My brother usually_______ at cards. It’s no surprise that he wins every game.
A.lies
B.misleads
C.deceives
D.cheats

The boss______ to his secretary using the office phone for personal calls.
A.disagrees
B.objects
C.criticizes
D.disapproves

Neither of them will be treated preferentially,________?
A.won't they
B.will they
C.won’t them
D.will them

So as not to forget to take his pills at the correct times, Bill sets the alarm on his watch to go off at those times: 10 am and 10 pm.
A.Twice a day, at 10 am and 10 pm, Bill has to take his pills, and in order to remember to do so, he programmes his watch alarm for these times.
B.Without the alarm on his watch sounding at 10 o’clock in the morning and at night, Bill wouldn't have remembered to take any of his pills.
C. Bill never actually forgot to take his medication at the right time, but he still put his watch alarm on for 10 o’clock in the morning and at night, just in case.
D.Bill prepared his watch alarm to sound at 10.00 and 22.00, because, otherwise, he would certainly have forgotten to take his medication.

The word “brainchild“ in the second paragraph can best be replaced by_____
A.born
B.child
C.product
D.father

The word “it" in paragraph 1 refers to______
A.American Online
B.Cyber-Cockroach
C.Control Video Corporation
D.Digital company

________( 41)
A.view
B.idea
C.thought
D.decision

The Egyptians first discovered that drying fruit preserved it, made it sweeter, and improvement its flavor.
A.first
B.drying
C.sweeter
D.improvement

Some methods to prevent soil erosion are ploughing parallel with the slopes of hills, to plant trees on unproductive land, and rotating crops.
A.some
B.to prevent
C.are
D.to plant

In public places, you should ask everyone for permission before you ________a cigarette.
A.put out
B.put up
C.turn up
D.light up