[单项选择]They question whether a fair way can be ______ to tell which employees really perform better than their fellow employees.
A. depicted
B. devised
C. decorated
D. designated

[单项选择]She sometimes asked herself the question whether it was_________ the effort.
A. worthy
B. worthwhile
C. worth
D. worthless

[单项选择]I will not endlessly question whether I really ______ my title and my pay.
A. reserve
B. conserve
C. deserve
D. preserve

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Text 4
The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world’s great writers. Before considering this question, it will be useful to introduce some related concepts. Conflict, defined as opposition among social entities directed against one another, ’is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social’entities independently striving for something that is in inadequate supply. Competitors may not be aware of one another, while the parties to a conflict are. Conflict and competition are both categories of opposition which has been defined as a process by which social entities function in the disservice of one another. Opposition is thus contrasted with cooperation the process by which social entities function in the service of one another. These definitions are necessary because it is important to emphasize that competition between individuals or groups is inevitable in a world of limited res
A. it results in war in most cases
B. it induces efforts to expand territory
C. it is a 'kind of opposition among social entities
D. it is essentially a struggle for existence

[单项选择]Only in this way can Chinese enterprises improve their competitiveness and avoid being defeated by their foreign rivals after China's entry into the WTO．
A. 只有这个方法才能帮助中国企业去参加竞争，避免在加入世贸组织后被其外国对手所击败。
B. 只有这样中国企业才能提高竞争力，并且在中国加入世贸组织后不会败给它们的外国对手。
C. 如果中国企业要想在世贸组织中参加竞争，必须通过这种办法才能击败它们的外国对手。
D. 中国企业只有通过这种途径来击败外国的对手，才能表明它们在世贸组织中具备竞争力。

[单项选择]In what way can we make a machine intelligent
A. By making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space.
B. By working hard for 10 or 20 years.
C. By either properly programming it or changing its structure.
D. By reproducing it.

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Text 4 The question of whether war is inevitable is one which has concerned many of the world’s great writers. Before considering this question, it will be useful to introduce some related concepts. Conflict, defined as opposition among social entities directed against one another, ’is distinguished from competition, defined as opposition among social’entities independently striving for something that is in inadequate supply. Competitors may not be aware of one another, while the parties to a conflict are. Conflict and competition are both categories of opposition which has been defined as a process by which social entities function in the disservice of one another. Opposition is thus contrasted with cooperation the process by which social entities function in the service of one another. These definitions are necessary because it is important to emphasize that competition between individuals or groups is inevitable in a world of limited resources,
A. Is war inevitable
B. Why is there conflict and competition
C. Is conflict desirable
D. Can competition lead to conflict