[单项选择]By a comparison between past problems and present ones the author draws attention to the ______.
A. importance of the energy crisis
B. hopelessness of the situation
C. differences between the past and the present
D. inadequacy of governments

[单项选择]By a comparison between past problems and present ones the author draws attention to the ______.
A. importance of the energy crisis
B. hopelessness of the situation
C. differences between the past and the present
D. inadequacy of governments

[单项选择]By comparing past problems with present ones, the author draws attention to the ______.
A. significance of this crisis
B. inadequacy of governments
C. similarity of the past to the present
D. hopelessness of the situation

[单项选择]The comparison made between the memory capacity of a large computer and that of a human being shows that ______.

[单项选择]All the problems between the writer and David can be resolved because ______.
A. they hide their feelings
B. they lock themselves in their bedroom
C. they have promised not to be mad at each other
D. they dare to face them

[单项选择]______ is a direct comparison between two or more unlike things, normally introduced by "like" or "as". ( )
A. A metaphor
B. A proverb
C. A simile
D. An idiom

[单项选择]To solve the present social problems the author suggests that we should______
A. resort to the production mode of our ancestors
B. offer higher wages to the workers and employees
C. enable man to fully develop his potentialities
D. take the fundamental realities for granted.

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USA/Iran Sir, The present quarrel between the US and Iran seems to be drifting dangerously near to a confrontation between the West and the Third World．It is understandable that the US should seek support from her allies within NATO but the result of this could be seen as an attempt by a group of powerful industrial countries to bully the people of a Third World country which, in recent years, had no cause to be grateful for the policies of the US. Surely the appropriate forum in which to search out a settlement to this extremely dangerous quarrel is the UN and the West should do its utmost, within that forum, to gather the greatest possible support from Third World, and particularly Islamic countries. I am well aware that the matter has been considered by the Security Council and the General Assembly and that the International Court of Justice has also pronounced in favor of the American case. I myself in no way support the behavior of the Iranians on this issue, which I believe
A. America's NATO allies in the West.
B. Islamic Third World countries.
C. Russia．
D. Britain.

[单项选择]They had to _________ between problems because of a lack of ability from those of a lack of motivation.
A. distinguish
B. identify
C. explore
D. determine

[单项选择]In the passage "human problems" or "world problems" refers mainly to ______.
A. global food shortage
B. resources depletion
C. environmental pollution
D. all of the above

[单项选择]By comparison, farmers receive more government subsidies than others.
A. in the developing world
B. in Japan
C. in Europe
D. in America

[单项选择]Though rather young in comparison with some others, ______ is the biggest university in England.
A. The University of Manchester
B. The University of Wales
C. The University of Edinburgh
D. The University of London

[单项选择]The latest study includes a comparison made between ______.
A. healthy veterans and unhealthy veterans
B. nuclear test participants and those with no radiation exposure
C. the veterans who are still alive and those who have died
D. people who died of cancer and people who took part in atomic tests

[单项选择]One comparison mentioned in the last paragraph was made between ______.