The author is inclined to think that a fifth level ______.
A. would be little better than the fourth level
B. may be a lot more desirable than the first level
C. can be the last and most satisfying level
D. will become attainable if the government takes action
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【B4】______ , in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the 【B5】______ of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large 【B6】______ , only to find that 【B7】______ them he has lost the best friend he had.
Two 【B8】______ years ago a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships 【B9】______ to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire, but without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire 【B10】______ to pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and starvation.
【B11】______ a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult for it to persuade the villager to see this ,the villager wants wood to cook his food 【B12】______ ; and he can earn money by making charcoal or selling wood to the townsman. He is usually too lazy or too 【B13】______ to plant and look after new trees. So, 【B14】______ the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests slowly disappear.
This does not only mean that the villagers' sons and grandsons have 【B15】______ trees. The results are even more serious; for where there are trees their roots break the soil up allowing the rain to sink in and also bind the soil, thus preventing 【B16】______ washed away on the surface, causing floods and carrying 【B17】______ ground away 【B18】______ it the rich top-soil, in which crops grow so well. When all the top-soil is 【B19】______ , nothing remains 【B20】______ worthless desert.
A. with
B. at
C. in
D. through
According to the author, all of the following except ______ are the deliberate uses of physical mirroring.
A. a saleswoman tilts her head after her customer to judge a color match
B. a lawyer imitates the tone of the judge’s voice and the rhythm of his speech
C. sensitive people have been mirroring their friends all their lives
D. a naughty boy blinks every time the teacher blinks
______ proved to be an effective training method.
A. To use the best troops as a model for other units
B. To establish rules and drill cruelly
C. To continue training without stop
D. To show what little progress there may be
Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. Color probably has an effect on us which we are not conscious of
B. Yellow fire engines have caused many bad accidents in some advanced communities
C. People exposed to pure blue start to breathe more slowly
D. The psychology of color is of some practical use