______ in order to make better use of computers？

In order to make proper reservations, will you send your acceptance to the attention of Professor Chen()a week before that day?

A、 no later then

B、 no late than

C、 no later than

Make full use of our precious time in order to______(迎接21世纪竞争的挑战).

The author uses the example of the street corner preacher (para. 2) in order to make the point that

A．you should not trust the word of people who speak on street corners

B．facts speak louder than opinions

C．ancient wars described in the Bible were not included in the study

D．the Bible is not a reliable source of historical information

In order to describe the development of glaciers, the author uses the analogy of ________.

A．creation

B．birth

C．recrystallization

D．gestation

Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public opinion polls (民意测验) . Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in type of work more suitable for men and that women should step aside to make way for unemployed young men. They argue that women--especially women in their childbearing years actually delay economic development and result in lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.

To solve the problem, they have suggested that the working women stay at home while their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better.

The suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people polled. A hundred persons in a big city were questioned last summer. Out of 50 women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their jobs, no matter what the situation was. The other 4 said they would like to return home if their jobs could be taken by their sons or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they would like to see their wives give up their jobs, if it meant higher wages for themselves.

Some other people have suggested another way called "phased employment theory". The theory suggests that a woman worker take leave from her job when she is seven months pregnant (妊娠) and stay off the job until her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their normal salary and be allowed to return to work after the 3-year period. This will benefit children, women, their families and the society. Some of those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is a good one. It definitely seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion that women return to home forever.

Some union officials have suggested that women should return home because ______.

A．all of them are employed in unsuitable types of work

B．most skilled male workers are now unemployed

C．their participation in work has a bad influence on the economic development

D．nowadays no one can take care of children except women

Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave (1)_____ jobs for men, the idea has been rejected by both women and men in public (2)_____ polls.

Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are employed in types of work were (3)_____ for men and that women should step aside to make (4)_____ for unemployed young men. They argue that women, especially women in their child-bearing years. (5)_____ delay economic development and result (6)_____ lower productivity, poor quality and inefficiency.

To solve the problem, they suggested that working women stay at home (7)_____ their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that (8)_____ these circumstances, families would (9)_____ their same level of income, and women could run the house and (10)_____ children much better.

The suggestion, (11)_____, has been flatly rejected by 9 out of 10 people (12)_____.

Some other people have suggested another way (13)_____ "phased employment 'theory. The theory suggests that a woman worker take (14)_____ from her job when she is seven months pregnant and stay off the job (15)_____ her baby reaches the age of 3.@It suggests that women (16)_____ leave receive 75 percent of their (17)_____ salary and be allowed to return to work after the three-year period. This will (18)_____ children, women, their families and the society and it (19)_____ seems to be more acceptable than the suggestion (20)_____ women return to their homes forever.

A．more

B．fewer

C．much

D．less

Though some people have suggested that women should return to housework in order to leave more jobs for men, the idea has been (1)_____ by both women and men in public (2)_____ polls.

Lately some union officials have suggested that too many women are (3)_____ in types of work which were (4)_____ for men and that women should step aside to make (5)_____ for unemployed young men. They argue that women, especially women in their child—bearing years actually delay economic development and result (6)_____ lower (7)_____, poor quality and inefficiency.

To solve the problem, they suggested that working women stay at home (8)_____ their husbands or brothers were given double wages. They argue that under these (9)_____, families would remain their same level of income, and women could run the house and (10)_____ children much better.

The suggestion, (11)_____,has been flatly rejected by 9 out of 10 people (12)_____.

Some other people have suggested another way (13)_____ "phased employment" theory. The theory suggests that a woman worker take (14)_____ from her job when she is seven months (15)_____ and stay off the job (16)_____ her baby reaches the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave receive 75 percent of their (17)_____ salary and be allowed to return to work after the three—year period. This will (18)_____ children, women, their families and the society and it (19)_____ seems to be more (20)_____ than the suggestion that women return to their homes forever.

A．refused

B．declined

C．rejected

D．inclined

In order to get your point across in your target language, you have to learn plenty of words. How do you set about it? Dr. Paul Meara, who lectures in applied linguistics, believes there are lots of different ways of learning words.

"Generally, anything you do with the words which actually makes them yours rather than just abstract things which appear in a book or on a record will almost certainly help you to learn them. So, for example, writing them down is better than reading them. Putting them on bits of paper and sticking them up around your house is better than just looking at them in the page of a book. Saying them out loud is better than reading them quietly. Anything which actually gets you to use them would probably help." Encouragement and nurturing in the students and belief in their ability to learn is one of the central tenets of a relatively new approach. It's called Accelerated Learning and it's an offshoot of an idea that began in Bulgaria. Michael Lawlor runs a language school for business executives, teaching foreign languages to the British, and English to foreigners. He's currently testing this system to see if he can incorporate it into his teaching program at his school. The main principle is to tap the students' emotions as well as their intellects and, to begin with, to get them to visualize themselves as successful communicators in the language they're learning.

