Great spotted cuckoo chicks in carrion crows nests will______.A．rob young crows of their f

Some biologists think that cuckoos______.

A．are more evil than we think

B．will cause nothing but harm

C．may not be completely useless

D．can not compensate for their harm

To other birds, cuckoos have a bad name because______.

A．they eat other birds" babies

B．they get paid without work

C．they expel other birds" chicks

D．they lay eggs in their own nests

The authors attitude towards Frances proposal seems to be ______.

A．favourable

B．pessimistic

C．doubtful

D．biased

According to the last paragraph, some economists______.

A．prefer Italy"s approach to France"s

B．favour slashing employers" salaries

C．agree to reduce the costs of employees

D．reckon that cutting tax is the only way

France and Spain have been blamed for______.

A．borrowing too much debt

B．failing to pay the loans back

C．planning to cut domestic taxes

D．being unable to reduce their deficit

It can be inferred from the second paragraph that______.

A．all domestic taxes will be cut in France soon

B．tax cut may be a good news to some Britons

C．most people in Italy benefit from the tax cut

D．low-income people needn"t pay tax in Ireland

In the past half decade, Europeans have suffered from______.

A．low income

B．budget deficit

C．heavy revenue

D．family burden

The most appropriate title for the text is ______.

A．Automation—No More Surprising

B．Crewless Ships—Ready to Set Sail?

C．Automation—Symbol of the Future

D．Crewless Ships—A New Challenge

Ships with crew are more costly mainly because of______.

A．pay and accommodation for sailors

B．hotel facilities needed on board

C．expenditure on more fuels

D．heating and plumbing

We can learn from Paragraph 4 that______.

A．ships without crew will soon replace traditional ones

B．most air crashes are caused by operational mistakes

C．erewless ships are favoured just because of safety

D．human hands are more reliable than computers