About ten years ago,we shopped only at local stores in the market place () cash.

What do we know about life ten or fifteen years ago？

A.It was harder for people to get in touch online.

B.The Internet first came into use then.

C.People enjoyed life more.

from Peking University.ABCD

A、which

B、when

C、whom

D、who

A. about 12 years ago

B. within the last ten years

C. in the early 70s

D. before inflation hit

Which of the following statements about technology is NOT mentioned by Carol Wilson？

A．Technology was not as prevalent in the classroom ten years ago as it is now.

B．Technology must be integrated into teaching and learning.

C．It's not necessary to use technology unless it is appropriate.

D．It' s important that the classroom be equipped with upgradeable devices.

beautiful house for $40,000. Today the same house costs over 110,000. I don't think my husband and I can ever save enough money to buy one.

M: I understand how you feel. It's upsetting.

What are the man and the woman talking about？

A．Inflation.

B．Fashion.

C．Houses.

D．Money.

y to move rocks. What opinion does the professor express about the experiment？

A．The researchers reached the correct conclusion despite some miscalculations.

B．The researchers should have chosen a different location for their experiment.

C．The experiment should have been conducted on wetter ground.

D．The experiment was not continued long enough to achieve clear results.

used in many different ways throughout history. Historical evidence shows, for example, that people who lived over 3,000 years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to keep the dead from decaying. Stealing salt was considered a major crime during some periods of history. In the 18th century, for instance, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be put in jail. History records that about ten thousand people were put in jail during that century for stealing salt. About 150 years before in the year 1553, taking more than one's share of salt, was punishable as a crime. The offender's ear was cut off!

Salt was an important item on the table of a king. It was traditionally placed in front of the king when he sat down for eat. Important guests at the king's table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.

How was salt used in Egypt thousands of years ago？

A．To keep fish alive.

B．To punish criminals.

C．To preserve dead bodies.

D．To help heal wounds.

ed in many different ways throughout the history.

For example, it is recorded in many history books the people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead.

In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for an example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About one hundred and fifty years ago, in the year 1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished. The offender' s ear was cut off.

Salt was an important item on the dinner table of a king. It was always placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king' s table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.

Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used ______.

A．to punish people who had broken the law

B．to keep dead bodies from decay

C．to keep fish alive

D．to make chemicals

any different ways throughout the history.

For example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived over 3000 years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead.

In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About 450 years ago, in the year 1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished. The offender's ear was cut off.

Salt was an important item on the dinner table of a king. It was always put in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king's table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.

Thousands of years ago in Egypt salt was used ______.

A．to punish people who had broken the law

B．to keep dead bodies from decay

C．to keep fish alive

D．to make chemicals

though supplies of uranium fuel were known to be limited and might become exhausted in half a century, the nuclear ower plant has for a long time been favorite project. But work on it has met with grave problems. The fear of possible atomic explosion and the problems of disposing of polluting by-product waste have been slowed down the construction of further nuclear plants. Eventually atomic technology may be able to control these problems, but at present there seems to be a little agreement among atomic scientists about when this can be achieved.