Why does the author say “the left’s cries can no longer<br/>be ignored”(Para. 2)? () A: Because the boy who cried wolf should be saved. B: Because the left has been crying for many years. C: Because a deeper systemic crisis of capitalism has shown up. D: Because the left has a serious financial crisis.

The carpet has so many stains on it that it needs_____.

How many years has Richard been working in this company? ________ years.

What is so special about global league tables? A: There are many countries involved. B: It has been in use for many years. C: The competition is very fierce D: There are governments involved.

U202 The words below are some you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. accomplish address conversely crisis curse highlight incredible perspective issue positive response rare shape harden prior 1) Don’t just make a negative complaint about our service; give us some ________ advice 2) In the discussion they are asked to ________ the key points instead of going into the details. 3) You can add the liquid to the powder, or _______, the powder to the liquid. 4) Viewed from an international ________, it appears absolutely essential to emphasize the importance of potential customers’ needs. 5) We can have many choices in life and the choices that we make will _______ our life. 6) It is _________ that her four-year-old boy can write some 600 Chinese characters. 7) That couple has endured so many emotional and financial _______. It is amazing that their marriage has lasted for so many years. 8) The next big ________ confronting the workers is the question of social security. 9) There used to be various kinds of birds here, but now they are _______ due to lack of food resources. 10) Is it true that visualizing a task by positive thinking helps to _________ the task better?