Our two countries are neighbors whose friendship is of long standing.

I think a new era in the relationships between our two countries has _______.

A. set about

B. set out

C. set up

D. set in

Dear Sirs,

We are writing to you at the suggestion of our Commercial Counselor's Office of the Embassy in your country.We take the liberty to introduce ourselves as exporters of steel goods,which we have been exporting to Europe.

We are specialized in the above business and recall that many years ago,considerable business was done with your country on such items.Now that the diplomatic relation between our two countries has been established,we are desirous of establishing direct business relations with your corporation.

We shall be grateful if you will let us know whether you are interested in the above items.If so,please inform us of the quantity required.

Yours faithfully

【T11】

A.POSITIVE

B.BEHIND

C.RESULT A.AFRAID THEIR COUNTRIES WILL BE LEFT【T7】______

B.WHAT WAS LESS VISIBLE THEN, HOWEVER, WERE THE NEW,【T8】______FORCES

C.AS A【T9】______ A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TODAY TO THE SO-CALLED DIGITAL DIVIDE—THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD INTO THE INFO (INFORMATION) RICH AND THE INFO POOR.AND THAT DIVIDE DOES EXIST TODAY.MY WIFE AND I LECTURED ABOUT THIS LOOMING DANGER TWENTY YEARS AGO.【T10】_____THAT WORK AGAINST THE DIGITAL DIVID

E. THERE ARE REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTI

C.THERE ARE TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS TO HOPE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW.AS THE INTERNET BECOMES MORE AND MORE COMMERCIALIZED, IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF BUSINESS TO UNIVERSALIZE ACCESS—AFTER ALL, THE MORE PEOPLE ONLINE, THE MORE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS THERE AR

E.MORE ANDMORE GOVERNMENTS,【T11】______,WANT TO SPREAD INTERNET ACCESS.WITHIN THE NEXTDECADE OR TWO, ONE TO TWO BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WILL BE NETTED TOGETHER.【T12】_____,I NOW BELIEVE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW RATHER THAN WIDEN IN THE YEARSAHEA

D.AND THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THE INTERNET MAY WELL BE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR COMBATING WORLD POVERTY THAT WE"VE EVER HA

D.

【T12】

A.POSITIVE

B.BEHIND

C.RESULT A.AFRAID THEIR COUNTRIES WILL BE LEFT【T7】______

B.WHAT WAS LESS VISIBLE THEN, HOWEVER, WERE THE NEW,【T8】______FORCES

C.AS A【T9】______ A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TODAY TO THE SO-CALLED DIGITAL DIVIDE—THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD INTO THE INFO (INFORMATION) RICH AND THE INFO POOR.AND THAT DIVIDE DOES EXIST TODAY.MY WIFE AND I LECTURED ABOUT THIS LOOMING DANGER TWENTY YEARS AGO.【T10】_____THAT WORK AGAINST THE DIGITAL DIVID

E. THERE ARE REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTI

C.THERE ARE TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS TO HOPE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW.AS THE INTERNET BECOMES MORE AND MORE COMMERCIALIZED, IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF BUSINESS TO UNIVERSALIZE ACCESS—AFTER ALL, THE MORE PEOPLE ONLINE, THE MORE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS THERE AR

E.MORE ANDMORE GOVERNMENTS,【T11】______,WANT TO SPREAD INTERNET ACCESS.WITHIN THE NEXTDECADE OR TWO, ONE TO TWO BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WILL BE NETTED TOGETHER.【T12】_____,I NOW BELIEVE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW RATHER THAN WIDEN IN THE YEARSAHEA

D.AND THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THE INTERNET MAY WELL BE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR COMBATING WORLD POVERTY THAT WE"VE EVER HA

D.

【T8】

A.POSITIVE

B.BEHIND

C.RESULT A.AFRAID THEIR COUNTRIES WILL BE LEFT【T7】______

B.WHAT WAS LESS VISIBLE THEN, HOWEVER, WERE THE NEW,【T8】______FORCES

C.AS A【T9】______ A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TODAY TO THE SO-CALLED DIGITAL DIVIDE—THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD INTO THE INFO (INFORMATION) RICH AND THE INFO POOR.AND THAT DIVIDE DOES EXIST TODAY.MY WIFE AND I LECTURED ABOUT THIS LOOMING DANGER TWENTY YEARS AGO.【T10】_____THAT WORK AGAINST THE DIGITAL DIVID

E. THERE ARE REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTI

C.THERE ARE TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS TO HOPE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW.AS THE INTERNET BECOMES MORE AND MORE COMMERCIALIZED, IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF BUSINESS TO UNIVERSALIZE ACCESS—AFTER ALL, THE MORE PEOPLE ONLINE, THE MORE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS THERE AR

E.MORE ANDMORE GOVERNMENTS,【T11】______,WANT TO SPREAD INTERNET ACCESS.WITHIN THE NEXTDECADE OR TWO, ONE TO TWO BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WILL BE NETTED TOGETHER.【T12】_____,I NOW BELIEVE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW RATHER THAN WIDEN IN THE YEARSAHEA

D.AND THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THE INTERNET MAY WELL BE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR COMBATING WORLD POVERTY THAT WE"VE EVER HA

D.

