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1. A new difficulty has().
2. We weren't()it to rain.
3. If the wind is(), you will be down the river in no time.
4. I()I had a more confident personality.
5. There are lots of()in the lake.
6. He took fourteen hours for the journey which he had()making in six.
7. We should()the fine weather. Let's go for a picnic.
8. Young people often()to excel over others in work.
9. George()his Doctor's degree last year.
10. We had a lovely evening at().
11. In the nineteenth century a new()of communication was developed- the railway.
12. Ben,()the problem would be solved soon.
13. Now that you're growing up, you must learn to().
14. Ann prefers a job with enough().
15. I'll go to the()to have my hair cut.
16. Parents bear()for their children.
17. Do you know the difference between() plans?
18. He()great difficulty in getting a visa to leave the country.
19. We()you'll be very happy.
20. I bought him a drink()for his help.
Questions下列各 are based on the following passage.
A newstudy shows a large gender gap on economic policy among the nations professional economists,a divide similar to the gender divide found in the general public.
"Asa group, we are pro-market," says Ann Marl May, co-author of the study anda University of Nebraska economist. "But women are more likely to acceptgovernment regulation and involvement in economic activity than our malecolleagues. "
"Itsvery puzzling," says free market economist Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. "Not a .day goes by that Idont ask myself why there are so few women economists on the free market side."
A nativeof France, de Rugy supported government intervention (干预) early in her life butchanged her mind after studying economics. "We want many of the samethings as liberals--less poverty, more health care--but have radicallydifferent ideas on how to achieve it. "
IAberaleconomist Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic Policy andResearch, says male economists have been on the inside of the profession,confirming each others antiregulation views. Women, as outsiders, "aremore likely to think independently or at least see people outside of theeconomics profession as forming their peer group," he says.
Thegender balance in economics is changing. One-third of economics doctorates (博士学位) now go to women."More diversity is needed at the table when pubflc policy isdiscussed," May says.
Economistsdo agree on some things. Female economists agree with men that Europe has toomuch regulation and that Wal-mart is good for society. Male economists agreewith their, female colleagues that military spending is too high.
Thegenders are most divorced from each other on the question of equality forwomen. Male economists overwhelmingly think the wage gap between men and womenis largely the result of indi~fluals skills, experience and voluntary choices.Female economists overwhelmingly disagree by a margin of 4-to-1.
Thebiggest disagreement: 76% of women say faculty opportunities in economics favormen. Male economists point the opposite way: 80% say women are favored or theprocess is neutral.
What is the finding of the new study?
A.The gender divide is a big concern of the general public.
B.Men and women understand economics quite differently.
C.The gap between male and female economists needs to be closed.
D.Male and female economists disagree widely on economic policy,
Pat: Where did you get that computer?
Ann: ______.
A.Take your time
B.Take it easy
C.Don"t worry
D.Never mind
When Ann broke the dish she tried to put the ______ back together.
A.fragments
B.pieces
C.bits
D.slices