[单项选择]Conventional wisdom says trees are good for the environment. They absorb carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas -- from the atmosphere and store it as carbon while releasing oxygen. The roots of trees have been thought to trap sediments and nutrients in the soil, keeping nearby rivers free flowing . Trees have also been credited with steadying the flow of these rivers, keeping it relatively constant through wet and dry seasons, thus preventing both drought and flooding. Pernicious nonsense, conclude two pieces of research published this week.
The first, a four-year international study led by researchers at the University of Newcastle, in Britain, and the Free University of Amsterdam, identifies several myths about the link between forests and water. For example, in arid and semi-arid areas, trees consume far more water than they trap. And it is not the trees that catch sediment and nutrients, and steady the flow of the rivers, but the fact that the soil has not been compressed.
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A. South Africa regards planting trees as a basic human right.
B. India had a lot of problems when carrying out the tree-planting schemes.
C. South Africa will punish those forestry companies that cut trees.
D. Indian farmers can drill as many boreholes as they want.

Conventional wisdom says trees are good for the environment. They absorb carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas -- from the atmosphere and store it as carbon while releasing oxygen. The roots of trees have been thought to trap sediments and nutrients in the soil, keeping nearby rivers free flowing . Trees have also been credited with steadying the flow of these rivers, keeping it relatively constant through wet and dry seasons, thus preventing both drought and flooding. Pernicious nonsense, conclude two pieces of research published this week.
The first, a four-year international study led by researchers at the University of Newcastle, in Britain, and the Free University of Amsterdam, identifies several myths about the link between forests and water. For example, in arid and semi-arid areas, trees consume far more water than they trap. And it is not the trees that catch sediment and nutrients, and steady the flow of the rivers, but the fact that the soil has not been compresse
A. can improve the quality of atmosphere.
B. may lead to slow flowing of rivers.
C. will help wet and dry seasons to be unchanged.
D. are able to remove carbon from the soil.

Is Harvard worth it Conventional wisdom says yes. But with the price of a degree from America’s most famous university and other elite private colleges now surpassing $125,000, many families — and a number of economists — aren’t so sure. Here’s a look at the evidence.
For American’s high school, seniors, April is the cruelest month. That’s when colleges flood the postal system with news of who has won a place in next fall’s freshman class. For more than a few families, a difficult decision will follow: Is it worth paying some $125,000 to give their child an education at an elite best private college Or would her future be just as bright if she went to less expensive school
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Certainly many neurotic boomer parents — and their stressed-out resume-building teenagers — assume that it is always better to choose Harvard over Big State U. because of Harvard’ s presumably superior education