[单项选择]Today, politicians everywhere routinely______their pledges of reliable leadership in the belief that any problem can be______by short-term fixes, spin doctors or character assassination.
A. renege on … solved
B. repeal… worsened
C. defer… exacerbated
D. observe … ameliorated
E. deny … confused

[单项选择]Today children （） everywhere in China.
A. take good care of
B. have taken good care of
C. had been taken good care of
D. are being taken good care of

[单项选择]B 　　Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid. 　　About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible. 　　In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street. 　　Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829， the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men. 　　Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who
A. a few
B. nothing
C. a little
D. a lot

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Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.
Today, the London police are quite
A. wanted to leave London
B. had big houses in London
C. became policemen
D. came to live in London

[单项选择]
Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.
About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners" because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 "Bow Street Runners", but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.
Today, the London polic
A. a few
B. nothing
C. a little
D. a lot

[填空题]A conflict arises between elected politicians and the Euro central bankers with the former part
demanding to ______.

[填空题]Many politicians are characterized by an inconsistency of platform during crises, to the extent that they are rarely________encouraging and________similar behavior in their colleagues.
A. A．averse to ... facilitating
B．abhorrent of ... foreshadowing
C．confident about ... dissuading
D．diffident in ... triggering
E．radical about ... quelling