London employers were __________ a shortage of school-leavers, while many graduates were looking for better work opportunities.

   A. adding up        B. turning to        C. digging out        D. suffering from

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BEIJING, Feb 13 — Never has China's economic growth attracted so much global attention. The shock waves from the financial crisis (危機) that started in the United States have spread across the entire world, sending developed nations, including Japan and those of Europe, into serious recession(衰退). The world is now holding out hope that China, with its massive potential, will serve as the engine to fuel global economic growth.

But China's real economic growth slowed sharply to 6.8 percent in the October-December quarter. For China, this rate of economic expansion must be as disappointing as negative growth is for Japan. Beijing has set an official goal of achieving a minimum annual growth rate of 8 percent -- a pace it regards as important to ensuring job security.

The Chinese government is apparently confident the nation will achieve the minimum growth target of 8 percent in 2009. At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stressed the Chinese economy began to show signs of recovery late last year.

Last week, however, the International Monetary Fund predicted that China's economic growth in 2009 will be 6.7 percent. China's economic outlook is likely to keep both hope and anxiety for the time being.

China's impressive economic growth has been fueled by swelling exports and massive investment (投資)in equipment to produce goods for overseas. But the US, Japanese and European economies, which have absorbed the bulk(數(shù)量) of China's exports, are expected to shrink simultaneous（同時）in 2009, for the first time since the end of World War II. For the first time since it started serious efforts to turn itself into a market economy in the 1990s, China is facing the challenge of maintaining healthy economic growth without depending on external demand.

Expansion of domestic (國內(nèi)的) demand holds a key to China's success in tackling this challenge. Consumer spending accounts for only 35 percent of China's gross (總的)) domestic product. The ratio(比率) is considerably lower than the 70 percent for the United States and the nearly 60 percent for Japan. That is because the middle class - the group that should lead consumer spending - is still relatively small in China, where the benefits of the nation's strong economic growth in recent years have mostly eluded rural villages and low-income earners.

According to the report, in the last quarter of 2008, China's real economic growth was at least ______less than planned annual growth rate.

A. 6.7%       .     B.6.8%         C.1.3%           D. 1.2%

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The financial crisis has had bad effects on many countries including China.

B. China's economic growth has been depending on exports.

C. If China intends to keep the same economic growth, it must increase goods for overseas.

D. Consumer spending in China is much lower than that of the US.

The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means____.

A. benefited           B. avoided       C. influenced        D. missed

What's the best title of the passage?

A. Economic change, the only hope for china.

B. China has attracted much global attention.

C. China, the engine to fuel global economic growth.

D. The financial crisis has influenced China's economy.

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Many famous painters worked in Antwerp during the city’s period of greatest power but Peter Paul Rubens is undoubtedly the most famous one of them. Known as Rubens House, the palace-like residence(大宅) and studio where Rubens worked and lived from 1616 until his death in 1640 is now one of Antwerp’s most visited museums.

Almost all of the works Rubens and his students created in the Rubens House have been dispersed (分散) over major museums across the whole world, but there is still an impressive collection well worth the visit. Besides paintings form the master himself you will find other works of art and furniture of the 17th century as well as paintings from his students, including works by Jacob Jordaens and Anthony Van Dyck.

The Rubens House was not only a studio but also a meeting place for the rich and famous. His clients(委托人) included wealthy merchants, diplomats, and there were also many noblemen who often visited his studio to see how work progressed. The Rubens House even had a special viewing area which allowed visitors to see the artists at work.

Ruben bought the house at the beginning of the 17th century after his eight-year-long stay in Italy. Influenced by Italian architecture, he rebuilt the building into an Italian-styled palace with a beautiful garden and moved in the house in 1616.

After his death the building was sold. New owners modified the building greatly and by 1937, when the building was purchased by the city of Antwerp, it hardly resembled the original structure.

The impressive entrance hall, which connected the studio and the residence, is one of the few parts that survived. Other parts have been carefully restored and reconstructed after original plans and paintings of the house.

As a museum, the Rubens House is popular because ________.

A. it lies in the famous city of Antwerp

B. it holds all the works by Rubens and his students

C. there are many people who enjoy visiting it

D. Rubens, a great artist, lived and worked there

We can learn from the third paragraph that ________.

A. the Rubens House was popular with upper-class people

B. the Rubens House was the best studio in its time

C. Rubens’s students included noblemen and diplomats

D. people were not allowed to view the artists working

What can be inferred from the text?

A. Thanks to its great painters, Antwerp became a rich city.

B. Ruben possibly showed strong interest in Italian buildings.

C. Antwerp must be a historical city in Italy.

D. The Rubens House was completely rebuilt before 1937.

Which of the following is TRUE, according to the text?

