单选题Overall, it is going to become much easier for people to communicate ______ the Net Communicating with others in real time will soon be the norm.

单选题The dean tried to retain control of the situation on campus, but his attempt was ______ by the board of trustees.

单选题It is high time that we ______ all ready for this afternoon meeting, ______ it would be late. A. must get, or B. got, or C. should get, and D. get, and

单选题What does Jastrow think of many scientists?

单选题It was not until he arrived at the station ______ he realized he had forgotten his ticket. A. before B. that C. when D. after

单选题He is doing an______course in physics.

单选题 In this age of ad clutter and junk mail, entrepreneurs are finding that one of the easiest ways to connect with customers is to moonlight (兼职) as a publisher. Newsletters remind clients you're still there, help spark repeat business, and sometimes can be used to attract new clients. Newsletters are certainly catching on. The Standard Periodical Directory counts more than 4,000 of them and estimates the number grows 15% a year. Maybe that's because it's not hard. All you need is a little cash and creativity. First, obviously, decide what to say. Stick to useful information, as opposed to self-promotion. Can you offer tips unavailable elsewhere? How about new ways to use an old product? As for design, software programs such as Adobe PageMaker provide templates (模板) for the do-it-yourself. Or you can hire a professional out of the Yellow Pages or off the Web. They'll do the design work, write the copy, and even do the mailing. Expect to spend about $1 per copy, including postage, for a run of several thousand; unit costs drop as the press run increases. Newsletters also can be published on the Web or sent via e-mail, but beware. Experts say unsolicited (未请求的，主动提供的) e-mail is far less effective than a physical publication. In either case, aim for people who will find it genuinely useful and interesting. "If you don't send it to the right people, it just gets thrown out," says Paul Swift, editor of The Newsletter about Newsletters. A poorly designed newsletter, or one rife with errors, is worse than no newsletter. A newsletter should not be seen as a substitute for efforts to expand your existing customer base. "You still need to try to get yourself mentioned in real news media," advises Laura Ries, of the Roswell marketing firm Ries ＆ Ries Inc. A well-executed newsletter can work wonders. Consider the one Lisa Skriloff, owner of New York's Multicultural Marketing Resources Inc., puts out. Every two months, Skriloff spends several days—and several thousand dollars—producing Multicultural Marketing News, a four-page newsletter filled with tips on reaching minority consumers. "It helps position my company as an expert in the field," Skriloff says. She also distributes the newsletter at conferences and mails it to potential clients—outreach that generates 10…… of her business. Perhaps it's time more entrepreneurs take a page from the academics: publish or perish (毁灭，死亡).

单选题Habits are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on auto-pilot and relaxing into the unconscious comfort of familiar routine. "Net choice, but habit rules the unreflecting herd," William Wordsworth said in the 19th century. In the ever-changing 21st century, even the word "habit" carries a negative implication. So it seems paradoxical to talk about habits in the same context as creativity and innovation. But brain researchers have discovered that when we consciously develop new habits, we create parallel paths, and even entirely new brain cells, that can jump our trains of thought onto new, innovative tracks. Rather than dismissing ourselves as unchangeable creatures of habit, we can instead direct our own change by consciously developing new habits. In fact, the more new things we try—the more we step outside our comfort zone—the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives. But don't bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the brain, they're there to stay. Instead, the new habits we deliberately press into ourselves create parallel pathways that can bypass those old reads. "The first thing needed for innovation is a fascination with wonder," says Dawna Markova, author of The Open Mind. "But we are taught instead to 'decide', just as our president calls himself 'the Decider'." She adds, however, that "to decide is to kill off all possibilities but one. A good innovational thinker is always exploring the many other possibilities." All of us work through problems in ways of which we're unaware, she says. Researchers in the late 1960a discovered that humans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four primary ways: analytically, procedurally, relationally (or collaboratively) and innovatively. At the end of adolescence, however, the brain shuts down half of that capacity, preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life. The current emphasis on standardized testing highlights analysis and procedure, meaning that few of us inherently use our innovative and collaborative modes of thought. "This breaks the major rule in the American belief system — that anyone can do anything," explains M. J. Ryan, author of the 2006 book This Year I Will... and Ms. Markova's business partner. "That's a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters commonness. Knowing what you're good at and doing even more of it creates excellence." This is where developing new habits comes in.

单选题The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ______ his financial situation. A. with respect to B. in accord with C. regardless of D. in terms of

单选题{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}} China's employment and re-employment situation remains tough with a surge this year in the number of graduates hitting the job market and in unemployment in general, a senior official said. The country's registered average unemployment rate in urban areas reached 4 percent last year and is expected to go higher this year, Labour and Social Security Minister Zheng Silin told Xinhua yesterday. There are nearly 14 million laid-off workers in urban areas so far. And more than 10 million new graduates are predicted to enter the work force, Zheng said. To make things worse, the nation's agricultural adjustment has forced more than 150 million rural workers to quit farming. Many of them will head to the cities to seek employment, posing uncertainties for the State, he said. Zheng, who was appointed as the minister during the first session of the 10th National People's Congress in March, has urged his departments nationwide to do more to assist laid-off workers to restart their lives.

单选题It was ______ that asked Maury for help in oceanographic studies. A. those who earned a living from the sea B. some early intercontinental travellers C. the American Navy D. the company which proposed to lay an undersea cable

单选题5 America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ______ before the west was settled. A. had B. did C. was D. would

单选题If he ______ the doctor's advice, he would be quite all right now.

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