[单项选择]"The US economy is rapidly deteriorating," says Mr. Grannis. "The odds of a recession are now very high, perhaps by the end of the year." There are already some signs that important pillars are weakening. Consumer confidence has fallen for the past two months. The housing sector, which has been buoyant, is starting to sink. Corporate profits are falling. Some analysts are especially concerned over the sharp fall of commodity prices. They believe it represents the threat of deflation, it could cause a global slowdown. "The Fed will have to act forcefully to arrest the deflationary forces," says Robert Lamorte, chairman of Behavioral Economics, a consulting firm in San Diego. But others counter that the central bank doesn’t need to intervene. They argue the Fed should wait to see real data before acting. "The fundamentals are better than the stock market reflects", says Peter Kretzmer, an economist at Nations-Banc Montgomery Security. Indeed, President Clinton tried to do his part to cal
A. To pacify the market.
B. To make a speech on American economy.
C. To intervene.
D. To cooperate with Russia to pursue sustainable development.

[单项选择]"The US economy is rapidly deteriorating," says Mr. Grannis. "The odds of a recession are now very high, perhaps by the end of the year." There are already some signs that important pillars are weakening. Consumer confidence has fallen for the past two months. The housing sector, which has been buoyant, is starting to sink. Corporate profits are falling. Some analysts are especially concerned over the sharp fall of commodity prices. They believe it represents the threat of deflation, it could cause a global slowdown. "The Fed will have to act forcefully to arrest the deflationary forces," says Robert Lamorte, chairman of Behavioral Economics, a consulting firm in San Diego. But others counter that the central bank doesn’t need to intervene. They argue the Fed should wait to see real data before acting. "The fundamentals are better than the stock market reflects", says Peter Kretzmer, an economist at Nations-Banc Montgomery Security. Indeed, President Clinton tried to do his part to cal
A. To provide liquidity to the market.
B. To keep a close watch on Wall Street.
C. To observe the influence of a sliding market on consumer confidence and give a timely response.
D. To prevent the stock market from sliding too muc

[单项选择]"The U.S. economy is rapidly deteriorating," says Mr. Grannis. "The odds of a recession are now very high, perhaps by the end of the year. " There are already some signs that important pillars are weakening. Consumer confidence has fallen for the past two months; and the housing sector, which has been buoyant, is starting to sink. Corporate profits are falling.
Some analysts are especially concerned over the sharp fall of commodity prices. They believe it represents the threat of inflation, or falling prices in general. While this may be good for consumers, it could cause a global slowdown. "The Central Bank will have to act forcefully to arrest the deflationary forces," says Robert LaMorte, chairman of Behavioral Economics, a consulting firm in San Diego.
But others counter that the Central Bank doesn’t need to intervene, and they argue it should wait to see real data before acting. "The fundamentals are better than the stock market reflects," says Peter Kretzmer, an economi
A. He’s uncertain about its development.
B. He’s pessimistic about its development.
C. He’s optimistic about its development.
D. He’s indifferent about its current situation.

[单项选择]What does the conversation tell us about Mr. Lee ？（）
A. His English is still poor after ten years in America.
B. He doesn’’t mind speaking English with an accent.
C. He doesn’’t like the way Americans speak.
D. He speaks English as if he were a native speaker.

[单项选择]Mr. Schaeuble says he and other party members bear some responsibilities for the party funding scandal because______.
A. donations and accounts had not been checked thoroughly
B. he himself accepted 50,000 dollars
C. they also accepted donations
D. he ignored the supervision

[填空题]Mr. Angle says a heterogeneous swarm of robots will take care of the house instead of ______.

[填空题]The US Bush administration says the scientific uncertainty over the pace of climate change is causes for______.

[单项选择]The US military says the joint military action is aimed to _______.
A. drive off Iraqi planes in the no-fly zone
B. ensure a safe environment for planes patrolling the no-fly zone
C. wipe out Iraqi air force
D. support anti-government groups in Iraq

[填空题]The US Bush administration, says the scientific uncertainty over the pace of climate change is causes for ______.

[单项选择]President Bush says Thursday’s attacks by the US and British planes on Iraqi targets were______over southern Iraq.
A. part of the efforts to enforce a no-fly area
B. part of the efforts to force a no-fly area
C. partial efforts to enforce a no-fly area
D. the efforts to enforce a no-fly area

[填空题]One day a wolf meets a fox. The fox says, "Let us (11) of a way to catch the rabbit." After a while, the wolf (12) , "I have an idea. We can catch the rabbit and eat him (13) . You go home and get into bed, and I’ll go to the rabbit and tell him that you are (14) . Then he will come near you to see if you are dead or not, and you will jump up and (15) him." "That’s a good idea," says the fox, "I can do that./