The decline of the Greek aristocracy' s power in the sixth century B.C.was the result of__
A.the conflicts between the peasants and the landed aristocrats
B.the foreign residents
C.slaves
D.the newly emerging middle class in the sixth century
A.the conflicts between the peasants and the landed aristocrats
B.the foreign residents
C.slaves
D.the newly emerging middle class in the sixth century
Mental Activities Help Save Memory
Doing mental activities is helpful. Reading books and writing at any age may save memory, a new (1) finds.
The study was conducted by some American neurologists (神经病学家). It (2) 294 people. They were given (3) on memory and thinking. They had the tests once a year for six years. They were also asked to talk about their mental activities during childhood, in their youth, during middle age and at their (4) age.
Some of those people did mental activities both (5) and late in life. They had a slower (6) of decline in memory than the others. The others (7) did such activities. Their rate of decline in memory was 48% (8) .
"Mental activities like reading and writing are great. They (9) bring benefits. We shouldn’t (10) their effects on our children, ourselves and our parents," said Robert Wilson, lead author of the study.
A. early
B. tests t
C. seldom
D. taught
E. faster
F. produce
G. study
H. Current
I. involved
J. neglec
K. rate
L. really
Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once. (答案请填写完整单词) A) effect B) affect C) commit D) decrease E) decline F) influence G) compromise H) concede I) available J) applicable K) reluctant L) furthermore M) necessity N) authority O) potential A variety of conditions can affect the success or failure of negotiations (谈判). The following conditions make success in negotiations more likely. First, both parties must be willing to participate. If one party is unwilling for the negotiation, the 1) ______ for reaching any agreement will certainly 2) ________. Second, people must get ready to discuss. When there is not enough information 3) _________, or a negotiation strategy unprepared, people may be 4) _________ to begin the discussion. Third, both parties must have enough interests in common to 5) _________ themselves to a shared decision-making discussion. For people to settle disagreement, they must have some means to 6) _______ the attitudes and behavior. from the other party. To 7) __________ a change, they may provide needed information and seek the advice of experts for help. Finally, participants must have the 8) ________ to make a decision. If not, negotiations will be limited to an information exchange between the parties. 9) ___________, both parties must have a willingness to 10) __________. In other words, sometimes, to reach a satisfactory conclusion, it is necessary for the parties prepared to have less than 100 percent of needs or interests satisfied.
A.The decline would have no effect.
B.The decline would affect only Europe.
C.The decline would affect only America.
D.The decline would have a global effect.
The decline in high-rise construction mainly results from ______ and ______ .
A.National unity.
B.Cheap transportation.
C.The decline of Atlantic seaports.
D.Movement of the population.
A.due to
B.because
C.for
D.as