The top-down abolition in Paragraph 3 refers to______.A．the abolition of death penalty on

is______.

A．negative

B．positive

C．neutral

D．suspicious

For British people, buying home is______.

A．a distant goal

B．a symbol of success

C．a compulsory choice

D．nothing but an investment

How was Belgian blue being created?

A．It was produced like all other domesticated creatures.

B．It was produced by natural breeding.

C．It was produced using genetic engineering as a short-cut.

D．It was a product of cross breeding.

t______.

A．American young are more indolent than their counterparts in other countries

B．America suffered from a higher rate of unemployment than other countries

C．More American young are out of work than their counterparts in other countries

D．American young are obssessed with the incessant quest for material comforts

"The right to be forgotten" refers to public s right to______.

A．wipe out their criminal record from the web

B．decide whether some information should be launched online

C．use virtual names online to conceal their true identity

D．have their personal information deleted from the Internet

rs【B2】______between the ages of 18 and 34, this was the first generation of Americans to grow up with cell phones and the Web. Marketers could【B3】______them in numerous ways—tweets, Facebook pages—that were【B4】______when their boomer parents started out. " Marketers thought, Here come the Millennials, were going to have an awesome time selling to them," says Max Lenderman, a director at ad agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky. "They were waiting for a【B5】______. Then comes the financial crisis, and all of a sudden the door has almost【B6】______in their face. " No group was hit harder by the Great Recession than the Millennials. Their careers are【B7】______. They hold record levels of education debt. And an estimated 24 percent have had to move back home with parents at least once. Thats bad news for the movie studios, clothing retailers, and home improvement chains that had hoped for better. Williams-Sonoma and Home Depot thrive on household formation— economist【B8】______for marrying, having kids, and buying a home—but many cash-strapped Gen Y-ers have put those modern rites of passage【B9】______hold. Twenty percent of 18-to 34-year-old respondents in a recent Pew survey said they had【B10】______marriage for financial reasons, while 22 percent put【B11】______having a baby for similar reasons. 【B12】______this generation was always going to be a challenge.【B13】______into the Webs endless information and choices, Millennials are pickier and【B14】______brand loyal than their parents.【B15】______before the recession they craved authentic products—for example, buying shoes from Toms Shoes, which donates a pair to poor children for every one it sells. The Millennial【B16】______is "buy less and do more," says David Maddocks. "Boomers were about【B17】______, whereas this generation is about having enough. " The【B18】______of the recession could make Gen Y even less acquisitive. Gen Ys【B19】______could eventually hurt the luxury market, too, says Pam Danziger, president of research firm Unity Marketing. She says a 25-year-old who shops at Gap typically trades up to Nordstrom(JWN), Saks(SKS), and perhaps Tiffany(TIF)decades later. But today, Danziger says, " We have a group of people who are seeking only to live within their【B20】______. "

【B1】

A．desired

B．supposed

C．appealed

D．demanded

Current genetic tests are able to______.

A．identify customers" response to common medications

B．diagnose customers" health state in the future

C．judge customers" genetic inclination to some diseases

D．find the cause for some diseases, such as glaucoma

The marriage between Greg Norman and Chris Evert is used to illustrate______.

A．the rise of women in socioeconomic status

B．the typical features of modern marriage

C．the example of happy marriage

D．the fragility of modern marriage

Which proverb can best illustrate the attempt of senator John Vratil?

A．Kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

B．You cannot eat your cake and have it.

C．Beating the grass and startling the snake.

D．Killing two birds with one stone.

The officials proposed new taxes on soda for all these purposes Except______.

A．reducing citizens" calorie intake

B．increasing government revenue

C．bridging the gap between the rich and the poor

D．raising money for public-health programs