单选题Being just a ______ schedule, it still requires more improvement.
单选题The engineers are going through with their highway project,
in spite that
the expenses have risen.
单选题Construction is expanding all over China, no doubt many materials will be needed at a very big amount in future. A. China, no doubt many materials will be needed for a very big amount B. China, no doubt many materials will be needed in a very big amount C. China; no doubt many materials will be needed in large amounts D. China; no doubt many materials will be needed for large amounts
单选题Many sat at the table, looked at the plate and ______ her lips.
单选题Learning the English language involving
a lot of skills, Sandra puts much emphasis on learning the sentence patterns other than the vocabulary.
单选题In 1870, the United States Bureau of the Census officially
distinguished
the nation"s urban population from its rural population.
单选题Few pleasures call equal such of a cook drink on a hot day. A. this B. all this C. that D. all that
单选题Informal mechanisms of social control include the following EXCEPT ______.
单选题This leaves us with the challenge of finding some politically practicable way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But it is an awkward truth that when most U.S. senators were asked informally in 2000 if they would support the Kyoto Protocol should President George W. Bush send it to the Senate for
ratification
, the overwhelming majority, Democrats as well as Republicans, said they could not. The reason for the liberals"surprising reply is clear. Many studies, not all by conservatives, suggest that full
compliance
with the terms of the Kyoto Protocol would likely lead to a deep American recession. For those willing to Fun this risk, sober reflection on the consequences of the economic collapse of 1929 and the subsequent worldwide depression with all its political and ultimately military consequences is certainly in order.
That said, what can be done, in particular by our own country? Independent of the issues raised by the Kyoto Protocol, and given the weight of evidence that the problem of global warming is serious and fraught with
dire
consequences, failure to do anything at all and instead to promote "business as usual" is
downright
criminal.
Yet the Bush administration has given no more than lip service to the problem, though that could be changing. It is one thing to weigh alternatives and implement compromises that reflect the complexity of the problem; it is quite another thing to do nothing, especially if doing nothing is just a way of securing support from certain industries that worsen the problem.
There are, after all, things that can be done. Reopening a serious international dialogue, and not just saying a few good words, would be a useful if inadequate start. Not every problem must be solved before the weight of evidence becomes so compelling that certain initial steps become almost mandatory. We already know how to make more fuel-efficient automobiles, yet no national policy has surfaced to accomplish this. The scientific and engineering communities are the ones best suited to identify the scientific research that is still needed and the technical projects that show the greatest promise. These issues should be decided by them and not the politicians. Once solutions look promising, as a few already do, industry will be all too ready to jump in, for at that stage there is money to be made. And only a fool would underestimate human ingenuity when given a proper incentive, or the strength of American industry once the boiler is lit under it.
单选题I knew nothing of the motives behind his recent move, and {{U}}I don't know either the person to{{/U}} put him up to the action.
单选题We realized that John was still young and impressionable, but were nevertheless surprised at his ______.
单选题Evidence collected by the spacecraft on Mars shows some present volcanic action, though the volcanoes are believed to be dormant if not {{U}}dead{{/U}}.
单选题I have watched these people all come and go, alternately being
pestered
by the desire to obtain a fair price for my possessions and by the desire to make an end of it all.
单选题Construction of the gigantic office building in this city was for years
intermittent
.
单选题The ______ action of the policemen saved the people in the house from being burnt. A. alert B. urgent C. prompt D. punctual
单选题The affluent middle class created by the Asian boom now
take up over from exports
as the main engine of growth.
单选题Leonardo was fined $150 by the {{U}}magistrate{{/U}} and given a strong warning.
单选题The car was in good working ______ when I bought it a few months ago. A. order B. form C. state D. circumstance
单选题The traffic police stopped three trucks heavily loading with merchandise that looked as grain bags. A.that were loading...like B.loaded with...like C.to load with...for D.loaded with...for
单选题Which statement was more forceful?