【正文】 . The 2021s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls. boys born for every girl Sexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of China39。s estimated there are now 33 million more men than women in China. 4: 2: 1 families With the ageing of China39。s population will be 65 or older. The predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the onechild policy. 21． When was the baby deaths rate for both boys and girls equal? A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1980s. C. In the 1990s. D. In the 2021s 22． What makes the onechild policy abolished according to the passage? A. The decline of birth rate. B. The rise of baby deaths rate. C. The change of family structure. D. The decline of working age people. 23． The passage sums up the one child policy by ________________. A. number B. example C. contrast D. analysis B An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (歸因于 )the global economic crisis (危機(jī) ) awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works. Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at Alevel were also up. Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his firstyear lectureswhich are open to students from all departmentswere drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250. “ There are a large number of students who are not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it. One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn’ t traditionally done.” He said. University applications rose 7% last year, but there were rises above average in several subjects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with people’ s renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部門 ), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis. A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain. Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “ It’ s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that’ s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty.” 24. Professor John Beath’s lectures are_______ . A. given in a traditional way B. connected with the present situation C. open to both students and their parents D. warmly received by economics 25. Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their_________ . A. greater stability B. higher pay C. fewer applications D. better reputation 26. In the opinion of most parents, __________ . A. economics should be the focus of school teaching B. more students should be admitted to universities C. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened. D. children should solve financial problems themselves 27. According to Hocking, the global economic crisis might make the youngsters _______ . A. wiser in money management B. have access to better equipment C. confident about their future careers D. get jobs in Child Trust Funds C I stole your dog today. No, I didn’t set a foot on your house, but from the condition of your dog, I can imagine what it looks like? the word “ rubbish” es to mind. I found her along a road, with a heavy chain wrapped around her neck, still attached to rotten boards from her doghouse. Not only did I know that most of the town people had already ignored her, judging by where I found her, but I knew that if she had gotten into the Woods, the cross that she dragged behind her would have wrapped around a tree until starvation or thirst killed her. She has a beautiful name now. Already in the first week she has e to look more like she should. Her eyes sparkle and she has learned to wag her tail in greeting. She has stopped flinching (畏縮 ) when I make a sudden movement, because she knows now that I won’t beat her, in fact, she rarely leaves my side. She’s even bee brave enough to bark at a cat and today I watched from the window as she attempted to play with the other dogs. No, it’s clear she does not miss you or her former life on a chain. It’s not clear yet whether she39。m convinced this is the best “ crime” I’ve ever mitted. Hardly anything has pleased me more than the day I stole your dog. I need only look into her beautifu