[单项选择]Sadly, Americans of every ethnicity still demand ideological______among their own kind-although we're all multiculturalists now, we're much more______discussing diversity across the rainbow than within each color.
A. (A) conformity… comfortable
B. (B) hegemony … cantankerous
C. (C) resonance… sensitive
D. (D) subservience … catholic
E. (E) reflection … generous

[单项选择]Sadly, Americans of every ethnicity still demand ideological ------- among their own kind--although we're all multiculturalists now, we're much more ...... discussing diversity across the rainbow than within each color.
A. (A) conformity … comfortable
B. (B) hegemony … cantankerous
C. (C) resonance … sensitive
D. (D) subservience … catholic
E. (E) reflection … generous

[单项选择]So far every means ______ tried, but we still haven't found anything helpful to the case.
A. has been
B. are
C. is
D. have been

[单项选择]We are concerned with consumer demand, the demand created by the final purchaser of goods.
A. 我们总是关心消费者的需求，这是一种由商品最终购买者所产生的需求。
B. 我们考虑的是消费者的要求，这是一种由商品的最后一个购买者所提出的要求。
C. 我们担心的是消费者的要求，这种要求产生商品的最终购买者。
D. 我们关注的是消费者的需求，这种需求是由商品的最后购买者引起的。

[单项选择]What did the protestors demand


A. Resignation of the president.
B. Improvement in economy.
C. Changes in banking rules.
D. Increase in employment.

[单项选择]Sadly, while the academic industry thrives, the practice of translation continues to________.
A. stack
B. stage
C. stagnate
D. stamp

[单项选择]Sadly, the Giant Panda is one of the many species now in danger of ______.
A. expedition
B. exposition
C. extraction
D. extinction

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Passage Four
Every culture and every country in the world celebrates New Year, but not everyone does it the same way. The countries in North America and Europe welcome New Year on January the first. This practice began with the Romans in the Middle East, New Year is when spring begins. People in China and Vietnam celebrate it on the first day of the Spring Festival, which is the first day of their calendar based on the moon. Rosh Hashana, which is the Jewish (犹太人的) New Year, comes at the end of summer. The Hindus (印度教教徒 ) in India celebrate the first day of each season, so they have four New Years.
In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits (妖精) from their homes. Today making noise is more of a custom than a religious rim
In the United States, many people stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve to watch the clock pass from one year to the next. Friends often ga
A. made to begin a new year
B. a promise to make a joke
C. a decision to improve oneself and make one a better person
D. to be kept for the New Year's Day only

[单项选择]Income elasticity of demand for a particular product: （　）

[单项选择]They believe that the increasing demand for computers will give the computer industry more and more profits.
A. 他们认为，对计算机的不断要求将给计算机产业带来更多的利润。
B. 他们相信，计算机需求量的不断增长将给计算机产业带来越来越多的利润。
C. 他们认为，随着计算机需求的不断加大，会给计算机产业带来多得多的利润。
D. 他们相信，对计算机的日益需求，将给计算机工业多而又多的利润。