填空题A. highly profitable B. turned in C. for the right jobs Phrases: A. has also become a 1 business B. candidates were the right people 2 C. look at the pieces of paper 3 Job seekers in Britain say employers are paying less attention to applicants" degrees and certificates. They are making their own entrance exams to test ability. They are concerned about decreasing standards of job seekers, because many university graduates with good degrees have shown a terrible inability to spell, and work out simple sums. The chairman of the Standing Conference of Employers of Graduates, told our correspondent: "We don"t 4 to us, but we look at the people with real abilities." A senior executive with the Bank of England said that many companies were making their own intelligence tests so they could be sure that 5 . In the Civil Service, only about 200 out of 2,000 candidates are chosen after the rest have been knocked out by the Service"s own examinations and interviews. Forged certificates, printed in Germany, have been discovered recently. These forged certificates are not easy to distinguish from the real ones, and can be bought at ￡25 a piece. Making fake degrees 6 . Fake degrees and diplomas, including Ph.D. degrees, can be obtained for as little as ￡20 upwards. Some so-called "universities" and "colleges" are even selling these attractive diplomas.

填空题A. many B. choose C. think of D. ways of Phrases: A. 1 only one language B. 2 any reason not to C. in 3 different ways D. the most boring 4 seeing the world I think every language has a certain way of seeing the world. Each is a whole different world—a whole different mindsets. I couldn"t possibly 5 because it would mean really giving up the possibility to be able to see the world 6 . So the monolingual lifestyle, for me, is the saddest, the loneliest, 7 There are so many advantages of learning a language; I really can"t 8

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填空题A. for some time B. of her career C. taking over Phrases: A. have been 7 more responsibility in the business world B. had she found the highest paying job 8 C. haven"t been fulfilling their traditional roles 9 Somehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. Men and women in this country 10 now. And there seem to be fewer and fewer differences between the sexes. For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women 11 , earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work that used to be exclusively male areas. At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues. Several days ago, my 23-year-old daughter came to me with some important news. Not only 12 , but she"d also accepted a date with the most charming men she"d ever met.

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填空题A. Some at Fed Are Urging Pre-emptive Stimulus B. Major Chip Deal Aims to Cut Costs C. Action Needed to Tackle Economy D. Chrysler Posts a 20% Increase in 2nd Qtr Profit 1 DETROIT. Chrysler"s U. S. sales rose 20 percent in June on strong demand across its lineup, from the tiny Fiat 500 to the Ram pickup truck. The automaker"s sales increase last month was in line with expectations for overall industry growth of about 20 percent over last June. Sales were weaker last year because the Japanese earthquake depleted supplies. Other automakers report sales later Tuesday. Demand for Chrysler"s Ram pickup—its best-seller—increased 12 percent as home building perked up. Cars saw much bigger increases. Sales of the Fiat 500 and the Chrysler 300 large sedan more than doubled over last June. 2 Taibei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world"s biggest contract chipmaker, has agreed to invest 1.1bn euros ($1.4bn; 850m) in one of its key equipment suppliers in a bid to cut costs. Under the deal, it will invest 276m euro in ASML to develop tools to make smaller, more cost-effective chips. This comes just weeks after Intel signed a similar agreement with ASML. Dutch firm ASML makes machines used to print circuit patterns onto chips. Shang-yi Chiang, TSMC"s co-chief operating officer, said that one of the biggest challenges facing the industry was "how to effectively control the escalating wafer manufacturing cost". He said the co-investment programme with ASML to develop future technology will help keep the costs in check in the long run. 3 WASHINGTON: Some Federal Reserve officials are reviving an idea that rose and fell with Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, as they seek to persuade colleagues to take new action to stimulate growth. Central bankers generally set policy based on their judgment about the most likely path for the nation"s economy. But Mr. Greenspan argued that the Fed sometimes should do more than its forecast suggested, buttressing the economy against large, potential risks. He described such moves as "taking out insurance." On the eve of the Fed"s policy-making committee meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, members who favor additional action argued that the likely path of the economy was itself sufficient reason for action. The committee predicted in June that without new measures unemployment would fall slightly, if at all, in the second half of the year. 4 Madrid: Spain is in an "unprecedented" double-dip recession and the outlook for the country remains "very difficult" with "significant downside risks", the International Monetary Fund has said. Its annual report on the Spanish economy praised Madrid"s "decisive action on many fronts", but warned further reforms were needed. Actions to cut debt and push financial reform were "critical", it said. Earlier, figures showed Spanish unemployment hitting a fresh high. Almost 5.7 million Spaniards are now out of work, with the jobless rate reaching 24.6% during the April to June quarter—the highest since the 1970s. Despite the worsening jobless figures, Spanish stocks rose sharply on Friday after French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a joint statement suggesting they were ready to act to save the euro.

