Thomas Malthus published his "Essay on the Principle of Population" almost 200 years ago. Ever since then, forecasters have being warning that worldwide famine was S1. （）just around the next corner. The fast-growing population’s demand for food, they warned, would soon exceed their S2. （）supply, leading to widespread food shortages and starvation. But in reality, the world’s total grain harvest has risen steadily over the years. Except for relative isolated trouble S3. （）spots like present-day Somalia, and occasional years of good harvests, the world’s food crisis has remained just S4. （）around the corner. Most experts believe this can continue even as if the population doubles by the mid-21st century, S5. （）although feeding 10 billion people will not be easy for politics, economic and environmental reasons; Optimists S6. （）point to concrete examples of continued improvements in yield. In Africa, by instance, improved seed, more S7. （）fertilizer and ad
Thomas Malthus published his "Essay on the Principle of Population" almost 200 years ago. Ever since then, forecasters have being warning that worldwide famine was S1. （）just around the next corner. The fast-growing population’s demand for food, they warned, would soon exceed their S2. （）supply, leading to widespread food shortages and starvation. But in reality, the world’s total grain harvest has risen steadily over the years. Except for relative isolated trouble S3. （）spots like present-day Somalia, and occasional years of good harvests, the world’s food crisis has remained just S4. （）around the corner. Most experts believe this can continue even as if the population doubles by the mid-21st century, S5. （）although feeding 10 billion people will not be easy for politics, economic and environmental reasons; Optimists S6. （）point to concrete examples of continued improvements in yield. In Africa, by instance, improved seed, more S7. （）fertilizer and ad
Alan "Ace" Greenberg chose his nickname to improve his chances with girls at the University of Missouri. But it is an apt (1) of his wading skills on Wall Street. This week, as the 73-year-old (2) down (3) chairman of Bear Stearns, the investment bank where he has worked since 1949 is in a high. It (4) an increase in post-tax profits in the second quarter of 43% on a year earlier, (5) a time when many of its Wall Street rivals have (6) . On June 26th Merrill Lynch (7) a warning that its profits in the second quarter would fall by half, far (8) of expectations. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have also reported lower profits.
Strange that this surprised. (9) Alan Greenspan’s frenetic cuts (10) interest rates, times are good for underwriters and waders of bonds, core activities for Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, (11) also recorded a sharp increase in profits. It has been a terri
A. obsessed
B. worried
C. suffered
D. tormented
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