Families separated by the Florida Straits were overjoyed Tuesday and Miami-based charter companies rushed to add seats and flights to their Havana routes after the Obama administration decided to let more Americans visit Cuba as often as they want, and spend as much as they like.
The policy changes are sure to put more money into Cuba’s dying economy, and many would-be travelers are already call for still more barriers to fall. Even Fidel Castro (菲德尔·卡斯特罗) , who had belittled the changes Monday, yielded Tuesday that they were "positive, although minimal".
The United States still doesn’t let most Americans without ties to Cuba visit the island or send in money. But the change, announced Monday by the Obama administration, was among the most significant openings in the half-century of hostilities between the two countries.
During the Bush administration, Americans with immediate family members on the island could visit once every
A. As much as they wanted to.
B. Up to $100 a month.
C. Up to $100 a year.
D. Up to $100 every three years.
Families separated by the Florida Straits were overjoyed Tuesday and Miami-based charter companies rushed to add seats and flights to their Havana routes after the Obama administration decided to let more Americans visit Cuba as often as they want, and spend as much as they like.
The policy changes are sure to put more money into Cuba’s dying economy, and many would-be travelers are already call for still more barriers to fall. Even Fidel Castro (菲德尔·卡斯特罗) , who had belittled the changes Monday, yielded Tuesday that they were "positive, although minimal".
The United States still doesn’t let most Americans without ties to Cuba visit the island or send in money. But the change, announced Monday by the Obama administration, was among the most significant openings in the half-century of hostilities between the two countries.
During the Bush administration, Americans with immediate family members on the island could visit once every
A. It will boost the Cuban economy.
B. It will help defeat Fidel Castro.
C. It will make more Cubans come to the United States.
D. It will decrease the number of Cubans coming to the United States.
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People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial (人造) substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质), such as oil from oil tankers into the sea. Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments Would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three or four times in packages that all have to be disposed off drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cannot be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in ter A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment B. the production of new industrial goods C. increased amounts of a natural substance D. our ever-increasing population [单项选择]Opponents of affirmative action say the battle over the use of race in college admissions is hardly over, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling Monday upholding the goal of a diverse student body. Higher education leaders overwhelmingly hailed the decision, saying it reaffirmed policies used by must selective colleges and universities. But some critics raised the possibility of more lawsuits, and promised to continue pressuring the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights to investigate questionable policies. "we’re talking about admissions programs, scholarships, any program... only for minorities or in which the standards used to judge admissions are substantially different," says Linda Chavez, founder and president of the Center for Equal Opportunity, a conservative non-profit group.
Others say they’ll take their case to voters. "We have to seriously contest all this at the ballot box," says University of California regent Ward Connerly, who helped win voter approval of A. discourage the practice of racial discrimination in college admissions B. adapt the Supreme Court’s ruling to college situations C. formulate the fight policies for college admissions D. ensure race-neutral programs are set up in college and universities [单项选择]While this arrangement was a major improvement over its ______, it still had drawbacks.
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Standard American English and what they do not view as Standard American English. Although people come from different backgrounds and have had 41. ______ different experiences, which becomes a particular problem for communication. 42. ______ Issues arise that confronts people every day in all jobs and in most dealings 43. ______ with other people. According to Walt Wolfram and Donna Christian’s Dialects and Education, the term dialect it has several "popular" meanings that stem from the 44. ______ technical definition of dialect. Often people infer to dialect when talking 45. ______ about the way people from certain regions or certainly social groups speak. 46. ______ While this is part of it, it is the entire definition. Other times people 47. ______ refer to people who are speaking different 我来回答: 提交
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