We must strengthen our _____ on the western border.A) offenseB) defectsC) defenseD) de

nal financial regulation and supervisory standards, and strengthen transparency and accountability in the financial sector

A．the reason that

B．the reason for why

C．why that

D．why

A.A.to draw the readers" attention to a new standard for measuring power

B.B.to demonstrate America political influence in the world

C.C.to emphasize that effort must be made to strengthen the declining U.S.industrial base

D.D.to show American industrial prowess

We are especially dedicated to maintaining investment to strengthen our production （).

Questions are based on the following passage.Romantic love has clear evolutionary roots

Questions are based on the following passage.

Romantic love has clear evolutionary roots but our views about what makes an ideal romanticrelationship can be swayed by the society we.live in.So says psychologist Maureen O'Sullivan from theUniversity of San Francisco.She suggests that humans have always tried to strengthen the pair-bond tomaximise (使最大化) reproductive success.Many societies throughout history and around the world today have cultivated strong pressures tostay married.In those where ties to family and commtmity are strong, lifelong marriages can bepromoted by practices such as the cultural prohibition of divorce and arranged marriages that are seenas a contract between two families, not just two individuals.In modern western societies, however, thefocus on ndividuality and independence means that people are less concerned about conforming to (遵守 ) the dictates of family and culture.In the absence of societal pressures to maintain pair-bonds,O'Sullivan suggests that romantic love has increasingly come to be seen as the factor that shoulddetermine who we stay with and for how long."That's why historically we see an increase in romantic love as a basis for forming long-term relationships," she says.According to O'Sullivan culture also shapes the sorts of feelings we expect to have, and actually doexperience, when in love.Although the negative emotions associated with romantic love-fear of loss,disappointment and jealousy-are fairly consistent across cultures, the positive feelings can vary. "If youask Japanese students to list the positive attributes they expect in a romantic partner, they rate highlythings like loyalty, commitment and devotion," says O'Sullivan. "If you ask American college women,they expect everything under the sun: in addition to being committed, partners have to be amusing,funny and a friend."We judge a potential partner according to our specific cultural expectations about what romanticlove should feel like.If you believe that you have found true romance, and your culture tells you thatthis is what a long-term relationship should be based on, there is less need to rely on social or familypressures to keep couples together, O'Sullivan argues.

What does the author say about people's views of an ideal romantic relationship？

A.They vary from culture to culture.

B.They ensure the reproductive success.

C.They reflect the evolutionary process.

D.They are influenced by psychologists.

But when it comes to one of the crudest crimes—animal fighting—things __26__ work out that way. Dog-fighting victims are __27__ and killed for profit and “sport,” yet their criminal abusers often receive a __28__ sentence for causing a lifetime of pain. Roughly half of all federally-convicted animal fighters only get probation (缓刑).

Some progress has been made in the prosecution(起诉)of animal fighters. But federal judges often rely heavily on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines when they __29__ penalties, and in the case of animal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremely __30__ .

Some progress has been made in the prosecution(起诉)of animal fighters. But federal judges often rely heavily on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines when they __29__ penalties, and in the case of animal fighting, those guidelines are outdated and extremely __30__ .

Along with this effort, we’re working with animal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to __33__ anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assist overburdened animal __34__ that care for animal fighting victims. This help is__35__ important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from getting involved in cruelty cases in the first place.

A) convenient

B) creates

C) critically

D) determine

E) direction

F) hesitate

G) inadequate

H) inspired

I) method

J) minimal

K) rarely

L) shelters

M) strengthen

N) sufferings

O) tortured

__(1)__ months later, the wife came to the husband with a proposal, “I read in a magazine, a while ago, __(2)__ how we can strengthen our marriage, ” she offered.

“Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying with __(3)__ person. Then, we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives happier together. ”

Her husband agreed. So each of them went to a separate room in the house and thought of the things that __(4)__ them about the other. They thought about this question for the rest of the day and wrote __(5)__ what they came up with.

The __(6)__ morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they__(7)__ go over their lists.

“I'll start,” offered the wife. She took out her list. It had many items on it. Enough to fill 3 pages in fact. As she started, __(8)__ the list of the little annoyances, she noticed that tears were starting to appear in her husband's eyes.

“What’s wrong？” she asked.

“Nothing,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”

The wife continued to read __(9)__ she had read all three pages to her husband. She neatly placed her list on the table and folded her hands __(10)__the top of it.

(1)A、A few

B、A little

C、Few

D、Little

(2)A、to

B、about

C、in

D、over

(3)A、the other

B、another

C、next

D、other

(4)A、annoying

B、annoyance

C、annoyed

D、being annoyed

(5)A、up

B、in

C、on

D、down

(6)A、second

B、other

C、next

D、later

(7)A、could

B、would

C、might

D、must

(8)A、read

B、to read

C、to be read

D、reading

(9)A、while

B、after

C、until

D、the moment

(10)A、over

B、on

C、above

D、up

A、Creating actual practice periods is the only effective way to deepen patience.

B、Our intention may strengthen our capacity for patience.

C、Success feeds on patience.

D、We can deepen our patience by practice.

er. But by (11)______ everything up，we suffer losses we have not yet learnt to know. Our day begins with speedy urges：the alarm rings and you jump (12)______ bed,You take a quick shower. Then you wake the kids and (13) ______ them through breakfast so they won't miss the bus. At the dining table，you swallow some slices of bread with a cup of tea. When everything (14)______ ，you hurry to the car，thinking of the things you would buy from the supermarket on the way (15)______ . Driving 20 minutes in the busy traffic，you reach your workplace，rushing into the building and (16)______ up the stairs three at a time，arriving at your desk with seconds to spare. You take (17)______ deep breaths. Then，you instantly remember that the (18)______ you didn't finish last night must be faxed to Beijing by 10 o'clock in the morning.

Yet it seems that the (19)______ we go，the further we fall behind. Not only in the literal sense of not getting done what we set out to do， (20)______ at a deeper level. It has come to the point where my days feel like an Olympic marathon.

(11)

A．speeding

B．setting

C．waking

D．looking