The proportion of families buying furniture, household goods and cars by hire purchase ishigher in the UK than in the USA.

A . Islamic complex B . Historical buildings C . Local-style markets D . Shopping mall boutiques

A . Jacob Grimm B . Rasmus Rask C . Franz Bopp D . Sir William Jone

A、flow of oil B、pressure of oil C、flow and pressure of oil D、temperature of oil

A．Right B．Wrong C．Not mentioned

An official report concluding that the criminal justice system is failing has added to the government's problems. The Audit Commission, the government's watchdog, says that the police too often charge suspects with the wrong offences, use inaccurate computerized information and face serious inefficiencies in the forensic science (the use of scientific methods by the police) service. Court delays alone are costing taxpayers￡80m ($120m) a year. The result is that few criminals are brought to justice and even fewer convicted. Only 6% of the more than 5m offences recorded by the police last year resulted in a conviction. Hardly surprising, then, that more than half the public believes that the criminal justice system is ineffective. The main purpose of the White Paper published last year is to address concerns that the procedures of the court are weighted too heavily against the prosecution. It includes many sensible and uncontroversial proposals. It asks for more support for witnesses, many of whom are frightened of testifying. A survey of one London court found that, of 140 witnesses called in a two-week period, only 19 actually turned up. Making juries more representative must also make sense. Getting off jury service is too easy. In some London courts, two-thirds of those called for jury service fail to turn up. As a result, juries are often composed of housewives, the unemployed and the retired. The White Paper recommends a check on professionals' getting off service, who can excuse themselves by saying their work is too important, and proposes penalties for those who fail to comply. Other proposed reforms will be more controversial. At present, no defendant can be tried for the same offence twice even if compelling new evidence emerges. The government's plan to scrap that law will be resisted by civil liberties campaigners, as will the proposal that previous convictions should be disclosed in open court if they are relevant to the case being heard. Whether or not such proposals make it into law, the White Paper did not do much to address public concerns. The reason why 94% of crimes do not result in a conviction is that three-quarters of them are not cleared up, and so nobody is charged. That is the fault of the police, not the courts; and that is the part of the criminal justice system that the government needs to focus on if it is to make a difference. [A] use insufficient computerized information. [B] the work of the police, not that of the courts. [C] a short-term solution rather than the long-term causes. [D] the mistaken offences. [E] most of those called for jury duty are absent. [F] to address public concerns. [G] who are afraid of appearing in court. According to the text, the government would pay more attention to ______

A．Because they did not have much money. B．Because the children were badly behaved. C．Because they did not speak to him. D．Because they were arguing in front of other people.

A．The number of marriages entered into by women twentyfive to thirty-five years old has decreased since 1940. B．When there is a divorce, children are often given the option of deciding which parent they will live with. C．Since 1940 the average number of children in a family has remained approximately steady and has not been subject to wide fluctuations. D．Before 1940 relatively few children whose parents had both died were adopted into single-parent families. E．The proportion of children who must be raised by one parent because the other has died has decreased since 1940 as a result of medical advances.

A．Equity theory B．Expectancy theory C．Goal-setting theory D．ERG theory

A．are few but with high academic qualifications. B．become more independent. C．find partner and get married early. D．are more likely to commit crimes.

A．smaller B．larger C．sample size is not affected D．The effect cannot be determined from the information given