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When families gather for Christmas dinner, some will stick to formal traditions dating back to Grandma’s generation. Their tables will be set with the good dishes and silver, and the dress code will be Sunday-best. But in many other homes, this china-and-silver elegance has given way to a stoneware (粗陶) -and-stainless informality, with dresses assuming an equally casual-Friday look. For hosts and guests, the change means greater simplicity and comfort. For makers of fine china in Britain, it spells economic hard times.
Last week Royal Doulton, the largest employer in Stoke-on-Trent, announced that it is eliminating 1,000 jobs-- one-fifth of its total workforce. That brings to more than 4,000 the number of positions lost in 18 months in the pottery (陶瓷) region. Wedgwood and other pottery factories made cuts earlier.
Although a strong pound and weak markets in Asia play a role in the downsizing, the layoffs in Stoke have their roots in earthshaking social shif
A. bankruptcy of fine china manufacturers
B. shrinking of the pottery industry
C. restructuring of large enterprises
D. economic recession in Great Britain
[单项选择]Some parents home school their children for the reason that ______.
[单项选择]A other B. each C. fewer D. any
[单项选择]You'd better ______ some money each week in order to save enough for summer trip.
A. ward off
B. set aside
C. shrug off
D. give away
[单项选择]Some other illnesses may exhibit symptoms similar to those of flu and anthrax.
[单项选择]They two were nice to each other.
[单项选择]How many years have they known each other
[单项选择]Although we had quarreled with each other yesterday, she still {{U}}turned to{{/U}} me for help this morning.
A. asked
B. paid
C. owed
D. hoped
[单项选择]How far people keep from each other while talking is closely associated with their
A. origin
B. culture
C. custom
D. nationality
[单项选择]Why do Americans often greet each other by asking "How did you spend your leisure time "
A. Because they are interested in the different pastime activities.
B. Because leisure time is what makes people different from each other.
C. Because they are bored with the job they have done for the whole week.
D. Because everybody does the same thing all day long.
[单项选择]How far people stand from each other while talking is closely associated with their ______ .
A. origin
B. culture
C. custom
D. nationality