One recent decision made by Americas National Science Foundation may change the unfavorable situation for females in academic promotion because______.
A. it allocates more funds to the research field predominated by females
B. it radically changes the academic promotion mechanism in universities
C. it eases the restrictions on the age of candidates applying for senior posts
D. it allows researchers to finish the project on a more flexible schedule
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The article mentions the following gaps between male and female in education over rich countries except that______.
A. less females receive PhD degrees than males
B. female scholars are promoted more slowly than their male colleagues
C. men and woman are not equally paid for the same job
D. women tend to focus on majors with less appealing payment prospects
The word "impediment"(Para. 3)is closest in meaning to______.
A. impetus
B. confession
C. obstruction
D. momentum
What does the author mean by saying that"the internet industry has come of age"(Para. 3)?
A. The internet industry has declined from its hey day.
B. The internet industry has become out of date.
C. The internet industry has come into maturity.
D. The bubble in internet industry has burst.
It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that______.
A. the policies made by the government always fail to take most people"s interests into account
B. some generous social welfare programs may exert an unwanted negative effect on the efforts to boost employment rate
C. married people are usually subject to subtle forms of social inequality
D. the government should stop granting unemployment insurance to those unemployed after a certain period of time