[单项选择]The local government leaders are making every effort to ______ the problem of poverty.


A. abolish
B. tackle
C. remove
D. encounter

[单项选择]The local government leaders are making every effort to ______ the problem of poverty.


A. abolish
B. tackle
C. remove
D. encounter

[单项选择]It has been revealed that some government leaders ill-used their authority and position to get illegal money for themselves.


A. employ
B. take
C. abuse
D. overlook

[单项选择]The government is making every effort to ____ an economic crisis， but it seems nothing could help.
A. eliminate
B. avert
C. impede
D. swerve

[单项选择]The Federal Communications Commission made an effort to prevent a single giant company from ______. competition in the market.
A. entering
B. evading
C. squelching
D. circumventing

[单项选择]The problem was finally solved with our great efforts.
A. clearly
B. apparently
C. eventually
D. naturally

[单项选择]If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local ______.
A. collisions
B. combats
C. contradictions
D. conflicts

[单项选择]

Passage Four
Every culture and every country in the world celebrates New Year, but not everyone does it the same way. The countries in North America and Europe we]come New Year on January the first. This practice began with the Romans in the Middle East, New Year is when spring begins. People in China and Vietnam celebrate it on the first day of the Spring Festival, which is the first day of their calendar based on the moon. Rosh Hashana, which is the Jewish (犹太人的)New Year, comes at the end of summer. The Hindus (印度教教徒) in India celebrate the first day of each season, so they have four New Years.
In all these cultures, there is a practice of making noise. People made noise in ancient times to drive away the evil spirits (妖精) from their homes. Today making noise is more of a custom than a religious ritual(宗教仪式).
In the United States, many people stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve to watch the clock pass from one year to the next. Friends
A. Yes.
B. No, only the Europeans and North Americans do so.
C. It isn't mentioned.
D. No, only the Romans did so.