In the second paragraph, what weakness in nineteenth-century histories does the author point out?




A.They put too much emphasis on daily activities
B.They left out discussion of the influence of money on politics.
C.The sources of the information they were based on were not necessarily accurate.
D.They were printed on poor-quality paper.

Foreign students who (A) are doing a decision (B) about which school (C) to attend may not know exactly where (D) the choices are located.




A.are doing
B.about which
C.to attend
D.the choices

My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.




A.skillful
B.famous
C.perfect
D.modest

Can you let the students to continue with this course if he makes up all missed work




A.to continue
B.with
C.makes
D.missed

Foreign students who are doing a decision about which school to attend may not know exactly where the choices are located.




A.are doing
B.about which
C.to attend
D.the choices

Everyone expected her to win the tournament, but she didn’t.




A.Unlike everyone expected, she didn’t win the tournament
B.Everyone was unexpected when she won the tournament.
C.To everyone’s expectation, she won the tournament.
D.Contrary to everyone’s expectation, she lost the tournament.

The word “conditions” in the second paragraph refers to ________.




A.the places where plenty of animals and fish can be found
B.the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some crops
C.the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to grow
D.the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eat

According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ________.




A.hunter-gatherers’ tools
B.nature’s provision
C.farming methods
D.agricultural products

_________(60)




A.almost
B.hardly
C.most
D.never

_________(55)




A.from
B.out
C.to
D.on