Problem: OPTIONS:
- express their opinions on the disagreement between the two nations.
- exchange ideas about keeping working internationally and a planned meeting.
- narrow the gap between the two great nations, especially aboutTaiwanissues.
- seek solutions of regional affairs, mainly of American financial crisis.
Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Chinese President Hu Holds Telephone Talks With Bush Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday spoke over phone with George W. Bush about international cooperation to cope with the ongoing global financial turmoil . The leaders exchanged ideas about the planned international financial summits and strengthening international cooperation to stabilize the financial markets. Bush said the prefix = st1 /United Stateshopes to make joint efforts with the international community to seek measures to overcome the crisis and maintain the stability of the world economy. Hu, for his part, said Chinahas noted the measures taken by theU.S.government to stabilize the domestic financial market. The measures are conducive to the stability of the world economy and financial markets, Hu said. The Chinese government has taken a series of important measures to _ the financial crisis and maintain the stability of financial and capital markets, as well as ensure steady economic growth, he added. The government of Chinawill continue to assume a responsible attitude toward the Chinese people and people of other countries, and to work closely with the international community to maintain the stability of the global economy and financial markets, President Hu said. (Xinhua News Agency October 21, 2008) Question: The two presidents held the talk to _ Answer:
Answer: exchange ideas about keeping working internationally and a planned meeting.
Problem: OPTIONS:
- most people have to take part-time jobs
- people have to change their jobs from time to time
- people's traditional concepts about work are no longer completely true
- the difference between the employee and the employer has become unimportant
Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: A new era is upon us. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It has changed the way we work. Already we're partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can't be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a basic new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held concepts about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers -- all these are being challenged. We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip , would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant . It will be the way you do your job. Question: One of the great changes caused by the knowledge society is that _ . Answer:
Answer: people's traditional concepts about work are no longer completely true
Problem: OPTIONS:
- To make the tree grow taller .
- To improve the shape of the tree .
- to get rid of the small ranches .
- To make the small branches thicker .
Q: Read the following article and answer the question. Article: Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , he number of such reasons is small . Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches , and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way . First , pruning may be done to make sure that trees have desired shape or size . The object may be to get a tree of the right height , and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches , which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape . Secondly , pruning may be done to make the tree healthier . You may cut out diseased or dead wood , or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds . The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air . One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease , but it is a wound that will heal . Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die , so that there is a period when the tree is at risk . It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk of death as far as possible . It is important to make the area , which has been pruned , smooth and clean , for healing will be slowed down by roughness . You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the materials available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose . Pruning is usually done in winter , for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed . If this does happen , it is , of course , impossible to paint them properly . Question: Why should running be done ? Answer:
Answer:
To improve the shape of the tree .