【答案解析】[听力原文] The report notes that obesity can lead to potentially fatal health problems including diabetes, stroke and cancer. But, unfortunately, the obesity epidemic in America is getting worse.
【答案解析】[听力原文] This company has a very good reputation for job security and looking after its staff, with things like good perks, good canteen, and paid holidays, that sort of thing. Do those things actually motivate people in their work?
【答案解析】[听力原文] Many employees can assume that they' re being watched while they work during the day. The majority of U. S. companies keep watch on their workers with video cameras, tape recorders, computer surveillance.
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【正确答案】离婚法案实施的头十年,总离婚率从1989年的14%上升到2006年的30%。
【答案解析】[听力原文] Within a decade of the introduction of the Divorce Act, the total divorce rate, rose from 14 per cent of all marriages in 1989 to 30 percent in 2006.
【答案解析】[听力原文] The Chinese currency has appreciated by more than 8 percent since July 2005 when the country allowed the yuan to float against the U. S. dollar within a daily band of 0.3 percent.