[单项选择]The majority of experts believe the use of critical thinking is ______.

[单项选择]The experts believe ______.
A. they have ways to protect it from more damage
B. they can find ways to protect it if they know the cause
C. it will certainly fall down without the computer
D. the computer placed on it can protect it from further damage

[单项选择]Medical experts believe that the high______ of heart disease and high blood pressure is related to over abundance of cholesterol(胆固醇) in American diet.
A. circulation
B. disturbance
C. incidence
D. suspension

[单项选择]The language experts believe that the ______ age for learning a foreign language is 6 years old.
A. conceptual
B. considerate
C. optimal
D. component

[单项选择]Experts used to believe that the chief reason for global wanning is _________.
A. that most fuel is consumed in the northern hemisphere
B. human activities
C. natural influences and carbon dioxide
D. the solar energy

[单项选择]There are many who believe that the use of force _______ political ends can never be justified.
A. in search of
B. in pursuit of
C. in view of
D. in light of

[单项选择]The ______ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decrease the crime rate.
A. overflowing
B. overwhelming
C. prevalent
D. premium

[单项选择]Most scientists believe it is ______ to use animals in medical research.
A. legitimate
B. explicit
C. edible
D. illiterate

[单项选择]Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels was so critical of English society that the publisher
A. changed some part of the book not with his consent.
B. deleted some part of the book without his consent.
C. took some part out of the book even if he objected.
D. altered some part of the book even with his objection.

[单项选择]The majority of French Canadians live in
A. Quebec.
B. Ontario.
C. Newfoundland.
D. Nova Scotia.

[单项选择]Medical scientists believe that
A. tests have been designed to settle the cholesterol dispute
B. drugs have been tested to reduce the amount of the substance in blood
C. low cholesterol foods or anti-cholesterol drugs or both can reduce the chance of a heart attack
D. none of the statements mentioned above is correct

[单项选择]The majority of back-formed words are
A. nouns.
B. adjectives.
C. verbs.
D. adverbs.

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Text 4 The majority of successful senior managers do not closely follow the classical rational model of first clarifying goals, assessing the problem, formulating options, estimating likelihood of success, making a decision, and only then taking action to implement the decision. Rather, in their day-by-day tactical activities, these senior executives rely on what is vaguely termed "intuition" to manage a network of interrelated problems that require them to deal with ambiguity, inconsistency, novelty, and surprise; and to integrate action into the process of thinking. Generations of writers on management have recognized that some practicing managers rely heavily on intuition. In general, however, such writers display a poor grasp of what intuition is. Some see it as the opposite of rationality; others view it as an excuse of capriciousness. Isenberg’s recent research on the cognitive processes of senior managers reveals that managers’ intuition is nei
A. a manager analyzes a series of problems and then acts on that analysis.
B. a manager gathers data by acting and then observes the effects of action.
C. action and analysis in managerial practice invariably occur simultaneously.
D. a manager takes action, being able to clarify reasons for that action.

[单项选择]Experts feared that increasing inflation would further _______ the economy.
A. suppress
B. compress
C. oppress
D. depress