单选题According to the context, the word "effluents" in Para. 1 is closest in meaning to

单选题A) unexpectedly B) actually C ) disappointedly D) practically

单选题The netizens tangled heatedly over the accusations of some foreign media against Chin

单选题The Americans recognize that the UN can be the Uchannel/U for greater diplomatic activity.

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单选题Besides active foreign enterprises and a 1 number of private employers, a consequential new development was the development of employment in state-owned enterprises (Guanying or Guanshang). Started by some 2 Qing officials, the Yangwupai, in the late nineteenth century, sizable state-owned enterprises developed primarily 3 enhancing China"s national defense. Famous industrial giants of today"s China such as the shipyards in Shanghai and heavy industries in cities like Wuhan, Nanjing, and Chongqing were built by the Qing or the Republic government. Some of them later began to 4 considerable private investments. After World War Ⅱ, this type of state-owned employment became very important. Labor in those enterprises consisted basically 5 two tiers: a largely market-oriented allocation of blue-collar and some white-collar workers, and a mostly state allocation of most of the white-collar workers including managerial and technical personnel. The latter was a distorted labor market that featured strong 6 considerations in allocating and managing labor. Personal and kinship connections, the so-called "petticoat influence", and political 7 were the norm for this type of labor allocation pattern. In a way, it was midway between a rather crude market-oriented labor allocation pattern and the centuries—old, warm, family-based traditional labor allocation. It covered a very small but important portion of the Chinese labor force, and thus 8 our attention. Later, it apparently provided the historical precedent 9 the PRC government to allocate its administrative and technical cadres, even its entire industrial labor force, 10 state employees.

单选题Much of the language used to describe monetary policy,such as"steering the economy to a soft landing"or"a touch on the brakes"．makes it sound like a precise science．Nothing could be further from the truth．The link between interest rates and inflation is uncertain．And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy．Hence the analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rear view mirror and a faulty steering wheel． Given all these disadvantages．central bankers seem to have had much to boast about of late． Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere 2.3%last year, close to its lowest level in 30 years．before rising slightly to 2.5%this July．This is a long way below the double digit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s． It is also less than most forecasters had predicated．In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist polls each month said that America's inflation rate would average 3.5%in 1995．In 1995, in fact, it fell to 2.6%in August, and expected to average only about 3%for the year as a whole．In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year．This is no flash in the pan；over the past couple of years, inflation has been consistently lower than expected in Britain and America． Economists have been particularly surprised by favorable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially America's, have little productive slack．America's capacity utilization, for example, hit historically high levels earlier this year,and its jobless rate(5.6%in August)has fallen below most estimates of the natural rate of unemployment—the rate below which inflation has taken off in the past． Why has inflation proved so mild? The most thrilling explanation is, unfortunately,a little defective．Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have up—ended the old economic models that were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation．

单选题There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds. The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes, I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit. Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious consequences in life, since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others, nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect, and scarcely that. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining some advantage in rank or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public disapproval, no one will defend or excuse them. These people should change this bad habit. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them.

单选题The crisis in our industry was ______ by intense competition from foreign producers.

单选题In addition to rice, we need to ______ our diet with fish, meat and vegetable.

单选题This will ______ pressure on the trains to some extent.

单选题A great many parents ______ famous universities before their children finish their secondary education. A. is willing to visit B. are willing to visit C. is willing to visiting D. are willing to visiting

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单选题The survival ______ of some wild animals is not very high as they are ruthlessly hunted for their skins. A. standard B. scale C. ratio D. rate

单选题- Mr. Smith, I wonder if you are free this afternoon. We" d like you to come to our party.

单选题Instead of sights, Edison would spend the time ______ in the public library. A. seeing, reading B. see, read C. to see, to read D. seeing, to read

单选题It is important ______ to the public what is happening. A. for us in explaining B. to us to explain C. of us in explaining D. for us to explain

单选题A newspaper______ is an amusing drawing, usually about some events in the news.

单选题How long ______ the concert ______? A．has; been lasted B．did; last C．will; be lasted D．was; lasted