[单项选择]Since any answer may bring（）to his government,the spokesman tried to avoid the question.
A. embarrassment
B. commitment
C. failure
D. benefit

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Text 2
Ever since John Burrows and his wife Carol opened their first hair salon in 1983, they have been taking on apprentices.
"In my generation, an apprenticeship was the way to learn a trade so it was the obvious way for us to get the skilled staff we needed," Mr. Burrows says.
Today, the Burrows’ salon, Upper Cut in Weston-super-Mare, employs 35 people. Of the 16 stylists, 13 progressed through apprenticeships and Mr. Burrows believes a strong culture of training is integral to the company’s success.
"Without the apprenticeships scheme our business wouldn’t be anything like the size it is today," Mr. Burrows says. The high-quality training the apprenticeships provide guarantees growth. The more skills staff have, the more effective a business will become.
Although Mr. Burrows is an advocate of the scheme, he concedes that occasionally he has suffered problems.
They have experienced epi
A. makes her free up some time to get on with other things.
B. brings many creative ideas to her for innovating her shops.
C. helps her to offer someone else the opportunity to learn a trade.
D. saves her a lot of energies to expand the business.

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Text 2 Ever since John Burrows and his wife Carol opened their first hair salon in 1983, they have been taking on apprentices. "In my generation, an apprenticeship was the way to learn a trade so it was the obvious way for us to get the skilled staff we needed," Mr. Burrows says. Today, the Burrows’ salon, Upper Cut in Weston-super-Mare, employs 35 people. Of the 16 stylists, 13 progressed through apprenticeships and Mr. Burrows believes a strong culture of training is integral to the company’s success. "Without the apprenticeships scheme our business wouldn’t be anything like the size it is today," Mr. Burrows says. The high-quality training the apprenticeships provide guarantees growth. The more skills staff have, the more effective a business will become. Although Mr. Burrows is an advocate of the scheme, he concedes that occasionally he has suffered problems. They have experienced episodes of theft, poor time keeping and bad discip
A. makes her free up some time to get on with other things.
B. brings many creative ideas to her for innovating her shops.
C. helps her to offer someone else the opportunity to learn a trade.
D. saves her a lot of energies to expand the business.

[单项选择]Since her husband lost his job, the hopes of their buying a house have ______ even further.
A. expired
B. receded
C. elapsed
D. terminated

[单项选择]Ever since he （　） his job, Allen has been much happier than before.
A. has changed
B. had changed
C. changed
D. changes