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It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That’s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.
Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parents have "no legal claim" on her.
The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the prima
A. by sheer accident
B. out of charity
C. at his request
D. for better care

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It’s no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That’s especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It’s also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can’t or won’t care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.
Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody battle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she’s ever known and that her biological parents have "no legal claim" on her.
The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the prima
A. The biological link.
B. The child's benefits.
C. The traditional practice.
D. The parents' feelings.

[单项选择]According to James Fiorillo, what would the bank have to do to avoid government intervention
A. To raise enough fund to compensate for the losses.
B. To deal with bad debts first.
C. To recapitalize themselves.
D. To borrow money from other banks.

[单项选择]As a woman of sixty, Mrs. Matthews would like to hear people saying to her: " _________ ".
A. You look your age
B. You look young for your age
C. You are my senior, I guess
D. You look old for your age

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In many ways, today’s business environment has changed qualitatively since the late 1980s. The end of the Cold War radically altered the very nature of the world’s politics and economics. In just a few short years, globalization has started a variety of trends with profound consequences: the opening of markets, true global competition, widespread deregulation (解除政府对......的控制) of industry, and an abundance of accessible capital. We have experienced both the benefits and risks of a truly global economy, with both Wall Street and Main Street (平民百姓) feeling the pains of economic disorder half a world away.
At the same time, we have fully entered the Information Age. Startling breakthroughs in information technology have irreversibly altered the ability to conduct business unconstrained by the traditional limitations of time or space. Today, it’s almost impossible to imagine a world without intranets, e-mail, and portable computers. With stunning speed, the I
A. technological advances
B. worldwide economic disorder
C. the fierce competition in industry
D. the globalization of economy

[单项选择]Little _____ a year ago that I would be studying here today in Britain.
A. I thought
B. thought I
C. I did think
D. did I think

[单项选择]Many feared that the continuing insecurity would ______ the chances of elections being held successfully.
A. aggravate
B. jeopardize
C. manipulate
D. deteriorate

[单项选择]If you had ______ the doctor's advice, you would have recovered already.
A. followed
B. listened
C. heard
D. made