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fundraisers, President Bush has taken to criticizing the press for baring
government secrets. The outgoing secretary of the Treasury, John Snow, in what may have been his last official act, wrote to The New York Times that in exposing the monitoring of bank transfers, it had undermined a successful counterterrorism program. A house resolution, passed by a party line vote, called on the media to safeguard classified programs. The government has discovered what governments have discovered before, that an undercurrent of hostility towards the news media runs through the country and that there could be political advantage in campaigning against the press in general. The champion press hater, of course, was President Nixon, who told his staff that the press is the enemy, and he proceeded to declare his own priv A. The Free Press Exposed Government Secrets. B. The Government’s Current War with the Free Press. C. The Unfriendly Relationship between President and the Free Press. D. The Free Press Bares Government Secrets. [单项选择]Whether people in recent times have become more protective of their personal space is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show passengers strong desire to have some space to themselves.
In a recent survey from Trip Advisor, travelers said if they had to pay for certain benefits, they would rather have larger seats and more legroom than extra food. Scholars know that commuters hold newspapers in front of them to read, but also to shield themselves from strangers. They know that college students unconsciously sit at positions where they can avoid direct eye contact. "If you videotape people at a library, it’s very clear what scat people will take," said Professor Dane Archer. One of the comer seats will go first ,followed by the chair diagonally (斜对角) opposite because that is the farthest away. "If you break those rules, it’s fascinating, "Archer added, "People will pile up books as if to make a wall." If someone sits too close to you in the library, you will pi A. hide your awkwardness. B. show indifference to the person. C. protect your personal space. D. give the person an angry look. [单项选择]It is only recent years that man found that the protection of our environment is no small matter to our fives.
A. 直到近年来人们才发现，保护环境对我们的生存至关重要。 B. 直到近年来人们才发现，环境保护在我们的生活中并不是一件小事。 C. 只需几年人们就会发现，环境保护不过是生活中的一件小事。 D. 直到前几年人们才发现，保护环境在我们的生活中不是一件容易的事情。 [单项选择]Main Street is written by （ ） who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930.
A. Ernest Hemingway B. Sinclair Lewis C. John Steinbeck D. F. Scott Fitzgerald [简答题]暴发（outbreak）
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