[单项选择]In 1861 it seemed inevitable that the Southern states would break away from the Union.


A. strange
B. certain
C. inconsistent
D. proper

[单项选择]In 1861 it seemed inevitable that the Southern states would break away from the Union.
A. strange
B. certain
C. inconsistent
D. proper

[单项选择]Many cities in the Southern part of the United States, have difficulty （） traffic when it snows.
A. kept
B. to keep
C. keeping
D. is being kept

[单项选择]In 1861 it seemed {{U}}inevitable{{/U}} that the southern states would break away from the Union.
A. strange
B. certain
C. inconsistent
D. proper

[单项选择]In 1861 it seemed {{U}}inevitable{{/U}} that the Southern states would break away from the Union.
A. strange
B. certain
C. inconsistent
D. proper

[单项选择]In 1861, it seemed{{U}} inevitable{{/U}} that the Southern states would break away from the Union.
A. strange
B. certain
C. inconsistent
D. proper

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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

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Text 3
It was inevitable that any of President George W. Bush’s fans had to be very disappointed by his decision to implement high tariffs on steel imported to the U.S. The president’s defense was pathetic. He argued that the steel tariffs were somehow consistent with free trade, that the domestic industry was important and struggling, and that the relief was a temporary measure to allow time for restructuring. One reason that this argument is absurd is that U.S. integrated steel companies ("Big Steel") have received various forms of government protection and subsidy for more than 30 years.
Instead of encouraging the industry to restructure, the long-term protection has sustained inefficient companies and cost U.S. consumers dearly. As Anne O. Krueger, now deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said in a report on Big Steel: "The American Big Steel industry has been the champion lobbyist and seeker of protect
A. Lower efficiency.
B. Lack of protection.
C. Corporate structures.
D. Lobbyist addiction.