【T9】

A.POSITIVE

B.BEHIND

C.RESULT A.AFRAID THEIR COUNTRIES WILL BE LEFT【T7】______

B.WHAT WAS LESS VISIBLE THEN, HOWEVER, WERE THE NEW,【T8】______FORCES

C.AS A【T9】______ A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TODAY TO THE SO-CALLED DIGITAL DIVIDE—THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD INTO THE INFO (INFORMATION) RICH AND THE INFO POOR.AND THAT DIVIDE DOES EXIST TODAY.MY WIFE AND I LECTURED ABOUT THIS LOOMING DANGER TWENTY YEARS AGO.【T10】_____THAT WORK AGAINST THE DIGITAL DIVID

E. THERE ARE REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTI

C.THERE ARE TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS TO HOPE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW.AS THE INTERNET BECOMES MORE AND MORE COMMERCIALIZED, IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF BUSINESS TO UNIVERSALIZE ACCESS—AFTER ALL, THE MORE PEOPLE ONLINE, THE MORE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS THERE AR

E.MORE ANDMORE GOVERNMENTS,【T11】______,WANT TO SPREAD INTERNET ACCESS.WITHIN THE NEXTDECADE OR TWO, ONE TO TWO BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WILL BE NETTED TOGETHER.【T12】_____,I NOW BELIEVE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW RATHER THAN WIDEN IN THE YEARSAHEA

D.AND THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THE INTERNET MAY WELL BE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR COMBATING WORLD POVERTY THAT WE"VE EVER HA

D.

【T10】

A.POSITIVE

B.BEHIND

C.RESULT A.AFRAID THEIR COUNTRIES WILL BE LEFT【T7】______

B.WHAT WAS LESS VISIBLE THEN, HOWEVER, WERE THE NEW,【T8】______FORCES

C.AS A【T9】______ A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TODAY TO THE SO-CALLED DIGITAL DIVIDE—THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD INTO THE INFO (INFORMATION) RICH AND THE INFO POOR.AND THAT DIVIDE DOES EXIST TODAY.MY WIFE AND I LECTURED ABOUT THIS LOOMING DANGER TWENTY YEARS AGO.【T10】_____THAT WORK AGAINST THE DIGITAL DIVID

E. THERE ARE REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTI

C.THERE ARE TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS TO HOPE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW.AS THE INTERNET BECOMES MORE AND MORE COMMERCIALIZED, IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF BUSINESS TO UNIVERSALIZE ACCESS—AFTER ALL, THE MORE PEOPLE ONLINE, THE MORE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS THERE AR

E.MORE ANDMORE GOVERNMENTS,【T11】______,WANT TO SPREAD INTERNET ACCESS.WITHIN THE NEXTDECADE OR TWO, ONE TO TWO BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WILL BE NETTED TOGETHER.【T12】_____,I NOW BELIEVE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW RATHER THAN WIDEN IN THE YEARSAHEA

D.AND THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THE INTERNET MAY WELL BE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR COMBATING WORLD POVERTY THAT WE"VE EVER HA

D.

【T7】

A.POSITIVE

B.BEHIND

C.RESULT A.AFRAID THEIR COUNTRIES WILL BE LEFT【T7】______

B.WHAT WAS LESS VISIBLE THEN, HOWEVER, WERE THE NEW,【T8】______FORCES

C.AS A【T9】______ A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION IS BEING PAID TODAY TO THE SO-CALLED DIGITAL DIVIDE—THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD INTO THE INFO (INFORMATION) RICH AND THE INFO POOR.AND THAT DIVIDE DOES EXIST TODAY.MY WIFE AND I LECTURED ABOUT THIS LOOMING DANGER TWENTY YEARS AGO.【T10】_____THAT WORK AGAINST THE DIGITAL DIVID

E. THERE ARE REASONS TO BE OPTIMISTI

C.THERE ARE TECHNOLOGICAL REASONS TO HOPE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW.AS THE INTERNET BECOMES MORE AND MORE COMMERCIALIZED, IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF BUSINESS TO UNIVERSALIZE ACCESS—AFTER ALL, THE MORE PEOPLE ONLINE, THE MORE POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS THERE AR

E.MORE ANDMORE GOVERNMENTS,【T11】______,WANT TO SPREAD INTERNET ACCESS.WITHIN THE NEXTDECADE OR TWO, ONE TO TWO BILLION PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WILL BE NETTED TOGETHER.【T12】_____,I NOW BELIEVE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE WILL NARROW RATHER THAN WIDEN IN THE YEARSAHEA

D.AND THAT IS VERY GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THE INTERNET MAY WELL BE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR COMBATING WORLD POVERTY THAT WE"VE EVER HA

D.

In a lot of countries, women earn() (相比较而言) lower wages than men, even if they are doing the same job.

A、exclusively

B、experimentally

C、comparatively

D、favorably

misunderstood by economists and politicians alike. Progress in both areas is undoubtedly necessary for the social, political and intellectual development of these and all other societies; however, the conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong. We are fortunate that it is, because building new educational systems there and putting enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations. The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and, as a result, radically higher standards of living.

Ironically, the first evidence for this ides appeared in the United States. Not long ago, with the country entering a recession and Japan at its pre-bubble peak, the U.S. workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of the primary causes of the poor U.S. economic performance. Japan was, and remains, the global leader in automotive-assembly productivity. Yet the research revealed that the U.S. factories of Honda, Nissan, and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts—a result of the training that U.S. workers received on the job.

More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry's work.

What is the real relationship between education and economic development？ We have to suspect that continuing economic growth promotes the development of education even when governments don't force it. Alter all, that's how education got started. When our ancestors were hunters and gatherers 10,000 years ago, they didn't have time to wonder much about anything besides finding food. Only when humanity began to get its food in a more productive way was there time for other things.

As education improved, humanity's productivity potential increased as well. When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential, they could in turn afford more education. This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary, but not a sufficient, condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance. Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education. A lack of formal education, however, doesn't constrain the ability of the developing world's workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future. On the contrary, constraints on improving productivity explain why education isn't developing more quickly there than it is.

The author holds in Paragraph 1 that the importance of education in poor countries ______.

A．is subject to groundless doubts

B．has fallen victim of bias

C．is conventionally downgraded

D．has been overestimated