We wished to pay for welfare in a way that was less ________ on the poor without bei
A.tolerant
B.troublesome
C.burdensome
D.oppressive
A.tolerant
B.troublesome
C.burdensome
D.oppressive
A.but we have to pay back later more than what we owe
B.and we don't have to pay back any other money
C.but we pay back a little less than what we owe
D.and we must soon pay back what we owe
In the last sentence of Paragraph 2, "a price we have to pay" means______.
A.something very expensive
B.something we have to lose or suffer
C.a large sum of money
D.something desirable
From the last sentence of this passage we conclude that______.
A.businessmen know well that advertisement could bring them more profits
B.advertisement could hardly convince people of the value of goods
C.business usually do not pay much for advertisement
D.advertisement usually cost business large amounts of money
In most countries, a direct tax on persons, 【57】is called income tax, exists. It is arranged in【58】a way that the poorest people pay nothing, and the【59】of tax grows greater as the taxpayers'【60】grows. In England, for example, the tax on the【61】people goes up as【62】as ninety-five percent!
But countries with direct taxation nearly always have【63】taxation too. Many things【64】into the country have to pay taxes or "duties".【65】, it is the men and women who buy these imported things in the shops who really have to pay the duties, in the【66】of higher prices. In some countries, too, there is a tax on things sold in the shops. If the most necessary things are taxed, a lot of money is collected, but the poor people suffer【67】If unnecessary things like jewels and fur coats are taxed, 【68】money is obtained, but the tax is fairer, as the【69】pay it.
Probably this last kind of indirect tax, 【70】with a direct tax on incomes which is low for the poor and high for the rich, is the best arrangement.
(51)
A.but for
B.without
C.because of
D.instead of
What does the writer mean by saying "we pay for our sensitivity" in the first paragraph?
A.We have to take care of our sense of pain.
B.We suffer from our sense of feeling.
C.We should try hard to resist pain.
D.We are hurt when we feel pain.
Psychiatrists,psychologists,social workers and specialists on the family______.
A. are paying increased attention to man's place in the home
B. suggest that we exchange “Momism” for a “neo-popism”
C. women should receive all the credits and blames
D. men should receive all the credits and blames
A.considered
B.consideration
C.considerable
D.considerate
From the last sentence of this passage we conclude that ______.
A.businesses usually do not pay much for advertisement
B.businessmen know well that advertisement could bring them more profits
C.advertisement could hardly convince people of the value of the goods
D.advertisement usually cost businesses large amounts of money
What jobs have typically been held by women?
A.Jobs as doctors and lawyers.
B.Jobs in service industries.
C.Jobs in areas without sex discrimination.
D.Jobs in areas where women are respected.
From the last sentence of this passage we conclude that ______.
A.businessmen know well that advertisement could bring them more profits
B.advertisent could hardly convince people of the value of goods
C.business usually do not pay much for advertisement
D.advertisement usually cost business large amounts of money