After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was__________．
A.valuableB.preciousC.costlyD.luxurious

__________ your valuable help, we couhtn't have finished the experiment ahead of time．
A.If it were not forB. Had it not been forC.Were it not forD.If it has not been for

Which of the following has the proper word stress
A.comParisonB.ComparisonC.compaRisonD.comparisON

New curriculum promotes the three-dimensional teaching objective which includes__________．
A.knowledge, skills and methodsB.emotional attitude and valuesC.knowledge, skills and emotionD.knowledge and skills; process and methods; emotional attitude and values

It is futile to discuss the matter further, because__________going to agree upon anything today．
A.neither you nor I areB.neither you nor me isC.neither you nor I amD.neither me nor you are

A new scheme for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England． This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads．Until now the Country Council has only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed． Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, provided the arrangement will not lose money and that children taking part will be attending their nearest school．The new scheme is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend Impington school． The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council has said in the past it will not undertake to provide free transport to the school． But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster．Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part in． Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a council official has said the cost of parents should be less than $6．50 a tenn．They have been able to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington． The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children． The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new scheme．Taking part in the Council's trial schemes are children who__________．
A.living in Milton and go to Impington schoolB.living in Impington and go to Milton schoolC.living in Milton and go to Milton schoolD.living in Impington and go to Impington school