I wanted to buy a colour TV set this year, but my brother rejected the idea （ ）a trip to the beach.

A.instead of B.in view of C.in favour of D.in case of

Some minerals are quite common, others are regionally （ ）, and still others are rare on the earth.

A.attributed B.distributed C.contributed D.scattered

Knowing that he had been admitted to Cambridge University, he was too excited to be（ ） on the phone.

A.coincidental B.identical C.same D.coherent

Without computers, we（ ）the tremendous medical advancement in the last few decades.

A.would not make B.could not make C.will not have made D.couldn't have made

s="" physical="" assets="" and="" liabilities="" don't="" count="" all="" that="" much="" in="" a="" managerial="" career.="" woman="" should="" always="" try="" to="" look="" her="" best. Over the last 30 years, social scientists have conducted more than 1,000 studies of how we react to beautiful and not-so-beautiful people. The virtually unanimous conclusion: Looks do matter, more than most of us realize. The data suggest, for example, that physically attractive individuals are more likely to be treated well by their parents, sought out as friends, and pursued romantically. With the possible exception of women seeking managerial jobs, they are also more likely to be hired, paid well and promoted. Un-American, you say, unfair and extremely unbelievable? Once again, the scientists have caught us mouthing pieties while acting just the contrary. Their typical experiment works something like this. They give each member of a group-college students, perhaps, or teachers or corporate personnel managers a piece of paper relating an individual’s accomplishments. Attached to the paper is a photograph. While the papers all say exactly the same thing the pictures are different. Some show a strikingly attractive person, some average-looking character. And some an unusually unattractive human being. Group member are asked to rate the individual on certain attributes, anything from personal warmth to the likelihood that he or she will be promoted. Almost invariably, the better looking the person in the picture, the higher the person is rated. In the phrase, borrowed from Sappho, that the social scientists use to sum up the common the perception, what is beautiful is good. In business, however, good looks cut both ways for women, and deeper than for men. A Utah State University professor, who is an authority on the subject, explains: In terms of their careers, the impact of physical attractiveness on males is only modest. But its potential impact on females can be tremendous, making it easier, for example, for the more attractive to get jobs where they are in the public eye, on another note, though, there is enough literature now for us to conclude that attractive women who aspire to managerial positions do not get on as well as women who may be less attractive. 1.According to the passage, people often wrongly believe that in pursuing a career as manager（ ）. 2.The result of research carried out by social scientists show that（ ）. 3.Experiments by scientists have shown that when people evaluate individuals on certain attributes（ ）. 4.“Good looks cut both ways for women”( Line 1, Para. 5)means that（ ）. 5.It can be inferred from the passage that in the business world（ ）. '>

A few common misconceptions. Beauty is only skin-deep. One's physical assets and liabilities don't count all that much in a managerial career. A woman should always try to look her best.Over the last 30 years, social scientists have conducted more than 1,000 studies of how we react to beautiful and not-so-beautiful people. The virtually unanimous conclusion: Looks do matter, more than most of us realize. The data suggest, for example, that physically attractive individuals are more likely to be treated well by their parents, sought out as friends, and pursued romantically. With the possible exception of women seeking managerial jobs, they are also more likely to be hired, paid well and promoted.Un-American, you say, unfair and extremely unbelievable? Once again, the scientists have caught us mouthing pieties while acting just the contrary. Their typical experiment works something like this. They give each member of a group-college students, perhaps, or teachers or corporate personnel managers a piece of paper relating an individual’s accomplishments. Attached to the paper is a photograph. While the papers all say exactly the same thing the pictures are different. Some show a strikingly attractive person, some average-looking character. And some an unusually unattractive human being. Gr

You cannot imagine how I feel（ ）with my duties sometimes.

A.overflowed B.overthrown C.overwhelmed D.overturned