[单项选择]The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred.


A. Hardly had the government taken
B. The government had hardly taken
C. Hardly the government had taken
D. The government is hardly taking

[单项选择]Measures of the American Government to combat terrorism will be high on the______.


A. agenda
B. schedule
C. routine
D. timetable

[单项选择]It' s high time the government （） some measures to raise people' s awareness of environmental protection.
A. will take
B. take
C. took
D. takes

[单项选择]Aimlessness has hardly been typical of the postwar Japan whose productivity and social harmony are the envy of the United States and Europe. But increasingly the Japanese are seeing a decline of the traditional work-moral values. Ten years ago young people were hardworking and saw their jobs as their primary reason for being, but now Japan has largely fulfilled its economic needs, and young people don’t know where they should go next.
The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japan’ s rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. In a recent survey, it was found that only 24.5 percent of Japanese students were fully satisfied with school life, compared with 67.2 percent of students in the United States. In addition, far more Japanese workers expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs than did their cou
A. under aimless development
B. a positive example
C. a rival to the West
D. on the decline

[单项选择]Who has taken steps to resolve the conflict


A. U.N. Secretary Council Envoys.
B. President Joseph Kabila.
C. Jean - David Levitte.
D. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santo.

[单选题]It’s high time the government ( ) some measures to raise people’s awareness of environmental protection.
A. will take
B. take
C. took
D. takes

[单项选择]This semester, the courses Williams has taken are History, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics, Mathematics ______ the most important.


A. is
B. being
C. has been
D. of

[单项选择]For health insurance, the United States has taken the road less traveled. The United States is the only rich country without universal health insurance. People in the United States spend the most, rely heavily on the private sector, and obtain care from the world’s most complicated delivery system. While some supporters have expressed satisfaction, if not pride, in these remarkable qualities, others contend that the United States faces unique limitations in reforming health care.
In her exceptional book,Parting at the Crossroads, Antonia Maioni compares the formation of the U.S. and Canadian health-care systems for the years 1930—1960. The United States and Canada are often considered the most similar of Western democracies. They share a common border, are wealthy, and have federal government. Their trade unions are only moderately powerful, and their populations are diverse and young. Nevertheless, their heath-insurance systems are nearly opposite. The United States relies on a mix of government plans. Targeted to the elderly and indigent, and employment based plans, which the government indirectly supports, Canada offers public health insurance to all qualified resident, with the private sector providing supplementary services in some provinces.
Labor organizations became strong advocates for health-insurance reform in both countries. Their impact partially depended on political institutions and how other actors, particularly organized medicine, wielded them. Canada’s governmental and electoral systems allowed labor to cooperate with a social democratic party in the Saskatchewan province, which established a universal program. The Saskatchewan program demonstrated universal insurance feasibility, spurring the dominant Liberals to introduce a national universal program. In contrast, the U. S. electoral system effectively precluded third-party formation, forcing organized labor to dilute its health-insurance goals because it was one of many interests represented by the Democratic Party.
Maioni suggests that economic vitality is important for the future of both countries’ systems, but the prognosis is uncertain. Despite recent concerns about the Canadian government’s budgetary health, Maioni contends that widespread support protects universal insurance. Conversely, Maioni seems pessimistic about options for U.S. universal health insurance. Despite economic buoyancy, dissension will likely prevent reforms. Although a devastating econmnic downturn would make health finance difficult in either country, the U.S. system seems especially vulnerable. Employment-based insurance and Medicare both rely on labor market attachment. High, chronic unemployment could result in coverage loss and financial difficulties for employer insurance and Medicare, swelling the uninsured pool. Such a crisis could provide an opening for universal health insurance. In any case, whether the United States relies on the public or private sector, escalating health expenditures figure into budget of government, corporations, and families, the U. S. health care system’s future may depend on Americans" willingness to devote more of their national income to health care.From the first sentence we learn that the United States______.
A. has gone aslray about what it does with health insurance
B. has complicated its heahh insurance policy and confused its people
C. has reformed its heahh care to their average people’s satisfaction
D. carries out a different health insurance policy home other Western countries

[单项选择]What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children
A. Special schools have been set up for them.
B. Permanent homes have been built for them.
C. They are now taught in their own language.
D. They are now allowed to attend local schools.

[单项选择]She has taken great pains to conceal her emotions, and thereby made them ______ conspicuous.


A. all the more
B. all the much
C. all more
D. all much

[填空题]The company has taken several steps to speed up the (move) ______ of goods from the seller to the customer.