一个常年在外奔波的商人问儿子:“你希望得到的最佳生日礼物是什么?”儿子毫不犹豫地说:“我希望得到的最珍贵的礼物是您陪我度过一个愉快的周末。”儿子的回答说明了[ ]
A.儿子家境富裕,没有什么物质欲望
B.儿子体谅父亲挣钱辛苦,不愿让父亲购买生日礼物
C.儿子头脑太傻,白白浪费一次购物的机会
D.儿子渴望与父亲相处,体验家的温暖与亲情
答案:D
一个常年在外奔波的商人问儿子:“你希望得到的最佳生日礼物是什么?”儿子毫不犹豫地说:“我希望得到的最珍贵的礼物是您陪我度过一个愉快的周末。”儿子的回答说明了[ ]
A.儿子家境富裕,没有什么物质欲望
B.儿子体谅父亲挣钱辛苦,不愿让父亲购买生日礼物
C.儿子头脑太傻,白白浪费一次购物的机会
D.儿子渴望与父亲相处,体验家的温暖与亲情
答案:D
in the last decade. Its biggest economic problem is the lack of locally trained skilled workforce.
But there are reasons to be hopeful for the future. Laos is beautiful, and foreign tourism continues to grow: fortunately so far the fast-food chains and coffee bars common elsewhere are nowhere to be seen.
Although all local media are government-run, the Internet is not controlled and the BBC and CNN are
available to those with satellite dishes.
The government has also achieved impressive results in rural development, with communities benefiting not just from cleaner water but the construction of new schools and regular visits from medical teams.
Poverty will not be history in Laos within the next decade, but with small steps forward and a bit of outside help, the country could find itself out of the UN's least-developed category by 2020.
1. The underlined word "scarce" in paragraph 1 most probably means_________.
A. valuable
B. rare
C. infrequent
D. missing
2. What is putting pressure on the local supply of clean water?
A. Dust from the road is making the water dirtier.
B. There are too many taps accessing the water.
C. The population of the area is growing fast.
D. The coming summer will dry up rivers and lakes.
3. What is the most serious limitation on Laos' economic growth?
A. The lack of local skilled workers.
B. A poor transportation system.
C. Too much foreign aid.
D. Too many foreign workers.
4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a reason for Laos to be hopeful?
A. There are no fast-food restaurants in the country.
B. Laos has a variety of tourist attractions.
C. Information on the Internet is freely accessible.
D. The government owns all local media.
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Laos: small steps forward
B. Laos: slow-developing nations
C. Laos: least-developed land
D. Laos: landlocked country