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How did the Duchess persuade Bacon to buy the pearls? A: She leered and implied a date with Bacon. B: She hinted an invitation to an upper class social event. C: She reduced the asking price for her daughters. D: She wanted Bacon to marry one of her daughters.

He _______ me repeatedly with a stick.  未知类型：{'label': 'questionDesc', 'content': '根据句意，选择合适的单词或短语', 'isMemberControl': 0, 'type': 181} 未知类型：{'label': 'source', 'content': '英语二2016年完型', 'isMemberControl': 0, 'type': 181} A: jumped at B: arrived at C: hinted at D: struck at

The fifth largest city in the US passed a significant soda tax proposal that will levy 1.5 cents per liquid ounce on distributors. Philadelphia's new measure was approved by a 13 to 4 city council vote. It sets a new bar for similar initiatives across the county. It is proof that taxes on sugary drinks can win substantial support outside super-liberal areas. Until now, the only city to successfully pass and implement a soda tax was Berkeley, California, in 2014. The tax will apply to regular and diet sodas, as well as other drinks with added sugar, such as Gatorade and iced teas. It's expected to raise $410 million over the next five years, most of which will go toward funding a universal pre-kindergarten program for the city. While the city council vote was met with applause inside the council room, opponents to the measure, including soda lobbyists made sharp criticisms and a promise to challenge the tax in court. "The tax passed today unfairly singles out beverages—including low- and no-calorie choices," said Lauren Kane, spokeswoman for the American Beverage Association. "But most importantly, it is against the law. So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it.” An industry-backed anti-tax campaign has spent at least $4 million on advertisements. The ads criticized the measure. characterizing it as a "grocery tax.” Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans. "The move to recapture a small part of the profits from an industry that pushes a product that contributes to diabetes, obesity and heart disease in poorer communities in order to reinvest in those communities will sure be inspirational to many other places," said Jim Krieger, executive director of Healthy Food America. “Indeed, we are already hearing from some of them. It's not just Berkeley' anymore.” Similar measures in California's Albany, Oakland, San Francisco and Colorado's Boulder are becoming hot-button issues Health advocacy groups have hinted that even more might be coming.

The way that people spend their money, and the objects on which they spend it, are the last areas where free choice and individuality can be expressed. The choice reflects personal taste, the way people see themselves and the fantasies they (1) about their lives, the restrictions on money available (2) them, the presence of others in the family with a (3) on that money, and the influence of current convention, (4) , surroundings and locality. Shopping is an important human activity. Yet shoppers are (5) with a confusing situation and a(n) (6) changing one. The confusion arises from the claims (7) adverting, from inadequate information about new products, new materials, new places to shop--a confusion enhanced by rising prices and a (n) (8 choice of goods than ever before. The search (9） the right purchase is based on ignorance of (10) own needs and ignorance of the product's (11) for those needs. When choosing any particular item, there are several lines of communication which might provide some guidance. (12) none of these is entirely satisfactory. For example, you can ask a shop assistant initially. (13) you find one, she may quite (14) not know the answers. She may be a schoolgirl with a Saturday job, or a housewife (15) part-time. 1. A) imagine B) possess C) have D)own 2. A) to B) for C) with D) of 3. A) right B) demand C) request D) claim 4. A) growth B) upbringing C) cultivation D) expansion 5. A) dealt B) faced C) coped D) greeted 6. A) suddenly B) instantly C) rapidly D) readily 7. A) made by B) seen in C) hinted at D) set in 8. A) ampler B) larger C) broader D) wider 9. A) from B) into C) for D) with 10. A) their B) one's C) his D) her 11. A) fitness B) use C) value D) worth 12. A) And B) Still C) Yet D) Even 13. A) Even if B) Although C) Because D) While 14. A) generally B) authentically C) innocently D) genuinely 15. A) studying B) practicing C) working D) shopping