单项选择题Sending the child abroad alone would mean putting him at risk.
未分类题Is There a Way to Keep the Britain’s Economy Growing?1 In today’s knowledge economy,nations survive on the things they do best.Japanese design electronics while Germens export engineering techniques.The French serve,the best food and Americans make computers.2 Britain specializes in the gift of talking.The nation doesn’t manufacture much of anything.But it has lawyers,stylists and business consultants who earn their living from talk talk and more talk.The World Foundation think tank says the UK’s four iconic jobs today are not scientists,engineers,teachers and nurses.Instead,they’re hairdressers,celebrities,management consultants and managers.But can all this talking keep the British economy going?The British government thinks it can.3 Although the country’s trade deficit was more than £ 60 billion in 2006,UK’s largest in the postwar period,officials say the country has nothing to worry about.In fact,Britain does have a world—class pharmaceutical industry?and it still makes a small sum from selling arms abroad.It also trades services—accountancy,insurance,banking and advertising.The government believes Britain is on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy.After all,me country of Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a literary tradition of which to be proud.Rock‘n’roll is an English language medium,and there are billions to be made by their cutting—edge bands.In other words,the creative economy has plenty of strength to carry the British economy.4 However,creative industries account for only about 4 percent of UK’s exports of goods and services.The industries are finding it hard to make a profit,according to a report of the National Endowment for Science,Technology and the Arts The report shows only 38 percent of British companies were engaged in”innovation activities”,3 percentage points below the EU average and well below Germany(61 percent)and Sweden(47 percent).5 In fact,it might be better to call Britain a“servant”economy—there are at least 4 minion people“in service'.The majority of the population are employed by the rich to cook,clean,and take care of their children.Many graduates are even doing menial jobs for which they do not need a degree.Most employment growth has been,and will continue to be,at the low—skill end of the service sector—in shops,bars,hotels,domestic service and in nursing and care homes.第 41 题 Paragraph 2_________此题为多项选择题。
单项选择题In the event ------- bad weather, the marathon will be postponed to the following Saturday.
单项选择题Those who work ------- 9 P.M. are given additional compensation for working late hours.
单项选择题The restaurant on Main Street offers a wide selection of gourmet desserts ____ several regions of the world.
单项选择题Ms. Walters____ to another branch, so your new financial advisor will be Mr. Merenda.
单项选择题As a college student,you should enjoy learning and get yourself()in those things that interest you.
A.concernedB.involvedC.devotedD.pursued
单项选择题—What starting salary do you expect?—()
A.I’d like to start on Monday next week.B.I expect to get a salary increase.C.I’d like to start at ¥5,000 a month.
填空题在works中-s这个部分称为()。
单项选择题Simon arrived at work at 8:15 A.M. and left work at 10: 30 P.M. If Simon gets paid by the hour at a rate of $10 and time and ? for any hours worked over 8 in a day. How much did Simon get paid?
单项选择题Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his cost. How much did the statue originally cost him?
填空题If you ()(tell)this to your director now,he would certainly offer you help.
单项选择题Two cell phone companies, Integratel and Youcell, both have a calling plan with500 peak minutes. Integratel charges a one-time $100 setup fee and $40 a month fortheir. Youcell has a setup fee of $120 and charges $35 monthly. How many monthswould a person subscribe and pay the same total for either provider?
单项选择题On the first day of school, Mr. Vilani gave his third-grade students 5 new words to spell. On each day ofschool after that, he gave the students 3 new words tospell. In the first 20 days of school, how many newwords had he given the students to spell?
单项选择题Two enterprising college students decide to start abusiness. They will make up and deliver helium bal-loon bouquets for special occasions. It will cost them$39.99 to buy a machine to fill the balloons withhelium. They estimate that it will cost them $2.00 tobuy the balloons, helium, and ribbons needed to makeeach balloon bouquet. Which of the following expres-sions could be used to model the total cost for produc-ing bballoon bouquets?