[单项选择]Computer has the power to ______ people around the world to work together.
A) allow C) permit
B) let D) agree


A. Computer has the power to ______ people around the world to work together.
B. allow
C. let
D. permit
E. agree

[单项选择]Computer has the power to ______ people around the world to work together.


A. allow
B. let
C. permit
D. agree

[单项选择]Massive gains in computer speed, power, and reliably have been largely due to advances in silicon technologies and manufacturing processes.

[单项选择]How many people around the world have diabetes


A. 135,000,000.
B. 13,500,000.
C. 1,350,000,000.
D. 1,350,000

[单项选择]The majority of people around here are decent people.
A. honest
B. rich
C. good- looking
D. high- ranking

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Text 1
Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become “computer literate”, in othe words, to learn to understand computers and what make them tick. But not all experts agree, however, that this is a good idea.
One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Gomputer-town UK. Although many people see it’that way. He says that Computer-town UK was formed for computer, but David does not see it that way. He says that Computer-town UK was formed for just the opposite reason to bring computer to the people and make them “People-literate”.
David first got the idea when he visited one of America’s best-known computer “guru”figures Bob Albrecht, who had started a project called Computer-town USA in the local library.
Over here, in Britain, Computer-towns have taken off in a big way, and there are now about 40 scattered, over the country. David Tebbutt th
A. The computer experts should tell people everything about computers
B. David insisted that the computer clubs should open to all the people, including those non--experts
C. The foundation of computer town is a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer
D. It is unnecessarily for all the people to become "computer-literate"

[单项选择]According to the author, people around the world sometimes enjoy imported goods because


A. other people are doing the same and they want to keep up with the fashion
B. using imported goods bring them a sense of prestige
C. imported goods are better in quality than homemade ones
D. hey prefer the cachet

[单项选择]The new laptop computer model from Geotech has proven so popular that its sales already exceed those of the ______ model.


A. forward
B. previous
C. away
D. precise

[单项选择]According to the passage, Apple computer, Inc, has introduced the Mackintosh Ⅱ and the Mackintosh SE because ______.


A. IBM is changing its computer models continuously
B. il wants to make its machines specialize in specific users
C. it wants to stay ahead of IBM in the competitive computer market
D. it expects its major competitor IBM to follow it examples

[单项选择]All the people around were affected ______ tears by the sight.
A. for
B. in
C. to
D. with

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The use of nuclear power has already spread all over the world. (1) , scientists still have not agreed with what should be done with the large (2) of waste materials that (3) to increase every year. Most waste materials (4) of simply by placing them somewhere. But nuclear waste must be (5) with great care. It (6) dangerous radiation and it will continue to be (7) for hundreds of, thousnads, even millions of years.
How should we get (8) of such waste material in such a way (9) it will not harm the (10) Where can we (11) distribute it One idea is to put this radioactive waste inside a thick container, which is (12) dropped to the deep bottom of the ocean. (13) some scientists believe that this way of (14) nuclear waste could kill fish and other living things in the oceans or interfere (15) their growth. Another way to (16) nuclear waste is to send it into space,
A. touch
B. hold
C. grasp
D. rid