[单项选择]It is expected that by 2010 new technology will have revolutionized communications and ______.

[单项选择]Elen Evans' technology of new protein design may prove useful
A. in athletic training programs.
B. in film making spectacles.
C. in software programming.
D. in medical treatments.

[单项选择]There is evidence that this kind of new machine has no side ______ on the patient.
A. affect
B. effect
C. infect
D. detect

[单项选择]New writers are expected to be clear and accurate; the form in which they write or speak is ____________ to that requirement.
A. inferior
B. secondary
C. superior
D. contrary

[单项选择]With all its disadvantages, the new design they have submitted should still be considered as one of the best at present.
A. 尽管他们提交的这个新设计有种种不足，但仍应视为目前最佳设计之一。
B. 尽管有许多不利因素，他们做出的新设计仍然被视为目前最佳设计之一。
C. 如果没有这些缺陷，他们的新设计应应该被视为迄今为止最佳的一种设计。
D. 如果没有这么多不利因素，他们的新设计就应该作为目前最佳的一个方案。

[多项选择] In order to exploit some new storage tiers that have been provisioned by a storage administrator, the partitions of a large heap table must be moved to other tablespaces in your Oracle 12c database? Both local and global partitioned B-tree Indexes are defined on the table. A high volume of transactions access the table during the day and a medium volume of transactions access it at night and during weekends. Minimal disrupt ion to availability is required. Which three statements are true about this requirement?（）
A. The partitions can be moved online to new tablespaces.
B. Global indexes must be rebuilt manually after moving the partitions.
C. The partitions can be compressed in the same tablespaces.
D. The partitions can be compressed in the new tablespaces.
E. Local indexes must be rebuilt manually after moving the partitions.

[单项选择]The writer expects that by 2010 new technology will have revolutionized communications and ______.
A. bookshops will not exist
B. the present postal system will have disappeared
C. people will no longer send letters
D. the postmen will have been replaced by the motor cars.

[单项选择]The use of new technology will reduce the amount of traffic.

[单项选择]

New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It’s now a "global village" where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communications equipment is greatly enhanced by foreign language skills.
Deeply involved with this new technology is a breed of modem businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modem markets, success overseas often helps support domestic business efforts.
Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being "out of sight and out of mind. ’ He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assign
A. have to get familiar with modem technology
B. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic operations
C. are attaching more importance to their overseas business
D. are eager to work overseas

[单项选择]After the new technology was brought in, this year's production of the cars in our factory is five times ______ it was five years ago.
A. more
B. than
C. what
D. as

[单项选择]The use of the new technology will have a profound effect on schools（）.
A. negative
B. positive
C. strong
D. useful

[单项选择]With new technology, you don't need to be at the office to do your job.

[单项选择]No one believes what the new director ______ to have achieved.
A. declares
B. confirms
C. states
D. claims