A. decline
B. increase
C. improve
D. decrease
[单选题]The phrase “came up with” (Para. 2 is used to mean “_________ ”.A. intendedB. restatedC. proposedD. claimed
[单选题]The word“it”in Line 4,Para. 1 refers to______.A.filmB.plotC.smokingD.advertising
[单选题]The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means”_____”.A. to be believable B. to be valuable C. to be admirable D. to be suitable
[单选题]It can be concluded from Para. 2 that______.A.doing nothing leads people to get bored easilyB.western people pay little attention to boredomC.boredom only affects the assembly line workerD.people are liable to get bored in a dull situation
[单选题]The last sentence of Para. 2 could be explained as which of the following?A. Many phenomena can be subjects of scientific explanations.B. Many phenomena can find answers in scientific explanations.C. Scientific explanations cannot provide answers to
[单选题]The word “reach” (Line 2, Para. 2) probably means ________.(A) get in touch with(B) get to(C) arrive at(D) meet the needs of
[单选题]The word “tallied” (Line 3, Para. 2) probably means ______.A.calculatedB.corresponded toC.listedD.gave
[单选题]The word /"infiltrated/" (Line 5, Para. 5) probably means ______.A. actedB. mixedC. taughtD. filtrated
[单选题]The word“they”in Line 4,Para. 2 refers to______.A.older peopleB.new thingsC.childrenD.interests
[单选题]In Para. 3. the word “check” could best be replaced by which of the following?A. Control.B. Investigate.C. Finance.D. Reinforce.