[填空题]The members of the Board approved of the action（）(taken) by their executive committee.

[单项选择]　　　 In 1903 the members of the governing board of the University of Washington. In 　　　 Seattle. engaged a firm of landscape architects, specialists in the design of outdoor 　　　 environments--Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts-to advise them on an 　　　 appropriate layout for the university grounds. The plan impressed the university officials, (5) and in time many of its recommendations were implemented. City officials in Seattle, the 　　　 largest city in the northwestern United States, were also impressed, for they employed the 　　　 same organization to study Seattle’’s public park needs. John Olmsted did the investigation 　　　 and subsequent report on Seattle’’s parks. He and his brothers believed that parks should 　　　 be adapted to the local topography, utilize the area’’s trees and shrubs, and be available to (10) the entire community. They especially emphasized the need for natural, serene settings 　　　 where hurried urban dwellers could periodically escape
A. The planned development of Seattle’’s public park system
B. The organization of the Seattle city government
C. The history of the Olmsted Brothers architectural firm
D. The design and building of the University of Washington campus

[判断题]Inside board members are more likely than outside members to support changes that will benefit the firm’s stockholders, especially if the firm’s top managers do not support the changes.

[填空题]The names of new executiues and board members.

[简答题]full members

[单项选择]There are several landladies approved by the university who take in（）
A. lodgers
B. residents
C. inhabitants
D. settlers

[单项选择]How did interracial marriage get approved in Alabama
A. By a Supreme Court ruling.
B. By state legislation.
C. By a vote of the residents.
D. By the social trend that interracial marriages keep increasing.

[填空题]The European Union had approved a number of
genetically modified crops until late 1998. But growing
public concern over its supposed environmental and health 72. ______
risks led several EU countries to demand a moratorium(暂时
禁止) on imports of any new GM produce. By late 1999
there were enough such country to block any new approvals 73. ______
of GM produce. Last year, America filed a complaint at the
WTO about the moratorium, arguing that it was an illegal
trade barrier because there is no scientific base for it. 74. ______
As more studies have been completed on the effects of
GM crops, the greens’ case for them has weakened. 75. ______
Much evidence has emerged of health risks from eating them. 76. ______
And, overall, the studies have shown that the environmental
effects on modified crops are not always as serious as the 77. ______
greens claim. Nevertheless, environmentalists continue to find
fault