Which of the following conclusions can NOT be drawn from the passage？A．There are still man

ational one?

A．A Canadian man marries a Canadian woman in New Zealand.

B．A daughter of Japanese immigrants in the U. S. marries a Japanese citizen.

C．A second-generation Turkish German marries a native German.

D．A son of Indian immigrants in Britain marries an English woman.

The author gives examples of international marriages in politicians to______.

A．illustrate that marriages across ethnic lines are usual for celebrities

B．prove that cross-border marriages are rising in both Asian and European countries

C．indicate that international marriages have spread from the elite to ordinary people

D．imply that politicians are more likely to marry foreigners

What does "that claim" in the last paragraph refer to?

A．The car industry is good at lobbying as the financial industry.

B．The car industry should receive the subsidies sooner.

C．The car industry is as important as the financial industry.

D．The car industry needs even more subsides.

The 5th paragraph in the passage______.

A．sums up the main idea of the passage

B．starts to make an additional point

C．elaborates on the last part of the 4th paragraph

D．shifts to an entirely new point

The authors attitude towards the industrial subsidy policy of the government is______.

A．completely neutral

B．slightly critical

C．generally approving

D．quite ambiguous

PT that______.

A．the money needed just becomes available

B．the bankers receive a much larger sum

C．they hope to win more votes by doing so

D．the car industry needs help

The passage suggests that in fact______can receive the guaranteed loans.

A．all carmakers in need of retooling

B．old U.S. carmakers and dealers caught in trouble

C．factories of foreign carmakers in the U. S.

D．major carmakers like the Big Three

ctors EXCEPT______.

A．the increasingly high petrol prices

B．the impact of imported cars from other countries like Japan

C．the tighter credit which impairs customers" finance capability

D．the consumers" preference to more fuel-efficient vehicles

What does the word " uptick" at the end of the 5th paragraph refer to?

A．Longer life expectancy.

B．Rising survivability of children.

C．More and more women pursuing their own career.

D．Increasing fertility rates in countries with HDI above 0.9.

What is the role of the 4th paragraph in the development of the topic?

A．To illustrate that fertility rates in some highly developed countries began to rise.

B．To show that countries like Canada and Japan remain low fertility rates.

C．To explain how demographic transition occurred from 1975 to 2005.

D．To indicate that the trend of HDI is unrelated to the rise or fall of fertility rates.