The most precious message I want to convey to the young is that ______.

My life is more precious to me than my property.

A．valuable

B．profitable

C．dear

D．noble

The jewellery designer

He was young and completely unknown, but Paul Waterhouse believed in himself. He'd heard that there was going to be a large exhibition for jewellery designers and he asked the organisers whether he could show some of his work. 'I was only 21,' he says, 'and they agreed, if I could show a complete collection.' So he went to the bank, borrowed ￡1,500 for materials, and began to work on new designs. 'The exhibition was fantastic. Although everyone else was much more experienced than I was, my designs were still praised.'

He decided to transfer his business to Canada and began to experiment with new materials: all sorts of stones from around the world, some totally new to him. 'As most of them weren't precious, it changed the way I approached design. It was great! I was able to produce much larger pieces of modern jewellery,' he says. 'Then I was asked by an advertising agency to design a wedding ring for a TV advert. The agency liked what I'd done, but their client, a car manufacturer, wanted something a little more traditional. I was happy to make changes and that work gave me a lot of free publicity.'

At the start of his career, Paul felt confident.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Doesn't say

s in my daughters' life.

A．正确

B．错误

A．Credit money is made of precious metals while fiat money is made of paper.

B．Credit money can be converted into precious metals while fiat money cannot.

C．Credit money is more valuable than fiat money because they have different contents.

D．Credit money was circulated in the past while fiat money is used in most modern societies.

ecious time.

M: But flying always makes me so nervous.

Q: What does the man mean？

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A．He prefers taking a plane because the bus is too slow.

B．He prefers taking a bus because the plane makes him nervous.

C．He prefers staying at home to traveling by plane.

D．He prefers traveling with the woman.

tury technology safeguards our most precious possessions.Night vision cameras and infrared sensors seek out intruders.Computers measure the minute details of fingers,eyes and faces to ensure positive identification.Three dimensional holograms verify the authenticity of valuables from currency to fine cigars.Invisible electronic tags identify and track valuable works of art.But even the most sophisticated machines rely on the skill and honesty of their human masters.

Since he worked the hardest, he got the lions share. The underlined part means______.

A．the biggest share

B．the share taken from a lion

C．the most precious part

D．the heaviest part

Most of the participants slept for 7 hours a night during the study.

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

What are me most popular ESP courses in Britain？

A．Courses for doctors.

B．Courses for businessmen.

C．Courses for reporters.

D．Courses for lawyers.