【T9】

A.CHANGING

B.ALLOWED ONTO

C.BROKERS A.WOMEN SHOULD BE【T7】______THE NEW TRADING FLOOR

B.WERE NOT【T8】______OR JOBBERS

C.THE WORLD IS【T9】______DAY BY DAY THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE HAS BEEN FAMOUS AS A PLACE FOR MEN ONLY, AND WOMENUSED TO BE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO ENTER.BUT【T10】______, AND EVEN THE STOCK EXCHANGE,WHICH SEEMED TO BE A MEN"S CASTLE, IS GRADUALLY OPENING ITS DOORS TO THE OTHER SEX.ON 16TH NOVEMBER, 1971, A GREAT DECISION WAS TAKE

N.THE STOCK EXCHANGE COUNCIL (THE BODY OF MEN THAT ADMINISTERS THE STOCK EXCHANGE) DECIDED THAT【T11】______WHEN IT OPENED IN1973.BUT THE"CASTLE" HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETELY CONQUERE

D.THE FIRST GIRLS TO WORK IN "THE HOUSE"【T12】______.THEY WERE NEITHER ALLOWED TO BECOME PARTNERS IN STOCKBROKING FIRMS, NOR TO BE AUTHORIZED DEALERS IN STOCKS AND SHARES.THEY WERE SIMPLY JUNIOR CLERKS AND TELEPHONE OPERATORS.

Despite of the variety and individuality, Americans are fond of uniforms because

A．a man who wears a uniform. can be respected by others

B．the uniform. looks more professional than common clothes

C．they want to think, speak, and act similarly

D．they are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes

【C2】

A．and

B．even

C．yet

D．but

【T4】

A.TO OBTAIN

B.MADE OF

C.IS WORTH A.IT IS CHEAPER【T1】______SILVER

B.THE COINS WERE ACTUALLY【T2】______SILVER

C.THE SILVER IN COINS【T3】______MUCH MORE LESS THAN 40 YEARS AGO IN THE UNITED STATES, IT WAS COMMON TO CHANGE A ONE-DOLLAR BILL FOR A DOLLAR"S WORTH OF SILVER.THAT IS BECAUSE【T4】______.BUT THOSE DAYS ARE GON

E.THERE IS NO SILVER IN TODAY"S COINS.WHEN THE PRICE OF THE PRECIOUS METAL RISES ABOVE ITS FACE VALUE AS MONEY, THE METAL WILL BECOME MORE VALUABLE IN OTHER USES.SILVER COINS ARE NO LONGER IN CIRCULATION BECAUSE【T5】______THAN THEIR FACE VALU

E.A SILVER FIRM COULD FIND THAT【T6】______BY MELTING DOWN COINS THAN BY BUYING IT ON THE COMMODITY MARKETS.COINS TODAY ARE MADE OF AN ALLOY OF CHEAPER METALS.

In the first sentence of Paragraph 3,the word "cushion" can be best replaced by

A．put a cushion under

B．relieve

C．eliminate

D．avoid

【T9】

A.WARN

B.AWAY

C.OUT A.MEN AND ANIMALS MIGHT SOON DIE【T7】______

B.THEIR HANDS WERE BURNT【T8】______

C.FEAR WOULD NOT【T9】______IT TO KEEP AWAY FROM THE FIRE FEAR AND ITS COMPANION PAIN ARE TWO OF THE MOST USEFUL THINGS THAT MEN AND ANIMALS POSSESS, IF THEY ARE PROPERLY USE

D.IF FIRE DID NOT HURT WHEN IT BURNT, CHILDREN WOULD PLAY ITUNTIL【T10】______.SIMILARLY, IF PAIN EXISTED BUT FEAR DID NOT, A CHILD WOULD BURN ITSELFAGAIN AND AGAIN, BECAUSE【T11】______THAT HAD BURNT IT BEFOR

E.A REALLY FEARLESS SOLDIER—AND SOME DO EXIST—IS NOT A GOOD SOLDIER BECAUSE HE IS SOON KILLED; AND A DEAD SOLDIER IS OF NO USE TO HIS ARMY.FEAR AND PAIN ARE THEREFORE TWO GUARDS WITHOUT WHICH【T12】______.

He committed a mistake in leaving because his wife still wanted to sing karaoke in the parlor.

A．revenge

B．reproach

C．blunder

D．scandal