A. marked
B. expected
C. over
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A. 1 to grow to 30 million by the end of the decade
B. 2 11 percent growth over that period
C. a rise of 2.7 percent 3 2001, the year of the September 11 attacks
There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide, despite 2 years of terrorism, war and disease. And China is the engine driving it, according to the World Tourism Organization. International tourist numbers hit a record of 702 million last year, 4 . France remains the most popular destination, receiving more than 77 million visitors, followed by Spain, the United States, and Italy. China, however, 5 , attracting 36.8 million international visitors. It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations. By 2020, it will be top, with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers. According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 37 percent from the previous year. Their numbers are 6 , and 100 million in 2020.

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A. for some time
B. of her career
C. taking over
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A. have been 7 more responsibility in the business world
B. had she found the highest paying job 8
C. haven"t been fulfilling their traditional roles 9
Somehow the old male and female stereotypes no longer fit. Men and women in this country 10 now. And there seem to be fewer and fewer differences between the sexes. For instance, even though more women than men are still homemakers without paying jobs, women 11 , earning higher salaries than ever before and entering fields of work that used to be exclusively male areas. At office meetings and in group discussions, they might speak up more often, express strong opinions and come up with more creative and practical ideas than their male colleagues. Several days ago, my 23-year-old daughter came to me with some important news. Not only 12 , but she"d also accepted a date with the most charming men she"d ever met.

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A. highly profitable
B. turned in
C. for the right jobs
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A. has also become a 1 business
B. candidates were the right people 2
C. look at the pieces of paper 3
Job seekers in Britain say employers are paying less attention to applicants" degrees and certificates. They are making their own entrance exams to test ability. They are concerned about decreasing standards of job seekers, because many university graduates with good degrees have shown a terrible inability to spell, and work out simple sums.
The chairman of the Standing Conference of Employers of Graduates, told our correspondent: "We don"t 4 to us, but we look at the people with real abilities." A senior executive with the Bank of England said that many companies were making their own intelligence tests so they could be sure that 5 .
In the Civil Service, only about 200 out of 2,000 candidates are chosen after the rest have been knocked out by the Service"s own examinations and interviews. Forged certificates, printed in Germany, have been discovered recently. These forged certificates are not easy to distinguish from the real ones, and can be bought at ￡25 a piece. Making fake degrees 6 . Fake degrees and diplomas, including Ph.D. degrees, can be obtained for as little as ￡20 upwards. Some so-called "universities" and "colleges" are even selling these attractive diplomas.

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A. shrank
B. but
C. cut back
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A. Today it exceeds any country 7 Japan
B. they want to 8 on working hours even if it means earning less money
C. Specifically, paid time off, holidays, vacations, sick leave 9 by 50%
Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do, Americans spend more time at work than at any time since World War Ⅱ. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. 10 . Between 1969 and 1989 employed Americans added an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The work week has remained at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year. 11 in the 1980"s. As co-operations have experienced stiff competition and slower growth productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. Cost cutting lay-offs in the 1980"s reduced the professional and managerial ranks leaving fewer people to get the job done. In lower paid occupations, when wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards. The government estimates that more than 7 million people hold a second job. For the first time, large numbers of people say 12 . But most employers are unwilling to let them to do so. The government, which has stepped back from its traditional role as a regulator of work time should take steps to make shorter hours possible.

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A. lead to
B. compensation
C. that
D. left
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A. by the year 2000 there would be none 1
B. 2 an African farmer or factory worker earns in a year
C. would 3 even more illegal hunting
D. the farmer must be paid 4
In 1990, over 100 countries signed an international agreement to make it illegal to buy or sell ivory, which is mainly used for jewelry. Most ivory is made from the tusks of African elephants. These tusks are very valuable—one pair is worth more than three times 5 .
Hunting elephants was so profitable that from 1979 to 1989 the number of elephants in Africa fell from 1.3 million to 600,000. It was feared that 6 . However, since 1990 there has been much less illegal hunting, thanks to the international agreement.
But it costs a lot of money to preserve elephants. Game wardens must be hired to protect them, land must be set aside for them, and when they destroy a farmer"s crops, 7 .
Zimbabwe and four other African counties say that some of the elephants should be killed legally. This would help keep the population stable, and selling the ivory would help pay for preserving the elephants. But conservationists say that making ivory legal to sell 8 . Others say that it is wrong to kill elephants because they are sensitive animals who feel emotional pain at the death of other elephants.

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A. widespread
B. melt
C. potential
D. at their full capacity
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A. Whenever rivers are already 9
B. recognize the 10 for flooding in certain conditions
C. If there is a fast snow 11 on top of frozen or very wet ground
D. resulting in 12 damage and even death
Floods are second only to fire as the most common of all natural disasters. They occur almost everywhere in the world, 13 . Consequently, scientists have long tried to perfect their ability to predict floods. So far, the best that scientists can do is to 14 . There are a number of conditions, from deep snow on the ground to human error, that cause flooding.
When deep snow melts it creates a large amount of water. Although deep snow alone rarely causes floods, when it occurs together with heavy rain and sudden warmer weather it can lead to serious flooding. 15 , flooding is more likely to occur than when the ground is not frozen. Frozen ground or ground that is very wet and already saturated with water cannot absorb the additional water created by the melting snow. Melting snow also contributes to high water levels in rivers and streams. 16 of water, heavy rains will result in the rivers overflowing and flooding the surrounding land.

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