语法与词汇Some women ________ a good salary in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the ________ of the family

语法与词汇There are various ways ________ people who suffer from insomnia can improve their sleep patterns

语法与词汇Brexit is the prospective ________ of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU)

语法与词汇4The author of the novel Robinson Crusoe is

语法与词汇________ down than the telephone rang

语法与词汇The workers protested when the board of directors announced that above two-fifths of the employees would be ________

判断题ScientistshaveidentifiedthelikelyculpritinadiseasethathasdevastatedseastarsalongthewestcoastofNorthAmerica.Genomicdetectiveworkandlabexperimentsshowthatthewastingdisorderisassociatedwithapreviouslyunknownvirus.Withthediscoverycomesadeepermystery,however,theseastar—killingvirusisfarfromnew.Theauthorsofthestudyfounditinmuseumsamplesupto72yearsold,soscientistsarepuzzledaboutwhythecurrentoutbreakhasbeensosevere."Thisisprobablythemostextensiveanddevastatingdiseaseofmarineinvertebratesthathashappened,"saysecologistBruceMangeofOregonStateUniversity,Corvallis,whowasnotinvolvedinthenewresearch."It"samajorconcern."TheenigmaticdiseasecametobroadattentioninJune2013,whenrecreationaldiversnearVancouver,BritishColumbia,andSeattle,Washington,begannoticinglegions0fdyingseastars.Theseastarsfirstdevelopedlesions,thenbegantolosetheirarms,andfinallydecayedintopilesofskeletalossicles(bitsofcalciumcarbonatesuchasastar"splatesandspines).Astheyearprogressed,thediseasewasseeninmoreandmorelocationsinthewatersoffCalifornia.Althoughtherehavebeenminoroutbreaksinpreviousdecades,thisoneismuchmorewidespread,andmorethan20speciesofseastarshavebeenafflicted;otherkindsofechinoderms,theanimalgrouptowhichseastarsandseaurchinsbelong,havenot.Researchershaveracedtocollectsamplesandconductlaboratoryexperimentstoinvestigateanypathogensthatmightbeinvolved.AfeatureinScienceearlierthisyear,nowavailableforfree,examinedthemystery.ScientistssenthundredsoftissuesamplestoIanHewson,amicrobialoceanographeratCornellUniversity.WhenhesequencedtheDNAinthesamples,hediscoveredthatadensoviruswasmorecommoninthesickstarsthaninonesthatlookedhealthy.(Densovirusesareknowntoinfectinsects,crustaceans,andsomeseaurchins.)AdditionalevidencecamefromexperimentsconductedbymarineecologistDrewHarvellofCornellandotherresearchers,whotooktissuefromsickseastars,filteredouteverythinglargerthanviruses,andinjectedthetissueintoapparentlyhealthyseastars.Theydevelopedsymptoms—and,concurrently,theamountofdensovirnsintheirbodiesincreased.Otherseastarsinjectedwithsterilizedtissuedidnotdevelopsymptomsofthewastingdisorder."Wehaveverygoodevidencethatthisisadensovirus,"Hewsonsays.Butbecausetheviruscannotbegrowninculture,scientistscannotsatisfytheclassictestsforidentifyingtheculpritofadisease:fourcriteriacollectivelyreferredtoasKoch"spostulates.TheresearcherspublishedtheirresultsonlinetodayintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Lookingforsomehistoricalperspective,Hewsontestedmuseumsamplesofseastarscollectedbetween1923and2010alongtheUSwestcoast.Thevirusexistedinhealthy-lookingspecimensfromfivedifferentyears,suggestingithaspersistedintheenvironment.Hewsonspeculatesthatthevirusmayhavemutatedasitwipedoutvariousspeciesofseastars,allowingittoinfectothers.Heisalsotryingtofigureoutthesourceofthevirus,byanalyzingseastarsfromaroundtheworld,andwhetheritcaninfectotherkindsofechinoderms.Thebiggestquestioniswhythecurrentepidemichasbeensobad.Alikelysituation,Hewsonandhiscolleaguessay,isthatanoverabundanceofseastarsincreasedthetransmissionofthevirus,especiallyiftheywerestressedbycompetitionforfood,whichcouldmakethemmorevulnerabletoinfection.ThattheorymakessensetomarinepathologistMartaGomez-ChiarrioftheUniversityofRhodeIsland,Kingston,whowasnotinvolvedinthenewpaper.Sheandherstudentshavebeenstudyinganearlierdensovirnsoutbreakontheeastcoast;populationsofseastarsinRhodeIsland"sNarragansettBayaboundedbeforeacrashin2011.It"snotclearwhetherthesamedensovirusthatcausedthewestcoastdie-offisalsoinvolvedintheeasterndeclines.HewsonfoundsomedensovirnsgenesinseastarsfromConnecticutbutdidnothaveenoughsamplesforfirmconclusions.Mengedoesn"tthinkoverabundanceplayedaroleinthecurrentoutbreakamong13seastarpopulationsthathefollowsonthecoastofOregon.Instead,hewonderswhetheroceanacidification,whichmayalsobeasourceofstressthatweakensseastars,isapossiblecontributingfactor.Sofar,theevidenceismixedfortheroleofacidification,Mangeadmits.Whateverthecauseoftheepidemic,Mangesays,thedemiseofpurplestarshasalreadyledtogreatersurvivalofitsprey,includingbarnaclesandmussels.Asaresult,hepredicts,themusselswilleventuallytakeovertherockyshore,crowdingoutmanyotherspeciesofinvertebrates.Inaway,headds,theepidemicisaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunityforecologiststostudythesepredator-preyrelationships.Butthatdoesn"tdullthepainoflosingfamiliarandcharismaticspecies."Fromapersonalstandpoint,it"sreallydisheartening."Markeachstatementaseithertrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.

