[单项选择]　　 Water-the Issue of This Century 　　The world is running short of fresh water. Populations are growing bigger and　Thirstier(渴的), with the result that freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce (缺乏). Half the world’s wetlands have disappeared during the last century, while estimates suggest that water use will rise by 50% in the next 30 years. 　　The World Bank report estimates that as much as half of the world’s population, concentrated in Africa, the Middle East and south Asia, will face ’severe water shortages’ by 2025. Local water conflicts and the loss of freshwater ecosystems appear large in some regions. 　　A similar picture emerges from the globe’s salt water regions. Three-quarters of the world’s people may live within 100km of the sea in 2025, putting even more pressure on stretched coastal ecosystems. Two thirds of fisheries (渔业) are exploited at or beyond their sustainable limits, and half the world’s coral reefs (珊瑚礁) may perish in 1
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned

[单项选择]　　 Water-the Issue of This Century 　　The world is running short of fresh water. Populations are growing bigger and　Thirstier(渴的), with the result that freshwater is becoming increasingly scarce (缺乏). Half the world’s wetlands have disappeared during the last century, while estimates suggest that water use will rise by 50% in the next 30 years. 　　The World Bank report estimates that as much as half of the world’s population, concentrated in Africa, the Middle East and south Asia, will face ’severe water shortages’ by 2025. Local water conflicts and the loss of freshwater ecosystems appear large in some regions. 　　A similar picture emerges from the globe’s salt water regions. Three-quarters of the world’s people may live within 100km of the sea in 2025, putting even more pressure on stretched coastal ecosystems. Two thirds of fisheries (渔业) are exploited at or beyond their sustainable limits, and half the world’s coral reefs (珊瑚礁) may perish in 1
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned

[简答题]Unemployment and aging are some urgent social issues in China. What measures would you propose to relieve the problem

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In January 1998, President William J. Clinton issued an Executive memorandum on enhancing learning and education through technology in which he directed Federal programs that provide financial support for lifelong learning to adapt to the new opportunities that technology provides. He also called for a Federal government wide effort to explore how Federal programs can better support the use of technologies for lifelong learning. A few weeks later, in his state of the Union address, the president commended the Congress for passing a lifelong learning tuition tax credit which he had proposed, and he offered new initiatives to enable Americans to continue their education. In November 1997, Vice President Albert Gore, Jr. addressed a national conference on "Creating a Nation of Lifelong Learners", where he spoke of the importance of lifelong learning as a key to success in America’s new economy. The Vice President announced that in 1998 the White House will convene a
A. On enhancing learning and education through technology.
B. On Federal programs.
C. On new opportunities that technology provides.
D. On financial support for life long learning.

[单项选择]I don’t think it appropriate to _____ such an issue at the meeting .
A. bring in
B. bring off
C. bring up
D. bring about

[单项选择]I’’d rather you ______make any comment on the issue for the time being.
A. don’t
B. wouldn’t
C. didn’t
D. shouldn’t