【正文】 deals is growing by the day. On February 19， Samsung Heavy Industries simultaneously sold its excavator division to Sweden39。 Clark Martirial Handling. Earlier， the chemical giant Hanwha group sold two affiliates to its Japanese and German partners. Despite the slow start， no one doubts that the bargains at Korea Inc. are for real. [G] Thai businesses39。s life. She is grateful to the friends she has met， places she has traveled to and the opportunity to get a glimpse into the entertainment world of film， television and performing. Nancy recalls the time she met her inspiration. She39。s Comments on Columbia Accident [B] An Inquiry into Columbia Accident [C] Shedding Light on Shuttle39。t know in much detail how the changes in our eyes give rise to sensation. But there is every reason to think that as we learn more about the physiology of the brain， we shall do so， and that the great philosophical problems about knowledge are going to be pretty fully cleared up. But if our descendants know the answers to these questions and others that perplex us today， there will still be one field of which they do not know， namely the future. However exact our science， we cannot know it as we know the past. Philosophy may be described as argument about things of which we are ignorant. And where science gives us a hope of knowledge it is often reasonable to suspend judgment. That is one reason why Marx and Engels quite rightly wrote to many philosophical problems that interested their contemporaries. But we have got to prepare for the future， and we cannot do so rationally without some philosophy. Some people say we have only got to do the duties revealed in the past and laid down by religion， and god will look after the future. Other say that the world is a machine and the course of future events is certain， whatever efforts we may make. Marxists say that the future depends on ourselves， even though we are part of the historical process. This philosophical view certainly does inspire people to very great achievements. Whether it is true or not， it is powerful guide to action We need a philosophy， then， to help us to tackle the future. Agnosticism easily bees an excuse for laziness and conservatism. Whether we adopt Marxism or any other philosophy， we cannot understand it without knowing something of how it developed. That is why knowledge of the history of philosophy is important to Marxists， even during the present critical days. 21. What is the main idea of this passage？ [A] The main idea of this passage is the argument whether philosophy will ultimately be solved by science or not. [B] The importance of learning philosophies， especially the history of philosophy. [C] The difference between philosophy and science. [D] A discuss about how to set a proper attitude towards future. 22. The example of what Plato thought in the passage shows that [A] the development of science really can solve a great many of the problems on which philosophers still argue [B] plato knew nothing about Physics [C] the scientists have achieved a lot in terms of light theory [D] different people have different ways of perception 23. What field can our descendants know？ [A] The origin of human beings [B] Some questions that perplex us today. [C] Many philosophical problems which Marx and Engels wrote rather little. [D] The future. 24. How many kinds of ideas are there about the future？ [A] Two [B] Three [C] Four [D] Five 25. What are the functions of studying philosophies mentioned in the passage？ [A] The study of philosophies would make our own idea flexible. [B] The study of philosophies would help prepare us for the future and guide our actions. [C] The study of philosophies would enable us to understand how things develop as to better tackle the future. [D] All of the above. 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But Gehman said he already has concluded it is “inconceivable” that NASA would have been unable or unwilling to attempt a rescue for astronauts in orbit if senior shuttle managers and administrators had known there was fatal damage to Columbia39。s inaction during its mission. mentioned in the text， the Wednesday39。s invitation. ［ B］ Nancy regards marriage the most important thing. ［ C］ Nancy never engages herself in advertising. ［ D］ Nancy wrote an autobiography. can be inferred from the passage that Taylor ［ A］ never got married all her life［ B］ married at least twice ［ C］ got divorced in 1988［ D］ got divorced at least twice does the phrase “play the role” in the 5th paragraph probably mean ？ ［ A］ Being a celebrity.［ B］ Being a look alike. ［ C］ Being an actress.［ D］ Playing a role in a film. 39。s own ambivalence. While Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda is mitted to attracting foreign money to Thailand， Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi seems less so. “We don39。t realistic ， ” says Henry Conell ， Goldman Sachs39。t be controlled， and may have unforeseen limitations； but if efforts to understand and master stem cell development prove successful， doctors will have a therapeutic tool of incredible power. The same applies to cloning， which is really just the other side of the coin； true cloning， as first shown with the sheep Dolly two years ago， involves taking a developed cell and reactivating the genom