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Research published in May 1993 by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) showed that reducing coastal and river pollution and ensuring a reliable water supply were among the top environmental priorities for the public.
All discharges to water in the UK require the consent of the appropriate regulatory authority. In England and Wales the Environment Agency’s principal method of controlling water pollution is through the regulation of all effluent discharges, including sewage, into groundwater, and inland and coastal waters. The Agency maintains public registers containing information about water quality, discharge consents, authorizations and monitoring. Applicants for consents to discharge have the right of appeal if they are dissatisfied with the Agency’s decision; most of these appeals are dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate, an executive agency of the DETR. In Scotland control is the responsibility of the Scottish Environment Pr

[简答题]

Research published in May 1993 by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) showed that reducing coastal and river pollution and ensuring a reliable water supply were among the top environmental priorities for the public.
All discharges to water in the UK require the consent of the appropriate regulatory authority. In England and Wales the Environment Agency’s principal method of controlling water pollution is through the regulation of all effluent discharges, including sewage, into groundwater, and inland and coastal waters. The Agency maintains public registers containing information about water quality, discharge consents, authorizations and monitoring. Applicants for consents to discharge have the right of appeal if they are dissatisfied with the Agency’s decision; most of these appeals are dealt with by the Planning Inspectorate, an executive agency of the DETR. In Scotland control is the responsibility of the Scottish Environment Pr

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W: Friendship Department Store. May I help you
M: Yes, could you tell me when the store closes today
W: We close at 7:30.
M: I see. And when do you open
W: Nine o’clock on the weekend.
M: Fine. Thank you very much.

What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers（　）.
A. Receptionist and customer.
B. Waitress and customer.
C. Salesperson and customer.
D. Nurse and patient.

[填空题] Writing a Research Paper I . Research Paper and Ordinary Essay A) Similarity in (1)________e. g. —choosing a topic —asking questions —identifying the audience B) Difference mainly in terms of (2)________ 1. research paper: printed sources 2. ordinary essay: ideas in one’’s (3)________ II. Types and Characteristics of Research Papers A) Number of basic types: two B) Characteristics: 1. survey-type paper: —to gather (4)________ —to quote —to (5)________ The writer should be (6)________ 2. argumentative (research) paper: A) The writer should do more, e. g. —to interpret —to question, etc. B) (7) varies with the topic, e.g.________ —to recommend an action, etc. III. How to Choose a Topic for a Research Paper In choosing a topic, it is important to (8 )________ Question No. 1: you

[单项选择]Joyce Carol Oates published her first collection of short stories By The North Gates, in 1962, two years after she had received her Master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and become an instructor of English at the University of Detroit. Her productivity since then has been prodigious, accumulating in less than two decades to nearly thirty titles, including novels, collections of short stories and verse, plays, and literary criticism. In the meantime, she has continued to teach, moving in 1967 from the University of Detroit to the University of Windsor, in Ontario, and in 1978 to Princeton University. Reviewers have admired her enormous energy, but find a productivity of such magnitude difficult to assess.
In a period characterized by the abandonment of so much of the realistic tradition by authors such as John Barth, Donald Barthelme, and Thomas Pynchon, Joyce Carol Oates has seemed at times determinedly old-fashioned in her insistence on the essentially mimetic quality
A. Loneliness.
B. Insanity.
C. Teaching.
D. Racin