New claims for unemployment
insurance dipped last week, suggesting that companies are laying off fewer
workers as the budding economic recovery unfolds. The Labor Department reported
on Thursday that for the work week ending April 27, new claims for jobless
benefits went down by a seasonally adjusted 10,000 to 418,000, the lowest level
since March 23.In another report, orders to U. S. factories rose for the fourth
straight month, a solid 0.4 percent rise in March. The figure was largely
boosted by stronger demand for unendurable goods, such as food, clothes, paper
products and chemicals. Total unendurable goods were up 1.6 percent in March,
the biggest increase in two years. Orders also rose for some manufactured goods,
including metals, construction machinery, household appliances and defense
equipment. The report reinforces the view t A. the economy is well on its way to recovery B. more jobless workers have found new jobs C. companies have slowed down firing workers D. unemployment rates fluctuate on a seasonal basis [单项选择]
New Foods and the New World
In the last 500 years, nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages-has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree (可可树) by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. [单项选择]
New Foods and the New World In the last 500 years, nothing about people—not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree (可可树) by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine (饥荒)" of 1845—1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America. There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others A. some cocoa trees. B. some chocolate drinks. C. some shops. D. some South American Indians. 我来回答: 提交
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