A. Rubens created his works by working with his students.

B. A beautiful garden was added to the Rubens House by new owners.

C. Today’s Rubens House looks like its original structure.

 D. The Rubens House is decorated with furniture of the 17th century.

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以下標有題號的每一行均有一個錯誤，請找出，并按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（/）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

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The Asian Games are held each four years. The 16th Asian                   _____

Games were held in Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou was a second city          _____ in China to have the right for host the Asian Games. It was                    ______ well-known Beijing held the 11th Asian Games in 1990.                     ___             Guangzhou Asian Games opened in November 12, 2010.                  ____            It had 41 event. It was the largest in the history of the Asian Games.            ______ The 16th Guangzhou Asian Games that were lasted 16 days closed            ______

very successfully. The Chinese sports delegation, obtained 199 gold             ______

medals, 119 silver medals and 98 bronze medals, creates magnificence(輝煌)   ______

in the 16th Asian Games and gained the first position once over.                    ______

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根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢字注釋或首字母提示，在句子后邊的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只寫一詞）

As parents, you should       （教育）your children to be polite to others.           

She ______（遭受）from loneliness when studying abroad.  

               

Many top leaders are         （擔心，關心）about the shortage of water.

              

It takes at least a week to        （恢復，痊愈）from the HINI flu.                    

My grandpa is ______（喜歡）of fishing and sometimes he fishes all day in the river.                                                                              

The flood did a lot of       （損害）to the crops.       

            

He       （承認）making that terrible mistake.           

             

I am       （決心）to do better than Mike and I am sure I will.                

He asked his wife’s       （觀點，意見）on every important decision.             

Few birds managed to       （幸存，活過）the cold winter.

             

They s       every room for the missing paper.           

             

J       from what he said, he must be an honest man.     

             

After g       from university, he worked as a newspaper reporter.              

There is no d       that he stole the papers.                                

Kate didn’t want to attend the party, but she was p       to come at last.

        

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Dr．Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish．It's not because fish are endangered，though wild fish stocks in many oceans are very low．It's not because they're bad for you, though fishin many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water．It's because they're smart．

    "Fish are sensitive, they have personalities’，says the marine biologist．For Earle, eating afish would be like eating a dog or a cat．“I would never eat anyone I know personally.”

    There's a lot more to fish than meets the eye: they talk to each other, they like to betouched, and they engage in behavior that can seem very human．They can remember thingsand learn from experience．Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these asstrong arguments against eating fish altogether．

    The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket．“While it may seem obvious that fish are able to feel pain, likeevery other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables，” says Dr. Lynne Sneddon. “Really，it's kind of a moral question．Is the enjoyment you get from fishing （oreating fish） more important than the pain of the fish?”

    Fishermen and （fried） fish lovers are doubtful．"I've never seen a smart fish," says Marie Swaringen as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant．“If they were verysmart, they wouldn't get caught．"

    “For years, everyone's been telling us to eat fish because it's so good for us，” says another diner．‘‘Now I've got to feel guilty while I'm eating my fish? What are they going to think of next? Don't eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?"

Dr．Sylvia Earle discourage people from eating fish because    ．

    A．there are not that many wild fish in the ocean

    B．fish actually are sensitive and have personalities

    C．some ocean fish contain poisonous substances

    D．fish are like dogs or cats that people know personally

We can infer from the passage that      ．

    A．a(chǎn)ll people don't agree with the idea to stop eating fish

    B．people will be persuaded not to eat fish in the future

    C．stopping eating fish will lead to people's not eating vegetables

    D．we shouldn't care too much about the feeling of fish

By saying "There's a lot more to fish than meets the eye, " the writer means  ．

    A．there are far more fish than other animals in the world

    B．there are more fish in the world than people can see

    C．people can see more fish if they pay more attention

    D．fish are not that simple as they appear to people's eyes

What is the writer's attitude towards people eating fish?

    A．Neutral．    B．Indifferent．    C．Approving．  D．Opposed．

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When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But what are these really, and how do they operate?

Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term. They will also experience fear.

Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function（功能） at his or her best. If they connect you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.

The way we affect people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day, or we can employ them at the emotional level, so they become fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation（積極性）. Today’s work place is all about relationships.

Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they’re recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know money is not the only most motivating factor in the work life of most people.

The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of Emotional Intelligence — knowing your own emotions, and how to deal with them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence is the best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.

An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when ______.

A. he is forced to do things              B. he cannot work at his best

C. he feels his brain shut down          D. he thinks of his work as too heavy

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. People like to connect leadership with fear.

B. Working conditions affect people’s physical health.

C. Good relationship is the key to business success.

D. Smart people are more functional in the work place.

To positively affect employees, a leader should first of all ______.

A. provide better suggestions          B. develop his own personality

C. give his employees a pay raise     D. hide his own emotion of fear

Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability to ______.

A. provide a variety of projects for employees

B. help raise employees’ living standards

C. give employees specific instructions

D. deal wisely with employees’ emotions

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The party last night was _______ success. We sang and danced until it came

to _______ end at 12:00.

A. A; an             B. a; the           C. the; an       D. /; an

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The invention of artificial hearts marked a turning point in the battle       heart disease.

A. among                     B. for                           C. against                     D. between

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