more pop songs, books and movies.【C3】______ , Mandela is an inspiring figure of the world. But what about【C4】______ books that bear Mandela's name？ 【C5】______ charities that use his name to【C6】______ their profile？ As his legend has grown ever larger, Mandela has been faced with all of these situations. Increasingly, however, Mandela's handlers are fighting back.

Mandela, who will be 91 this year,【C7】______ . appears in public and increasingly relies on the managers of his foundation to manage his affairs. Now they're facing with a tricky issue:【C8】______ what point does a very famous man become a private brand？ And is it possible to copyright history？ So far, the foundation has tackled these difficult questions by trying to stop those who would【C9】______ Mandela's name for【C10】______ or political gain either in ways they don't like【C11】______ in ways they are able to prevent.

In August, the foundation【C12】______ out a code of conduct【C13】______ the commercialization of Mandela's name or【C14】______ by his four official charities and asked the other44 charities【C15】______ which Mandela is a patron to sign【C16】______ as well. Other charitable causes must get the foundation's【C17】______ before using Mandela's name. In the business of protecting【C18】______ , however, the choice of whether to block or【C19】______ a project is often subjective or a matter of taste, and therefore brings【C20】______ criticism.

【C1】

A．as

B．for

C．after

D．in

Many people imagine that Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆病), the degenerative disorder that ultimately leaves sufferers with total memory loss, is an inevitable result of aging. This is not so. 【C1】______ the risks of contracting the disease increase with age, there are many elderly people【C2】______ memories are perfect. Most of us are so ill-【C3】______ about all forms of memory loss that we label everything as "Alzheimer's'. Alzheimer's disease itself can【C4】______ people as young as 30 and can progress either quickly or slowly. It can also【C5】______ the blame for other non-degenerative conditions such as deep depression.【C6】______ , only an examination of the brain tissue during an autopsy (解剖) can produce an accurate【C7】______ of the disease.

The causes of Alzheimer's are unknown. They may be either【C8】______ or environmental. A study in 1996 of 13,000 people whose parents or siblings had the disease showed they had five times【C9】______ chance of succumbing 【C10】______ the age of 80 than those with no family【C11】______ of the problem.

There are other factors, however. In a study of identical twins, it was found that only about half of the twin pairs developed Alzheimer's and, when both twins【C12】______ . it, they did so as【C13】______ as 15 years apart. The possibility【C14】______ environment plays a part was【C15】______ by another 1996 study, this time of two groups of elderly Japanese men. One group lived in Hawaii, the other in Japan. The Hawaiian group had a much higher【C16】______ of the disease.

Aluminum has been blamed for the development of Alzheimer's. This is because a high level of aluminum has been found in the brains of sufferers. The disease was first diagnosed at the beginning of the 20th century. It was at this time【C17】______ aluminum was becoming widely available for use in cooking pots.

Memory loss, difficulty in【C18】______ familiar tasks, and problems with abstract thinking are all【C19】______ of the onset of the disease. One unusual feature is its impact on language. It attacks nouns first,【C20】______ verbs. Grammar is one of the last things to go.

【C1】

A．As

B．Since

C．While

D．In spite of

A．As young as possible.

B．2

C．3

D．5

A.as well

B.with ease

C.simply

D.naturally

【C13】

A．as far as

B．because

C．when

D．even if

【C6】

A．as a result

B．however

C．for example

D．furthermore

【C16】

A．as soon as

B．until

C．unless

D．as long as