Canada’s western city of Calgary is the world’s best city when it comes to healthy living, local press reported Monday.
According to an international survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a London-based consulting firm, Calgary was put at the top of a list of 144 cities. It scored 121 points, just above Honolulu’s score of 120. Helsinki(赫尔辛基,芬兰首都) and Ottawa followed at 119.5 and 118.5 respectively.
Three other Canadian cities came in the top 20. Montreal and Vancouver tied for ninth and Toronto came in at 18th.
The scores are based on air pollution levels, availability and quality of hospitals and medical supplies, as well as the efficiency of waste removal and sewage systems.
In America, the lowest scoring city was Atlanta, which was ranked 76th. Athens was the lowest scoring city in Western Europe, ranking 120th because of its air pollution. London was ranked 59th.
1.How many Canadian cities are in the top 20?
A.3. |
B.4. |
C.5. |
D.6. |
2.Which of the following is NOT taken into account when the cities were scored?
A.Weather conditions. |
B.Air quality. |
C.Waste removal. |
D.Medical supplies. |
3.Among the following cities, which is the lowest scoring one?
A.Atlanta. |
B.Athens. |
C.London. |
D.Helsinki. |
Mr Black once decided to travel by air on business because of some reason. He liked 16 beside a window when he was 17 ,so when he got onto the plane, he 18 a window seat. He 19 that all of them had already been taken 20 one, and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one. Mr Black was 21 that he had not taken the one by the window, but, anyhow, he at once went towards 22 .
When he 23 it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it. It was written 24 ink and said,“This is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr Black had never seen such a notice in a plane 25 ,but he thought that the plane 26 be carrying something particularly heavy in 27 baggage room which made 28 necessary to have passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and 29 another empty seat, not beside the 30 ,to sit in.
Two or three other people tried 31 in the window seat beside the soldier, but they, too, 32 the notice and went on. Then, when the plane was nearly full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier, who was 33 the passengers coming in, quickly took the notice off the seat beside him-and 34 that way succeeded in 35 the company of the girl during the whole of the trip.
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Last Sunday a few of us arranged to meet in town, but Jenny didn’t ____.
A.turn up |
B.give up |
C.make up |
D.take up |
Although he is over 65, Mr Smith has never been tired. He’s a man full of ___.
A.power |
B.energy |
C.strength |
D.force |
I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast ___the telephone rang loudly, but it hung up __I could answer it .
A.when ; before |
B.when ; as |
C.as ; after |
D.while ; when |
____the book if you are free, and you will learn a lot about how to study English .
A. Read |
B.Having read |
C.To read |
D.Reading |