Being financially better off has made shoppers more sensitive to buying "green".A.YB.NC.NG
Being financially better off has made shoppers more sensitive to buying "green".
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
Being financially better off has made shoppers more sensitive to buying "green".
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
根据短文回答 46~50 题。
The Joy of Living Alone
More and more Americans are living atone. Some live atone because of divorce or the death of a partner._______(1) According to a recent U.S. census (人口普查), 25 percent of all households in the U.S. are made up of just one person. This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago.
The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely._______(2) The majority of these people have chosen to live alone. They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family.
It's now socially acceptable, even fashionable, to live alone. As people get better jobs and become financially independent, it becomes possible for them to maintain a one-person household._______(3) However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often.
The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they simply enjoy doing what they want when they want to do it. "Living alone is a luxury," says Nina Hagiwara, 38. "Once you do it, you can't ever go back to living with others." David C'Debaca, 46, agrees. _______(4)
Children think that being grown up means being able to do exactly as they please.
_______(5) The chance to discover whether that freedom is as wonderful as it sounds is a chance more and more Americans are taking.
第 46 题 请选择(1)处的最佳答案
A.There's more pressure to get married nowadays.
B.The growing number of women with good jobs has done much to increase the number of people living alone.
C.However, even more people are living alone because they have chosen to.
D.It seems that many grown-ups today are realizing that childhood dream.
E.In fact, a quarter of the 23 million single people in the U.S. are under the age of 35.
F.He says, "I like being by myself."
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once. A) spoiled B) crippled C) hindered D) surrounded E) legal F) permissive G) catalog H) ongoing I) appetites J) outline K) submitted L) profile M) committed N) echoed O) responded The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone came to J. K. Rowling in 1990. It took her five years to finish writing it. In accordance with her 1) ________, during those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal. Rowling 2) _________ the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life’s dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was financially 3) ________, living in a small apartment with her daughter without heat in the winter. Harry Potter became very successful with children and adults in England since it satisfied their 4) _______. The book also became very popular overseas. For example, once it came to the United States, it was immediately 5) ________ by many crazy readers. Her second and third books 6) ________ this popularity as well. The three books soon filled the top three places on many newspapers’ 7) _________ of best-sellers. Then the books were made into movies, which were undoubtedly in 8) _______ demand. Rowling’s life had changed significantly, in just three years. Not being 9) _________, Harry Potter soon sold more than 30 million books around the world and was translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, she earned £70 a week. By the end of 2001, her 10) ________ income had mounted over £150 million, making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.
What is the main consideration when deciding to invest in shares?
A.How much you pay for the shares.
B.How quickly you can make a profit.
C.How willing you are to take risks.
D.How financially secure you arc.
Till now the problem is far from ______.
A. being solved
B. solving
C. being solving
D. solved
Her parents expect ______a qualified doctor.
A. her being
B. her of being
C. her to be
D. of her to be
A.recognized
B.found
C.come into being
D.formed
A.he said
B.was said
C.is being said
D.had been said