单选题Who looks after the paper, especially the front page, in the afternoon and evening, preparing for the next morning?

单选题It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if ______.

单选题His anger was _______ that he stood there speechless.

单选题He is ______ learned man, but she is ______ learned of all. A. the most.., a most B. the most.., the most C. a most.., a most D. a most.., the most

单选题______ the water left in the kettle, the doctor put several things he unwrapped from a handkerchief.

单选题What is the attitude of Germany towards the crisis with Baghdad?

单选题{{B}}TEXT D{{/B}} If life expectancy were a marathon, you could say that the United States is fading from the pack. Al though everyone is living longer, the inhabitants of other industrialized nations have made more dramatic strides in life expectancy than Americans have. Australian men gained an extra six years between 1980 and 2001; Japanese women, 6.1% years. The result: Americans, once on a par with countries such as Italy and New Zealand—in the middle of the pack--now rank below Spain and Greece, near the end. On the face of it, this should not be happening. Healthier nations are usually wealthier nations. The United States is the third richest of the 30 developed nations belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), after Luxembourg and Norway. But it now ranks 22nd in life expectancy—down from 12th for women and 18th for men in 1980. Could the problem be inadequate healthcare spending? No. The US spends $1 of every $7 of its gross domestic product on healthcare—far more than any other OECD nation, which typically devotes less than $1 in $10 of GDP to the sector. Per person, that works out to an extra $1,800 compared with the Swiss or $2,300 compared with the Canadians, even though both those groups live longer than Americans. So what's at work? One factor could be diet, according to a new study on longevity by Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, and two students, Robert Hatch and James Lee①. Americans have been getting fatter, and physicians maintain that putting on weight often shrinks a person's life span. On the positive side, US alcohol and tobacco consumption is more moderate than the OECD average. Another factor holding back longevity: poverty. The quarter to a third of Americans with low incomes often have less money than the same low-income groups in several other rich countries, points out Mr. Burt less. A third factor—inequality—worsens the problem. The most prosperous 10 percent of Americans receive 17 times as much income as those in the bottom 10 percent. In countries with high life expectancies among those at 65—such as Japan, Sweden, and Norway—the top 10 percent makes only five times as much in come as those in the bottom, Professor Munnell says. The US also struggles with inequality in healthcare. While most rich nations have universal coverage, 45 million in the US did not have health insurance last year, according to census statistics—a rise of 5.2 million since the year of 2000②. Millions more have insurance only part of the year. Many of those without health insurance tend to postpone medical care for chronic problems, though they may go to hospital emergency facilities in a crisis. Thus, a better predicator of life expectancy than GDP may be the average GDP for the bottom 40 per cent of the population, notes the Boston College study. Here the US falls in the middle of the pack of rich countries, rather than at the top.

单选题For him to be re-elected, what is essential is not that his policy works, but that the public believe that it ______.

单选题______ you made your bed, ______ you must lie on it.A. Because; soB. For; andC. Once; andD. As; so

单选题Bus services between Town Centre and Newton Housing Estate will be ______ until the motorway is repaired.

单选题It stands to reason that if you are ______ and friendly to people you will get a lot more back. A. concerned B. compatible C. considerate D. complied

单选题I purposely ______ from extending these observations to any length.A. abstain B. sustain C. retain D. detain

单选题The speaker indicates that young people would not change their jobs so often and would fit for their jobs better if they______.

单选题However, his book is heartily acclaimed by all of the following writers EXCEPT

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单选题A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ______ much sharing of interests and responsibilities. A.take over B.result in C.hold on D.keep to

单选题Why was the speed limit first reduced to 55 miles-per-hour?