"They can actually create a very clear mental picture of themselves say in five year's time, in the country where the language is spoken, interacting with the people. They can also boost their own confidence as learners by recreating past successful learning situation. Many people fail in learning a language because their minds get calmer and they provide their brains with oxyge. We teach them to sit properly so that they don't lose energy and maybe to have some simple physical movements to keep their energy up. All these things are part of the learning process."

'The course work is based on puzzles and games and above all on bilingual dialogues, so there's no fear of not understanding. As the grammar is introduced, the rules are put into rhyming couplets to make them easier to remember. This method is all about reaching into the under-used resources of mind and memory. After a class, the students have a concert session when they hear the dialogue they were working on against a background of baroque music. Michael Lawlor explains why they used baroque music.

"Dr Lazanov in Bulgaria, in his original experiments, found that baroque music produced a state of relaxed awareness, which is now known more generally as the alpha state. If you take the large passages or the adagio passages from largo music, you find that they correspond more or less to the slowed-down speed of the human heart--about 60 beats to the minute. So we're helping people to slow down their body rhythms. The mind then becomes more receptive and open to passive learning, to listening. So that's why music of this kind is important. But it also, of course, touches the emotions. The music will induce a state of pleasurable expectation and if we can link the emotion of pleasure with learning, then we're making a very valuable contribution to the students' affective, or emotional, involvement with the learning process."

The choice of a soft-spoken female voice to present the language in accelerated learning techniques is also deliberate. After all, who was it who taught you to speak your own language all those years ago?

Many people fail in learning a language because ______.

A．they are too old

B．they lack language ability

C．they lose their own confidence

D．the teachers are not good enough

In order to get your point across in your target language, you have to learn plenty of words. How do you set about it? Dr. Paul Meara, who lectures in applied linguistics, believes there are lots of different ways of learning words.

"Generally, anything you do with the words which actually makes them yours rather than just abstract things which appear in a book or on a record will almost certainly help you to learn them. So, for example, writing them down is better than reading them. Putting them on bits of paper and sticking them up around your house is better than just looking at them in the page of a book. Saying them out loud is better than reading them quietly. Anything which actually gets you to use them would probably help." Encouragement and nurturing in the students and belief in their ability to learn is one of the central tenets of a relatively new approach. It's called Accelerated Learning and it's an offshoot of an idea that began in Bulgaria. Michael Lawlor runs a language school for business executives, teaching foreign languages to the British, and English to foreigners. He's currently testing this system to see if he can incorporate it into his teaching program at his school. The main principle is to tap the students' emotions as well as their intellects and, to begin with, to get them to visualize themselves as successful communicators in the language they're learning.

"They can actually create a very clear mental picture of themselves say in five year's time, in the coun try where the language is spoken, interacting with the people. They can also boost their own confidence as learners by recreating past successful learning situation. Many people fail in learning a language because their minds get calmer and they provide their brains with oxygen. We teach them to sit properly so that they don't lose energy and maybe to have some simple physical movements to keep their energy up. All these things are part of the learning process."

The course work is based on puzzles and games and above all on bilingual dialogues, so there's no fear of not understanding. As the grammar is introduced, the rules are put into rhyming couplets to make them easier to remember. This method is all about reaching into the under-used resources of mind and memory. After a class, the students have a concert session when they hear the dialogue they were working on against a background of baroque music. Michael Lawlor explains why they used baroque music.

"Dr Lazanov in Bulgaria, in his original experiments, found that baroque music produced a state of relaxed awareness, which is now known more generally as the alpha state. If you take the large passages or the adagio passages from largo music, you find that they correspond more or less to the slowed-down speed of the human heart--about 60 beats to the minute. So we're helping people to slow down their body rhythms. The mind then becomes more receptive and open to passive learning, to listening. So that's why music of this kind is important. But it also, of course, touches the emotions. The music will induce a state of pleasurable expectation and if we can link the emotion of pleasure with learning, then we're making a very valuable contribution to the students' affective, or emotional, involvement with the learning process."

The Choice of a soft-spoken female voice to present the language in accelerated learning techniques is also deliberate. After all, who was it who taught you to speak your own language all those years ago?

Many people fail in learning a language because ______.

A．they are too old

B．they lack language ability

C．they lose their own confidence

D．the teachers are not good enough