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I wish to inform you that as a result of negligence on the part of the lighter Susan when shifting at 0910 hrs this morning,the lower platform of the gangway was().
A . break
B . broke
C . breaked
D . broke
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A:I think the ( )(服务)isgood . B:SodoI .
A . A、serveB、service
B . C、servicechargeD、servefor
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A scientific study of language is based on what the linguist thinks.
A . 正确
B . 错误
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Cycling is a good exercise.(), it doesn't pollute the air.
A . Therefore
B . Moreover
C . But
D . However
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If a gues doesn't realize that he/she is at the wrong hotel until he/she is checked in, the receptionist should______________.
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Why doesn't western scholars think Confucianism is religion?( )
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What does he think of the work of a doctor?
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Jean doesn't want to work right away because she thinks that if she ______ a job she probably wouldn't be able to see her friends very often.
A.has to get
B.had got
C.were to get
D.could have got
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If a pupil doesn't hand in their homework by 8 am, the school calls their parents.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
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The Spring Festival is around the corner. We are thinking about having a holiday at a sea ____.
A.resort
B.tsunami
C.bonus
D.mortgage
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Susan Gates thinks that small businesses
A.want graduates who need little training.
B.cannot attract as many graduates as large organisations.
C.need graduates with specialist skills.
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When waiting for a bus, Tim doesn't () to the front.
A.rush
B.push
C.cash
D.crash
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你能解释为什么效用函数的单调变换不会改变其边际替代率?Can you explain why taking a monotonic transformation of a utility function doesn't change the marginal rate of substitution?
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Usually a manufacturer doesn't deal directly with the people who use his products.
A.一个制造商通常不直接对付那些使用他的产品的人。
B.工人和消费者是完全不相干的。
C.制造商通常不直接跟他们的产品用户打交道。
D.生产者通常和那些使用他们产品的人没有交往。
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听力原文:M: It doesn't seem that it is going to rain tomorrow. I think it'll be clear all week.
W: Well, according to the weather forecast, you should take your raincoat or umbrella with you.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(19)
A.It will probably rain tomorrow.
B.She needs a new raincoat or umbrella.
C.She doesn't know where the man put his raincoat or umbrella.
D.She doesn't know what the weather will be like tomorrow.
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At that time, the cat-like horses could climb (攀登,上升) trees.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesn't sa
At that time, the cat-like horses could climb (攀登,上升) trees.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn't say
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Why doesn't the man carry a camera with him?
A.He has a professional photographer take picture for him?
B.He doesn't think he knows enough about film processing.
C.He doesn't have a flash attachment.
D.He thinks a big camera would be too much trouble.
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You hear the refrain all the time: the U. S. economy looks good statistically, but it doesn't fed good. Why doesn't ever-greater wealth promote ever-greater happiness.'? It is a quest, ion that dales at least to the appearance in 1958 of The affluent(富裕的)Society by John Kenneth Galbraith, who died recently at 97.
The Affluent Society is a modem classic because it helped define a new moment in the human condition. For most of history," hunger, sickness, and cold" threatened nearly everyone, Galbraith wrote. "Poverty was found everywhere in that world. Obviously it is not of ours. "After World War Il, the dread of another Great Depression gave way to an economic boom. In the 1930s unemployment had averaged 18. 2 percent; in the 1950s it was 4. 5 percent.
To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent. Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn't really want or need. Because so much spending was artificial, it would be unfulfilling. Meanwhile, government spending that would make everyone better off was being cut down because people instinctively-and wrongly-labeled government only as "a necessary evil".
It's often said that only the rich are getting ahead; everyone else is standing still or falling behind. Well, there are many undeserving rich--overpaid chief executives, for instance. But over any meaningful period, most people's incomes are increasing. From 1995 to 2004, inflation-adjusted average family income rose 14. 3 percent, to $ 43,200. People feel, "squeezed" because their rising incomes often don't satisfy their rising wants--for bigger homes, more health care, more education, faster Internet connections.
The other great frustration is that it has not eliminated insecurity. People regard job stability as part of their standard of living. As corporate layoffs increased, that part has eroded. More workers fear they've be- come "the disposable American" ,as Louis Uchitelle puts it in his book by the same name.
Because so much previous suffering and social-conflict stemmed from poverty ,the arrival of widespread affluence suggested utopian(乌托邦式的)possibilities. Up to a point, affluence succeeds. There is much less physical misery than before. People are better off. Unfortunately, affluence also creates new complaints and contradictions.
Advanced societies need economic growth to satisfy the multiplying wants of their citizens. But the quest for growth lets loose new anxieties and economic conflicts that disturb the social order. Affluence liberates the individual ,promising that everyone can choose a unique way to self-fulfillment. But the promise is so extravagant that it predestines many disappointments and sometimes inspires choices that have anti-social consequences, including family breakdown and obesity (肥胖症). Statistical indicators of happiness have not risen with incomes.
Should we be surprised? Not really. We've simply reaffirmed an old truth: the pursuit of affluence does not always end with happiness.
What question does John Kenneth Galbraith raise in his book The Affluent Society?
A.Why statistics don't tell the truth about the economy.
B.Why affluence doesn't guarantee happiness.
C.How happiness can be promoted today.
D.What lies behind an economic boom.
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What does the author think of the administrations proposal for a "supplemental poverty measure" ?
A.It is intended to further help the poor.
B.It is made to serve political purposes.
C.It is a positive response to changed circumstances.
D.It is an attempt to combat the economic recession.
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Susan Cleveland is the young president of a candy company in the city of Chicago.Her father began the company in the 1960's. He died three years ago. Now, the company belongs to Susan.
Susan, however, did not have any jobs before becoming head of the company. She just finished the college. The employees became even more concerned during Susan's first months on the job. Mr. Cleveland had been a __21__ leader. But Susan permitted many employees to make their own __22__. One employee said, "Old Mr. Cleveland always told us what to do. He kept people on a short leash. But the company did well. What does a "short leash" mean?A leash is a kind of rope. We use a leash to walk our pet dogs. The leash keeps the dog from __23__ away or getting into trouble.
Keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her under close control. The person can't make many decisions for himself or herself. Ms. Cleveland does not keep her workers on a short leash. __24__, she encourages them to get better ways to do business. For example, her secretary proposed an idea. She said the company should offer a sum of money as a prize to the best student in the high school near the factory. The winner could use the prize money to study at a university. Mr. Cleveland appreciated the idea. After the prize was announced, people who lived in the area of the factory began to buy __25__ of the company's candy. Local newspapers wrote about the competition. Business improved.
Ms. Cleveland made her secretary the company's first Director of Public Relations. The former secretary was very pleased.
21.
A.decisions
B.Instead
C.more
D.strong
E.running
22.
A.decisions
B.Instead
C.more
D.strong
E.running
23.
A.decisions
B.Instead
C.more
D.strong
E.running
24.
A.decisions
B.Instead
C.more
D.strong
E.running
25.
A.decisions
B.Instead
C.more
D.strong
E.running
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The Spring Festival is around the corner. We are thinking about having a holiday at a sea ____.A.resort
B.tsunami
C.bonus
D.mortgage
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In formal business letter, Faithfully yours, or Yours faithfully is used when the salutation doesn't contain a personal name. ( )
A:对
B:错
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The writer thinks the failure of a building_______()
A.means nothing
B.concerns others
C.concerns only the artist
D.concerns all the people in the world