[单项选择]The Great Transformation is caused by
A. artificial intelligence and genetic engineering.
B. the shortage of natural resources.
C. the development of practical science.
D. unknown reasons.

[单项选择]The Great Transformation is caused by __________.
A. artificial intelligence and genetic engineering
B. the shortage of natural resources
C. the development of practical science
D. unknown reasons

[单项选择]The fire caused great losses, but the factory tried to ______ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
A. decrease
B. subtract
C. minimize
D. degrade

[单项选择]The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to ______ the con sequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
A. decrease
B. subtract
C. minimize
D. degrade

[单项选择]Her desire to ______ other people has caused great trouble in her family.


A. prevail
B. promote
C. dominate
D. exemplify

[单项选择]The flooding caused a great deal of ______ to residential and commercial properties in the area.


A. damage
B. circumstance
C. reputation
D. interest

[单项选择]What caused the deposits


A. The hydrochloric acid broke the carbon bonds in tile carbon dioxide,
B. The magnesium oxide broke the carbon oxygen bonds in the carbon dioxide.
C. The burning magnesium broke the carbon oxygen bonds in the carbon dioxide.
D. The gas collection method broke the carbon-oxygen bonds in the carbon dioxid

[单项选择]What caused all the trouble


A. A storm.
B. A car accident.
C. A driver driving too fast.
D. A flood.

[单项选择]What caused photosynthesis to stop
A. Thousands of species died of starvation.
B. Earthquake and tidal waves.
C. Massive volcanic eruptions and forest fires.
D. Tons of dust and pulverized rock blasted into the atmosphere and blocked out sunlight.

[单项选择]

The University in transformation, edited by Australian futurists Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley, presents some 20 highly varied outlooks on tomorrow’s universities by writers representing both Western and non-Western perspectives. Their essays raise a broad range of issues, questioning nearly every key assumption we have about higher education today.
The most widely discussed alternative to the traditional campus is the Internet University—a voluntary community to scholars/teachers physically scattered throughout a country or around the world but all linked in cyberspace. A computerized university could have many advantages, such as easy scheduling, efficient delivery, of lectures to thousands or even millions of students at once, and ready access for students everywhere to the resources of all the world’s great libraries.
Yet the Internet University poses dangers, too. For example, a line of franchised courseware, produced by a few super
A. Internet-based courses may be less costly than traditional ones.
B. Teachers in traditional institutions may lose their jobs.
C. Internet-based courseware may lack variety in course content.
D. The Internet University may produce teachers with a lot of publicity.