[单项选择]The nations biggest retailers reported strong sales during the last six months. During this period of strong sales, profits were weaker than usual. This state of affairs is unusual since or ordinary when sales increase, profits also increase. Which of the following, if true during the last six months, most helps to account for the unusual state of affairs described above
A. A decrease in interest rates allowed many retailers to increase their inventories without having to pay high interest that cut into profits.
B. Sales of women’s and children clothing were up by more than 20 percent while sales of men’s clothing were up by an insignificant amount.
C. Two of the largest independent retailers managed to buy their merchandise at lower prices.
D. The nation’s largest retailers attracted more customers by dramatically advertising the amount of money spent on advertising.
E. (E) Many retailers raised prices in order to take advantage of the recent growth in consumer spending.

[填空题]Small nations and powerful nations have the same opinion about the equality.

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Official Meetings of United Nations bodies are open to the public. Tickets are distributed free of charge at the Information Desk in the Lobby of the General Assembly (联合国大会大厅) building on a first-come, first-served basis. Meetings are rarely held on Saturdays and Sundays. Meetings may be scheduled or cancelled on short notice: tickets for specific meeting cannot be guaranteed.
United Nations Films are offered to visitors Monday through Friday, free of charge, subject to the availability of a conference room.
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[单项选择]Going Forth, The Nations Multiply Unevenly
Despite wars, famines, and epidemics, Earth’s population is booming ahead to new records--with no end insight.
Every day, the world adds enough people to populate a medium-sized city in the US. In one month, the number of new world citizens equals the population of New York City. Every year, there are 90 million more mouths to feed, more than the total population of Germany.
Several factors are propelling this rapid growth, including an element that is often overlooked: the huge number of teenagers who are becoming mothers, particularly in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. In four African nations-- Niger, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Ivory Coast -- 1 out of every 5 adolescent females of child bearing age has a baby annually. The US Bureau of the Census says this high rate of motherhood among teens has helped to maintain the high pace of births across most of the African continent. By starting a family early, a typical woman
A. rare in developed countries
B. most prevalent in Indonesia
C. common in Rwanda
D. solely responsible for population increases