It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. the aim of "equal start" has already been reached among savages
B. savages in ancient times are more civilized than modern people
C. the modem education system is more democratic than before
D. there are no illiterates in civilized nations in today's society
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The best title for this text would be ______.
A. How My Mother-In-Law Helped Me
B. How I Received a Gold Watch I Liked
C. How I Made My Wife Travel with Me
D. How I Came to Marry My Wife
By saying "I could afford to be generous." (third paragraph from the bottom) the man implied that he ______.
A. was rich enough to support his wife
B. could take her to a better place than Pads
C. wouldn't care too much if he stayed single
D. didn't care what she thought about his proposal
The concept of time as a commodity in the third paragraph means that ______.
A. time can be used and spent like consumer goods
B. people who work long hours will be paid handsomely
C. people can buy time just like they buy a product
D. time is considered priceless that people can't afford
Man, however much he may like to【C1】______the Contrary, is part of nature. Can he【C2】______a pollution that is now so thoroughly【C3】______throughout our world?
We know that even single exposures to these【C4】______, if the amount is large enough, can cause extremely severe【C5】______. But this is not the major problem. The sudden illness of death of farmers, farm workers, and others【C6】______to sufficient quantities of pesticides are very sad and should not【C7】______. For the population as a【C8】______, we must be【C9】______concerned with the【C10】______effects of absorbing small amounts of the pesticides that【C11】______pollute our world.
【C12】______public health officials have pointed out that the biological effects of chemicals are【C13】______over long periods of time, and that the danger to the【C14】______may depend on the sum of the exposures【C15】______throughout his lifetime. For these very reasons the danger is easily【C16】______It is human【C17】______to shake off what may seem to us a threat of future disaster. "Men are naturally most impressed by diseases which have obvious signs," says a wise【C18】______, Dr. Rene Dubos, "yet some of their worst enemies slowly【C19】______them【C20】______."
【C1】
A. prefer
B. prompt
C. prevail
D. pretend