填空题A. taking medicines B. cold viruses C. the heat of your body D. various symptoms Phrases: A. take medicines to relieve 9 of colds B. 10 when you have a cold C. hundreds of kinds of 11 out there. D. 12 is killing the virus Many people catch a cold in the spring time or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon why can"t they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy. There"re actually 13 . You never know which one you will get, so there isn"t a cure for each one. When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and causes a blockade in it. You feel terrible because you can"t breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but 14 . You also have a running nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells. You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold. Different people have different remedies for colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take hot bath and drink warm liquids. Other people 15 . There is one interesting thing to note. Some scientists say 16 is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer, because your body doesn"t develop a way to fight it and kill it.

填空题A. by encouraging B. passive C. in control Phrases: A. become 1 and make a bad impression B. improve your effectiveness in conversations and help you feel 2 C. what other people have said and 3 people to continue One of the great challenges facing non-native speakers of English is participating smoothly and comfortably in social conversations. There are aspects of conducting conversations that even native speakers find daunting. Everyone in a conversation is expected to participate actively by responding to 4 . Non-native speakers may become flustered when confronted by a flood of words, which may cause them to 5 . That"s where conversation management comes in. Conversation management is the process of using a set of strategies and key functional phrases to 6 .

填空题A. You can"t even stay in the sun for five minutes. B. I guess so. C. You want my advice? Winnie: Oh, man! Nobody can stand this kind of scorching heat. Marc: Absolutely! 4 Winnie: Anyway, I guess this afternoon there"s nothing we can do but stay home. Marc: 5 I don"t want to be taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion or something. Winnie: 6 Drink a lot of liquids and spare yourself the worst of the heat! Marc: Yeah, you"re right. Got to drink a lot of fluids.

填空题A. improved B. accidentally C. until Phrases: A. to keep printing copies 1 they get it B. being 2 deleted from a computer C. as well as 3 computer graphics Twenty years ago when the personal computer hit the business world, experts predicted the advent of the paperless office. But time has proved them wrong. Offices have more paper than ever. People can easily print out a personal copy of a document for anyone who needs to see it. Programs such as spelling and grammar checkers, 4 , have led people to expect perfection in their documents, and 5 . The simple truth is that most people simply prefer paper. Scientific studies have shown that paper copies are easier for people to read and to edit than is text on a screen. And many people are still nervous about documents 6 —if not through their own fault, through a computer system failure or a power outage. In short, although office paper may be significantly reduced, the paperless office is unlikely to become a reality.

填空题A. staffed B. control C. grave Phrases: A. facing a 7 situation with several major rivers and lakes clogged by industrial waste B. 8 by officials from government departments C. to help 9 environmental deterioration in the country Chinese government is poised to conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February 10 . The study will identify and collect data on the sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months. Last year, China"s environment was 11 . China"s environmental cleanup is compromised by more than two decades of rapid economic growth and a lack of technology especially. Every province, autonomous region and municipality has set up a census office and will report to a main center 12 . Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second hail of 2008. Findings will be examined and approved by mid-2009.

