What word MOST NEARLY means:A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance.？

The word “thaw”(Line 3, Paragraph 4) most probably means _____ .

［A］ aggravation of tension

［B］ improvement in relation

［C］ intensification in attacks

［D］ ending of coordination

Considering how Mrs. Sennett is portrayed in the passage, it is most reasonable to infer that the word ravaged, as it is used in this line "High and somber, above her ravaged face, it had quite..." most nearly means that her face reveals______.

A．irritation and annoyance

B．resentfulness and anger

C．age and fatigue

D．enthusiasm and excitement

The word "mogul"(Line 1, Para. 2) most probably means ______.

A．money made by the new economy

B．people who made a fortune in this new era

C．new rules of modern-day capitalism

D．Adam Smith and his peers

In this passage the word" genius" means ______.

A．a person with special ability

B．a person with no learning at all

C．a person who can do nothing

D．a person who can do everything well

听力原文： As city residents, we all think that we know what the word "city" means, but do we really (32) ? Here are some interesting facts.

In Britain, a town of any size can be called a city, if it has a cathedral. So London today includes the two cities of London and Westminster, because both parts have a cathedral (33) . But a small place in North Wales called St. Asaph has a population of fewer than 4,000 and yet because it has a cathedral it is also called a city. on the other hand, Birmingham was so large that it was specially made into a city, even though it did not have a cathedral (34) .

In the USA, "city" is simply a legal term, and it does not depend on the size or importance of the place. Confusingly, however, the US Census Bureau, an American government department that conducts official counts of the population, classifies any place with a population of over 2,500 as a city, no matter how far out in the countryside it is.

The world's most densely populated city is the area of Japan that includes Tokyo and Yokohama, which has an estimated 29,272,000 inhabitants (34) . But, in the future, it may well be replaced by a city in China or a city in India.

So, what is a city? It all depends on where you live.

(33)

A．US census officials.

B．Government employees,

C．People who live in the city.

D．Lawyers who work for the Church.

The extortion of Good Samaritan is a pervasive immorality and one of the most controversial topics in todays China, so some people have proposed that people who reach out to help those in need should be protected first. What do you think of this social phenomenon? Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic: My Views on Protecting Helpers

The word "cacophonous" (Para. 3) most probably means

A．commonplace.

B．assimilative.

C．disharmonious.

D．stereotyped.

What does the word "cold-calling" most probably mean?

A．Working in a bad weather.

B．Being unfriendly to clients.

C．Making no friends among the clients.

D．Getting no response from a client.