keeps growing with lower interest rates
is likely to grow by 4% in 2009
is healthy though the growth rate was not as good as expected
is envied by many countries though the growth rate was not as good as expected
第1题：
What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?
A. Marriage gives men more freedom.
B. Marriage has effects on job choices.
C. Housework sharing changes over time.
D. Having children means doubled housework.
第2题：
We can conclude from the passage that______.
A. passports are more important than visas
B. visas and passports are the same thing
C. foreign governments issue visas instead of passports
D. visas are required to obtain passports
第3题：
We can conclude from the last paragraph that
[A] test scores may not be reliable indicators of one's ability
[B] IQ scores and SAT results are highly correlated.
[C] testing involves a lot of guesswork.
[D] traditional tests are out of date.
第4题：
You can conclude from this passage that Jones was ______.
A. thoughtful
B. fearful
C. kind
D. courageous
第5题：
We can infer from the passage that ______.
［A］Hollywood hardly improves southern California's economy
［B］the shipping industry there is as dirty as other industries
［C］people living near these ports suffer the most
［D］the polluted air may cause both asthma and smaller lungs
第6题：
We can conclude from this passage that ______.
A. many turtles die while swimming to shore
B. female turtles protect their babies
C. once turtles leave land, they never return to the sea
D. the job of laying eggs takes tremendous strength
第7题：
We can learn from the passage that __
A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing
B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US
C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes
D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence
第8题：
From the text we can conclude that the author ________.
[A] is supportive of both sides
[B] favors the townsfolk’s view
[C] takes a detached attitude
[D] is sympathetic
第9题：
We can conclude from this passage that camels ______.
A. feel at home in the desert
B. like to carry heavy loads
C. look like ships from a distance
D. will always be useful
第10题：
From the passage we can () that this disease can be cured.
A、insult
B、inspire
C、refuse
D、infer