[填空题]There are few governments who are prepared to argue against the idea of sustainable development.

[填空题]There are few governments who are prepared to argue against the idea of sustainable development.

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There can be few who would knowingly eon done waste, whether of energy, of manpower or of financial assets. So why does our educational system make so little provision for those who, given the opportunity, could best help society achieve its objectives and expand its horizons
Support programmes have long been established for children with learning difficulties and under-achievers. People argue that the resources are inadequate to meet the existing need and that greater efforts must be made, but at least the problem is being faced.
At the opposite end of the ability scale is a group of children which one would logically expect to offer the greatest challenge and yield the greatest rewards, both for the children themselves and for society as a whole. Sadly, special provisions in this area are few and far between.
Regional and district child guidance departments are all too conscious of the fact that some 2 per cent of the school population falls within the &
A. spends money extravagantly
B. encourages children to expand their horizons
C. spends enough money on unusual children
D. neglects the needs of gifted children

[单项选择]（）the few who have failed in their exam, all the students in the hall are in very high spirits.
A. Apart from
B. Despite
C. Due to
D. But for

[单项选择]A few governments are already moving. In March, Madrid pledged $1.3 billion to modernize Spain’s tourism infrastructure in a bid to fight off competition from sunshine destinations like Turkey and Egypt, which have become more competitive as the euro has appreciated. In Spain’s Canary Islands, where tourism represents upwards of 60% of the local economy ,the municipal tourism board recently began a series of seminars to help tourism workers cast off their perceived grumpiness(坏脾气又爱发牢骚) ;course materials advise cabbies to" ensure your taxis smell nice and don’t drive too fast" and remind hotel staff that. "a smile costs nothing and is the most effective welcome."
"Moving" in the first sentence most probably means
A. going fast
B. improving
C. taking measures
D. changing offices

[填空题]According to the author, there are few people who are so addicted to work like Emerson.

[填空题]A few people who do not agree with us about the matter haven’t realized the (important) ______ of the matter.