There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most (31) ______held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder — even if it means (32) ______the pavement into a busy street ! ( 33 ) ______you must pass under a ladder you can (34) ______bad luck by crossing your fingers and ( 35 ) ______them crossed until you have seen a dog. (36) ______,you may lick your finger and ( 37 ) ______a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the (38 )______ has dried. Another common (39)______is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house — it will either bring (40) ______ to the person who opened it or to the whole (41 )______. Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is (42)______,as it inevitably brings rain! The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month (43)_______on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay (44)______. The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror, (45)______it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to (46)______in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods. Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are ( 47 )______witchcraft. It is (48 )______lucky if a black cat crosses your path — although in America the exact opposite belief prevails. Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood (49)______luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as "my car has never (50)______,touch wood"
A. when
B. as
C. if
D. though
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Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item; you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. How many people died in riots on Tuesday
A. 13.
B. Unknown.
C. 36.
D. 300.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. What new mission is Space Adventures planning
A. Sending space tourists up to the International Space Station.
B. Rocketing rich people around the dark side of the moon.
C. Landing rich people on the moon.
D. Sending 28 people to the moon.
根据以下资料,回答以下各题。 2006年国家加大了对房地产市场的宏观调控,2006年全国房地产开发完成投资19382亿元,比去年同期增长21.8%。 2006年12月,全国70个大中城市房屋销售价格同比上涨5.4%,涨幅比上月高0.2个百分点,环比上涨0.6%,涨幅比上月高0.1个百分点,其中: (一)新建商品住房销售价格同比上涨6.3%,涨幅比上月高0.5个百分点,环比上涨0.6%,涨幅与上月持平,分地区看,与去年同月比,涨幅较大的主要城市包括:秦皇岛11.8%,北京10.4%,深圳10.0%,福州9.8%,厦门9.1%,成都8.5%和广州8.3%等,上海微降0.1%,与上月比,涨幅超过1%的城市有16个,多数集中在中西部地区,主要包括:乌鲁木齐2.9%,南昌1.5%,昆明1.4%,福州和兰州均为1%等。下降的城市有7个,主要包括:长沙1.7%,长春0.9%等。 (二)二手住房销售价格同比上涨4.2%,涨幅比上月低1个百分点,环比上涨0.7%,涨幅比上月低0.1个百分点,与去年同月比,涨幅最高的主要城市包括:郑州12.4%,深圳11.4%,大连10.5%,北京10.3%,长沙8.9%和南昌8.7%等,与上月比,涨幅超过1%的城市有24个,主要包括:郑州3.3%,长沙3.2%,南昌2.2%,成都1.6%,乌鲁木齐1.4%,北京1.4%,福州和重庆均为1.2%,厦门1.1%等,下降城市有8个,主要包括:海口2.5%,包头1.1%,大连0.5%,呼和浩特0.4%,上海和兰州均为0.3%,长春0.2%等。(注:同比以去年同月价格为100,环比以上月价格为100) 2005年全国房地产开发完成投资( )。
A. 19382亿元
B. 4225亿元
C. 15913亿元
D. 3469亿元
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. What does the man think of the institution he is working for
A. It has a poor public image.
B. It is extremely politicized.
C. It follows a market economy.
D. It helps countries in difficulties.