简答题Choose an appropriate expression to fill in the blank. The treatment is delayed. _________ his gets the illness prolonged. A、Hence B、Accordingly C、Therefore D、As a result简答题Choose an appropriate expression to fill in the blank. Two out of five ACET clients in Scotland are women and we anticipate an increase in the number of children needing care. A、as a result B、therefore C、consequently D、thus简答题Overeating, which has become a national pastime for millions of Americans, has several roots. For example, parents who are concerned by whether their children get enough to eat during the growing years to overfeed them and thereby establish an overeating habit in their lifetime. The child who is constantly praised for cleaning his plate experiences a sort of gratification later on as he cleans all too many plates. The easy availability of so much food is a constant temptation for many people, especially the types of food served at fast food restaurants and merchandised in the frozen food departments of supermarkets. But many people don’t need temptation from the outside; their overeating arises from such psychological factors as nervousness, boredom, loneliness, insecurity, an overall discontent with life, or an aversion to exercise. Thus, overeating can actually be a symptom of psychological surrender to or withdrawal from, the complexities and competition of modern life. A、Cause B、Effect C、Comparison D、Contrast简答题Which expression indicates the immediate effect? A、as a result B、hence C、accordingly D、therefore简答题Can you choose the appropriate cause for the following statement? Women tend to live longer than men owing to ___________________. A、better immune systems B、prolonged illness C、poor immunity against diseases D、longer life简答题What rhetorical mode is adopted in the following paragraph? Online computer services are having the effect of changing how the world communicates. No longer do people have to go to their local libraries to find reading materials; online services can connect users to a blinding array of reading possibilities. One result is that people can now peek into library holdings all around the world. Encyclopedias don’t need to take up shelf space: They can be found online, just like newspapers and magazine articles. The abbreviated language that has developed around email is changing language itself, thereby making the information superhighway an entirely separate method of communicating, different from standard talking or writing. Consequently, new standards of literacy are popping up as well: Can you read what’s on the Internet? A、Cause B、Effect C、Comparison D、Contrast简答题Can you choose the appropriate effect for the following statement? Prescription drug abuse is a possible cause of ___________________. A、better immune systems B、prolonged illness C、poor immunity against diseases D、longer life简答题What fallacy is found in the following statements? After Elvis Presley’s death, oil prices in the United States rose precipitously. Presley caused the gas prices to skyrocket. A、Slippery slope B、Begging the question C、Post hoc D、Red herring