[填空题]Harvard professors retire at 65.

[填空题]Harvard professors retire at 65.

[简答题]Some senior professors have asked to retire so as to________________________(为……腾出空间)the younger and more promising teachers．

[填空题]English professors are imitating classical scholars, who are merely the inheritors of a tradition growing out of what was, 700 years ago, fascinating and urgently needed work.

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Some pessimistic professors feel a little worried that mobile won’t be useful in the near future. They see a day when all vehicles will be abolished. Other authorities, however, argue that the transportation will remain a leading way of urban travel in the foreseeable future.
The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the following 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical. What’s more, the future car should be more pollution-free than current kinds,
Without regarding its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion(拥挤). One key to this issue is the automated high-speed system.
As the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail. For the time it attaches to the rail, the vehicles will get electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer
A. safe
B. economical
C. less pollution
D. spacious

[单项选择]Hayashibara sought help from some professors because
A. he wanted to ensure better management.
B. he wanted to improve technology of sugar-making.
C. he wanted to get cooperation from these peopl

[单项选择]Retirement for Marion
Marion White is due to retire next week from well-known local law firm Barney & Francis, (29) ... offices are located across the south-west of England.
After (30) ... her training in Bath, Mrs White joined the firm, where she has spent more (31) ... 20 years. Barney & Francis immediately recognised her enormous potential and she was promoted (32) ... times. She became the only female out of five partners in 1987. Shortly after (33) .... in 1989, she became Senior Partner. (34) ... asked about her plans for the future, Mrs White replied, (35) ... I’ve been thinking of visiting my brother in the United States, I haven’t actually decided (36) .... But really, I’m keen (37) ... buy a house in Bath and settle down there.
Michael Slater, a colleague at Barney & Francis, is going to replace Mrs White. (36) ... Mrs White, Mr Slater has worked for Barney & Francis
A. yet
B. already
C. still