There have been big strikes all over the country due to the recent tax reform, but the Prime Minister has made it clear that he won’t ____________ the strikes.
A.make concessions to
B.do concessions to
C.take concessions to
D.give concessions to
A.make concessions to
B.do concessions to
C.take concessions to
D.give concessions to
A、make concessions to
B、do concessions to
C、take concessions to
D、give concessions to
In trying to tackle the problem, the government has brought together faith leaders, charities, the police and social workers. Under its new action plan it urges closer cooperation between these groups. Those critical of the plan, while welcoming it as an important step, say more faith leaders need to acknowledge the problem of ritual killings.
Despite the differences of opinion which exist, the government says it will now help provide support to those who witness such activity. It also says it wants to appoint mentors – people who can listen to members of affected communities. But the government admits that more research is needed for the problem to be properly eradicated.
31. Who was Kristy Bamu according to the passage?________
A. He was a witch.
B. He was a boy violently attacked to death.
C. He killed some witch.
D. He was killed by his relatives.
32. What was found in the Thames 10 years ago? ________
A. The incomplete body of a young boy.
B. Five or six young boys’ bodies.
C. The body of Kristy Bamu.
D. The body of a witch.
33. Which of the following is not included in the meetings arranged by the government?__________
A. Charity workers.
B. Police.
C. Educators.
D. Religious people.
34. What does the word ‘eradicated’ mean?________
A. Cured
B. Fired.
C. Uprooted.
D. Completed.
35. Which of the following is NOT correct?__________
A. A serious child abuse problem exists in the United Kingdom.
B. Mentors have been designated to children subject to abuse.
C. Children might become victim to some religious belief.
D. More faith leaders should acknowledge ritual killings.
There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society.In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced
After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform. Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces.The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly.But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get married.At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down qui te a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years.Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who aren't married or are born to lone parents.There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man
The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which
Means that there’s been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries.
21.What does the passage mainly discuss?()
A.The declining divorce rate in the UK.
B.Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK.
C.The increasing divorce rate in the UK.
22.During the last ten years,()
A.the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK
B.the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK
C.40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK
23.According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to ___
A.decline
B.soar
C.stay stable
24.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The highest divorce rate was around 1969.
B.The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.
C.The marriage rate is currently 70 percent.
25.The last paragraph tells us()
A.the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the moment
B.the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing
C.the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now
The following is academic writing. Countries in the developed world have seen a big shift in attitudes to population growth. Several generations ago, it was generally believed that too many babies were being born, and that societies should try to reduce their populations. Nowadays, however, the concern is the reverse - that birthrates are falling too low and that urgent action is needed to encourage people to have more children. But what are the causes of this trend? And how much are the attitudes and lifestyles of young people to blame? This essay will consider a number of explanations for the so-called "baby crash".
A. back and forth
B. right and left
C. right and wrong
D. ups and downs
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