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[单项选择]Two conflicts convinced Western countries that they dared not reduce their forces too drastically, The first was the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. This came at the height of the happiness at the end of the Cold War and the new era of peace that was expected to follow. By January 1991 it was apparent that attempts to persuade Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to withdraw through a combination of military threats, economic pressure, and diplomatic inducements had failed. American, British, and French forces found themselves using military equipment and concepts designed to deal with the Warsaw Pact in central Europe to defeat a moderate-sized Third World country. This brought home the lesson that in a world in which total war had become too horrific to contemplate even a limited war was no small matter and would demand considerable commitment.
Even so, the Gulf War was a relatively straightforward confrontation. It was against a known enemy over a clear-cut matter of principl
A. the world has realized that a limited war was a piece of cake and demanded no matter
B. the people urged to launch a limited war
C. the world has realized that even a limited war was still terrible and needed to do a lot of things to finish it
D. people were afraid to begin a limited war so the have done a lot of things to prevent it
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Two conflicts convinced
Western countries that they dared not reduce their forces too drastically. The
first was the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. This came at the height
of the happiness at the end of the Cold War and the new era of peace that was
expected to follow. By January 1991 it was apparent that attempts to persuade
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to withdraw through a combination of military
threats, economic pressure, and diplomatic inducements had failed. American,
British, and French forces found themselves using military equipment and
concepts designed to deal with the Warsaw Pact in central Europe to defeat a
moderate- sized Third World country. This brought home the lesson that in a
world in which total war had become too horrific to contemplate even a limited
war was no small matter and would demand considerable commitment.
Even so, the Gulf War was a relatively straightforward confron
A. the world has realized that a limited war was a piece of cake and demanded no matter
B. the people urged to launch a limited war
C. the world has realized that even a limited war was still terrible and needed to do a lot of things to finish it
D. people were afraid to begin a limited war so the have done a lot of things to prevent it
[填空题]The western countries primarily regarded soybean as an interesting and rare plant.
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People in most western countries celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th. It is a special time to send greeting cards called "valentines" to their sweethearts, friends, parents and other family members. Esther A. Howland of Worcester, Massachusetts became one of the first American manufacturers of valentines in 1847. She saw several British valentines and decided to make her own. She used ribbons, lace, flowers and painted leaves on her cards. She hired a staff of young women to help her make these cards and took orders from stores. Today valentines are sold in many stores all over the world and may have messages of love or be very humorous. People also send flowers, candy and gifts to those they want to remember on Valentine’s Day.
Children in America decorate their classrooms with paper hearts and cupids, and may hold classroom parties to celebrate Valentine’s Day with their classmates and teachers. Older students may have dance
A. Entertain.
B. Inform.
C. Persuade.
D. Describe.
