[单项选择]Two conflicts convinced Western countries that they dared not reduce their forces too drastically, The first was the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. This came at the height of the happiness at the end of the Cold War and the new era of peace that was expected to follow. By January 1991 it was apparent that attempts to persuade Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to withdraw through a combination of military threats, economic pressure, and diplomatic inducements had failed. American, British, and French forces found themselves using military equipment and concepts designed to deal with the Warsaw Pact in central Europe to defeat a moderate-sized Third World country. This brought home the lesson that in a world in which total war had become too horrific to contemplate even a limited war was no small matter and would demand considerable commitment.
Even so, the Gulf War was a relatively straightforward confrontation. It was against a known enemy over a clear-cut matter of principle
A. An amphibious landing warfare.
B. A low-intensity warfare supported by air power conducting a high-intensity campaign.
C. Information warfare.
D. Terrorism and international assassination.

[单项选择]Two conflicts convinced Western countries that they dared not reduce their forces too drastically, The first was the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. This came at the height of the happiness at the end of the Cold War and the new era of peace that was expected to follow. By January 1991 it was apparent that attempts to persuade Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to withdraw through a combination of military threats, economic pressure, and diplomatic inducements had failed. American, British, and French forces found themselves using military equipment and concepts designed to deal with the Warsaw Pact in central Europe to defeat a moderate-sized Third World country. This brought home the lesson that in a world in which total war had become too horrific to contemplate even a limited war was no small matter and would demand considerable commitment.
Even so, the Gulf War was a relatively straightforward confrontation. It was against a known enemy over a clear-cut matter of principl
A. the world has realized that a limited war was a piece of cake and demanded no matter
B. the people urged to launch a limited war
C. the world has realized that even a limited war was still terrible and needed to do a lot of things to finish it
D. people were afraid to begin a limited war so the have done a lot of things to prevent it

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People in most western countries celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14^th. It is a special time to send greeting cards called "valentines" to their sweethearts, friends, parents and other family members. Esther A. Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts became one of the first American manufacturers of valentines in 1847. She saw several British valentines and decided to make her own. She used ribbons, lace, flowers and painted leaves on her cards. She hired a staff of young women to help her make these cards and took orders from stores. Today valentines are sold in many stores all over the world and may have messages of love or be very humorous. People also send flowers, candy and gifts to those they want to remember on Valentine’s Day.
Children in America decorate their classrooms with paper hearts and cupids, and may hold classroom parties to celebrate Valentine’s Day with their classmates and teachers. Older students may have dance
A. celebrated on Feb. 14^th
B. most popular in Denmark
C. a special holiday for families
D. first celebrated in America

[单项选择]Stock markets in Western countries have fallen sharply just because of the influence by______.
A. New York stock market
B. Frankfurt stock market
C. Paris stock market
D. The debt crisis in Greece

[简答题]Western countries still tend to regard courtship and (11)____________ through the eyes of (12)____________. They still think it’’s a (13) ____________business.

[单项选择]Both China and Western countries will benefit from an improved and further developed relationship.
A. 中国和西方国家都将受益于一种改进了的和发展得更深远的关系。
B. 中国和西方国家都将从改善了的和进一步发展的关系中获益。
C. 中国和西方国家关系改进和进一步发展会使两国获得利润。
D. 中国和谋取更多利益的西方国家进一步发展关系双方都是愿意的。