[单项选择]Economists say that merely raising the minimum wage would have a(n) ______ effect on employment rates.


A. negligible
B. invisible
C. ignorant
D. appreciable

[单项选择]Economists say that merely raising the minimum wage would have a(n) ______ effect on employment rates.
A. negligible
B. invisible
C. ignorant
D. appreciable

[单项选择]The old lady wag suffering from the empty nest syndrome for so long that she felt like to find someone she could talk to her.


A. to find someone to talk
B. finding someone to talk
C. to find someone to talk to
D. finding someone to talk to

[单项选择]What wag the purpose of President Clinton's administration launching the "No Sweat" campaign
A. To urge manufacturers to obey the Workplace Cede of Conduct.
B. To remind the manufacturers of the Workplace Code of Conduct.
C. To urge the Department of labor to take its responsibility.
D. To urge the Deportment of Defense to inspect manufacturers.

[单项选择]Television advertisements do more than merely reflect dominant ideologies（）.
A. exactly
B. faithfully
C. repeatedly
D. simply

[单项选择]Michael is now merely a good friend.
A. largely
B. possibly
C. just
D. rarely

[单项选择]

Say goodbye to the Mountain Gorilla. Say farewell to the Short Tailed Chinchilla.
That’s the conclusion of the United Nations Environment Program’s (UNEP) Third Global Environmental Outlook Report. The report was compiled (编写) for the UN from the work of 1 100 scientists. It predicts the state of the planet in the year 2032 based on the policies and practices of the last 30 years. If these continue, UNEP says, we’re going to be living on a very lonely planet. By 2032, one quarter of the world’s mammal species (哺乳动物种群) will disappear. They will be joined by 12% of the world’s bird species. And according to UNEP, 5 611 species of plants will also be wiped out-but since only 4% of the world’s plant species have been examined in detail, that figure will probably be much higher.
UNEP blames a variety of causes, from poverty and overpopulation to pollution, global warming and profit-driven economic and trade policies. But ther
A. the world would become much more developed
B. many animals and plants would soon disappear
C. we would use as many chemicals as possible
D. we would keep as many national parks as possible