[填空题]The construction of massive dams and irrigation projects do more good than harm.

[单项选择]DaMs Hayes raised the essential paradox and asked how people could have fought so hard against environmental degradation______themselves now on the verge of losing the war,
A. only found
B. finding only
C. only to find
D. have only found

[填空题]Drip irrigation is a way of delivering water directly to

[单项选择]A highly organized system of irrigation is（）Chinese agriculture.
A. typical of
B. consistent with
C. famous for
D. subject to

[单项选择]What is under construction
A. City streets
B. A bridge
C. A new highway
D. The town hall

[填空题]______can be used instead of irrigation canals to water crops.

[单项选择]Flood Devastates Bangladesh
A massive flood caused by heavy monsoon rains has devastated large parts of Bangladesh. Representatives of relief agencies such as the Red Cross are estimating that as many as 5 million people have been affected by the flooding. Temporary shelters constructed by UN authorities just outside the capital of Dhaka have filled with thousands of refugees whose homes have been destroyed. Power lines, roads and other infrastructure have sustained major damage as well. Hundreds of people have been killed in the initial flood, and there is concern that thousands more will die due to water-borne diseases and other hygiene-related health problems.
The Bangladeshi government is appealing to the international community for increased aid. The basic clean-up operation is expected to take months, if not years. Observers say it could even take decades for this developing nation to fully recover from this disaster.
From: Jamie Peterson
To:
A. The lack of international aid
B. The absence of infrastructural planning
C. The potential for diseases to spread
D. The damage to historical buildings

[填空题]The (massive) architecture of the ancient Egyptians (was advanced) than (that of) the Sumerians (苏美尔人) and even surpassed that of (later) societies. A. massive B. was advanced C. that of D. later

[单项选择]Faced with these massive changes, the government keeps its own counsel; although generally benevolent, it has always been ______ regime.
A. an altruistic
B. an unpredictable
C. a reticent
D. a sanguine
E. an indifferent