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10. It is unrealistic to expect individual nations to make, independently, the sacrifices necessary to conserve energy. International leadership and worldwide cooperation are essential if we expect to protect the world’s energy resources for future generations. 题库2

11. Celebrities are uniquely qualified to efficiently address social problems, because of their high-profile status and access to resources.

12. Although most people wish to live long lives, attempting to significantly extend the average human life span would be a mistake. If achieved, this would place an enormous burden on resources, lowering the quality of life for everyone.新增题库2

13. Employer can benefit more from the new idea and creativity of younger job candidates than from the experience and wisdom of older ones.

14. The rise of multinational corporations is leading to global homogeneity*. Because people everywhere are beginning to want the same products and services, regional differences are rapidly disappearing.” * homogeneity: sameness, similarity。题库65

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6. Portrayals of violence have proven commercially successful in television programs, movies, songs, and other forms of popular entertainment. Therefore, those who create popular entertainment should continue to incorporate violence into their products.
备注：这题和题库54非常相似，但表述不同，意思上也有细微的不同，2月和3月都有考到。如果考到的同学麻烦请确认下是和题库54一致，还是如狗狗里表述的。
Popular entertainment is overly influenced by commercial interests. Superficiality, obscenity, and violence characterize films and television today because those qualities are commercially successful。题库54
7. A nation must maintain a highly competitive educational system — a system in which students compete among themselves and against students from other countries — to ensure its own economic success.” 题库100

8. Financial gain should be the most important factor in choosing a career.题库31

9. A powerful business leader has far more opportunity to influence the course of a community or a nation than does any government official. 题库24