[填空题]Organic food is not necessarily better than conventional food in terms of nutrition, safety or taste.

[填空题]Organic food is not necessarily better than conventional food in terms of nutrition, safety or taste.

[单项选择]"It is better to give than to receive"; "Beware of Greeks (ancient, of course) bearing gifts." Gifts are a fundamental element of culture and our lives as social creatures. They are also an important part of our business relationships.
There are occasions when giving a gift surpasses spoken communication, since the message it offers can cut through barriers of language and cultural diversity. Present a simple gift to your host in a foreign country and the chances are he or she will understand you perfectly, though you may not understand a single word of each other’s languages. It can convey wealth of meaning about your appreciation of their hospitality and the importance you place upon the relationship.
Combine the act of giving with some knowledge of and sensitivity to the culture of the recipient and you have an invaluable chance to earn respect and lay the foundations of a durable and mutually beneficial business relationship.
For all countries, take account of
A. Gift can help you to express your gratitude to your host in a foreign country.
B. Gifts are always more expressive than words.
C. Proper gifts may help start a long and sound business relationship.
D. Gifts play an important role in human relations.

[填空题]better than any other

[简答题]Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on just that.

[单项选择]The giant pandas’ prospects are better now than in the recent past. New insights into behavior, diet and physiology offer hope that we may be able to protect and breed these animals more effectively.
Pandas are exceedingly elusive. Pandas are natural vagrants, unsociable and eccentric. There has been considerable debate over the evolution of pandas. Some experts have thought that they descended from raccoons. Others believe they share a common ancestor with the bear, but evolved independently.
The animals could once be found in much of southern and eastern China, as well as parts of Southeast Asia. And though the panda’s range has steadily shrunk, its habits are unaltered. The panda’s routine is indeed a bum’s life, spent wandering from one bad meal to another and bedding down in the nearest dark corner. Although pandas can swim and climb trees, they spend most of their time seeking out and chewing bamboo.
Pandas have been known to eat chicken and honey when bamboo is in
A. effective measures have been taken
B. many things about pandas have been made known
C. their living conditions have been greatly improved D. the bamboo favored by pandas has been discovered

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Work looks a better cure for poverty than welfare Especially as fewer and fewer countries will be able to afford to pay potential workers to stay at home a Victorian idea is back in favour: many poor people are better off when they are pulled back into the labour market. The idea revived first in the United States. There, in its harshest form, the unemployed work in exchange for welfare. But countries with governments to the left of America’s, including Labour Australia and Socialist France, are now also exploring ways to link income support and employment policy.
Coming from different directions, the right and the left are gradually finding new common ground. For the right, it seems deplorable to encourage the poor to rely on the state for cash, because they get hooked on government help and accustomed to being poor. For the left, it seems deplorable to allow workers to drop out of the job market for long periods, because it makes it harder for them to find new job
A. more people have lost their jobs
B. many countries have done all they call for the poor
C. poverty has increased uncontrollably
D. more people are in the safety-net category