-Hey, Derek, which do you think is harder to learn, marketing or designing? - ()

Hey, Derek, which do you think is harder to learn, marketing or designing？()

A. It is the best design I have ever seen.

B. Personally, I think designing is more difficult.

C. I like it very much.

A.I think they are interesting.

B.I think marketing is more difficult.

C.I like both of them.

A、a: Good morning. How are you？ b、I'm very well, thank you. And you？

B、a: Hi there. How are things, man？ b、Fine, thanks.

C、a: Hey, how's it going？ b、Oh, not too bad, thanks.

Questions are based on the following passage．

Today， the poor aren "t just more likely to get divorced. They"re more likely to avoidmarriage entirely.

Earlier today， my colleague Derek Thompson argued that; it"s misleading to thinkof marriage as a "luxury good". Why？ Because luxury goods are something the rich buyand the poor can"t afford. But in the case of marriage the trend is more complex. The vastmajority of Americans tie the knot at some point in their lives， he argues. It"s just thatthose without a college education are far， far more likely to get divorced. Marriage is foreveryone; failed marriages are for the poor.

Bleak stuff. But it"s getting bleaker.

Derek"s post is based on a long-term study of young Baby Boomers， who were atleast 46 years old by 2010. But among younger Americans， marriage really is lookingmore and more like something you"d have to buy at Tiffany"s. According to 2012 CensusBureau report， which shows the percentage of men who have never married by age andincome， the less a guy earns nowadays， the less likely they are to have ever gotten married.

Well， that"s not 100 percent true. Among twenty-somethings there seems to be arich bachelor effect going on （or an overworked young professional effect， if you prefer）.

Those making $75，000 or more are somewhat less likely to have been married than thosemaking between $40，000 and $75，000.

This particular set of Census data unfortunately tells us much less about women andmarriage. The problem: Stay-at-home morns.

The key to remember， though， is that many educated， high-earuing women， the sortswho are likely to meet and marry educated and high-earning men， leave the workforce orgo part time once they have children. So a publicist who once made over $70，000 a yearmight only earn $20，000 if she decided to work fewer hours while caring for her childrenat home.

Here"s why this trend——not just the move towards divorce like Derek talked about，but the move from nuptials （婚礼 ） entirely——is so gloomy. Getting married， and stayingmarried， is one of the surest ways of securing a middle class life. By choosing not to wedin the first place， the poor are abandoning that chance at stability.

Why doesn‘t Derek Thompson think that marriage is a luxury good？ 查看材料

A.Because not everyone will get married eventually.

B.Because only rich people can afford to get married.

C.Because most people will get married regardless of their financial state.

D.Because lots of people can"t afford an expensive nuptial.

A、This is to inform. you that your book has been rejected by our publishing company as it was not up to the required standard. In case you would like us to reconsider it, we would suggest that you go over it and make some necessary changes.

B、You know that book I wrote？ Well, the publishing company rejected it. They thought it was awful. But hey, I did the best I could, and I think it was great. I？m not gonna redo it the way they said I should.

A.on

B.for

C.at

D.in

A.Semus Heaney

B.Philip Larkin

C.Carol Ann Duffy

D.Derek Walcott

(教材对话原文)

JANET: Hey, how about getting together for a movie tonight？

DANNY: Sure. {A; B; C; D; E}

JANET: Well, let me check the Internet. What about the Interstellar？

DANNY: Wow, I learn that it stars Anne Hathaway, my favorite actress.

JANET: Well, {A; B; C; D; E}, but I am more interested in the film director.

DANNY: Who is it？

JANET: Christopher Nolan, a British-American film director. You must have watched the Inception, one of his masterpieces.

DANNY: Absolutely, that movie took my breath away and I must admit that its director is brilliant. {A; B; C; D; E}

JANET: Obviously it is a sci-fi film, which features a crew of astronauts who travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity.

DANNY: {A; B; C; D; E}

JANET: The screenplay was written by Christopher and his brother Jonathan Nolan.

DANNY: You are such a great fan of sci-fi movie.

JANET: Yeah, I am really into this. So let’s go to this movie and see what exciting experience it will bring to us.

DANNY:{A; B; C; D; E}

A. she is amazing

B. What about the screenplay？

C. Can’t wait to watch it.

D. So could you tell me more about Interstellar？

E. What’s playing？

A.to be

B.am

C.being

D.are

A. Auto Scaling(弹性伸缩)

B. Elastic Server Scaling(弹性服务器扩展)

C. Elastic Load Balancing(弹性负载平衡)

D. Auto Sizing(自动调整大小)

A.Anna Sui（萧志美）

B.Derek Lam (林健诚)

C.Vera Wang（王薇薇）

D.Alexander Wang（王大仁）