The government has raised the tax on urban building (房产税) with the ______ of controlling the price of buildings.
A. intention B. introduction C. purpose D. development
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The government has raised the tax on urban building (房产税) with the ______ of controlling the price of buildings.
A. intention B. introduction C. purpose D. development
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The whole nation watched the two candidates________the issue of raising taxes on TV.
A．argue B．quarrel C．discuss D．debate
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The central government plans to build a Taiwan community managed _____by Taiwan people --- and it will also include the right to set their own policies on education, healthcare, social insurance and employment - in order to help them really feel at home.
A. artificially B. autonomously C. automatically D. anxiously
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单词拼写
1.What p_____________ of his income is paid in income tax?
2.The government has decided to tighten its i____________________ policy since the country can’t bear so many people.
3.Education is c________________ for children in most countries.
4.The film was a ____________________ (商业) success.
5.Why not apply for a US p________________ for your invention? It is valid for up to twenty years.
6.It is believed that speech d_________________ human beings from animals.
7.The competitions are so fierce that we have to ___________________ (妥协) on the price.
8.He has a wide circle of _____________________ (熟人).
9.Living conditions in the camp were pretty ____________________ (原始).
10.It is impossible to i____________________ the man among so many people.
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They put___on the government to lower taxes and give laid-off workers necessary health care.
A.temper B. mood C. consciousness D, pressure
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They put_______on the government to lower taxes and give laid-off workers necessary health care.
A. load B. weight C. force D. pressure
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The fire which happened in the CCTV’s new building has raised _______about the safety of using fireworks in cities.
A attention B expectation C concern D standard
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Kerala, India, has placed a tax on hamburgers, pizza and other fast food. The 14.5 percent tax will be added to foods at restaurants such as McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and Burger King.
The tax is being called a “fat tax” because it adds cost to foods considered high in fat and calories. It is the first fast food tax enacted in India, where obesity levels are rising in the growing middle class.
Kerala’s Finance Minister Thomas Isaac suggested the tax after learning of similar measures in other countries. He hopes it will get people to choose to eat healthy food, which he said is “going out of fashion.”
Dr. Anoop Misra at New Delhi’s Fortis Hospital strongly supports the “fat tax” as a way to reduce the number of diabetes cases in young people.
A government finance official in central Gujarat says that the state is considering a similar 14.5 percent tax. “This idea can also be adopted in the state, as we also have high consumption of junk and unhealthy food,” the official said.
Critics of the tax say it probably will not stop people from buying fast food. IT engineer Gaurav Singh wants the government to focus on education and awareness instead of taxing fast food.
“The one food that is eaten widely in Kerala is the ‘paratha’, which is basically high in fat, high in refined(精制的) flour, and it is cheap. It can't be taxed because it is highly unorganized.”
Some doctors and health experts say the tax should also include other snack foods and sugary drinks sold across the country.
One fast food customer In New Dehli, Vijay Deoli believes the government should deal with more important issues. “First you have to clear up the air, the water, etc. This is a small thing.”
Others say the government should do more to bring attention to fast food and obesity rather than changing people's choices.
Many health experts agree that bringing attention to the issue is important. But Dr. Misra thinks education alone does not work.
He compared the tax to a law passed several years ago that got people to wear seat belts to avoid paying a fine. “Laws can change people’s habits.”
1.Why did Thomas Isaac introduce the “fat tax”?
A. To follow the latest trend in other countries.
B. To prevent young people from getting diabetes.
C. To encourage people to change their eating habits.
D. To control the development of fast food restaurants.
2.What’s Vijay Deoli’s attitude towards the “fat tax”?
A. Worried B. Opposed C. Surprised D. Suspicious
3.The example of wearing seat belts in the last paragraph is used to show the effect of ________.
A. education B. regulations C. people’s choices D. people’s awareness
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My mother raised me as best as she could, taking on odd jobs in the neighborhood for money. Still without a father to tell me how to act and what was expected of me, I felt lost. I wandered for years and got involved with tough guys on the East Side of New York. They would fight madly over a dropped coin. They would steal to get what they wanted. I wanted to be like them.
It was lucky for me that I left the city and entered a world of discipline (纪律), after following my mothers advice. During three years of military service, I had time to rethink my life, and my thoughts often ran to my mother. I realized suddenly just how much of a heartache I must have been to her, how little I had noticed her suffering. When my father left this world, my mother was completely alone. To support us, my mother cleaned apartments and took in washing and ironing from the neighbors. And as she worked hard at this labor, she kept her head high. Each week she would bring a pile of books home from the library and read to us. My mother had wanted nothing more, than for me to turn into an honest responsible man. But I had acted against her. Finally, almost too late I had the sense to feel shame.
Ten years passed and I returned to the apartment on the East Side. I knew I wouldn’t fall back in with the wrong people, although I still wasn’t sure where I was heading. My mother, I could tell, was worried about me. In my neighborhood, to become a police officer or a firefighter was a mark of significant social success and achievement. For me it was an opportunity for a real start in life. I wondered if I was up to it, but I knew that it was time to try. When I found myself in the big hall raising my hands to take the firefighters oath (誓言) of office, my mother was sitting a few rows behind with a smile of relief. She knew that at last I was off on life’s road and moving steadily. Her smile said, “My job is finally done.”
1.The author used to behave ________.
A. strangely B. well
C. outstandingly D. badly
2.According to the context，“odd jobs” in the first paragraph refer to jobs ________.
A. with house work
B. which are dangerous
C. done by people to make extra money with
D. of cleaning, washing and ironing
3.Why did the author say he was lucky in the second paragraph?
A. He spent three years of military service.
B. He escaped from a world of discipline.
C. He moved to another city with his mother.
D. He enjoyed the books his mother read to him.
4.What does the mother’s word “My job is finally done” mean in the last paragraph?
A. She needn’t be worried about her son again.
B. She can lower her head.
C. Her son has grown up to be an honest and responsible man.
D. She will no longer do all available jobs to support the family.
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Unfortunately, the government has shown that it will _________ the plans to build thousands of homes for people in the South hams.
A. object B agree C. object to D. agree to
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