语法与词汇The policeman looked me ________ several times and obviously disliked what he saw

语法与词汇Having been overseas for over a decade, Harriet was ________ by a feeling of homesickness

语法与词汇Hey, you look concerned

语法与词汇As a literary figure, Stephen Dedalus appears in two novels by ________

语法与词汇The most versatile ________ embryonic stem cells, which ________ found in the embryo at the earliest stage of development and grow into any part of the body

语法与词汇Good leaders tell people why they are doing something, ________, to explain what they believe

语法与词汇________ that India‟s annual harvest takes 13

判断题 Hillary Clinton was in her element. On stage at Belfast's Grand Opera House last week, flanked by volunteers and politicians' wives, Clinton celebrated the role of women in the Northern Ireland peace process. In a confident speech reminiscent of another Clinton, she urged her audience to keep pushing for a common-sense end to the ages-old conflict. On her last official overseas trip as First Lady, Clinton fondly recalled not only earlier visits to Belfast, but her travel around the globe. Now she'd 'come to say farewell and, as she put it, to "end one chapter in my life." But traveling with the president on his victory lap around the British Isles last week, Hillary was opening a whole new book. As the Clintons prepare to leave the White House, Bill isn't the only one thinking about a legacy. Hillary has racked up a long list of First Lady "firsts": first baby boomer, first professional woman, first to head a major government task force, first to testify before a grand jury. "Hillary Clinton is, in my estimation, the single most accomplished First Lady in American history," say Carl Anthony, a former Nancy Reagan aide and author of "American First Families." But it's been a bumpy ride. "She might say surviving is her greatest triumph," says a friend. Now her election to the U.S Senate and a staggering new book deal prove that Clinton has not only survived-she's thriving. So much so that she's already topping the whispering list of contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. Despite all her years on the national stage, much about Hillary Clinton remains a mystery-which may explain why Simon & Schuster last week bid an almost unprecedented $8 million to publish her memoirs. But friends caution that while Clinton will touch on the obvious travails of her champion fund-raiser-both for Democrats who love her and for Republicans who love to hate her-and could become an eloquent voice of opposition against the new Bush White House. Hillary has promised to serve out her six-year Senate term, a vow that still could leave her open for a presidential bid in 2008. Still, friends insist she have no such plans. But the idea could grow on her. A1 Gore once seemed the natural heir of Bill Clinton's legacy. But in a few years, with a solid Senate record on key committees like finance or appropriations, Hillary could be well positioned to challenge the notoriously stiff campaigner who already squandered the advantages of incumbency. No matter what her ultimate ambitions are, Clinton has learned a thing or two about taking small steps. When Hillary staked out an office in the West Wing and took charge of health-care reform, people thought she was overreaching. Yet while Clinton was wounded after the health-fiasco, she never abandoned her goals, quietly pushing initiatives on children's health, adoption and foreign aid, among others. After years of changing hairstyles and political strategies, Hillary, it seems, has finally found her groove. It is a central tenet of Hillaryland that every woman gets to make choices of her own-to work, to run for office, to stand by her man. So when Clinton sits down with Laura Bush, friends say she won't be offering any how-to lectures. Clinton is far more consumed with her own new job in the Senate. She's also zeroing in on a house in Washington. She won't be staying at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue anymore, but she won't be far away, either.

