If your __________ is not big enough, you can always use the conference room for your meetings with the customer.

Passage Two Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. There are close to 58,000 homeless people in Los Angeles county. That's a shocking and tragic number for a region that's home to some of the richest people in the world. At last, the problem became so acute- and so visible—that Los Angeles took extraordinary action. The citizens of this country voted in November 2016 and again in March 2017 to raise their own taxes. The purpose of such action is to fund an enormous multibillion-dollar, 10-year program of housing and social services for the homeless. As a result, Los Angeles now has its best chance in decades to combat homelessness. This is an opportunity that surely all can agree must not be wasted. It is neither desirable nor morally acceptable nor practical for this country to tolerate the signs of deprivation more commonly associated with the slums(贫民窟) of Rio de Janeiro. How did we get here? For as long as there are homeless people, there is a tendency to blame the victims themselves for their condition-to see their failure to thrive as an issue of character, of moral weakness, of laziness. But contrary to popular belief, the homeless in Los Angeles are not mostly mentally ill or drug addicted or frightening, although a sizable minority meet some of those descriptions. Today, a greater and greater proportion of people living on the streets are there because of bad luck or a series of mistakes, or because the economy forgot them—they lost a job or were evicted (逐出) or fled an abusive marriage just as the housing market was growing increasingly unforgiving. The challenges are enormous, even if everyone is pulling in the same direction. That reality was driven home this month by a new Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report showing that the country's homeless population is growing faster than the supply of new housing. In the world's richest nation, homelessness on this scale should be shameful and shocking. But most Los Angeles residents are no longer either shocked or shamed. Increasingly, we are uncomfortable, annoyed, disgusted, scared or unaware. Compassion(同情心) is being replaced by resignation. 51. Why did the citizens of Los Angeles vote to raise their own taxes?A) To combat the county's homelessness.B) To reform the county's service system.C) To fund the development of local infrastructure.D) To narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. 52. What do people tend to believe about the homeless?A) They seldom meet the descriptions of homelessness.B) They are the victims of fast economic development.C) They are responsible for their own condition.D) They account for the majority of drug addicts. 53. What is one of the causes for more and more people in Los Angeles to become homeless?A) They find it increasingly difficult to afford a place to live.B) The divorce rate in the county has been on a steady rise.C) They have been compelled to take low-paying jobs.D) The society fails to forgive them for their mistakes. 54. What do we learn from the new Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority report?A) Supplying enough job opportunities for the homeless remains a challenge.B) Everyone is pulling in the same direction to solve the homelessness problem.C) The increase in new housing falls short of the demand of the growing homeless population.D) Los Angeles' homeless condition is deteriorating faster than many people predict. 55. How do most Los Angeles residents now feel about homelessness?A) They are increasingly ashamed about its scale.B) They find it no more scaring than it appears.C) They are less and less indifferent to it.D) They no longer find it shocking.

Words in useFill in the blanks with the words given below.Change the form where necessary.Each word can be used only once.deficit adjust exposure condense asset competentprecise exceed beneficial adequate1.The mayor decided to his speech in order to leave enough time for his audience to raise questions.2.It was reported that there was a vehicle missing every 20 seconds in the US. If the trends continue, experts predict annual vehicle thefts could two million.3.Researchers put patients through a set of psychological tests to determine the negative consequences of sleep . 4.Too much to dirty air can cause people to suffer from allergies and diseases that will eventually affect people's health.5.Moving forward even in the face of great difficulties has become my most important in my life since it has helped me accomplish something remarkable.6.The layer proclaimed they couldn't jump to conclusions because acceptable conclusions must be supported by facts and evidence.7.To help the employees be more communicative, the company is offering workshops for those who may be professionally but socially awkward.8.Most parents, in fact, aren't very helpful with the problems that their sons and daughters have in to their college life.9.You can count how many students passed an exam, but psychological and emotional feelings cannot be measured.10.In short, participation in sports is extremely for college students not only physically but also emotionally and socially. .

The crime was very cleverly (             ).A. executingB. executiveC. executedD. execution

They remain committed ___ the pursuit of "better" and more effective medical treatment for movement disorders.

We have reached the agreement that the job will be given to ______ asks for it first.A. whereverB. wheneverC. whateverD. whoever

The receiver can hear your message when 1_{} (scan) the QR code.

There are vacant positions in the company; we will advertise on the newspaper to________ the suitable persons for them.A. informB. createC. encourageD. recruit

You probably haven't taken the time to think of all the work that went into creating the shirt on your back. I mean, how hard it could be to create fabric and _26_ it into a shirt shape. Don't machines do all that? Well, creating fabric from cotton, which is the most _27_ clothing material, is actually a process that involves a lot of water, 2,700 liters per shirt to be _28_. Take a look at the video below from National Geographic for some more mind-blowing _29_ about cotton clothing production. Clean water is _30_ becoming one of the most sought-after resources in the world. Given how large the _31_ and cotton industries are, they take up a lot of our fresh water demands across the world, according to The Huffington Post. The video from National Geographic was created to spread _32_ of how environmentally harmful cotton is. But the situation can be made better. Through better water management and farming practices, water usage in cotton production can be cut down by _33_ 40 percent. Called “Better Cotton”, this environmentally conscious product will save millions of liters of water a year simply from _34_ the demands of cotton production. Cotton doesn't have to go, since it is, after all, one of the most useful cash crops across the globe. However, as water supplies _35_ farmers and consumers need to be more conscious of the effect that these products have on the environment as a whole. A) abstracts I) nearly B) abundant J) reckoning C) awareness K) reducing D) conscience L) sew E) exact M) shrink F) increasingly N) statistics G) intense O) textile H) mend

You should focus on your strengths and fix any problems that could __ your growth.（ ）A. stopB. decreaseC. hamperD. pause

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