Fuel scarcities and price increases（）automobile designers to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.

单项选择题There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a （）of him.

A.glance
B.glimpse
C.look
D.sight

单项选择题For the new country to survive,（）for its people to enjoy prosperity, new economic policies will be required

A.to name a few
B.let alone
C.not to speak
D.let's say

单项选择题She had clearly no（）of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

A.tendency
B.ambition
C.intention
D.willingness

单项选择题The wealth of a country should be measured（）the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce.

A.in line with
B.in terms of
C.in regard with
D.by means of

单项选择题When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them（）

A.off
B.side
C.out
D.down

单项选择题It’s more （） to buy a season ticket if you travel every day.

A.cheap
B.economic
C.economical
D.saving

单项选择题To study a foreign language,（）

A.a good dictionary should be bought
B.buying a good dictionary is necessary
C.you should buy a good dictionary
D.it is necessary that you will buy a good dictionary

单项选择题He thoroughly understood the society（）

A.he had grown up
B.which had he grown up
C.in which he had grown up
D.he had grown up in it

单项选择题As you like popmusic，（）I like literature.

A.so
B.therefore
C.as
D.thus

单项选择题I bought this eighteenth century writing desk at a quite（）price.

A.reasonable
B.cheap
C.small
D.expensive