No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation, as it greatly resembled the original.




A.It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.
B.The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn't genuine.
C.It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully
D.It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.




A.experience
B.cosmetics
C.economics
D.photography

A.comment
B.compose
C.command
D.complain

"If only I hadn't lent him all my money!" -"_____________."




A.All right. You will be OK
B.I'm afraid you will have to do it
C.Sorry, I have no idea
D.Well, you did, so it's no use crying over spilt milk

The street is (crowd) __________ with people watching parades.




A.
B.
C.
D.

Even though some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.




A.In spite some cancelled events, thousands of people attended the festival.
B.Despite the cancellation of some events, thousands of people attended the festival.
C.No matter how many people attended the festival, some events were cancelled.
D.As some events were cancelled, thousands of people attended the festival.

The science and technology industries have grown up steadily over the last decade.




A.steadily
B.have grown up
C.science
D.last decade

According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide _______ .




A.hostility
B.shyness
C.friendliness
D.strength

Why does the author mention "artistic, political, or pedagogic communication" in line 13?




A.As examples of basic styles of communication
B.To contrast them to singing
C.As examples of public performance
D.To introduce the idea of self-image

_______(45)




A.pursuit
B.concern
C.trade
D.business