After the age of 40, ______.

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• 1Today the progress of science is so rapid that textbooks become out-of-date unless they are revised ______ of two or three years.

  A.for the moment

  B.at times

  C.on schedule

  D.at the intervals

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• 2But asking middle-class voters to abandon some of their benefits seems to be ______.

  A.beyond question

  B.out of question

  C.out of the question

  D.without question

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• 3There had been another prison breakout (越狱). Five men got away and are still ______.

  A.at random

  B.at length

  C.at large

  D.at stake

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• 4Like most foreigners, I ask a lot of questions, some of which are insultingly silly. But everyone I __________ has answered those questions with patience and honesty.

  A.come across

  B.come by

  C.come over

  D.come into

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• 5I hope you can ______ your term papers before the deadline.

  A.permit

  B.commit

  C.admit

  D.submit

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• 6From Hellman's remark, we can see that ______.

  A.full use has been made of the wisdom of older people

  B.the wisdom of older people is not valued by American society

  C.older people are no less intelligent than young people

  D.the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society

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• 7Tish Sommers argues that ______.

  A.older women find it hard to escape poverty

  B.older women usually perform better in their jobs

  C.the major cause of the poverty of older women is sexism

  D.more people have come to believe in sexism and ageism

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• 8According to the third paragraph, it can be seen that older Americans ______.

  A.have more job opportunities than young people

  B.live below the poverty line

  C.have new opportunities to remain active in society

  D.no longer believe in the promise of a happy life upon retirement

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• 9It can be concluded from the passage that the writer ______.

  A.calls attention to the living conditions of older Americans

  B.believes that the value of older people is gaining increasing recognition

  C.attempts to justify the youth-oriented, throw-away culture of the United States

  D.argues people should not retire at the age of 65 or 70

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• 10According to the passage, the current emergency in Mexico City refers to ______.

  A.serious air pollution

  B.economic crisis

  C.unemployment

  D.natural disaster

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