The number of people submitting new ______for jobless aid dropped by 11,000 last week.

A . was B . were C . be D . have

A . was B . were C . have D . ha

A . core cities to the suburbs　 B . rural areas to cities C . small cities to large cities　 D . None of the above

A . smallest B . most C . largest D . wide

The electronic pets, about the size of a watch, have the same qualifies as living animals. They eat, sleep and they can feel happy, angry and sad. When they are hungry, they call their owners to feed them. If the owners do not respond quickly, they get angry and refuse to eat. If the owners continuously neglect them, they refuse to eat and play with their owners until they die. These chickens, dogs and dinosaurs are happy when their owners stop working to play games with them or feed them snacks. However, if they are fed too many snacks, they will get fat and sick. By raising an electronic dog, animal lovers can be somewhat satisfied. However, as with real pets, not everyone loves these electronic animals. Invented in Japan, electronic pets are gaining great popularity in Asian countries. This passage is mainly about ______. A．the qualities of electronic animals B．the intelligence of electronic animals C．the value of electronic animals to its owners D．the popularity of electronic animals in Asia

A．for B．on C．in D．with

A．Y B．N C．NG

B. out C、up D、in

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A．angle B．post C．status D．position

In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people: as get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight. Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form. of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them. Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic？ But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. It is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and sow that it is the individual person and their ability, not their disability, which counts. The first paragraph points out that ______. A．there are many disabled people in the world B．the number of disabled people in India is the greatest C．India has much more disabled people than Canada D．it is impossible to get an exact figure of the world' s disabled people

His wife Jane, an Oxford graduate in modern languages, has a demanding full-time job. She is director of the Cambridge House literacy scheme for adults in South London. Her working week involves several evenings and Saturdays, and at these times her husband is in sole charge of home and family. Apart from this, they share household jobs and employ a child-minder for the afternoons. This enables him to teach two days a week and to do what he considers is his principal work: writing. He has written several books and spends much of his time in the British Museum Reading Room, cycling there from his home in Brixton. People ask the Maces if they think that their children miss them. One can argue that satisfied parents generally have satisfied children, but in any case the Maces are careful to reserve time and energy to play with their children. "And they have now developed relationships with other adults and children." Previously, Rodney Mace worked full - time and Jane only part-time. Then 18 months ago, the director of the literacy scheme left. "It seemed to me that Jane was very' well suited to do this job. She was very doubtful about it. But I urged her to apply. She did, and she got it." Jane Mace confirms that she needed this encouragement, as so many women initially do. Did his male ego suffer from the changeover？ Nothing like that occurred. But he still seems amazed at the way it changed his thinking. "I felt that we were finally going to be partners. I felt enormous relief. I wasn't avoiding responsibility, but changing it. Our relationship is so much better now. It has been a change for the good for both of us——I think for all of us, in every aspect of our lives. I cannot overemphasize that in every aspect. I think it is fundamental that the woman works. The idea of equal partnership is an illusion if one partner doesn’t work." The article is about a couple whose married life is happier because _______. A．they have a truly equal partnership B．the husband enjoys staying at home C．they earn more money D．the wife has a full-time job

A．exciting B．awful C．frightened D．surprising

A.fluctuating B.growing C.steady D.falling

A．A. off B．B. out C．C.up D．D.in

It will be a tough challenge for China to deal with, due to the increasing rates of urbanization and a decreasing birth rate. The Chinese people will be facing a big challenge if we do not have enough money when we get older. The United Nations defines an aging society as one that has 10 percent of its population at or above the age of 60. When most developed countries were classed as an aging society, their gross domestic product (GDP) per capita stood at between 5,000 to 10,000 U.S. dollars or above. However, China became an aging society in 2001, and its GDP per capita was only 1,000 U.S. dollars. It was 6,000 U.S. dollars in 2012. China’s economic foundation for an elderly society is fragile. On Sept. 13.2013, the State Council issued a guideline to speed up the development of China’s elderly care services, hoping to complete a social care network for its elderly by 2025. 1.What does the word “decreasing” in Paragraph 2 mean？ () A.It means “falling” B.It means “rising” C.It means “peaking” 2.What does GDP stands for？ () A.Government Document Publishing Service B.Gross domestic product. C.General domestic product. 3.What was China’s GDP per capita in 2012？ () A.It was 1,000 U.S. dollars B.It was 6,000 U.S. dollars C.It was 10,000 U.S. dollars 4.Why is China’s economic foundation for an elderly society fragile？() A.Because of its increasing aging population and its low GDP per capita B.Because when China was classed as an aging society, our gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is high C.Because of its decreasing aging population and its high GDP per capita 5.The passage implies that(). A.Chinese government can do nothing to deal with the challenge of the increasing aging population B.Chinese people don’t need enough money when they get older C.The Chinese social care network is expected to be completed in the near future