[单项选择]What has the Academy asserted to defend itself against such criticism（　）.
A. It has taken into consideration the opinions and suggestions from various parts of the world.
B. Its physical distance from the world’s literary capitals serves to protect itself from outside influence.
C. No politics, whether international or regional, has ever interfered with its process of selection.
D. Its only standard of selection is true writing ability.

[单项选择]What has happened
A. The woman was disappointed about her dog.
B. There is an advertisement about a dog in the paper.
C. The woman can’ t find her pet.
D. The woman is not feeling well.

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Fresh water life itself, has never come easy in the Middle East. Ever since the Old Testament God punished man with 40 days and 40 nights of rain, water supplies here have been dwindling. The rainfall only comes in winter, Inshallah—Good willing—and drains quickly through the semiarid land, leaving the soil to bake and to thirst for next November.
The region’s accelerating population, expanding agriculture, industrialization, and higher living standards demand more fresh water. Drought and pollution limit its availability. War and mismanagement squander it. Says Joyce Starr of the Global Water Summit Initiative, based in Washington D. C. "Nations like Israel and Jordan are swiftly sliding into that zone where they are suing all the water resources available to them. They have only 15 to 20 years left before their agriculture, and ultimately their food security, is threatened."
I came here to examine this crisis in the making, to investi
A. according to the Ole Testament fresh water is available only in November
B. rainfall comes only in winter starring form November
C. running water systems will not be ready until next November
D. it is a custom in that region that irrigation to crops is done only in November

[单项选择]What has already happened
A. The check-out facilities have been shut down.
B. Security officers have checked the building.
C. Visitors have gathered at the entrance.
D. One of the exits has been locked up.

[单项选择]What has cloning bypassed
A. B．The process of taking DN

[单项选择]What has she found
A. Her bag.
B. Her key.
C. Her kite.

[单项选择]What has George suggested
A. Travel a lot when young.
B. Be more responsible for his home.
C. Change the idea of getting married.
D. Make up his mind to be married.