[单项选择]In paragraph 1, "... student lending has increased in breadth as well as depth" most likely means ______.
A. there are a greater number of student loans than before
B. student loans are for higher amounts of money than before
C. more total money is owed by students than before
D. there are more student loans than before and the total money owed is more than before

[单项选择] The STUDENT_GRADES table has these columns STUDENT_ID NUMBER(12) SEMESTER_END DATE GPA NUMBER(4,3) Which statement finds students who have a grade point average (GPA) greater than 3.0 for the calendar year 2001?（）
A. SELECT student_id, gpa FROM student_grades WHERE semester_end BETWEEN '01-JAN-2001' AND '31-DEC-2001' OR gpa > 3.;
B. SELECT student_id, gpa FROM student_grades WHERE semester_end BETWEEN '01-JAN-2001' AND '31-DEC-2001' AND gpa gt 3.0;
C. SELECT student_id, gpa FROM student_grades WHERE semester_end BETWEEN '01-JAN-2001' AND '31-DEC-2001' AND gpa > 3.0;
D. SELECT student_id, gpa FROM student_grades WHERE semester_end > '01-JAN-2001' OR semester_end < '31-DEC-2001' AND gpa >=s 3.0;

[单项选择]The prospect of increased prices has already ______ worries.
A. provoked
B. irritated
C. inspired
D. hoisted

[单项选择]The word "significant" in Paragraph 3 has the similar meaning with ______.
A. fatal
B. meaningful
C. harmful
D. remarkable

[单项选择]The increased demand for their skills has given these workers' greater ________power.
A. negotiating
B. bargaining
C. consulting
D. debating

[单项选择]Each student has to ______ a composition once a week．
A. hand out
B. hand in
C. hand down
D. hand over

[单项选择]The number of specialists has enormously increased mainly because of_________.
A. academic mobility
B. interdisciplinary research
C. specialization
D. modernization of transportation

[单项选择] The STUDENT_GRADES table has these columns: STUDENT_ID NUMBER(12) SEMESTER_END DATE GPA NUMBER(4,3) The registrar has asked for a report on the average grade point average (GPA) for students enrolled during semesters that end in the year 2000. Which statement accomplish this?（）
A. SELECT AVERAGE(gpa) FROM student_grades WHERE semester _ end > '01-JAN-2000' and semester end <31-DEC-2000';
B. SELECT COUNT(gpa) FROM student grades WHERE semester _ end > '01-JAN-2000' and semester end <31-DEC-2000';
C. SELECT MIN(gpa) FROM student grades WHERE semester _ end > '01-JAN-2000' and semester end <31-DEC-2000';
D. SELECT AVG(gpa) FROM student_grades WHERE semester _ end BETWEEN '01-JAN-2000' and '31-DEC-2000';
E. SELECT SUM(gpa) FROM student grades WHERE semester _ end > '01-JAN-2000' and semester end <31-DEC-2000';
F. SELECT MEDIAN(gpa) FROM student_grades WHERE semester _ end > '01-JAN-2000' and semester end <31-DEC-2000';

[单项选择]In the third paragraph , the word "austerity" has a meaning closest to ______.
A. "authority"
B. "stinginess"
C. "generosity"
D. "cleverness"

[单项选择]In the third paragraph, the word" austerity" has a meaning closest to ______.
A. authority
B. stinginess
C. generosity
D. cleverness