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______ , I believe, and you will find Tom is very outgoing.

   A. Having a talk with the student          B. One talk with the student

   C. Given a talk with the student          D. If you have a talk with the student

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 -----I’m terribly sorry to have put you through so much trouble.

-----________. I know you didn’t mean to.

A. Forget it       B. No trouble

C. All right       D. You’re welcome

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 ______ to hide the truth from the public, the quality problem of its computer was revealed.

       A. As HP company tried hard       B. As hard HP company tried

       C. Hard as HP company tried D. Hard did HP company try

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Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income．This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment，so it includes employers and the self-employed．Labor is one of the country's resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services wanted by the community．

Although the size of the workforce depends a great deal on the size of the total population，there are several other influences which also affect it．The age distribution (分布) of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work，then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an balanced spread age distribution．If the population naturally grows rapidly, the number of births greatly exceeds (超出) the number of deaths then as a total population increases proportion of the workforce declines．

Sometimes a population is described as aging which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly，and as people retire from the workforce there are insufficient numbers of young people entering it to replace those who are leaving it．In that situation the population is top-heavy with older people．So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate．

The age distribution of the population has several important effects on the economy．If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce，this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group．If the aged are to be cared for in special homes，finance must be available for that purpose．If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population，then the government tax revenue(税收) is relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily．

72．In the passage “labor force” is defined as ___________.

A．people who are available to work and earn income

B．self-employed people only

C．people who are looking for an employment

D．employers who create job opportunities

73．The conclusion which can be drawn from the second paragraph is that___________.

A．a natural growth of population leads to a balanced workforce

B．a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforce

C．the larger the population，the higher the proportion of the workforce

D．the workforce will be lower, if the population has a balanced age distribution，

74．When a population is said to be aging，___________.

A．there are more people retiring than those entering the workforce

B．the birth rate must be growing

C．there should be an oversupply of workforce

D．There are more people entering the workforce than those retiring

75．The population which is top-heavy with older people ___________ of a country.

A．leads to the high rate of unemployment 

B．results in low tax on the workforce members 

C．affects employees’ incomes

D．places pressure on the economy

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I felt it rather inappropriate to turn up at the graduation ceremony _____ jeans and a T-shirt.

     A. in                            B. on                           C. by                           D. with

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The driver _________, according to the newspaper, to have been killed in the traffic accident.

  A. said           B. was saying       C. was said        D. had been said

— You may find the key to the maths problem on page 107.  

— Ah, it’s so simple. I wonder why I ______ of that.   

         A. hadn’t thought                                     B. haven’t thought                    

         C. didn’t think                                               D. wasn’t thinking

    the global financial crisis，the Chinese government has taken many measures    people's life to deal with it．

A．Facing with；related            B．Faced；relating to 

C．Faced with；relating            D．Facing；related to

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---Do you have the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling in your shop?

   ---Sorry, there is___________left at the moment.

       A．nothing    B．no one      C．none  D．not one

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Americans are thinking about national education standards recently developed by teachers and other education experts. The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) led the effort.

The United States, unlike other nations, has never had the same school standards across the country. What is the reason? Education is not discussed in the Constitution. That document limits the responsibilities of the federal government. Other responsibilities, like education, fall to the individual states.

Local control of education probably was a good idea two hundred years ago. People stayed in the same place and schools knew what students needed to learn. But today, people move to different cities. And some people work at jobs that did not exist even twenty years ago.

Many American educators say that getting a good education should not depend on where you live. They say that some states have lowered their standards in order to increase student scores on tests required by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Kara Schlosser is communications director for the Council of Chief State School Officers. She says the new standards clearly state what a student should be able to do to be successful in college and work.

Forty-eight states have already shown approval for the standards. Two states reject the idea. Critics(批评家) say that working toward the same standards in every state will not guarantee(保证) excellence for all. Some educators in Massachusetts say adopting the proposal will hurt their students because the state standards are even higher. Others say the change will be too costly, requiring new textbooks and different kinds of training for teachers. Still others fear federal interference or control.

Supporters say the standards are goals and do not tell states or teachers how to teach. They also say the federal government is not forcing acceptance. However, approving the standards will help states qualify(合格) for some federal grant money.

60．What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Local Control of Education Standards out of Date

       B．American National Education Standards under Consideration

       C．Education Standards in Each State – Good or Bad

       D．Acceptance of the New Standards in the United States

61．Why is local control of education no longer a good idea today?

       A．Because local standards are limited.

       B．Because it is required by the federal government.

       C．Because people today moves among states more often than before.

       D．Because America has never has the same school standards thought the country.

62．Some people are against the national education standards because__________.

       A．the standards are higher than those of each state

       B．the are nor yet prepared for the new standards

       C．the standards may prevent some students gaining excellence

       D．they don’t want the federal government to train their teachers

63．If a state agrees to accept the motional standards, it will probably get__________.

      A．more students              B．advice on how to improve teaching

       C．better textbooks             D．money from the federal government