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China has committed to meet international standards of

[填空题]Water Warnings
Urgent Tasks for China
Water has long been considered an inexhaustible resource. But China is facing an unmistakable water crisis, and recently, because of increasingly hard-to-miss symptoms of the shortage, people in all parts of society are beginning to realize just how precious commodity water really is.
At first glance, it seems like there should be enough: China’s total supply of freshwater resources ranks sixth in the world, after Brazil, Russia, Canada, the United States and Indonesia. But despite this apparent advantage, China’s per capita water resources fall far below the world average of 7,600 cubic meters per-capita due to the country’s enormous population size. China’s per-capita amount of 2,200 cubic meters is expected to decrease further as the country continues its rapid economic growth and population expansion.
"Without excessively exploiting underground water, China has a water gap of nearly 40 bill

[单项选择]Nowadays, a standard for measuring power has changed. These changes foretell a new standard for measuring power. No longer will a nation’s political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary measure of power. But political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. It’s often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of power and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world.
America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess (杰出才能) over most of this period was unchallenged. It is ironic that it i
A. its industrial competitiveness
B. its vast land
C. its powerful military forces
D. its contributions to world peace