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[单项选择]What does the author mean when he says "you can't spend a college wage premium" (para. 3)
A. College graduates tend to stash money away.
B. The economic returns for college graduates have decreased since 1979.
C. The economic returns to higher education have not increased very much since 1979.
D. College graduates could hardly earn enough to pay high living cost.
[单项选择]What does the author mean when he says, "we can't turn the clock back" (Line 1, Para. 3)
[单项选择]What does the author mean when he says "his car becomes the extension of his personality" (Lines 1—2, Para. 2)
A. Driving can show his real self.
B. Driving can show the best part of his personality.
C. Driving can bring out his characters.
D. His car only displays the dark side of his temper.
[单项选择]What does the author mean when he interprets the urge for a sharper focus
A. The US will be justified in cutting its financial contribution.
B. More heated arguments will be unavoidable between richer and poorer countries.
C. There should be better service for poorer countries but no cost - cutting.
D. The poorer countries will not receive more benefits.
[单项选择]What does the author mean to say when he talks about the damage caused by earthquakes to the buildings
A. It is hard to build structures strong enough to withstand serious temblors.
B. Not all structures can be made to withstand the tremor of the earthquakes.
C. The degree of damage caused by earthquakes to different buildings can hardly be predicated accurately.
D. No structures would be strong enough to endure violent earthquakes.
[单项选择]What does Jerilyn Ross mean when he says "If mental health is the stepchild of the health-care system, ... then anxiety is the stepchild of the stepchild. " (Para. 5)
A. Mental health is a health-care problem.
B. Anxiety is a mental-health problem.
C. The problem of mental health is neglected.
D. The problem of anxiety is neglected.
[单项选择]What does David Harrison mean when he says “the same job”
A. All university teachers should do research.
B. Some teachers should be supported to teach better.
C. Universities are pretending to do the same job.
D. Teachers should teach well
[单项选择]What does the author mean when stating that certain inventions made farming "capital-intensive rather than labor-intensive" (Line 7, Para. 3)
A. Workers had to be trained to operate the new machines.
B. Mechanized farming required more capital and fewer laborers.
C. The new inventions were not helpful for all farming activities.
D. Human labor could still accomplish as much work as the first machines.
[单项选择]What does the author imply when he mentions "living cells" in Paragraph 3
A. The research has involved living creatures.
B. The results from the lab test might not always be reliable.
C. If it is tested in living body, the results will be the same.
D. The chemistry of VC is living.
[单项选择]What does the author mean by referring to Beckham as "the most recognizable face" in the world
[单项选择]What does the author mean by the international division of labor
A. Highly sophisticated processes are accomplished in developed countries while simple work is done in less developed countries.
B. Developing countries put stress on agriculture while developed countries, on industry.
C. Talents are trained in developed countries and then provide services in developing countries.
D. Developed countries manufacture industrial products while less developed countries provide raw materials.
[单项选择]What does the author probably mean by using the expression" children interrupt their education to go to school"
A. Going to several different schools is educationally beneficial.
B. School vacations interrupt the continuity of the school year.
C. Summer school makes the school year too long.
D. All of life is an education.
[单项选择]What does the author mean by saying "Saudi Arabia will have to learn how to drill human oil wells. "( Para. 4)
A. The Saudi Arabian people will learn how to drill a well by themselves.
B. Saudi Arabia will reform its education system to train more creative youth.
C. Saudi Arabia will encourage more people to drill more oil wells.
D. Saudi Arabia will encourage the people to produce more oil from the wells.
[单项选择]What does the author mean by "Homicide could take a new form"
A. There is no need to use a gun in killing a person.
B. Criminals can kill whoever they want by a computer.
C. The computer can replace any weapons.
D. The function of a computer is just like a gun.
[单项选择]What does the author mean by the words "teenagers trying to act hip" in the last sentence of the second paragraph
A. They try to act like those popular dancers from America.
B. They are fashion-followers.
C. They are fond of the hip-hop culture.
D. They are readily getting hot in summers.
[单项选择]What does the author mean by the statement "Although price wars do occur, in which all companies offer substantial savings to customers, a somewhat similar tendency to raise prices simultaneously is also usual"
A. It is not unusual for all companies to increase prices at the same time.
B. It is common for companies to compete for customers by lowering prices.
C. Customers may lose money when companies have price wars.
D. Prices are lower during price wars, but they are usually higher afterward.
