首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
LOS ANGELES—Hong Kong immigrants living in the American city known as the "Chinese Beverly Hills" are【B1】______ . because they f
LOS ANGELES—Hong Kong immigrants living in the American city known as the "Chinese Beverly Hills" are【B1】______ . because they f
admin
2012-12-13
42
问题
LOS ANGELES—Hong Kong immigrants living in the American city known as the "Chinese Beverly Hills" are【B1】______ . because they face losing a lucky phone number—818, or prosperity followed by more prosperity.
Many people living in Monterey Park, the only U.S. city with a【B2】______ of Asian residents, attribute its growing affluence to the country’s most【B3】______ three-digit area code.
But rapidly increasing demand for telephones means the 818 group is【B4】______ out, and the phone company is proposing to split it in two, giving Monterey Park 626 instead.
Chinese residents are【B5】______ because the new number adds up to 14—colloquially translating to certain death.
The city filed a formal【B6】______ with California’s Public Utilities Commission, arguing that many Chinese residents of the San Gabriel Valley had moved there only because of the area code.
A spokesman said that there was also strong【B7】______ for real estate with lucky street numbers.
One【B8】______ of neighboring Alhambra, which also has a large Chinese population, is Hong Kong-born property developer Raymond Cheng,【B9】______ . The number plates of his Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes-Benz cars are predominantly eights.
He also recalled having to complete a contract to remodel a Monterey Park bank in a rush 【B10】______ , the highly auspicious double eight.
"【B11】______ ,"he was quoted as saying.
【B3】
选项
答案
favored
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/R4b7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
TheWorldHealthOrganizationfightsagainst___diseasesallovertheworld.
Becausethereisevidenceofseverelyharmfuleffectsfromchemicaldumps,thegovernmenthastoughercleanupmeasures.
The______ofadiplomatostudentswithdisabilitieshasanegativeeffectontheirfutureeducationalandoccupationalattainme
Oneoftheattractivefeaturesofthecoursewasthewaythepracticalworkhadbeen______withthetheoreticalaspectsofthe
Youmaychoosetopayincometaxjointlyorseparatelyfromyour______.
A、Makealongtimetorest.B、Feelrelaxedwhileworking.C、Closeeyesmoreoften.D、Keepeye-dropshandy.C①细节题。短文提到,如果你在电脑屏幕前工
A、Piracyisaneasythingtocommit.B、Inventionusuallyneedsheavycost.C、Patentisusefulbutnotpractical.D、Inventionsar
A、Heiscurious.B、Heisimpatient.C、Heisexhausted.D、Heissatisfied.B由男士提到的“…ridiculous…waiting…morethanhalfanhour...n
A、Thetailor’s.B、Adress-upparty.C、Thetheatre.D、Ashoppingmall.C由女士提到的thecurtaingoesupatexactlyseven“(舞台的)幕在七点整准时拉开
随机试题
设f(x)=,则=__________________。
上层建筑反作用的直接根源存在于( )
A.骨度分寸定位法B.体表标志定位法C.简便取穴法D.手指同身寸定位法列缺取穴宜用
超过12小时的手部切割伤,最适当的处理是。
X线摄影检查前的准备不正确的是( )。
膀胱癌的血尿特点
患者男,68岁。高血压病病史18年,糖尿病病史12年。平时血压控制在160~170/100~105mmHg。患者的高血压危险度分层属于
规范化的统计调查表分为基层表和综合表。()
某完全二叉树共有256个结点,则该完全二叉树的深度为()。
LackingacureforAIDS,societymustoffereducation,notonlybypublicpronouncementbutinclassrooms.ThosewithAIDSorth
最新回复
(
0
)