[单项选择]One member of the board expressed ______ about the company's plan to expand into Southeast Asia.
A. reservations
B. possibilities
C. responses
D. qualities

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A number of persons have expressed concern about possible health dangers to workers who use devices called video-display terminals (终端) or VDTs. These are the devices used to show computer information. Some reports link VDTs to health disorders including eye problems and muscle problems. Even the health of the pregnant women and their unborn babies is said to be endangered. Video-display terminals produce low levels of the electromagnetic radiation(电磁辐射). Experts say most modern VDTs have been designed to limit the dangers from such radiation. However, study shows that even low levels of electromagnetic radiations can affect the growth of the cells. As a result, some doctors advise women to stop working with VDTs while they are pregnant. One study found women who work with VDTs in early pregnancy are more likely than others to have their pregnancy end unexpectedly. Researchers said that this does not necessarily mean that VDTs themselves cause problems. Some exper
A. to do other work than on VDTs
B. to change their computers if necessary
C. to go back home to have a rest
D. to have their health tested

[单项选择]About one million Americans are diagnosed annually with skin cancer.
A. every year
B. severely
C. actively
D. every month

[单项选择]Our company employed about one hundred people.
A. interviewed
B. hired
C. dismissed
D. declined

[单项选择]The example of the family member in Paragraph one is used to convey the idea that______.


A. roles involve both duties and rights corresponding to them
B. a role set forms a network of interdependencies
C. family roles are far more complex than they appear
D. family members have more duties than patients

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About one in twenty adults in the United States cannot read English. A new federal study shows that adults made little progress in their reading skills between 1992 and 2003.
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy is the most important test of how well adult Americans can read. Researchers tested nineteen thousand people over the age of sixteen. The study represents an adult population of two hundred twenty-two million. Those who took part were tested on how well they could read and understand information used in everyday life, The study found that eleven million adults, or five percent, cannot read English. They could not answer even the easiest written questions. Four million of them most likely cannot speak English either. The study shows that more than forty percent of adults can perform only simple reading activities. For many, even that can be difficult. Fifty-six percent of adults can perform moderate or complex activities. Moderate can mean finding info
A. A little bit more than seven percent.
B. Fifty-six percent.
C. More than forty percent.
D. Thirteen percent.