German Chancellor Angela Merkel won over German voters in the Federal Election on Sept. 27. Can she now be won over by a French charm offensive (1) at repairing the relationship that was once at the heart of Europe That’s the question being asked in Paris, (2) top government officials are (3) talking about their desire to rekindle closer ties (4) their neighbors across the Rhine. (5) the end of World War II the Franco-German relationship has been the motor of European integration, the (6) force behind the creation of the European Union and, more recently, the introduction of the euro. But the ardor has (7) in this decade, particularly under Merkel, who has regularly struggled to (8) her irritation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s grandstanding. Sarkozy, (9) , has often been impatient with what he (10) Merkel’s lack of resolve.
The sometimes (11) personal rapport is a long way from the public shows of affection their predecessors staged, particularly Helmut Kohl and FranCois Mitterrand, who movingly held (12) in 1984 in a Verdun cemetery. There’s been tension on (13) , too. Charles Grant, director of the London-based think tank Centre for European Reform, points out that France and Germany have been (14) on issues from how best to reflate their economies during the economic (15) to the smartest strategies for dealing with Russia.
But influential movers in France are now (16) to put the relationship back on a friendlier footing. In a recent paper French think tank Institute Montaigne (17) an ambitious agenda for the two nations, (18) that a new impetus is needed if Europe’s voice is to be heard in a world (19) of big new players, such as Brazil and India, and at a time when President Obama seems fax more (20) with China and the rest of Asia than with America’s traditional allies in Europe.
A:agreeing B:criticizing C:arguing D:opposing
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won over German voters in the Federal Election on Sept. 27. Can she now be won over by a French charm offensive (1) at repairing the relationship that was once at the heart of Europe That’s the question being asked in Paris, (2) top government officials are (3) talking about their desire to rekindle closer ties (4) their neighbors across the Rhine. (5) the end of World War II the Franco-German relationship has been the motor of European integration, the (6) force behind the creation of the European Union and, more recently, the introduction of the euro. But the ardor has (7) in this decade, particularly under Merkel, who has regularly struggled to (8) her irritation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s grandstanding. Sarkozy, (9) , has often been impatient with what he (10) Merkel’s lack of resolve.
The sometimes (11) personal rapport is a long way from the public shows of affection their predecessors staged, particularly Helmut Kohl and FranCois Mitterrand, who movingly held (12) in 1984 in a Verdun cemetery. There’s been tension on (13) , too. Charles Grant, director of the London-based think tank Centre for European Reform, points out that France and Germany have been (14) on issues from how best to reflate their economies during the economic (15) to the smartest strategies for dealing with Russia.
But influential movers in France are now (16) to put the relationship back on a friendlier footing. In a recent paper French think tank Institute Montaigne (17) an ambitious agenda for the two nations, (18) that a new impetus is needed if Europe’s voice is to be heard in a world (19) of big new players, such as Brazil and India, and at a time when President Obama seems fax more (20) with China and the rest of Asia than with America’s traditional allies in Europe.
A:agreeing B:criticizing C:arguing D:opposing
In fact, textbook authors frequently give equal time to opposing points of view so that readers can draw their own conclusion.
The ability to contemplate two contradictory thoughts at once is said to be a mark of genius.
A:hypothetical B:profound C:opposing D:mathematical
The ability to contemplate two {{U}}contradictory{{/U}} thoughts at once is said to be a mark of genius.
A:hypothetical B:profound C:opposing D:mathematical
Migrant(移民的)Workers In me past twenty years, there has been all increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another.While some countries have restricted(限制)most______ (51)to local people,others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers.This is particularly the case in the Middle East, ______ (52)increased 0il incomes have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities(设施).Thus the Middle East has attracted oil-workers______ (53)the U.S.A.and Europe.It has also brought in workers from many other countries, ______ (54)South Korea and Japan. In view of the difficult living and working______ (55)in the Middle East,it is not surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers.Many engineers and technicians.Can ______ (56) at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they Carl in their Owncountry, and this is a major ______ (57). Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating(补偿的)advantage.For example,the ______ (58) living conditions often lead t0 increased friendship when workers have to______ (59)on each other for safety and comfort.In a similar way,many migrant workers Can save large sums of money partly because of the ______ (60)of entertainment(娱乐)facilities.The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greaterchallenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do______ (61)work in their home country. One major problem which ______ (62) migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones.They are nearly always on______ (63),so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence.This is to be ______ (64)since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents.In any ______ (65),migrant workers accept this disadvantage,along“也others,because of the considerable financial benefits which they receive.
A:opposing B:limiting C:including D:asking
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? ?"Much of the sickness and death
attributed to the major communicable diseases is in fact caused by malnutrition
which makes the body less able to withstand infections when they strike," said
Dr Hiroshi Nakajima, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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?is the cause of 174 million children under five years of age being{{U}}
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potential{{U}} ?(53) ?{{/U}}a scale that is unacceptable from every point
of view. Whether we think in{{U}} ?(54) ?{{/U}}of humanitarian concern,
common justice or development needs, they demand a{{U}} ?(55) ?{{/U}},
both from national ?governments and from the international
community." ? ?It is now{{U}} ?(56) ?{{/U}}that 6.6 million out of the estimated 12.2 million deaths{{U}} ?(57) ?{{/U}}among children under-five--or 54% of young child mortality in developing ?countries-is associated with malnutrition, In some{{U}} ?(58) ?{{/U}}, such as sub-Saha-ran ?Africa and south Asia, stagnation(停滞)of nutritional improvement{{U}} ?(59) ?{{/U}}with a rapid rise in population has resulted in an{{U}} ?(60) ?{{/U}}increase in the total number of malnourished children.{{U}} ?(61) ?{{/U}}, over two-thirds of the world’s malnourished children live in Asia (especially south Asia), followed by Africa and Latin America. ? ?As Dr Nakajima noted, "The globalization of industry, trade, travel and communication has brought{{U}} ?(62) ?{{/U}}it unprecedented possibilities for mutual cooperation in{{U}} ?(63) ?{{/U}}hunger and malnutrition. At the same time, however, the acceptability of certain foods, and the cultural aspects of their production, distribution and preparation, are now recognized as{{U}} ?(64) ?{{/U}}in the promotion of good nutrition. Without the attention{{U}} ?(65) ?{{/U}}them, little progress can be made towards household food security, appropriate diets, the control of micronutrient(微量元素)deficiencies, the promotion of breast-feeding, and other strategies listed in the Plan of Action adopted in 1992 (at the International Conference on Nutrition in Rome)." |
A:attacking B:beating C:combating D:opposing
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