[单项选择]The work to stamp out smallpox was made more difficult by______.

[单项选择]The work to stamp out smallpox was made more difficult by______.

[单项选择]More and more women go out for work partly because of ______.


A. being chocked (窒息) by staying at home all day
B. being troubled by family chaos
C. family economic pressures on them

[单项选择]The little girl couldn't work the problem out. She wasn't （）clever.
A. that
B. much
C. enough
D. too

[单项选择]When a person is off work and hanging out at home, he doesn't like it, why

[单项选择]—What made more than 170 thousand people die
—（　）the tsunami (海啸) in the Indian Ocean.
A. It was
B. They were
C. There were
D. That was

[单项选择]By saying "work my heart out "(Line 2-3, Para. 6), John Edwards indicates that ______.


A. he will dedicate all his energies to the next test in New Hampshire
B. his second place finishing in Iowa made him feel very frustrated
C. he feels too excited when seeing the enormous momentum and movement
D. he is ready to accept any possible results in New Hampshire

[单项选择]Congressional leaders have to work out a compromise because ______


A. a similar bill has been passed
B. the President might oppose The plan
C. the Senate bill was passed by 57 to 42
D. the White House is facing opposition

[单项选择]The fabric the tent is made out of is extremely ______ , so it should not tear or wear under normal circumstances.


A. durable
B. conditional
C. inconsistent
D. permanent

[单项选择]If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should ______.


A. change his energy cycle
B. overcome his laziness
C. get up earlier than usual
D. go to bed earlier

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More and more people are starting to work from home, re-assessing their "work-life balance" and capitalising on what industry calls "remote working". A recent survey of British companies showed that eight out of ten businesses have now agreed new working arrangements for their personnel. The object of the exercise was to improve the work-life balance of employees and encourage greater levels of efficiency. During 2003/2004, some 900,000 requests to work flexibly were made under a new Gov-eminent scheme and 800,000 of the applications were granted. Furthermore, seven out of ten businesses said that they also would be prepared to consider flexible working requests from other staff who did not qualify under the Government scheme.
One of the new technological developments that makes remote working possible is the Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), broadband that can carry both voice and data at high-speed. Re mote workers ca
A. the Business eliminates the unbalance of people's life.
B. it's hard to please people's various desires.
C. the Business is sophisticated in luring customers.
D. the diverse demands for remote working are being met.