I must leave now. _____, if you want any help, just call me up.
The service operates 36 libraries throughout the country, while six _____ libraries specially serve the countryside.
The attendants who are _______ managed to cope with me without being able to speak English.
Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause(主语从句)?
Pointing at his new designed map, Tom proudly said that it was not a piece of paper, but a record of______.
Yesterday my uncle bought some new ______ for his flat at the seaside.
The weeds were abloom with tiny purple blossoms and gave forth an overpowering ______.
A. provides B. due to C. construction D. serving E. ascending F. enterprise G. despite H. permits I. qualified J. adjusting K. harmful L. offers M. element N. imports O. admits Consumers and producers obviously make decisions that mold the economy, but there is a third major【C1】______ to consider: the role of government. Government has a powerful effect on the economy in at least four ways: Direct Services. The postal system, for example, is a federal system【C2】______ the entire nation, as is the large and complex establishment. Conversely the【C3】______ and maintenance of most highways is the responsibility of the individual states, and the public educational systems, 【C4】______ a large funding role by the federal government, are primarily paid for by state or city governments. Police and fire protection and sanitation services are also the responsibilities of local government. Regulation and Control. The government regulates and controls private【C5】______, in many ways, for the purpose of assuring that business serves the best interests of the people as a whole. Regulation is necessary in areas where private enterprise is granted a monopoly, such as in telephone or electric service. Public policy【C6】______ such companies to make a reasonable profit, but limits their ability to raise prices unfairly, since the public depends on their services. Often control is exercised to protect the public, as for example, when the Food and Drug Administration bans【C7】______ drugs, or requires standards of quality in food. Stabilization and Growth. Branches of government including Congress attempt to control the extremes of boom and bust of inflation and depression, by【C8】______ tax rates, the money supply, and the use of credit. They can also affect the economy through changes in the amount of public spending by the government itself. Direct Assistance. The government【C9】______ businesses and individuals with many kinds of help. For example, tariffs permit certain products to remain relatively free of foreign competition; 【C10】______ are sometimes taxed so that American products are able to compete better with certain foreign goods.
In doing experiments, you must be ______ the precision instruments.
As a management consultant, I have the ______ of flying more than most travellers.
In Florida, officials are trying to______ on the boom in green technology.
Had Paul received four more votes in the last election, he ______ our chairman now.
Read carefully the following excerpt on retirement age delay arguments in China, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then comment on whether retirement age should be delayed. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. China Plans to Delay Retirement Age China's top labor official said the country is planning to push back the age at which workers can retire. Yin Weimin, minister of human resources and social security, explained why it's essential to raise retirement age: "The life expectancy of Chinese people is now 73 years and is expected to rise to 74 during the next five years. Nearly 3 out of 10 Chinese people will be older than 60 by 2040, according to a United Nations forecast." he said. "The retirement age in China currently is 60 for men and 55 for female civil servants and 50 for female workers." The idea of delaying the retirement age is being widely supported by government officials. Many laborers and non-government employees were less enthusiastic about the prospect of working for longer. Currently, they have to pay into their pension plans for at least 15 years before they can retire. A female worker Chen Xianlian said, "I have to do lots of tough and repetitive work every day and I feel very tired after my working day. All my colleagues are discussing the government's possible move to lift the retirement age. None of us wants to work any extra years." University graduates also fear that any rise in the retirement age could limit their employment opportunities.
In a(n)______ universe filled with stars, every line of sight should eventually meet the surface of a star.
The following determiners (限定词) can be used with both plural and uncountable nouns EXCEPT ______.
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The job performance of the new employee leaves a lot to be desired. The underlined part means ______.
(1)Teachers in the United States earn less relative to national income than their counterparts in many industrialized countries, yet they spend far more hours in front of the classroom, according to a major new international study. (2)The salary differentials are part of a pattern of relatively low public investment in education in the United States compared with other member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD), a group in Paris that compiled the report. Total government spending on educational institutions in the United States slipped to 4.8 percent of gross domestic production in 1998, falling under the international average 5 percent-for the first time. (3)"The whole economy has grown faster than the education systems," Andreas Schleicher, one of the report's authors explained. "The economy has done very well, but teachers have not fully benefited." (4)The report, due out today, is the sixth on education published since 1991 by the organization of 30 nations, founded in 1960, and now covering much of Europe, North America, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. (5)In addition to the teacher pay gap, the report shows the other countries have begun to catch up with the United States in higher education: college enrollment has grown by 20 percent since 1995 across the group, with one in four young people now earning degrees. For the first time, the United States college graduation rate, now at 33 percent, is not the world highest. Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Britain have surpassed it. (6)The United States is also producing fewer mathematics and science graduates than most of the other member states. And, the report says, a college degree produces a greater boost in income here while the lack of a high school diploma imposes a bigger income penalty. (7)"The number of graduates is increasing, but that stimulates even more of a demand—there is no end in sight," Mr. Schleicher said, "The demand for skill, clearly, is growing faster than the supply that is coming from schools and colleges." (8)The report lists the salary for a high school teacher in the United States with 15 years experiences as $36,219, above the international average of $31,887 but behind seven other countries and less than 60 percent of Switzerland's $62,052. Because teachers in the United States have a heavier classroom load, teaching almost a third more hours than their counterparts abroad, their salary per hour of actual teaching, $35, is less than the international average of $41(Denmark, Spain and Germany pay more than $50 per teaching hour, South Korea $77).
Are ex-prisoners the right people to teach youngsters the danger of committing crime? This issue has been intensely discussed for years. The following are the supporters' and opponents' opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in about 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. YES The vivid narration of released prisoners is more impressive than the traditional lectures given by professors. It does play an indispensable role in helping those immature or inexperienced youngsters reflect on their lives, strengthen their law-abiding consciousness and establish right life attitude. It is definitely an improvement of the society to give ex-prisoners opportunities to share their experiences. There are also advantages for those ex-convicts. Because their feelings of being accepted by the public will motivate them to live positively in the future. There is an invisible correlation between the public tolerance of ex-convicts and the social harmony and stability. NO It is common for people to have a fearful attitude towards criminals, especially those who have committed violent crimes, and therefore the face-to-face conversation between the young and people with a criminal record might be inappropriate in some cases. Policemen can become the active voice in helping reduce juvenile delinquency. One of the reasons causing juvenile delinquency is teenagers' disadvantaged family background. Parents can be the best teachers to help their children to learn the difference between right and wrong since they know their children best in the world.