[单项选择]One characteristic of the rich classes of a declining society is their tendency to______


A. take in the recently wealthy
B. retreat within themselves
C. produce publications on manners
D. change the laws of etiquette

[单项选择]One characteristic of the rich classes of a declining society is their tendency to ______.


A. take in the recently wealthy
B. retreat within themselves
C. produce publications on manners
D. change the laws of etiquette

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Text 2
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $ 26 a barrel, up from less than $ 10 last December. This near tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock ,when prices quadrupled, and 1979-1980, when they also almost tripled. Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short tern.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Eu
A. heavy industry becomes more energy-intensive
B. income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil prices
C. manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezed
D. oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP

[单项选择]One of Peter's friends became rich because ______.


A. he was very clever
B. he worked very hard
C. he never gave anything to anybody

[单项选择]What is the characteristic of current account

[单项选择]According to the professor, what characteristic of Earth's moon should a theory of its origin be able to explain


A. The Moon has no water.
B. The Moon contains almost no iron.
C. Thy Moon is the largest moon in the solar system.
D. The Moon does not have a molten cor

[单项选择]What is characteristic of learners of special English


A. They want to change the way English is taught.
B. They learn English to find well paid jobs.
C. They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.
D. They know clearly what they want to learn.

[单项选择]Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of the Generation X


A. They are well educated.
B. They all have a good job.
C. They take a pessimistic attitude towards life.
D. They are not satisfied with their jobs.

[单项选择]Which of the following was NOT a characteristic reason for the proposal of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution and the Volstead Act


A. There would be no further danger to the public from alcoholism.
B. There would be a rise in the cost of alcoholic beverages.
C. Without liquor, people would not drink.
D. People would not become drunk or create a public nuisance.

[单项选择]A characteristic of the information age is that ______.


A. the service industry is relying more and more on the female work force
B. manufacturing industries are steadily increasing
C. people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories
D. most of the job opportunities can now be found in service industry

[单项选择]In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible ______ and many jobs on campus are reserved for students.


A. scales
B. ranks
C. grades
D. patterns

[单项选择]His classes were packed and students, responding to the warmth of his personality and the ______of his lectures, would cluster round him before and after the class to bombard him with questions.
A. propaganda
B. temptation
C. doctrine
D. stimulus

[单选题]What is a characteristic of stable air?
A.Stratiform clouds
B.Unlimited visibility
C.Fair weather cumulus clouds
D.Temperature decreases rapidly with altitude