______ the telephone was invented in the nineteenth century ______ speech sounds over a long distance in a few seconds.
A. Not until... could people send
B. Not until... people could send
C. Until... could people not send
D. Until... people could send
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The conception of poverty and what to【C1】______about it have changed over the decades. Under Social Darwinism the lazy and the【C2】______were supposed to be at the bottom of the economic ladder as【C3】______of the "law of survival of the fittest". Society was【C4】______as a network of self-sufficient families which provided for their own.【C5】______persons outside a household(orphans, the【C6】______elderly, and the crippled)were provided outdoor relief grudgingly and as a temporary expedient(权宜之计). Although it was【C7】______that "the poor will always be with us" the individual was expected to improve himself【C8】______acts of his own will. Charity was thought to be the【C9】______of idleness. By keeping wages low, laborers would be【C10】______to work harder.
At about the turn of the century, the beginning of concern about natural【C11】______brought uneasiness about the possible spread of beggary, There was a potentially dangerous class in【C12】______of disease and disorder. The "poor" were【C13】______as different from "paupers". Paupers were individuals well【C14】______to being on the low end of the socioeconomic【C15】______.Without shame or bitterness, they would not seek independence and a"【C16】______"life. For the mountaineers, the subsistence dwellers, and some slum dwellers, the lack of wealth,【C17】______has been argued, reflects a preference not to pay the psychological costs of the struggle for riches or of adopting the middle-class work ethic (道德标准) of striving. In【C18】______, the worthy poor struggled to【C19】______their lot against circumstances beyond their control: low wages, sickness, industrial【C20】______, widowhood(孀居)and so on.
【C1】
A. find
B. do
C. work
D. deal
What is the writer's opinion on children's upbringing?
A. It is the father's responsibility.
B. It is the mother's responsibility.
C. It is the responsibility of both parents.
D. Children should take care of themselves.
Why does the writer mention a lawyer in the second paragraph?
A. To show that a lawyer's job is more comfortable.
B. To emphasize that policemen are physically strong.
C. To compare a lawyer's knowledge with policemen's.
D. To indicate that a lawyer's job is less important than a policeman's.
Tom didn't believe a word she said and ______ .
A. neither did the police
B. neither the police did
C. the police didn't neither
D. the police did neither