Which Bodhisattva is the main Bodhisattva worshipped on Mount Emei？

Since the auto is the main source of travel in America and distances between major cities are far, a common way of getting around the country is by hitchhiking. Although it is not illegal, law enforcers(执行者) and 'most people in authority, especially school administrators, try to discourage people, especially the young, from traveling this way. Most people, however, are aware of the dangers which one can encounter by hitchhiking but the money saved by doing so is often just a compensation for the risk involved.

The hitchhiker usually stands at the entrance ramps(坡道) of highways or along the road itself with fingers clenched and the thumb of the right hand extended and pointing to the direction of the traffic. This is called "thumbing a ride", an expression coined(创造)in the late 1930s, which is also another name for hitchhiking. Any motorist seeing a person on the roadside with this hand gesture is quick to recognize his intention and reserves the right to give or decline him a lift to a convenient destination. Although in most cases the rides are free, some motorists may accept some money contributed to the cost of tolls and gas. For those motorists traveling alone a fellow rider will help pass the time on the journey.

Some hitchhikers may even go so far as to paint a poster with the name of the city of their destination written on it. In large letters they print the name of the city where they want to go, stand by the side of the road and hope that some motorist who is going in that direction will stop to give them a ride.

Another popular way to get a ride is to hang out around highway rest stops and ask people in the dining area if they are going your way. If a hitchhiker is patient, someone will surely make themselves available and offer a ride. Hitching a ride with a family is always safer than getting a ride from someone who is alone. Truck drivers transporting goods across the country are also safer that the lone driver and may have extra room in the cabin of their truck for a passenger. As a rule heeding to one's intuition and inner common sense is a good measure to judge if a driver is honest and the ride is safe.

What do people in authority say about hitchhiking?

A．It is a good way for children.

B．It is illegal in America.

C．It may involve dangers.

D．It must be totally stopped,

Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?

A．The crew life at the ISS should be made more enjoyable.

B．More crew members at the ISS mean more disasters.

C．The Soyuz capsules can only expire to the year 2006.

D．The ISS is in need of more crew members.

Which of the following is TRUE about the 137,893 nurses tracked by scientists at the Harvard?

A.Most of them are female.

B.Their eating habits were closely inspected for over ten years.

C.Their age is ranging from 35 to 77 years old.

D.They have about the same body fat and weight.

Which is the mans attitude towards the womans demand?

A．He is willing to do anything for her.

B．He thinks that she is greedy.

C．He can"t satisfy her needs.

D．He complains that she needs so many things.

Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．People attached importance to modern Indian art long before the end of 1980s.

B．Rich Indians, particularly those living abroad, had a strong passion for modern Indian art for ages.

C．Prices at the emerging market of modern art had been climbing and then declining.

D．Rich Indians did not show interest in modern Indian art until the end of the 1990s.

Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?

A．Old technologies are reviving through innovation.

B．The internet poses a threat to old technologies.

C．Mass production accelerates the revival of old products.

D．Nostomania injects vigor into old technologies.

Which of the following is true about affirmative action according to the text?

A．A vast majority of people support it.

B．The minorities claim it to be a discriminatory policy.

C．The minority students are more likely to welcome it.

D．The Court's decision will certainly change people's attitude to it.

One of the major problems of nuclear energy is the inability of scientists to discover a safe way to dispose of the radioactive wastes which occur throughout the nuclear process. Many of these wastes remain dangerously active for tens of thousands of years, while others have a life span closer to a quarter of a million years. Various methods have been used to date, but all have revealed weaknesses, forcing scientists to continue their search.

The nuclear process involves several stages, with the danger of radioactivity constantly present. Fuel for nuclear reactors comes from uranium ore, which, when mined, spontaneously produces radioactive substances as by-products. This characteristic of uranium, ore went undetected for a long time, resulting in the deaths, due to cancer, of hundreds of uranium miners.

The United States attempted to bury much of its radioactive waste material in containers made of steel covered in concrete and capable of holding a million gallons. For a long time it was believed that the nuclear waste problem had been solved, until some of these tanks leaked, allowing the radioactive wastes to seep into the environment. Canada presently stores its nuclear waste in underwater tanks, with the long-term effects largely unknown.

However, plans are under consideration for above-ground storage of spent fuel from re- actors. These plans include the building of three vast concrete containers, which would be two stories high and approximately the length and width of two football fields. Other suggestions include enclosing the waste in glass blocks and storing them in underground caverns, or placing hot containers in the Antarctic region, where they would melt the ice, thereby sinking down about a mile. This idea has since been abandoned because of the possible adverse effect on the ice sheets.

It is implied in the passage that the primary difficulty in seeking a safe way to dispose of nuclear wastes is caused by______.

A．the nuclear process involving the danger of radioactivity at its every stage

B．fuel for nuclear reactors producing dangerous wastes

C．the weakness scientists have found in every previous methods

D．the nature of nuclear wastes together with their lengthy life span