首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
People living on part of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several
People living on part of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several
admin
2010-07-06
82
问题
People living on part of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1993, the owners of a large hotel and of several houses discovered,0 【21】______ their horror, that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliffs 【22】______ their gardens had been built. While experts were studying the problem, the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether, 【23】______ down the cliff and into the sea.
Erosion of the white cliffs 【24】______ the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be 【25】______ as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most 【26】______ and have drawn up a map for 【27】______ people, 【28】______ the year in which their homes will be 【29】______ up by the hungry sea.
【30】______ owners have 【31】______ the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases, this is impossible. New sea walls would 【32】______ hundreds of millions of pounds and would 【33】______ make the waves and currents go further along the coast, 【34】______ the problem from one area to 【35】______ . The danger is 【36】______ to continue, they say, 【37】______ the waves reach an inland area of hard rock which will not be eaten 【38】______ limestone is. 【39】______ , if you want to buy a cheap house with an 【40】______ future, apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knockdown price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.
【33】
选项
A、hardly
B、scarcely
C、merely
D、really
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.kaotiyun.com/show/BGDd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语四级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语四级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
Somemoderncitiesareusuallyfamousforpeoplewholiveaverylongtime.
Somemoderncitiesareusuallyfamousforpeoplewholiveaverylongtime.
Somemoderncitiesareusuallyfamousforpeoplewholiveaverylongtime.
Somemoderncitiesareusuallyfamousforpeoplewholiveaverylongtime.
Withthewidespreadcomputers,thereisanincreaseinthenumberofpeoplemakinguseofInternet.SomepeoplebelievethatInt
TheVillageGreeninNewMilford,Connecticut,isasnapshotofNewEnglandcharm:acarefullymanicuredlawnflankedbyscrupul
随机试题
Severaltypesoffinancialriskareencounteredininternationalmarketing;themajorproblemsincludecommercial,politicalris
_______是指开业一周年、三周年、十周年、五十周年等纪念。周年庆典有利于加深企业在公众心目中的形象,是企业前进的加油站。
某内科医生出门诊,发现心脑血管系统、呼吸系统、肿瘤等疾病占大多数,为整理各系统疾病,确定指标的性质是
患者,女性,26岁,左下腹隐痛伴脓血便2年,加重2个月,诊断为溃疡性结肠炎。下列护理措施中哪项不正确()
1999年4月1日,甲公司持有对乙公司的长期股权投资500000元(500000股,每股面值1元),采用成本法核算。1999年5月1日,乙公司宜告分派1998年度的现金股利,每股0.02元。假定甲公司没有再追加对乙公司的投资。据此计算,1999年6月30日
()指的是债券的平均到期时间,从现值角度度量了债券投资者回收其全部本金和利息的平均时间。
服务营销战略中,企业内部营销的对象有()。
简述经济体制与经济制度的关系。
某市的红光大厦工程建设任务进行招标。有四个建筑公司投标。为简便起见,称它们为公司甲、乙、丙、丁。在标底公布以前,各公司经理分别作出猜测。甲公司经理说:“我们公司最有可能会中标,其他公司不可能。”乙公司经理说:“中标的公司一定出自乙和丙两个公司之中。”丙公司
由于预测明年经济增长速度会放慢,因而引起了最近美元币值的下跌。但是如果没有政府的巨额预算赤字,该预测就不会对美元有负面影响,因此必须降低该赤字来防止将来的货币贬值。以下哪项如果正确,将最严重地削弱关于如何防止将来货币贬值的结论?
最新回复
(
0
)