[单项选择]The ______ now seems to stand as the primary barrier to a new era of strong economic growth.
A. defect
B. descent
C. deficit
D. defeat

[单项选择]The ______ now seems to stand as the primary to a new era of strong economic growth.
A. defect
B. descent
C. deficit
D. defeat

[单项选择]It seems that now a country's economy depends much on ______.

[单项选择]It seems that women are now more attracted to the convenience of online shopping than they used to be。
A. 现在看来，利用网络购物的女性与过去相比，人数越来越多。
B. 看起来网上购物更加容易了，现在比过去更能吸引现代女性。
C. 现代的妇女与传统的妇女比较起来，似乎更加喜欢网络购物。
D. 看起来，如今的妇女比起过去更加为网络购物的便捷所吸引。

[单项选择]Unemployment seems now to be regarded by some economists as _________ part of societies concerned with controlling inflation.
A. a feature
B. an exponent
C. a component
D. an exposed

[单项选择]Now this businessman seems to be unable to pay （） the money borrowed from the bank.
A. in
B. for
C. off
D. out

[单项选择]Don't look down on ______ now seems of little use to you.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. it

[单项选择]War now seems almost ___________ as both sides are reluctant to concede.
A. inevitable
B. persistent
C. consistent
D. uniform

[单项选择]He was a very {{U}}cute{{/U}} boy but now he seems to have no interest in anything.
A. clever
B. honest
C. brave
D. dull

[单项选择]______ seems easy in theory seems difficult in practice.
A. That
B. With
C. What
D. It

[单项选择]It seems that manufacturers will remain reluctant to make improvements unless ______.
A. they can do so at a very Iow cost
B. they find their machines hard to operate
C. they have difficulty selling their products
D. they receive a lot of complaints about their machines

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Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little conflict breeds apathy" (冷漠) and stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.
Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.
Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk found that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision-making than might be achiev
A. decisions must be justifiable
B. expression of different opinions is encouraged
C. success lies in general agreement
D. there is no end of conflict

[单项选择]What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge's ruling

[单项选择]The primary reason that President Bush starts new education reforms is that ______.
A. more children will achieve success in school and in life due to the reforms
B. the greatest changes have taken place in education in a generation
C. these reforms may help him win the next presidential election
D. he has no excuse for failing the children to go to a better school

[单项选择]The primary purpose of the passage is to
A. (A) interpret data
B. (B) explain research methodology
C. (C) evaluate a conclusion
D. (D) suggest a new technique
E. (E) describe a phenomenon

[单项选择]The primary purpose of the text is to
A. support an alternative to an accepted methodology.
B. present evidence that resolves a contradiction.
C. introduce a recently discovered source of information.
D. challenge a widely accepted explanation.