48. Putting in a new window will ________ cutting away part of the roof.

A. 　 Except for

B. 　 With regard to

C. 　 Despite

D. 　 Although

A. 　 At a travel agency.

B. 　At an Australian airport.

C. 　 At an airline transfer service.

D. 　At a local transportation authority.

A. 　 By hanging out with their friends.

B. 　 By chatting with others in person.

C. 　 By watching movies in the theater.

D. 　 By communicating on the Internet.

A. 　 The building boom has been questioned by students and parents.

B. 　 The rising tuition makes it hard for students to afford luxuries.

C. 　 Many of high-school graduates refuse to enjoy campus luxuries.

D. 　 The revenue of colleges drops with the admission rate decreasing.

A. 　Ten people were killed.

B. 　Two people were killed.

C. 　A helicopter crashed into a reservoir.

D. 　A helicopter dropped in the wilderness.

A. 　 The parents’ earnings.

B. 　 The students’ earnings.

C. 　 The parents’ attitude towards employment.

D. 　 The students’ attitude towards employment.

A. 　 Banning discrimination on the basis of employees’ body image.

B. 　 Expanding protection of women against gender discrimination.

C. 　 Helping employees change their own perception of beauty.

D. 　 Excluding body shape as a category in the labor contract.

A. 　 Holding some social activities.

B. 　 Organizing a basketball match.

C. 　 Helping colleagues learn from each other.

D. 　 Firing some inefficient colleagues.

A. 　 available

B. 　 desirable

C. 　 preferable

D. 　 admirable

A. 　 13 three-year-old children and their parents.

B. 　 13 thirteen-year-old children and their parents.

C. 　 30 three-year-old children and their parents.

D. 　 30 thirteen-year-old children and their parents.