5) What is the result of long-hours culture in UK？

A、UK has the least-regulated economy in Europe.

B、UK will become the richest country in Europe.

C、UK suffers the lowest productivity in Europe.

D、UK enjoys the highest productivity in Europe.

What was the result of the attack?

A．No groups took responsibility for the attack.

B．The Britain"s cultural center was occupied.

C．Nine members of Taliban were shot dead.

D．Many natives in Afghanistan were killed.

The result of the researches so far may help, as asserted by one of the researchers,

A．to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer.

B．to understand the processes that lead to cell death.

C．to improve our memories.

D．to do what we think is right.

听力原文：M: I am not very happy with the result of our sales this month. I think we'd better have a meeting to discuss some of the options we can use to boost our sales.

W: Yes, it seems that our products have a good reputation among consumers, but the price may be a bit too steep. Why don't we include the pricing team in our meeting?

M: That sounds like a good idea. Also, have a talk with the advertising manager, and get him to prepare something for the meeting. Make the necessary arrangements, and set it up for early next week.

W: All right. I'll take care of it today.

What are they talking about?

A．Ways of stimulating their sales.

B．How to build a good reputation.

C．Methods of bringing down their prices.

D．Their upcoming business trips.

The result of the researches so far may help, as asserted by one of the researchers, ______

A．to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer

B．to understand the processes that lead to cell death

C．to improve our memories

D．to do what we think is right

A、A. Positive.

B、B. Negative.

C、C. Neutral.

D、D. Indifferent.

There are few stranger alliances in America's culture wars than the one between nativists and multiculturalists on the subject of assimilating immigrants. Nativists argue that the great American assimilation machine is broken beyond repair. Immigrants arrived in such quantities in the 1980's and 1990's that they can seclude themselves in ethnic enclaves rather than merging into the mainstream. And the growing ease of communications means that they have no need to loosen their ties with their original countries. The Italians who passed through Ellis Island at the turn of the century had little hope of seeing their motherland again. The multiculturalists agree with the nativists' premises but go on to draw radically different conclusions. "Mainstream America" was never anything more than a codeword for racial oppression, they argue. The arrival of millions of unassimilated immigrants is requiring America to abandon the old notion of a melting pot and turn itself instead into a "gorgeous mosaic" in which distinctive ethnic groups still manage to make a whole.

Gregory Rodriguez, a fellow at the New America Foundation, says it is wrong to measure assimilation against impossible standards. Immigrants have always taken time to move into the mainstream, both geographically and culturally. And assimilation has always been a two-way process, with each new wave of immigrants contributing something to what it means to be American, from Jewish humor to German beer. The proper measure of assimilation is not whether ethnic groups have cut their ties to their homeland completely, but whether they have put down roots in the United States. Mr. Rodriguez argues that if you lo0k at the four most important measures of "roots"--citizenship, home ownership, language acquisition and intermarriage--then assimilation is going on much as it always has.

Much of what Mr. Rodriguez has to say is common sense. The United States is the most culturally powerful nation in the world, striking terror into chauvinists from Paris to Tehran; it is hardly surprising that it should be able to absorb people within its own borders, particularly since most people come to the United States with the express purpose of getting ahead. It is perhaps not surprising either that nativists should ignore common sense; at bottom, much of their objection to immigration is based on race. But why multiculturalists should seek to deny the obvious is a subject worthy of study in itself.

The nativists think that

A．immigrants can no longer be brought into mainstream America.

B．mainstream America refuses to assimilate immigrants any more.

C．immigrants will eventually be assimilated into mainstream America.

D．assimilation ironically strengthens cultural identities of immigrants.

There are few stranger alliances in America's culture wars than the one between nativists and multiculturalists on the subject of assimilating immigrants. Nativists argue that the great American assimilation machine is broken beyond repair. Immigrants arrived in such quantities in the 1980's and 1990's that they can seclude themselves in ethnic enclaves rather than merging into the mainstream. And the growing ease of communications means that they have no need to loosen their ties with their original countries.The Italians who passed through Ellis Island at the turn of the century had little hope of seeing their motherland again. The multiculturalists agree with the nativists' premises but go on to draw radically different conclusions. "Mainstream America" was never anything more than a codeword for racial oppression, they argue. The arrival of millions of unassimilated immigrants is requiring America to abandon the old notion of a melting pot and turn itself instead into a "gorgeous mosaic" in which distinctive ethnic groups still manage to make a whole.

Gregory Rodriguez, a fellow at the New America Foundation,says it is wrong to measure assimilation against impossible standards. Immigrantshave alwaystaken time tomove into the mainstream, both geographically and culturally. And assimilation has always been a two- way process, with each new wave of immigrants contributing something to what it means to be American, from Jewish humor to German beer. The proper measure of assimilation is not whether ethnic groups have cut their ties to their homeland completely, but whether they have put down roots in the United States. Mr. Rodriguez argues that if you look at the four most important measures of "roots" - citizenship, home ownership, language acquisition and intermarriage ---- then assimilation is going on much as it always has.Much of what Mr. Rodriguez has to say is common sense. The United States is the most culturally powerful nation in the world,striking terror into chauvinists from Paris to Tehran; it is hardly surprising that it should be able to absorb people within its own borders,particularly since most people come to the United States with the express purpose of getting ahead. It is perhaps not surprising either that nativists should ignore common sense; at bottom, much of their objection to immigration is based on race. But why multiculturalists should seek to deny the obvious is a subject worthy of study in itself.

The nativists think that

[A] immigrants can no longer be brought into mainstream America.

[B] mainstream America refuses to assimilate immigrants any more.

[C] immigrants will eventually be assimilated into mainstream America.

[D] assimilation ironically strengthens cultural identities of immigrants.

There is every sign that most of the Asian Americans have been______the nation's culture.

A．assimilated into

B．involved into

C．associated with

D．connected with