[填空题]cause to be apart; divide

[填空题]cause to be apart; divide

[填空题]Cause things or people to come apart; divide.

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The Challenge of Technology and Equity
Information technology is influencing the way many of us live and work today. We use the Internet to look and apply for jobs, shop, conduct research, make airline reservations, and explore areas of interest. We use email and the Internet to communicate instantaneously with friends and business associates around the world. Computers are commonplace in homes and the workplace.
Although the number of internet users is growing exponentially each year, most of the world’s population does not have access to computers or the Internet. Only 6 percent of the population in developing countries are connected to telephones. Although more than 94 percent of U.S. households have telephones, only 42 percent have personal computers at home and 26 percent have Internet access. The lack of what most of us would consider a basic communications necessity--th
A. To demonstrate that even technology like the telephone is not available to all.
B. To argue that basic telephone service is a first step to using the Internet.
C. To contrast the absence of telephone usage with that of Internet usage.
D. To describe the development of communications from telephone to Internet.

[单项选择]Speech therapists divide their cases into common and complex. An example of a complex case is a person suffering from aphasia. This is the loss of the ability to under- stand and/or use speech. There are many causes of aphasia, including partial brain dam- age that leaves the individual with the physical ability to speak. If the individual is able to speak but does not, the therapist must determine the cause of such conduct. Often, speech therapists determine that problems are emotional and refer the individuals with such problems to psychologists or psychiatrists trained to help them.
While a speech therapist is not trained to help persons with severe emotional disorders, the therapist does receive extensive training in such areas as anatomy(as it relates to speech, concentrating on the diaphragm, tongue, and palate), physics(particularly relating to sound), and language and communications. Some therapists take classes in elementary psychology as well.
The speech therapist m
A. it is cheaper
B. it is less time-consuming
C. it helps the patients feel they are not alone with their speech defects
D. it helps the patients learn from the others