[填空题]People in Europe have had more advanced technology in using wind power than Americans.

[填空题]People in Europe have had more advanced technology in using wind power than Americans.

[填空题]More than two million people in Europe now have fibre broadband direct to their home, suggests a survey.
The latest figures on superfast broadband delivered by fibre to the home (FTTH) shows 18% growth over the last survey compiled in late 2008.
The continued growth suggests that the global economic downturn has not hit plans to build a fibre infrastructure (基础设).
Sweden tops the list of nations rolling out the technology, with 10.9% of its broadband customers using fibre.
Karel Helsen, president of Europe’s Fibre-To-The-Home Council, said the growth matched predictions that were revised when the credit crunch (信用紧缩) started to make itself felt.
"The numbers in 2009 are in line with the latest forecasts," said Mr. Helsen.
By 2012, the FTTH Council expects that 13 million people across 35 European nations will have their broadband delivered by fibre. Such services would start at speeds of 100 megabits per second (mbps), said Mr. Helsen.
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[单项选择]Today’s young people generally have more purchasing power than their parents, and they are more prepared to use it.
A. 如今年轻人的消费能力一般都超过父母，而且更乐意消费。
B. 总体上今天的年轻人赚的钱比父母更多，而且他们时刻准备消费掉。
C. 如今年轻人在消费上大都比父母大方，而且他们更做好了花钱的准备。
D. 如今的年轻人大多认为他们需要比父母多买东西，而且时刻准备这么做。

[填空题]British people now have more free time and holidays than they did twenty years ago. The (26) number of working hours has fallen, and by the mid1980s almost all full-time manual employees (27) four weeks’ holiday or more, in addition to public holidays including Christmas and Easter. The increasing number of unemployed, particularly the young, means that large (28) of the population have found themselves with more leisure time. Typical popular (29) in the UK include listening to pop music, going to a bar, playing and watching sports, going on holidays, enjoying outdoor activities, and watching TV. The number of people playing sports has risen, partly due to the (30) of more sporting facilities such as local leisure centers. As more people (31) the necessity for exercise, it is estimated that one third of the adult population regularly (32) outdoor sports and about a quarter in indoor sports. Among the most popu