Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper（ ）closely.
A.followed B.follows C.following D.to follow
It’s likely for the outstanding ones to stand out ___ the rest.
A.off B.of C.from D.above
1. Translate the following paragraph into Chinese (5 marks) A huge fire that engulfed an ancient Tibetan town in Shangri-la, Yunnan province, on Saturday has caused experts to call for heightened fire safety in historic locations across the country. The fire started early on Saturday morning and lasted about 12 hours, destroying 242 houses in the old Tibetan town of Dukezong in Shangri-la, capital of the Diqing Tibet autonomous prefecture. Dukezong town is the largest and best-preserved Tibetan community in all of China’s Tibetan areas. It was also a key stop on the Ancient Tea-Horse Caravan Route and a focal point for Han-Tibetan exchanges.
A(n)（ ）shape has four straight sides at 90° to each other, two of which are much longer than the other two.
A.square B.oval C.circular D.oblong
Immigrants entering the United States at the turn of the century often encountered living conditions radically different from those they had left behind.
A.apparently B.tragically C.admittedly D.drastically
The pilot made a last frantic distress call before he bailed out.
A.urgent B.desperate C.routine D.futile