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填空题A. Philippine Capital Paralysed/Hit by Floods B. BP Posts Unexpectedly Large Loss C. A Former Worker Admits 2.4m Fraud D. Russian Prosecutors Charge Protest Movement Leader 1 LONDON: Britain Petroleum, Europe"s second-largest oil company, reported a $1.4 billion loss Tuesday for the three-month period ended June 30. The main reason for the loss was $4.8 billion in write-downs on refineries, shale gas assets in the United States and a long-delayed project in Alaska. The earnings will do nothing to assuage the concerns of investors, who are already discontented with the performance of the company and its chief executive, Bob Dudley. BP"s share price was down 4 percent in afternoon trading in London. "This is a very, very disappointing set of results; they missed across all fronts by a wide margin," said Peter Hutton, an oil analyst at RBC Capital Markets in London. Stripping out the $4.8 billion in write-downs, BP"s results were still 17 percent below the consensus estimates of analysts, Mr. Hutton Said. 2 MOSCOW: Russian prosecutors charged the blogger and anticorruption activist Aleksei Navalny on Tuesday with embezzlement, a statute that carries a sentence of 5 to 10 years in prison, the Kremlin"s most direct measure to date against a leader of the protest movement that erupted here in December. The State Investigative Committee accused Mr. Navalny of organizing a scheme to steal timber from a state-owned company called KirovLes when he was acting as an unpaid adviser to the governor of the Kirov region, resulting in losses of just under $500,000 to the regional budget. Mr. Navalny was released on his own recognizance but signed a promise not to leave Moscow while the charges are pending. 3 London: A former head of security at Lloyds Bank has been charged in connection with an alleged 2.5m fraud. Jessica Harper, 50, of Croydon, south London, is accused of submitting false invoices to claim payments, between September 2008 and December 2011. At the time she was working as head of fraud and security for digital banking and allegedly made false claims totaling 2,463, 750. Ms Harper will appear at Westminster Magistrates" Court on 31 May. She has been charged with one count of fraud by abuse of position. The bank, which is now 39.7% state-owned after being bailed out by the government during the financial crisis, refused to comment on the charging of Ms Harper. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said she was arrested on 21 December 2011 by officers from its fraud squad. 4 Manila. Flooding caused by torrential rain has paralysed parts of Manila, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes and closing schools, offices and the stock exchange. Officials said that water was up to waist and neck levels in some areas. More than 50 people died when Typhoon Saola struck more than a week ago. Widespread flooding has been reported in the capital and the surrounding provinces, according to a statement from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The severity of the rain since Monday afternoon has led officials to issue the highest level of alert. For many Manila residents, these rains will be a reminder of the deadly floods caused by Typhoon Ketsana in 2009, which killed more than 400 people, our correspondent adds.

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填空题A. lights B. protect C. in the dark Phrases: A. sit at home 1 B. turn off all non-essential 2 C. passed a law to 3 the sea I"m a big fan of trying to save the environment, and this month is the WWF ( World Wide Fund for Nature) annual Earth Hour. Earth Hour is an event where you 4 and power between 8-9 pm, things like your TV and computer. However, you don"t just 5 for an hour. Instead, people gather in groups and have fun without using power. Things like dancing, fireworks and musical performances are popular and it"s very fun to take part. Earth Hour isn"t just about saving energy; people involved in Earth Hour have also planted a forest in Uganda, built solar panels in India and 6 in Argentina.

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填空题A. marked B. expected C. over Phrases: A. 1 to grow to 30 million by the end of the decade B. 2 11 percent growth over that period C. a rise of 2.7 percent 3 2001, the year of the September 11 attacks There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide, despite 2 years of terrorism, war and disease. And China is the engine driving it, according to the World Tourism Organization. International tourist numbers hit a record of 702 million last year, 4 . France remains the most popular destination, receiving more than 77 million visitors, followed by Spain, the United States, and Italy. China, however, 5 , attracting 36.8 million international visitors. It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations. By 2020, it will be top, with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers. According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 37 percent from the previous year. Their numbers are 6 , and 100 million in 2020.

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