[单项选择]Politically these nations tend to be ______ , with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.
A. unstable
B. reluctant
C. rational
D. unsteady

[单项选择]Politically Australia is divided into six states and Sydney is the capital of_______.
A. Victoria
B. Queensland
C. South Australia
D. New South Wales

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Text 2 The topic of cloning has been a politically and ethically controversial one since its very beginning. While the moral and philosophical aspects of the issues are entirely up to the interpretation of the individual, the application of cloning technology can be studied objectively. Many in the scientific community advocate the use of cloning for the preservation and support of endangered species of animals, which aside from cloning, have no other practical hope for avoiding extinction. The goal of the use of cloning to avoid extinction is the reintroduction of new genes into the gene pool of species with few survivors, this ensuring the maintenance and expansion of genetic diversity. Likely candidates for this technique are species known to have very few surviving members, such as the African Bongo Antelope, the Sumatran Tiger, and the Chinese Giant Panda. In the case of Giant Panda, some artificial techniques for creating offspring have already been performed, perhap
A. argue in favor of one side on a particularly controversial topic of cloning.
B. display both sides' arguments on another contentious issue in cloning.
C. redirect the readers' attention to the previously raised issue of ethics in cloning.
D. provide further relevant information to the evaluation of cloning as a preservation technique.

[单项选择]Australia is politically divided into（）states and（）territories.
A. four/three
B. five/two
C. six/three
D. six/two

[单项选择]What does the author tend to agree

[单项选择]The United Nations Security Council established the ICTR in 1995 to try the alleged perpetrators of the 1994 ______ in Rwanda that claimed the lives of more than 800,000 people.
A. genocide
B. immigration
C. discrimination
D. election

[单项选择]Communication under a contract should tend toward______．
A. formal written communication
B. formal verbal communication
C. informal written communication
D. informal verbal communication

[单项选择]Teenagers tend to have strange clothes and hairstyles because they ______.
A. want to show their existence by creating a culture of their own
B. have a strong desire to be leaders in style and taste
C. have no other way to enjoy themselves better
D. want to irritate their parents

[单项选择]Now many renowned universities tend to have their own ______ middle and senior schools.
A. assigned
B. enrolled
C. mingled
D. affiliated

[单项选择]The Commonwealth of Nations is a free association of independent countries that were once colonies of Britain. At present there are ___________ countries within the Commonwealth (1991).
A. 30
B. 40
C. 50
D. 60

[单项选择]The United Nations' experts are supposed to
A. construct strong buildings
B. detect disastrous earthquakes
C. put forward proposals
D. monitor earthquakes

[单项选择]The United Nations Conference was held to discuss ______.
A. ideological and individual differences
B. production
C. drug abuse
D. nations of file world