判断题Brad&Jen:StillCo-workersSuperstarHollywoodcouplePitt,currentlystarringinthecrimecaperOcean"sTwelve,andAniston,bestknownforherTVroleasRachelGreeninFriends,haveseparatedafter4.5yearsofmarriage,buttheyremain"committedandcaringfriends".Theannouncementoftheirsplitfollowedmonthsoftabloidstoriesaboutspousalupsanddowns,includingreportsthatPitt,41,wantedtobecomeafatherbutAniston,35,wasreluctanttostartafamily.Anistonhadbeenphotographedrecentlywithoutherweddingring,butjusttwodaysagotheNewYorkPostsplashedapictureofthecoupleonitsfrontpagewithacirclearoundAniston"shandandtheheadline:"TheRing"sBackOn!"Pitt,oneofHollywood"smostsought-afterleadingmen,andAniston,whobecameahouseholdnameonthelong-runningNBCtelevisioncomedyFriends,metonadinnerdatein1998.Theyweremarriedinalavish,celebrity-studdedweddingintheseasideCaliforniaresortofMalibuonJuly29,2000.NewsoftheirbreakupcameinanunderstatedannouncementreleasedlateonFridayafternoonthrough"People"magazine."Wewouldliketoannouncethataftersevenyearstogetherwehavedecidedtoformallyseparate,"theysaid:"Forthosewhofollowthesesortsofthings,wewouldliketoexplainthatourseparationisnottheresultofanyofthespeculationreportedbythetabloidmedia.Thisdecisionisaresultofmuchthoughtfulconsideration.Wehappilyremaincommittedandcaringfriendswithgreatloveandadmirationforoneanother.Weaskinadvanceforyourkindnessandsensitivityinthecomingmonths."BradandJenmaybehistory,buttheirproductioncompanywillsoldieron.Thefutureoftheformerpowercouple"sPlanBEntertainmentshingle,formedwithnewParamountPicturesCEOBradGrey,hasbeenthesubjectofmuchspeculationsincePittandAnistonannouncedtheirsplit.NowrepsforbothstarssaytheyhopetoremainproducingpartnersandthatPlanBwillcontinueputtingoutfilmsinthemeantime.However,withPittandAnistonreadjustingtothesinglelifeandGreygettingusedtolifeatopthe"mount",it"spossiblethatcertainPlanBprojectsinearlierstagesofdevelopmentcouldeventuallybedropped.

判断题4 9 6 2 3 4 7 8 2 1 9 6 4 3 2 Multiply by 7 the number of odd numbers which are immediately followed by an even number in the list above. What is the answer?

判断题Today men are facing new expectations and new choices about their commitments to society, family and work. No longer certain what goals they should pursue, much less how they should pursue them, many men have found themselves in a no-man"s land, searching for new meanings and definitions of maturity. In interviews I conducted with 138 men from diverse social and economic background, 36 percent defined their family and work commitments in terms of primary breadwinning, and 30 percent chose to eschew parenthood or to avoid involvement with children they had brought into the world. However, about 33 percent had moved toward more rather than less family involvement over the course of their lives. These men develop an outlook on parenthood that included caretaking as well as economic support. They represent a growing group of fathers, most of whom are married to work-committed women and have an egalitarian approach toward marriage and family commitments, who are changing diapers, pushing strollers, cuddling their children, and generally sharing in the pleasures and burdens of child rearing. Such men, whom I call "involved fathers", are demonstrating a capacity, a willingness, and an enthusiasm for parenting not seen in their fathers" and grandfathers" generations. An involved father, however, is not necessarily an equal father. Though men"s domestic participation has increased in recent years, his involvement has not kept in pace with women"s rapidly rising commitment to paid employment. A persistent "housework gap" has left most women with more work and less leisure time than their male counterparts. According to some estimates, when the time spent performing paid work, housework, and child care is added together, men work an average of 88 fewer hours a year than do women. It may be tempting to focus on the fact that, even among men who support equality, their involvement as fathers remains a far distance from what most women want and most children need. Yet it is also important to acknowledge how far and how fast many men have moved toward a pattern that not long ago virtually all men considered anathema. One recent survey found that 73 percent of a group of randomly selected fathers agreed strongly that "their families are the most important facet of their lives"; 87 percent agreed that "dad is as vital as mom in raising kids". The challenge is to create the social and cultural arrangements that would enable men to uphold these beliefs more easily.

判断题A B C D E F G H Which letter is two the left of the letter three to the right of the letter immediately to the right of the letter three to the left of the letter G?

判断题Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being "out of sight and out of mind." He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company"s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superior will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more prevalent. Thanks to a variety of relatively inexperience communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets. English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn"t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal. The employee posted abroad who speaks the country"s principal language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign clients over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset to the firm. Decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.