单选题Several trial efforts in the 1980s proved that it was financially ______ to restore old buildings.(2003年北京大学考博试题)

单选题He was______by the army because of his poor eye-sight.

单选题Which of the following pairs of characters does not form a contrast of ideas between them?______

单选题He expressed his gratitude to her for her favorable help with the experiment.

单选题Cheap coal ______ a lot of smoke.

单选题Three people______to help decorate the gym for the dance.

单选题Their attempts to evade taxes turned out to be futile.

单选题In the third paragraph, Dr Laragh implies that ______.

单选题______ Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit? --To tell the truth, it' s very hard. But we ______ on this problem. A. worked B. had worked C. are working D. had been working

单选题When you are making a speech, always remember to keep it short and ______. A. to the point B. in a sense C. by all means D. in other words

单选题Once you have started a job, you should do it______.

单选题With the debt crisis and the weakening economy fresh on their minds, most Americans have probably concluded that government, as a rule, cannot manage money responsibly. But it can. Just look at Montana. For six years it has been one of the only states in America with a budget surplus: this year it is a record of $433 million, proportionally equivalent to a federal surplus of $858 billion. Thus we"ve been able to cut taxes, invest in education and infrastructure and keep essential services intact. We recently got our first bond rating upgrade in 26 years. How do we accomplish what most states and the federal government cannot? I like to say we run government like a ranch. In ranching, you either pinch pennies or go bankrupt. We do the same in government. For one thing, we challenge every expense. If it isn"t absolutely necessary, we eliminate it. Little things added up: we renegotiated state contracts, cut our energy consumption by 20 percent, auctioned off state vehicles and canceled building projects and computer upgrades. The federal budget contains thousands of similar line items. A government serious about tightening its belt would eliminate them all. But we don"t just cut costs. Like good ranchers, we also leave some grain in the barn in case of drought. When times were good, we stored away cash in a special savings account. The account proved to be a big help in getting us through the recession in solid financial shape. I cannot recall the federal government"s ever banking surplus funds in a protected account, even during the surplus-laden 1990s. If Washington ever digs out of the current hole and runs a cash balance, Congress should likewise put some grain in the barn. And even as we"ve cut costs and stored away money, we"ve followed another ranching principle: treat your ranch hands with respect. Like other states, we"ve had to freeze employee pay and reduce the work force. But as in any good organization, many of the best solutions for cutting costs come from state employees. Some look at payroll as a burden; we look at it as human capital, and we work hard to keep up morale in tough times. So when we cut the state payroll, I cut my own salary. Sadly, many politicians, especially in Washington, seem to take advantage of the opportunity to trash government workers. This is just cheap and ugly scapegoating. More to the point, it does nothing to produce bottom-line results. Finally, we don"t spend money until we"ve found the lowest price. When the real estate market softened, we told commercial landlords who rented space to the state that if we didn"t see rent reductions, we"d move to cheaper premises when our leases were up. There are savings to be found everywhere in government. Now that federal spending is the country"s top issue, Washington should try doing what any rancher or family household does.

单选题The most appropriate title for this text could be ______.

单选题______ they think it will come to an end through the hands of God, or a natural disaster or a political event, whatever the reason, nearly 15 percent of people worldwide think the end of the world is coming, according to a new poll. A. Either B. Whether C. Neither D. If

单选题Unlike Keynesianism, monetarism eschews direct government control by means of taxation and spending ______ imposing limits on the nation"s money supply.

单选题By signing the lease you made a(n) ______ to pay $ 300 a month rent.