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At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy?
52 D. The general public thinks differently from most economists on the …
53. B. They can get consumer goods at lower prices.
54. C. They have a harder time getting a job with decent pay.
55. D. It may place a great strain on the state budget.
56. C. People are making too big a fuss about something of small impact.
A recurring criticism of the UK's university sector is its perceived weakness in translating new knowledge into new products and services.
57. A. they still have a place among the world leaders.
58. B. It does not reflect the differences among universities.
59. A. concentration of resources in a limited number of universities.
60. A. Fully utilize their research to benefit all sectors of society.
61. C. By promoting the efficiency of technology transfer agencies.
As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best results.
52. D. Its negative effects have long been neglected.
53. A. Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power.
54. B. They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota.
55. B. Its conclusion is not based on solid scientific evidence.
56. A. Studying goal-setting can throw more light on successful business practices. Amid all the job losses, there’s one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans.
52. D The robotic industry has benefited from the economic recession.
53. B Moving production to other countries.
54.C They compete with human workers.
55. B They beat humans in precision.
56. D It will be applied in any field imaginable.
Apparently everyone knows that global warming only makes climate more …
57 A) They can attract people’s attention to their reports.
58 D) There is no way to prove its validity.
59 A) Demand for food has been rising in the developing countries.
60 C) It has dropped greatly.
61 B) They do a disservice to addressing the problem.
Among the government?s most interesting reports is one that estimates what paren ts spend on..
56 B Raising children is getting expensive.
57 C Economic downturn.
58A Optimism for the future
59 D They don?t rely on their children to support them in old age.
60D To appeal for tax reduction for raising children
A new st udy from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and
Engagement (CIRCLE)
57 A) More young voters are going to the polls than before.
58 C) Whether young people will continue to support Obama’s policy.
59 D) Their lives in rela tion to Obama’s presidency.
60 C) Their utilization of the Internet.
61 D) They are indifferent to politics.
Call it the “learning paradox”, the more you struggle and even fail while you?re tr ying to learn new information, the better you?re likely to recall and apply
1C Failure more often than not breeds success.
2C Giving students detailed guidance and instruction.
3B It is a sensible way of leaching
4D It should be difficult enough but still within their reach.
5A Students will be grateful in the long run.
For most of the 20th century, Asia asked itself what it could learn from the modern, innovating West.
57. D) Free market plus government intervention.
58. B) Government regulation hinders economic development.
59. B) Effective measures adopted by the government.
60. D) They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation.
61. D) Excessive borrowing.
In the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge.
52) A solve virtually existing all problems
53) D They realized that science and technology alone were no guarantee for a better
54) C America is lagging behind in the STEMS disciplines.
55) A Insufficient funding.
56) C Humanistic thinking helps cultivate and define our culture and values.
In 2011, many shoppers chose to avoid the frantic crowds and do their holiday sho pping from the comfort of their computer.
52. A. It is more comfortable and convenient.
53. C. They had no chance to touch them when shopping.
54. A .To test his hypothesis about online shopping.
55. B. More motivated to own it.
56. D. Physical touch helps form a sense of possession.
Just over a decade into the 21st century, women?s progress can be celebrated acro ss a range of fields.
61A) It still leaves much to be desired.
62B) Where women?s rights are protected by law
63D) They are underrepresented in politics
64B) It does not guarantee a better life for the nation?s women
65D) Tap women?s economic potential.
Only two c ountries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to
care for a newborn child
52 A) America is now the only developed country without the policy.
53 D) The opposition from business circles.
54 B) Good parenting benefits society.
55 B) They fail to provide enough support for parents.
56 D) It is basically a social undertaking.
Picture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the majority of students will have conformed to the standard model of the time: male, middle class and Western.
57. A. Greater diversity.
58. B. It will produce business leaders of a uniform style.
59. C. Attitude and approach to business.
60.C. Applicants from outside the traditional sectors.
61.D. It is shifting towards more collaborative models.
Space exploratio n has always been the province of dreamers: The human imagin ation readily soars where human ingenuity (创造力)struggles to follow.
61A imagination is the mother of invention
62C) It sounded very much like a dream
63A) It may not bring about immediate economic gains.
64D) Supportive
65B) They can be solved sooner or later with human ingenuity.
There was a time not long ago when new science Ph.D.s in the United States were expected to pursue a career path in academia (学术界).
56C) They often have to seek jobs outside the academic circle.
57A) It should be improved to better suit the job market
58C) An IDP be made in consultation with an adviser.
59B) help employees make the best use of their abilities to achieve their career goals 60A) It is an effective tool of self-assessment and introspection for better career plans. Vernon Bowman, a 75-year-old farmer from rural Indiana, did something that g
ot him sued.
61B) He planted soybeans without paying for the patent.
62C) Rule against Monsanto?s excessive extension of its patent rights.
63A) Patent rights should be protected to encourage innovation
64D) Whether patent for living things applies to their later generations.
65D) The ruling would be in Bowman?s favor if the case were argued in a Hollywood movie.
Will there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein memorial meetings throughout the year.
57. D. It will be some time before a new Einstein emerges.
58. B. His independent and abstract thinking
59. D. They often go into fields yielding greater financial benefits.
60. D. Nobody will read papers on apparently ridiculous theories.
61. B. was little known in academic circles
What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college graduate?
52D) It could lead to slower growth of the national economy
53. A It indicates that economic activities in the US have increased.
54. C Producers of agricultural goods and raw materials
55. C People’s reluctance to spend
56. B To increase their market share overseas.
You’ve now heard it so many times, you can probably repeat it in your sleep. President Obama will no doubt make the point publicly when he gets to Beijing
57A They had to tighten their belts.
58C Improving China s social security system
59D A healthy savings rate promotes economic prosperity.
60C When Beijing mentions in public the huge debts America owes China.
61A To urge the American government to cut defictis.
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